ODIN IN THE WAY!
There is an alarming trend afoot among rock bands—they are getting younger and younger. (Bite your tongue—I am not getting older.) At this rate, Messrs. Page and Van Halen should soon be out finding nice peaceful retirement homes. Take Odin, for instance. The band is one of Los Angeles’ brightest metal newcomers. But of the four band members, bassist Aaron Sampson, guitarist Jeff Duncan, his brother drummer Shawn Duncan and the band’s singer/face/teeth, Randy “0,” the latter two are the group’s old men—topping the chronological ladder at 20.
ODIN IN THE WAY!
Sharon Liveten
There is an alarming trend afoot among rock bands—they are getting younger and younger. (Bite your tongue—I am not getting older.) At this rate, Messrs. Page and Van Halen should soon be out finding nice peaceful retirement homes.
Take Odin, for instance. The band is one of Los Angeles’ brightest metal newcomers. But of the four band members, bassist Aaron Sampson, guitarist Jeff Duncan, his brother drummer Shawn Duncan and the band’s singer/face/teeth, Randy “0,” the latter two are the group’s old men—topping the chronological ladder at 20. These guys still recall dreaming of being in rock ’n’ roll— and are young enough to admit it.
“Before I played guitar,” says Jeff cheerfully, “I was making cardboard ones, pretending that I could play guitar.”
Shawn nods in agreement, and adds, “I used tupperware bowls and plastic pans. I told everybody in junior high school that I was going to be a famous drummer.” (Who says there’s no career guidance in our schools?)