If Led Zeppelin had traveled back to 2025 and started working on a new record that blended southern roots with a modern edge, they might have sounded like this. "What Could Have Been Will Never Be" by Waves_On_Waves Feat Sonic Shades of Blue & Waves On Waves Orange Crush. Deeply musical storytelling through bold blues, the track is a highlight from their forthcoming LP, "Willie Bell Rush: Zeppelin I." The Spanish riff of the opening guitar leads you into a sound that is both classic and raw, a blend of indie rock feel and blues-rock depth.
The track takes off, spiralling into heavier alternative rock realms but always with a pinch of that confident classic rock swagger. A show that is dynamic, cinematic, and refreshingly unapologetic. There is a history buried in this song. The family maid, Willie Bell Rush, helped raise the Alabama-born Christopher Sevier, whom he pays homage to and credits as the source of his inspiration for becoming a blues-rock-influenced vocalist. It has a residual influence that hangs like smoke in every riff and through every raw vocal growl. Sevier co-wrote and produced the track with his long-time cohort Les Nuby, rounding out a team that bridges from Alabama to Hollywood.
Mixed and mastered by Rick Parker at Hollywood Hills Studio, the album was recorded at Ol' Elegante in Birmingham, as well as Sunset Strip Studio in LA, creating a backdrop that feels grand yet inseparable. More creative energy from Ben Trexel Music, Uncle Lanford McCalley, and OneRPM Nashville makes the song rich but not overdone. Kai Longridge handles the music videos, and Caroline Wisner is responsible for the cover art, helping further illuminate the visual world of Atrocity Exhibition. "What Could Have Been Will Never Be" is a manifesto, a revival, and a reimagination.
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