in no particular order: Beatles, Queen (ALL four members equally!), Elton John (especially '71-'76), Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Abba, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Sweet, Billy Joel, Paul Dianno/Iron Maiden, UFO, Scorpions (ULI!), Black Sabbath, Glenn Hughes, early Elvis, Paul McCartney solo, Musicals (especially the ORIGINAL London Cast/version of Starlight Express...NOT the screwed up NY and later London versions, and Hair), New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (1979), April Wine, Bow Wow (Kyoji Yamamoto), Starz, Angel, any and ALL "powerpop", Michael Des Barres, Prince (most rockin' guitar player on the planet), Steve Jones, The Archies, The Fifth Dimension, Sammy Hagar (ALL Hagar, from MONTROSE 1973 to now), Crowded House (Neil Finn), the Eagles, Paul Heaton, The Beautiful South, Housemartins, Bread, Little River Band, Raspberries, Stevie Wonder, AC/DC (BON!), Earthshaker, Nazareth, Yesterday & Today, Derek St. Holmes, Bad Company, Ambrosia, Ian McNabb, Clive Gregson, The Tubes, Chicago (EARLY, up thru VIII, with Terry Kath), Fight, Aleks Syntek, Point Blank. Simon and Garfunkel, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, Paul Williams, the Producers, Styx (up thru 1980), Raven, Mother's Finest, Riot, Guy Speranza, Deep Purple, Ronnie James Dio, Molly Hatchet, Mel Torme, Ambrosia, the Cult, Neil Sedaka, Barry Manilow (early), Aerosmith, TONS of '50's, '60's and '70's rock and pop and one-hit-wonders, Beach Boys, Skin, Screaming Jets, Rush (the ROCK Rush!), Teaze, Living Colour, Kansas, Heart, Joe Jackson, Trey Parker (yep, THAT Trey Parker...have u ever really LISTENED to his songwriting? ), Van Halen, The Outfield, John Denver, Triumph, ELO, Boston, Brad Delp, Ted Nugent, Guess Who, Thin Lizzy, Ekhymosis, the Partridge Family, Judas Priest (early - Les Binks), Rob Halford, Dee Snider, Jellyfish, the Kings, King's X, the Wildhearts, Glass Moon, Goddo, Jason Plumb, Green Day, Liar's Club, Foghat, Bob Seger (up till 1977), etc etc, i could literally go on forever...........but i WON'T!!!!!! (i'll probably add others later that i forgot, tho!)!
"DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE (Intocable - Aleks Syntek)" Live 2008
"THERE IS LOVE" Live 2009
"It's very simple, actually, I'm just a guy doing his best to live life a certain, chillin' way, and in the process I'm writin' and singin' songs about it. Hopefully it's a message we can all live with..........."
In a phrase, the music and lyrics of Jim Stevens, and his latest cd “BeDo”, “Just Make You Feel Better”. What's unusual, though, is that they do this, in general, by accentuating the positive aspects, feelings and perspectives of life instead of the negative. Take a listen… If you feel, through all the negativity, stress, aggression, hypocrisy, struggling and despair there seems to be on planet Earth these days, that the world could and SHOULD be a better place, that we could all be kinder, better, more excellent to each other, and that life should be fun, you agree with Jim. If you love to sing, be happy, positive, and live in the moment, then you and Jim have a lot in common. You and Jim should chill together. Get rid of stress. You may even find yourself getting introspective and “deep” here and there as you sing along to songs on “BeDo”, without even noticing! Oh, and it’s great driving music, too. Did we say FUN?
You name the type of music style or project, and Jim has more than likely sung or done it, everything from playing Manhattan venues in rock bands and acts of all sorts to developing and singing in full-fledged musicals, to singing in acoustic trios in Texas, to singing commercials, etc, etc. He has recorded albums in bands and as a solo artist under a different name. Yet “BeDo”, his newest release, he considers truly his first "real" album, one that comes on the heels of major life changes over the last couple of years. During and just after these changes and events, Jim took the time and got totally re-connected with what he feels is really important in all our lives, both individually and collectively, as we cruise through our journeys on this planet. The result is “BeDo”, and Jim is proud to truly call it not his own, but OUR own……take a listen...let it grow on you...it might just make you feel like smilin'...
This music is FROM and FOR everyone, to help lighten our loads and help us all “just feel better!”
Altogether, Jim Stevens and “BeDo” provide a clean, crisp, thought-provoking musical take on our times. Pop it in, turn it up, and enjoy life a little, or maybe even a LOT, more!
Peace and fun to all! Keep on Smilin’…
WATCH FOR JIM SINGIN’ HIS HEART OUT LIVE ALL OVER THE WORLD
***************well gang, BeDo is NOW AVAILABLE!**************
CD includes 8 page, full-color, FULL-LYRICS book
I hope you'll celebrate with me! I've been picked up for regular
NATIONWIDE broadcast on Mind TV! First broadcasts in all fifty states
start on Thursday, Nov 12, @ 3:16 AM and then later Thursday night just
seconds after midnight! Thanks so much for your myspace support!!
Hi Jim Stevens, I want to invite you to join me for my free spiritual teleclass on Nov. 8. Connect to spirit and be guided in an easy meditation you can use anytime, anywhere. Visit http://www.jasonnelson.info/spiritual-teleclass.html for more info and to register. Be sure to register so you get the call-in information! I hope to see you there!! Jason Nelson, Spiritual Life Coach
What can I say but you were most Fabulous at CNL on Friday night. The rendition of Derek's song was over the top. I was proud to have you on board and a part of a great Benefit. The night was a success because of you. Thank you Stizzzz
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Jim Stevens we started posting more "Evro Music" videos on YouTube. A lot of new songs are up. We recorded them on a cell phone, so the audio isn’t great. Here's the link, http://www.youtube.com/user/EvroMusic1 tell us what you think and leave us a comment on MySpace or YouTube. Peace out and have a good day! - EVRO