When asked about his major musical influences, Fury front man Mick Fury cited an inspiration hot enough to melt the snows of Buffalo all the way from the band's distant hometown of Syracuse, New York.
"Sexuality is a huge influence for us. We're all horny young men out looking for ladies. I've got a wonderful girlfriend, but some of the best art ever made came from repressed sexuality," Fury said. "And that's what rock and roll is. We're just trying to keep that alive."
The Fury, named for vocalist Mick Fury, is touring on Real Rock Records and will be out spreading their big sound for the rest of the year. "Maybe even longer," Fury stated. He added that 40 more days is a working minimum.
One might be surprised to discover that only three band members produce such a musical force.
Fury admits, "It definitely puts more pressure on us, but we thrive on that pressure. As a three piece band, it's always going to be a challenge to put out as much music as a four piece band, a nineteen piece band."
But thriving on the pressure of living up to the sound of bigger bands isn't all the fuel the Fury burns.
"I would say that the push keeps us focused, but the energy and passion comes first of all from our songs. The crowd, though, is really what feeds us," said Fury.
Audiences may be the feed that the Fury needs, but crowds feed off the Fury's antics as well.
"When we play locally we have a strip pole we bring with us. It becomes like amateur porn hour on that thing."
With stunts such as the aforementioned, The Fury echoes the excitement in their music with exciting performances that involves the crowd more than most music concerts can now a days.
Fury commented on the state of other music genres popular right now.
"Right now, contemporary culture is very rap and hip hop driven. That's cool, but it's not really what drives us." He went on to describe a majority of the scene as "hateful" and "angry." He described a desire to "lift people up" with the power of his voice.
He said he "definitely" wants to come back to Buffalo.
"It seems like a really musically supportive town. It was really refreshing to play and see people get into it."
Fury cited a similarity between Buffalo and his hometown of Syracuse.
"I think the people are definitely similar. Syracuse was like a test market for our stuff. If you can crack it here, you can crack it anywhere."
Fury plans on cracking it anywhere and everywhere, starting with the local She Rocked Me tour around New York. Of note is the band's DVD release, which Fury promises to be worth watching.
"It's gonna be a good f*cking time."
For more information, see Fury's Web site at www.mickfury.com
Photo: Courtesy of Laron Fomby
