Hellier Ulysees refuse to look at you
Hellier Ulysses lead another young crop of outstanding Atlanta Musicians
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- Hellier Ulysses Live
“Have you ever seen Snake Eyes?” Charles Hellier asks me. I pause and say “Maybe a long time ago ...” Like most Americans, I’m sure I have seen almost all Nick Cage movies. Charles laughs and begins our interview with “Yeah, it’s terrible.” The other half of Hellier Ulysses, Thomas Ulysses, couldn’t make it so we called him, threw him on the SPEAKER PHONE and kind of got down to business.
Hellier Ulysses are a noisy Birdnames. Maybe one of the highest compliments I think I can pay any band. They wrestle the weirdo pop sensibilities of Americas #1 underrated band and make them heavier, louder and at times more engaging. Switching bass and guitar throughout their set and alternating lead vocal duties, Hellier Ulysses spin odd melodies over misplaced notes and Charles’ foot stampeding away through driving bass drum beats. It’s engaging. It’s different. It’s good. T is for Thomas, C is for Charles, and B is for Billy. Let’s go!
T: Hello. Do I sound strange?
B: Yeah, you sound strange.
C: Billy has nothing prepared. We’re doing it live.
T: DANG. So, when do we start?
B: It’s started. Have you ever seen Snake Eyes?
C: It’s not very good.
T: Wait, you have no questions prepared?
B: Well, when I found out you weren’t going to be here I proposed we should write a mad lib and then call you, but Charles said you’d be mad.
T: I wouldn’t be mad.
B: So we can call you back in ten minutes?
T: No way man. (Charles mouths “he’s mad”)
B: So it does make you mad?
T: It doesn’t.
B: So we can call you back and do that?
T: No way. (Again Charles mouths “he’s mad”)