Daniel Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 They are playing the horseshoe... have any of you guys heard of them?! IM curious to check them out.. I never heard them before though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 never heard of, can't say but if I was in Toronto tonight I'd definately be heading to Lee's Palace to see Warsawpack at 10pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 from the Soul of John Black website: quote: There is simply nothing on the contemporary American music scene quite like The Soul of John Black. The music has the feel of a tightly integrated band. This self-titled album showcases the work of two musicians, John "JB” Bigham and Christopher "CT” Thomas. The two co-wrote the songs, cut basic tracks and collaborated with a handful of amazing players to complete the body of work. A propulsive groove underlies every track, but on top of that are subtle pop-rock melodies and warm, soulful singing. Most of these thirteen songs could be played on a single acoustic guitar, but the clean, spare arrangements are filled with adroit musical accents like the wailing sax solo on "Supa Killa” or the fuzzed-out slide guitar on "No Mo’.” Other participants on The Soul of John Black include Keith "Keefus" Ciancia (keyboards), Davey Chegwidden (percussion), Oliver Charles (drums), DJ Kiilu Grand (turntables), and Tracy Wanname (saxophone and flute). Backing vocalists include Cree Summer ("Glorious”), Laura J. Jones ("Honey”), Jonell Kennedy, Fanny Franklin and Audra Nishita. Throughout the album there are hints and overtones of Sly Stone, Neil Young, Al Green, the Velvet Underground, Curtis Mayfield, P-Funk, Love, Jimi Hendrix, and the Isley Brothers. But The Soul of John Black transcends its sources and influences to establish a singular sound of its own. I'd still go to Lee's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 actually, Rolling Stone makes them sound a little more interesting quote: The amazing collaboration of former Fishbone multi-instrumentalist John Bigham and bassist/rhythm programmer Christopher Thomas, begins with a broad conception of soul. Instead of standard R&B loops, these guys use expansive, far-reaching melodies and rockish backing to tell their stories -- which include several odes to beautiful women, a breakup song about being "trapped inside the burning wreckage of your status symbol" and, on the Stevie Wonder-ish "The Bridge," the challenge of "I tried to build a bridge over my pain." Where conventional soul-music wisdom says the beats must kill, Bigham and Thomas lay down a tense, minimal rhythm and then concentrate on the rest of the framework: elaborate, strummed acoustic guitars that give way to groaning, distortion-heavy electrics; and loose gospel harmonies that inspire the dazzling ad-libbed vocal outbursts found on "Scandalous (No. 9)," the tormented "Honey" and the album's aptly named highlight, the smoldering, Afrobeat-tinged "Supa Killa." (but I'd still go to Lee's ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatterdemalion Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 caught them a couple of weeks ago opening for dirty dozen. not bad, but nothing great IMO. pretty simple rock sound, nothing that really caught my attention. they've got this guy spinning recs but he rarely is doing anything audible. playing before dirty dozen was also a tough slot, i thought. everybody was getting partied up for that and not really paying much attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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