| Member Since | 4/13/2005 | | Band Website | http://www.alamantra.org | | Band Members | Alamantra is a group of music makers that usually revolves around the performing nucleus of:
Bobby Shiflett: primary songwriter, arranger, vocals, guitar, keyboards etc.;
Kenny Shiflett: drums, percussion, song collaborator; Andrew Reid: bass, vocals, guitar, song collaborator
This combo also often includes, has included or will include: Steve Casteel: guitar, song collaborator; Mike Hamilton: vocals, song collaborator; Jonas Grey (a.k.a. David Parker): vocals, song collaborator; Laura Whitney: vocals; Melinda Everitt: vocals, percussion, song collaborator; Danny Everitt: bass; Joel Smith: bass, vocals; Rhonda Ellis: bass; Ashley Hoefer: percussion, William Nailen: keyboards, vocals, song collaborator; Tim Bagley: drums; Shea Heatherly: drums; Guyton Sanders: drums; Chris Casteel: drums; Matt Slocum: piano; Jim Evans: Tuba etc. etc. etc.
The roots of Alamantra originate from the band, Every Little Flower (circa 1993). This association has appeared under sundry guises, including: Professor Marvel, On, Grand Orient and Poor Richard's Almanack before finally settling on Alamantra in 2000.
Alamantra's music doesn't fit neatly into a particular genre or category and it's charm isn't necessarily to be found in any broad commercial appeal. However, the chemistry is none-the-less as distinct and identifiable as it is moody, eccentric and enduring. It possesses a certain immediate, real life quality that has become somewhat of a rare commodity.
"You'll never get anywhere with your music because none of your material sounds just alike. You've got to write songs that all sound the same if you want to make it." Michael Panepento (local music industry bigshot) to Bobby Shiflett (music minion) circa 1989. | | Influences | 13th Floor Elevators, Aerosmith, Alan Parsons Project, Alex Chilton, Beatles, Beethoven, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Dylan, Bob Mould, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Bosstones, Butthole Surfers, Camper van Beethoven, Cheap Trick, Cracker, Damned, David Bowie, DEVO, Donovan, Dukes of Stratosphear, ELO, ELP, Elvis Costello, Fear, Firehose, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Frank Zappa, George Clinton, Govt. Mule, Grand Funk Railroad, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Jello Biafra, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Johnny Cash, Julian Cope, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Material, Meat Puppets, Merle Haggard, Meters, Minutemen, Neil Young, Perfect Circle, Phish, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Queen, Redd Kross, REM, Replacements, Robin Trower, Rolling Stones, Rush, Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Stooges, Sun Ra, Talking Heads, Television, The Band, The Church, The Clash, The Who, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, TOOL, Traffic, Uriah Heep, Velvet Underground, Widespread Panic, X, XTC, Yardbirds, Yes | | Sounds Like |
"While I’m at the game of pigeonholing, I’ll go ahead and mention that there’s a whole lot going on underneath the basic structure here – careful listening reveals influences from jazz and blues to psychedelia and avant-garde experimentation."
Kenn McCracken from Birmingham Weekly
| | Type of Label | Indie |
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