Listen: The Mission Veo
With a look that kills and a sound that mocks Joy Division and Bauhaus, The Mission Veo is right on its way to that “new wave sound” that carbon copies She Wants Revenge, Ladytron, and Placebo also share. No offense to the band (keeping in mind that they live right down my street), it’s just that the sound has been heard before. In songs such as “Photo” or their single, “New York Scum”, you find the same repetitive, echoed guitar riffs, synthesizers and obnoxious monotone vocals that bring a blanket of depression over you on a cold (or a warm) day. It’s a sound that hurls you back to the dissatisfied 1980’s, amongst the macabre of Robert Smith and Morrissey, to the bored, dry landscapes in novels “Less Than Zero”, the latter which foretells the lavish, surreal high life of rich teens spending their daddy’s money on blow and heroin.
Nonetheless I find it quite odd how a band such as The Mission Veo can be bundled together within my hometown of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where its music scene is one to truly be ignored. My sick sad little city is based off of two genres, ska and punk, so I ask this, “How can a band like The Mission Veo, whose genre was once Dark Wave Rising, thrive?” Well to my astonishment, and the little help of a myspace page, The Mission Veo doesn’t actually play in Fort Lauderdale, they play in Miami, where The Faint and the “techno punk” scene walk the streets like prowling rats infesting sewers.
To bring you up to speed, The Mission Veo has been with two local record companies, and with these two record companies, the band has also had two opposing sounds. While on Honeycomb Records, The Mission Veo retooled a sound which was moreover a sure dose of At the Drive-In and Blood Brothers. I was ready to go with songs like “Roswell Expo” and “And You Can Find This In a Pill”. On their new label, Contempt Records, where they shelled out the new album, I was shattered to hear what had become of my once favorite local artist. They dropped it all: the sound, the glamour, the mystery. It was all gone. A dust bowl had swept what good music that was left in Fort Lauderdale and replaced it with something same ol’ same ol’.
With over 1000 hits a day on their MySpace playlist, The Mission Veo definitely have some form of a following, which I think is great. They deserve to be acknowledged and known for what they do best. Granted, it may have been done before, but they still do it very well. Hell, they have to be doing something right, especially when they played nearly a full house at the Culture Room (a great venue centered in Fort Lauderdale that takes intense connections to get on that stage) that Contempt Records held for them in honor of their upcoming release.
Before I get too smarmy, let me wrap this up. Give them a shot. Maybe you see the same as I do, or maybe you think I’m an arrogant prick with a laptop, who has an opinion that reeks of digital diarrhea. Whatever it may be, check out The Mission Veo… after all, you just spent a couple of minutes reading about them.
Check Out:
The Mission Veo - “New York Scum”
These guys are in ap magazine this month. I heard them on the alternative press podcast and think they are awesome.
this band is bad ass. you suck! lol
i just watched the mission veos music video on Fuse. it was pretty cool and i like them.
The Mission Veo are awesome and im friends with the band
i have asked them at shows about the line up changes and it seems the keyboard player slept with the drummer and they broke up and then fired them because they couldnt get along, so nope from talking to the band every line up change has been
just with the drummer and synth player.i think they are just weeding out the bad seeds because they sound great live. lasseters new band isnt bad but that guy has always been too busy a drummer. did you hear the veo got on warped tour?
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarppppppppppeeeeeed tooooourrrrr!
so there. this page is funny with all the haters. that other band with the old drummer blows. i stay black!!!!!!
This band lost it all when they kicked out their first drummer for not wearing girls pants haha!. But seriously, while Corey was far from the best vocalist in the world, at least the original line up of the band was creating good music that was innovative, especially for SoFla. Since “selling out” the band hasn’t been able to keep its line up together so I wonder if there are power issues. I ran into their old drummer Ryan recently. He’s now in Boston in a new project that is really interesting http://www.myspace.com/jaimefurtado for any old Veo fans that are interested. All in all a band that could have been great settled for being a Killers rip off. How sad.
They are on Warped Tour! Bad Ass!
good band
ahhhhhhhh heheh!
<3 this band <3
ahmazing band i <3 them <3 them <3 them
mission veo rocks! love them!!!!!!!!
Get enough attention? This article was written about a year ago and it still gets comments to this very day, such as the comment you left yourself. lol. I think they get attention enough. lol. Great band in the past tense when Cory was still about.
i dont know why this band doesnt get more attention then they already have. really a great great band.
the writer doesnt care for the band that much but still says they are good. i like photo and fuchsia a lot.
I definitely agree.. the earlier stuff didnt seem as mature as the music they have now… maybe it was just their old singer
the older stuff is not as good as the newer songs. the old singer was really bad but the music was ok.
