The Green Wave Gazette January/February 2014 | Page 9

February/March 2014

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Basic Vacation: The Next Big Thing?
Three boys hoping to make it big
Morgan Sweeney
Contributor
From New York City to Pennsylvania, Basic Vacation, the trio and
newest boy band, had it rough
from the start. Through determination, hard work, and talent
they made it to where they are
today. Chris Greatti (lead vocal
and guitarist), Jon Paul (bassist),
and Mike Montalbano
(drummer), do not come from
famous or wealthy families. As a
result the start of Basic Vacation
was no walk in the park. They
showed just how determined
they were going from ―…
scraping by and stealing from
convenience stores just so we
could eat‖ [Jon Paul] to catching

Atom Factory Music‘s (a label
founded by Lady Gaga and John
Legend) attention. That connection eventually led to the release
of their first EP, the self titled
―Basic Vacation.‖ With an EP like
this, Basic Vacation is on the path
to becoming the next big thing.
―I Believe‖ is the first song on the
EP, and the one critics are raving
about. With its catchy, although
somewhat repetitive lyrics. it is
sure to be Basic Vacations first
hit. MostlyJunkfood.com, a pop
music blog had this to say about
the song, ―With a song like this,
Basic Vacation is destined to
catapult into people‘s consciousness sooner rather than later. …
‗I Believe‘ …will leave you ad-

dicted to its fizzy goodness.‖ Although ―I Believe‖ has
an upbeat and care free aura to
it, once focusing [