The Menzingers' Greg Barnett & Tom May
The Menzingers\u2019 albums are storied time capsules. Starting in 2007 with teen angst and rebellion, they\u2019ve refined and reshaped their narratives into self-reflective numbers that continue to balance melody and might. Their most-recent installment\u20142023\u2019s Some of It Was True\u2014was their eighth chapter that stares down aging with acceptance rather than anger. But don\u2019t get it twisted, these rockers will still charge.
\u201cThis record just feels different for us,\u201d Barnett explains. \u201cIt\u2019s a really important one in our catalog, and a pivotal moment in our history. We have the liberty of our fans growing with us now, and after writing these lyrical songs about where we are in life, we decided to take other peoples\u2019 stories and make something bigger out of it.\u201d \u201cIt brought us back to our energetic side as a band,\u201d May concurs. \u201cWe got to let loose, which is what drew us to the energy of being in a band in the first place. This is a live band\u2014why shouldn\u2019t we record live songs? As a result, we\u2019re back to why we started this band in the first place.\u201d
In support of Some of It Was True, the Philly crew toured the States and touched down in Nashville mid-November for a romper at the Marathon Music Works. Before their headlining set in Music City, both singing-guitarists Greg Barnett and Tom May welcomed PG\u2019s Perry Bean onstage to converse about their setups. Barnett explained the pros and cons of being a left-handed player, while May divulged the inspiration for his loved Les Pauls. Both detailed why they prefer a two-amp rig, and each demoed the various sounds set off from their respective pedalboards.
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