Where can I find their earlier songs?! like none of it is on the internet….
This band is so good! I definitely dont agree with your narrow-minded perception of them.
New record??
this is an indie rock gem. eff the haters ! haha!
i just found the band recently and am in love with them. fuchsia is a great song.
Interpol happen to be the most talented on that band wagon.
i own this album and its one of my favorites. this song
is not the best one its more radio friendly though. the
rest of the album is a lot darker and probably one of the
best indie albums out right now.
@luke - What about interpol, what do you think? Have you heard their other songs or just this one?
Yeah, Flowers song’s used to be kinda dark and self-loathing. and these guys are just on the bandwagon that Morrissey/Smith/Curtis started. Only less talented than most on the bandwagon.
“Dance-rock influence Ian Curtis/ Robert Smtih wanna be for a lead singer…”
really?
Dance-rock influence Ian Curtis/ Robert Smtih wanna be for a lead singer…
How the heck does this band sound anything like the killers?
they got a new keyboardist and drummer. hmmm. or atleast they got rid of those guys. probabllllly a good idea.
manny veo gave me syphillis. no joke and
he takes advantage of underage boys.
Sounds like an early killers rip-off. Exactly like a killer’s rip-off.
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i love this band. i want a us tour so i can see them!
i watched them at warped tour yesterday. they are hot and everyone loved them there. amazing in my book <3
I LOVE THE MISSION VEO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been a huge fan since I first heard new york scum. And I just like the music and don’t care who is the hot one like the rest of you! LOL
“Those who can,do. And those who cant,teach. And those who can’t do either, well they write really bad reviews about those who can”!>>>
Wow.
ps band is lame too. can someone teach these guys about xxhardxxcorexx!!!!!!!!!! ***drunk*** hahaha
manny is not hot. it sounds like he wants us to think he is friends with msi and is better looking in person. lame stop posting on our own review tool.
i like fushia or w.e better its on there myspace.
its a pretty good song tho there lyrics are kinda lame cause its the same thing over an over again
This song stuck in my head for about a week straight after I first heard it. Singer reminds me of the doors and 80s music, I like it.
“Those who can,do. And those who cant,teach. And those who can’t do either, well they write really bad reviews about those who can”!
first off i don’t think anyone should be bashing the writer just because he didn’t praise the band - i think this band is pretty good, but i agree that the vocal is boring & generic but i might go see this band live i think 50/50
um yeah that’s not mannys girlfriend it’s his sister
and he looks alot different in person
boy is hot
whos going to the orlando show??
this band is amazing live and the manny has no girlfriend because he likes boys. get your facts straight.
hm well lynz is married 2 gerard way
& manny has a girlfriend
so i bet they’re just friendss
this guy is free to is opinion
even if it does suck.
this video is amazing
does anyone here know the connection between MSI & TMV? i’ve saw their keyboardist with LYNZ at two different msi shows and he was onstage after the show on the you’ll rebel tour
???/
Awesome video! Not what I expected after reading the article. And by the way I think the writer is very talented.
catchy song
this band is actually quite good but at least you can express your opinion well
It’s amazing what a band will do to sway opinions…
So, have all the members of the band posted yet?
Good bands get bad reviews all the time. But how come no one pointed our that with all these high pitched cry baby emo singers we actually want to hear someone with a low voice sing about how much life sucks. I just cant stand a lot of my generations music and I want something real and I think they are. Thats just my opinion but did the writer even hear the album or read a single lyric. It seems to me like a good writer that was too eager to pounce instead of doing his homework.
Staying Black,
How about we work on our punctuation before we start criticizing talented writers.
Thanks.
worst article ever written.
i guess anyone can write a review nowadays.
sounds like someones jealous.
Are you the phil that wrote this? I own the cd and can tell you that I love the singer and can actually relate to the lyrics unlike most bands! And the synth you are just giving credit? Your musical pallet probably yearns for emo or numetal, haha! The old singer sounded like a dying cat and I know this because I have heard the old songs lumped together with the new mission veo on the internet and I couldnt believe it was the same singer.
To each its own, I just miss the old Veo, it was different fun and innovative. This is just remastered and completely boring music. Guitar is amazing, synth I give credit, but the vocals are boring.
!!!!!!!! ewwwww, first of all i love them and i understand everyone has an opinion but yours is wrong because the singing and the guitar and synth are all amaazing and ryan is hot
i actually really like this band and hear more of the
doors, U2, and Bauhaus then she wants revenge.
The guitar for this band is very innovative - genious!