Two Decades Of Rock with CLINT BOGE From THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT

Interview by Kris Peters
The Butterfly Effect are possibly one of the greatest rock outfits
to emerge from this country.
Since releasing their self-titled EP in 2001 which led to their
superb debut album Begins Here two years later, The Butterfly
Effect have epitomised the Aussie battler in musical terms, often
punching above their weight but invariably taking the points on a
TKO every time.
As with most bands, The Butterfly Effect have had their share of
ups and downs but have always emerged triumphant with their
integrity intact.
Now, 20 years after the release of Begins Here - an album that
spawned the singles One Second Of Insanity, Crave, Always and
Beautiful Mine - the boys from Brisbane have decided to relive
those early days of struggle and uncertainty by taking to the road
to celebrate that groundbreaking album by playing it in full.
What started as only a handful of shows soon swelled to double
digits, with almost half sold out already - still two weeks out
from the first show.
HEAVY tracked down frontman Clint Boge earlier this week to discuss
the tour and the album that started it all.
"They said we'd never make it mate, and we're here," he smiled.
"Australian heavy music is alive and well and still going. You've
got all of the bands that paved the way - trail blazed - back in
the day, and can I just say I am super stoked to be a part of it 20
years on. I'm probably a little bit heavier, a little bit wiser
with a few more grey hairs, but I'm still here."
We mention the tour and press Boge on how excited the band is to
hit the road and journey back to their musical roots every
night.
"We're nervous. There's a sense of anxiousness around the group at
the moment, and we're nervous," he admitted, "because we want it to
be great. We haven't played some of these songs for 20 years. I
think we played Without Wings in its demo format at the Hard Rock
Cafe on the Gold Coast in 2001/2002 and that was the last time that
thing got played. Overwhelmed got played in I think 2004 - that was
the last time it got played - so we've had to relearn, rejig and
duck, weave and dodge because the brain isn't as malleable as it
was 20 years ago. The excitement is palpable around the group at
the moment. Glen is coming up this evening, and I'm going in the
studio tomorrow to do some touch ups for vocal stuff. We're doing a
full band practice, it's all systems go. We're firing on all
cylinders, which is great."
In the full interview, Clint talks more about the tour, the
fantastic response from fans, what we can expect from the gigs,
playing Begins Here in full and any difficulties it presented, the
planning stages for the album and what was discussed, his memories
of making it, his initial thoughts on how good the material was,
his personal favourite tracks on the album, if he thinks the songs
have stood the test of time, how The Butterfly Effect have changed
as a band since it was recorded, their latest album IV and how the
fans reacted to it, future plans and more.