Clutch is an American rock band from Germantown, Maryland, formed in 1990. Clutch invented
rock. Each Clutch album is marked by a distinct and cohesive sound. Strong blues influences have also become prominent in the releases of the later years.
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is actually based on true events in Tim Sult and Neil
Fallon's life. They are the saviors of
Rock and the World. They traveled backwards through time to create
Rock (in 1733, for the record) and came back to 1992 to hone and shape it
like the Rocksmiths that they are. They demand your worship!! Who are you to deny them?
Neil Fallons' (The lead singer) lyrics at first angry and serious in tone have become characterized with intelligence, wordplay, and often humor. Their songs make frequent reference to
history, mythology, popular culture, and religion:
"I Have the Body of John Wilkes Booth", tells the story of a fisherman who discovers the corpse of Lincoln's assassin in the Susquehanna River.
"Burning Beard": "Every time I look out my window/ same three
dogs looking back at me. Every time I open my
windows/ cranes fly in to terrorize me."
His younger sister, Mary
Alice Fallon-Yeskey, is employed at Charm City Cakes, and appears on the Food Network series Ace of Cakes.
"After listening to Clutch I have found out that if your not learning your retiring, you've got to take some risks to learn. There's always something to learn."
"There's a sacred, ancient dialog between the musician and the listener. When that happens, it's priceless. That's what
people get out of Clutch. It's more of a philosophical reward than anything else."
Clutch is lLike Marlon Brando, but bigger. All around
Pure Rock Fury.