Young Generation plays cover music by artists such as Neil Young, ZZTop. Cream, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix,
Metallica, Green Day, Budgie, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and other Classic Rock & Roll and R&B Bands along with their originals.
SONG SAMPLES:
Alternative
Rock
YOUNG GENERATION
Led by 15-year-old vocalist/lead guitarist John Trevino and his 16-year-old brother Joe Trevino on drums, the quartet throws down one hard-hitting tune after another with face-melting guitar solos on every tune from John and a percussion fury from Joe that recalled no less than masters such as John Bonham and Lars Ulrich.
But unlike so many dime-a-dozen hard rock groups, Young Generation has an extra dose of charisma coming from the other half of the band in the form of 16-year-old Jordan Gutierrez on rhythm guitar and 13-year-old Nayeli Lopez on bass. Gutierrez has got rock star written all over her, oozing coolness at all times almost like a female Keith Richards, as she maintains her parts on some fairly complex arrangements. Lopez blows your mind by holding down a rock solid low end despite appearing at first glance like someone more likely to be playing with dolls than playing bass.
With a young group like this, you might expect that the songwriting would lag a bit behind the chops, but you would be dead wrong. The tight arrangements and soulful vocal melodies put to shame much of what passes for modern rock from musicians who are 10-15 years older. The band has original Christian music and performs both electric and acoustic shows.
The band’s overall sound is based in hard rock and metal, with influences from groups such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Deep Purple, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Queensryche and more. The way these kids pull off one tight, progressive arrangement after another is simply stunning, considering their age. But there’s also a bluesy classic rock influence underneath which demonstrates that, unlike most of their peers, Young Generation have an appreciation for where hard rock grew from in the first place.
