{"id":8483,"date":"2015-08-12T15:17:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T15:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/influences-5-albums-that-influenced-eva-plays\/"},"modified":"2018-08-17T21:33:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T20:33:00","slug":"influences-5-albums-that-influenced-eva-plays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/influences-5-albums-that-influenced-eva-plays\/","title":{"rendered":"INFLUENCES: 5 Albums That Influenced Eva Plays Dead\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Sounds Of The Written Word\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/3b6016960421208297c35bb83952e12b\/tumblr_inline_nsxorkkSJH1t3m09q_540.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><br \/>\nWith their latest EP, <i>\u2018Sounds Of The Written Word\u2019<\/i>, it is no doubt East Midlands rockers <b>Eva Plays Dead<\/b> don\u2019t lack confidence or swagger. Tracks like <i>&#8216;Wonderland\u2019<\/i> contain some stellar riffs, strong hooks and in Tiggy Dockertay, a powerful, domineering vocalist who helplessly steals the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Their style is through and through hard rock. Its loud, raucous, punchy and raw. But who and what has influenced <b>Eva Plays Dead<\/b> to become who they are? Well thankfully they gave us the low down on 5 influential albums.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Pretty Reckless - Going To Hell (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bmtbg5b7_Aw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><b>The Pretty Reckless &#8211; Going To Hell <\/b><br \/>\nAn album full of attitude, passion and filled with big riffs &#8211; this album pushed us in the final stages to add some sultry touches to <i>&#8216;Sounds Of The Written Word\u2019<\/i> to take it to a slightly darker place.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Slash - You&#039;re a Lie ft. Myles Kennedy, The Conspirators\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1SZrJLMTO-8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><b>Slash feat Miles Kennedy and the Conspirators &#8211; Apocalyptic Love<\/b><br \/>\nThere isn\u2019t much to say about Slash which people won\u2019t know already. This album (and linked song in particular &#8211; That intro riff!) played a big part in the writing <i>&#8216;We Ain\u2019\u2019t A Family\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Halestorm - Love Bites (So Do I) [Official Video]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FmkHqUwa4zg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><b>Halestorm &#8211; The Strange Case Of\u2026<\/b><br \/>\nThis album is a good old back to basics, LOUD rock and roll record. Lzzy\u2019s <i>&#8216;Don\u2019t Give A Fuck\u2019<\/i> attitude (worryingly similar to Tig\u2019s) carries across massively in this album and brings it all right back down to earth.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"LostAlone - Do You Get What You Pray For?\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bcc48UH7_0E?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><b>LostAlone &#8211; I\u2019m A UFO In This City<\/b><br \/>\nA masterpiece of an album from a band which were 30 minutes away from us (RIP). Big vocals. Even bigger riffs. One second it feels like your speakers are about to explode and the next it is all stripped back to a punk rock riff on one guitar. This kind of instrumentation really pushed is to explore the dynamics within our songs such as <i>&#8216;Live Again.\u2019<\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire [OFFICIAL VIDEO]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZQ8itDYP6HU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><b>Black Stone Cherry &#8211; Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea<\/b><br \/>\nSimilar to Halestorm\u2019s album, it\u2019s a straight to the point rock album with really honest lyrics. We\u2019ve always been about the riffs and Tig\u2019s autobiographical approach to writing lyrics so we couldn\u2019t ignore listening to this one when it came out.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Sounds of The Written Word\u2019<\/em> EP by <strong>Eva Plays Dead<\/strong> is out on now on <strong>Soundhub Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eva Plays Dead<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evaplaysdead.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EvaPlaysDead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evaplaysdead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/evaplaysdead.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With their latest EP, \u2018Sounds Of The Written Word\u2019, it is no doubt East Midlands rockers Eva Plays Dead don\u2019t lack confidence or swagger. 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