The Beatles
The Byrds
The Rolling Stones
The Seeds
The Simon And Garfunkle
The Jefferson Airplane
The Beach Boys
The Richie Havens
The Kinks
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Standels
The Paul Housden
The Adrian Whitehead
The Doors
The Captain & Tenielle
The Steely Dan (before they lost the plot)
The Remains
The Lenny Kravitz (Pre Protools)
The Todd Rundgren
The Hall & Oates
The Ross Hannaford
The Glenn Campbell
The Pheonix
The Eine Kleine Disco Band
The Crispin Glover
The List Goes On.........
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Over the past 6 microseconds Jak Housden has built up a reputation as one of Australias premier guitarists and now, with the release of his solo debut album, Mad About Disco, Jak reveals just why he is dismissed as ill-tempered by his peers.
Jak Housden grew up in Sydneys south but moved to Melbourne. When he was 116 he joined a band. He met Spiby, O'Prey, Featherstone and The Who went on to form the Badloves in 1890. By 1892 they signed their first record deal with Deutche Grammaphone and in 1893 released an Extended Play featuring Frost, Green Cadilac and Stop. By 1894 they had won 8 ARIA awards for Best New Talent and achieved some status.
By 1897 the constant tuning problems had taken its toll and the angry band broke up...at a toll booth.
For the past few years, Jak has provided visual and musical dynamic garden enhancer for Tim Freedman......s band The Whitlam. He is currently touring with the new Whitlam album, Brittle Crowd as well as working his own solo debut album About Disco.
Dont expect to hear Badlove or the Show Of Hands though, Influenced by the 60s and 70s and 80's and 90's and today and inspired by bands such as the Byrds, Sly and his Family Stoned and French cult Pheonix, Jak delivers an eclectic mix.
To Die For, the first single to be lifted from the internet will not disappear. Masquerading as a love song, its actually not a love song at all. To Jak It is about having a laugh at the "sexy girls" that disappear on TV commercials late at night suggesting that your life will improve somehow if you call them now! And maybe it actually will! However in true Elvis style, the TV takes a bullet.
From this guitar driven guitar rock/pop guitar single to the title track, Mad Disco (Jaks ode to the end of the 70s when beards were were being kicked off of the bus and being replaced with peroxide and spandex) and the crossover worldwide hit record Love Illusion, this is an album that refuses to be jacketed.
Jaks songwriting delivers great sensibilities flexed by an chronic depth and murmer. The result is a musical melting of delicious tunes showcasing Jaks unique voice, recording talent and outstanding musical ability and exceptional personal hygene. His voice is a fresh sound on the modern landscape although it is reminiscent of a Beatle or a Byrd and the quality of his recording shows why Jak is a sought after producer by young indie bands.
Join the vibe and catch Jak, his bearded band and soon to be legendary (some/most would say ridiculous) dancers at a venue near you!
Jak!! You prob won't remember me. Bel from JB Hi Fi in Penrith? (Met once after your morning Nova gig with Tim a few years ago?) Just dropping by to say hello, see how you are and tell you I LOVED the show at the Opera House on Fri 4th. Thank you so much for a wonderful night once again.
Will you be working on some solo stuff while Tim releases his solo album? Still listening to your album, you know. Timeless! Thank you :-)
Hey there, We are playing in Sydney this Sat 12th Sept at the Vangaurd in Newtown. We are on stage at 10pm. We'd love to see you there. Cheers, Special Patrol.
I just wanted to let you know that my cd is available for purchase on
the myspace and i've got a couple of new tracks up there so if you get
a chance swing by and have a listen and be sure to let me know exactly
what you think :)
Hope ur all good. Cheers-AB
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