SANTA MONICA - THEORY OF A DEADMAN
Although Theory of a Deadman debuted on the Billboard charts in 2002, the Canadian band still has not caught fire in the States. But it is making progress, as its singles keep pushing into the rock charts’ upper reaches. The group’s commercial rock has obvious appeal, “Santa Monica” standing as a good example. Almost jaunty clips of acoustic guitar and staccato drums tell the age-old story of how life sucks when your lover walks out, especially when you never saw it coming. Tyler Connolly’s opening lyric is “She fills my bed with gasoline/You think I woulda noticed.” The lady takes off for Santa Monica, dismissing her past one triumphant mile at a time.
