That would be me. I wonder how many people on myspace have used that same line?
Influences
I like a lot of things:
Early American folk, dub, psyche rock, indie folky rock, rocky indie folk, a little country, a little metal, a lot of weird. I am an all-consuming listener
For my most recent stuff, John Fahey has been my biggest influence. Not really because of his technique, but because of his light hearted yet deeply moving approach to guitar music. My other favorites that feed the machine are The Fall, Guided By Voices, the new folk stuff like Iron and Wine and Devendra Banhart, and new weird stuff like Black Dice and Fantomas. And the mid-career Rolling Stones - from Aftermath through Exile on Main St - are the best band ever.
Sounds Like
um, a guy screwing around in the acoustic room at the guitar store, mostly
I've been doing music in some form or another since the early 90's but only in the last 4 years have I made a conscious effort to actually learn to play, so here are some of the results if that effort. I play acoustic and electric guitar, soprano and baritone ukulele, bass, mandolin and homemade cigar box guitar with varying degrees of proficiency/horror-to-the-listener. I record at home using the cheapest of 4-tracks and do digital editing with Audacity. I am also a music citric, so go find what music you need to hear at http://www.outsideleft.com
your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to tell me TWO OR THREE cds that you think i might like that are not too suicide watch depressing. the main condition here is that they should be things i could buy at the best buy in macon, bc i am always wanting new music in an immediate way but shopping all unfocused and with no real ideas about anything makes me stressed out. ok! ok.
I am currently downloading Robyn Hitchcock "I Often Dream of Trains," and I thought about you. Big Joe's Meat Wagon... What I would give to see that again.
So......Greetings to Yall from Iowa City....Lots of corn lookin back at ya....hard to find good food in this town, I gotta say...I've been here a month and I am already over "it"....I do have a Basement Studio...4 trax of course... I dare you to dare me to send pics... Hmmmmmmm miss ya Joseph
Man, I really like your rendition of Pachelbel's Canon. I'm realizing I have a fondness for ukulele. I once found a band on mp3.com (the original site) that played Hawaiian music in California or somewhere. I forget their name now, but I liked their use of ukulele. It's a fun (and sometimes sad) instrument.
