GS&TDD rolls on 97 to tomorrow..
Thanks to all DD members 1997-today...
Influences
Bayou Swampy & Delta Blues, Trippy Psychedelia, old school 50's-70's rock, 70's outlaw country, Traditional southern rock, Creepy Doom, gothic rock and UFO bred alien influenced Space Rock. Once described as "picture the Allman Brothers on acid, lost in the grand canyon". Described as 'cowboy death rock', 'psychedelic biker rock' and 'southern gothic rock'.
Sounds Like
I could say sound like happiness, heartbreak and a life time of adventures, misadventures, and near death experiences..but this is all you need to know.
"..anyway the force from somewhere in Space, which commands you to write in the first place, gives you no choice. You take up the pen when you are told, and write what is commanded. There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you." - the late great writer and blues singer Zora Neale Hurston
(1891-1960)
Based in North Carolina, ex-Antiseen roadie Gideon Smith started the group in 1997 with former Animal Bag members. Soon a self titled ep was released on Colorado based Doom giants Game Two Records, which quickly sold out of it's initial pressing. Gid and his band were quickly labeled 'the real thing' and gathered high praise in the press and internet music world. To get the ball rolling and work up some rock and roll spirit mojo, Smith then went alone to the legendary Sun Studio, the birthplace of rock and roll (Elvis, Jerry Lee, Cash) and recorded a session of live acoustic demos with engineer James Lott, using 50 yr old microphones and a chip on his shoulder.
Mighty bad ass kings of 70's rock Small Stone Records signed Gid in 1999, and the debut full length "Southern Gentlemen" was released to excellent reviews and much success. The album was mixed by Al Sutton (Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, others). In reviews the debut cd was called 'an insight of what it would sound like if Elvis sang in a stoner rock band' (AOL,All Music Guide) and "Gideon sings like a southern, rawer Jim Morrison, singing of ghost riders, voodoo rites and mysticism" (L.Gaglio). In the last few years, the band has appeared on six tribute albums, several television programs (including 'The Sopranos', Fox Sports, Fusion TV, 'Nitro Circus', 'Sons of Anarchy' and others) and two indie horror movie soundtracks, as well as winning awards in the underground press for 'best hard rock band'. Among these was Critic's Choice for 'Best Hard Rock Band 2003" by Creative Loafing, and Featured Hard Rock Artist award in 2004.
Italian monster rock daddies Scarey Records released a six song EP for GS&TDD in 2004 called 'Dealin' Decks', which has also had rave reviews (recieving an eight out of ten star review in UK's Classic Rock Magazine..which called the music 'the REAL amercian gothic rock") and quickly sold out on major websites (this one being compared to bands like Pentagram and 'cowboy doom', also being called 'fantastic..the Black Sabbath of the grasslands"..and calling Gid 'the Johnny Cash of the desert"). Gid and co also recorded a session on the original Muscle Shoals Mixing Board (Skynyrd, Stones, Allmans, Wilson Pickett,etc.) at legendary studio Burns Station Sound in Nashville TN (Cash,Nelson,Monroe,others), sitting in was Jerry Lee Lewis and Lonestar pedal steel member Glen Childress. Blending a life long love of old school rock music, space rock, 60's psychedelic blues, traditional outlaw country and swampy bayou jams, Gideon and company have carved a name for themselves in the music world by appealing to fans of classic rock, delta blues, hippie psychedelia, and doom metal alike. Often compared to ealy "Love" era Cult, Allman Bros, The Doors, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Sabbath, Roky Erickson, Danzig, AC/DC, Raging Slab, Circus Of Power, Zodiac Mindwarp and Elvis Presley, Gideon and the Damned embody the space cowboy/soulful bluesman/bayou bred image with the proof being.. simply in the music. Cosmic Lava webzine called Mr.Smith 'one of the last musical desperados', saying 'hardly another musician embodies the rock n roll outlaw' and called him 'an outstanding, authentic vocalist who doesnt give a f*ck about any trends." The new full length album, entitled "South Side Of The Moon", is out now on Smallstone Records in 2009. "South Side Of The Moon" brings out the space rock and gothic elements in Gid's bluesy southern music, making the new LP the most diversed and psychedelic release yet.
"South Side" has been a long time in the making...but from the first fuzz-infected notes it’s easy to see that it was well worth the wait. Gideon and his ever-changing band of musical desperado’s have created a timeless classic that could have just as easily been produced in 1968 or 1978 as it was in 2008.
MTV Series "NITRO CIRCUS" Recently rocked the Gideon Smith song "Black Cat Road" on the "Nitro In The Guiness Book" Episode.
FX's hit series "SONS OF ANARCHY" recently used the song "Black Cat Road" on an episode in Season 2.
Gideon wrote a book, "Way of the Outlaw Spirit", click the cover to check it out on Amazon.com
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Hi Gideon. Cool, when you like our sound! Lets stay in touch!
Thanx for being friends! Visit www.dragonsfire.de Howdy. Danke fürs Freunde sein. Hoffe man sieht sich mal auf nem Gig. Du weist ja..."Wenn Du Dragonsfire buchst- dann werden Dragonsfire kommen!" ;) So long.
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