Greenstreet

"The route Greenstreet has chosen to take through the music industry is one that not many bands follow anymore. After all, it seems like you can just record some stuff on ProTools and get a major record deal without ever touching a bar room floor. Yet, these four childhood friends from Troy took a chance on the higher road instead and have played show after show just to build a solid fan following. “We have probably played at least 500 shows,” they say of their 3-year career. “We have been all over the Midwest and we don’t plan on stopping.”

The idea of playing hundreds of shows to gain fans is all well and good, but your product has to be worthwhile if you want to make it out of the bar scene. Greenstreet takes up this task with little apprehension as they offer up a fun blend of rock, soul and funk. “If someone has never seen the band … [it’s] rock and soul with a lot of rhythm and blues,” they say. “Think Jamiroquai meets The Rolling Stones.”

Reminiscent of Maroon 5 and The Cab, the band slaps funky bass lines and drums together with rocking guitars and a mild falsetto voice. Band members Mike Vendittelli, Matt Vendittelli, Matthew Kysia and Scott Poloney seem to have a knack for creating radio friendly jams like “On The Floor” and “Can’t Be Right” that will capture listeners everywhere.

Aside from the help of Young and Sutton (Kid Rock), Greenstreet has enlisted several keyboard all-stars to fill out their sound on the new record. From George Clinton and Funkadelic’s Peter Keys to The Black Crowes’ Eddie Harsch, many piano vets have had their hands on the black and whites for the band's {upcoming} full-length record..."

By: Eric Allen ~ Real Detroit Weekly ~ 8/29/07