John Merrick --- The story of:
Joseph Carey Merrick was born in Leicester, into Victorian standards that did not and could not tolerate the astounding abnormalities of his features.
Cast aside by his father after his mother died,and Joseph..s new stepmother
(who could no longer accept him),he reluctantly and eventually ended up becoming the main attraction at the local fairs. He would show all his corrupting flesh for those who paid the entrance fee,listening to the gasps of horror from the audience,witnessing the women fainting from the horrendous sight before them.
In time, Joseph would be saved from this degrading humiliation by an eminent doctor, who later came to realise that beneath the corrupting foul smelling flesh of Joseph Merrick..s body lay a most humane person.For Joseph loved to read,enjoyed the theatre,had a thirst for knowledge,and above all asked for nothing more than to be accepted for a human being with feelings and emotions
Sounds Like
NOTHING HEARD BEFORE -WE DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE ANYONE ELSE!!!
It all began for John Merrick's Remains in 2004 when Bob and Jools went into the studio to record their debut single for Dmp records. The single entitled Slapper gained good reviews and prompted the label to offer the band a one off album deal. The duo went into the studio with producer Andy Littlewood and recorded their debut album 'Digging up the Remains" and started gigging in and around the South Yorkshire area.The live following started to grow and people were asking if any new songs were on the horizon.The band were busy writing and recording new material and both Bob and Jools realised that the new material was far better than on their debut album. 2007 sees the band with an entire albums worth of songs mixed
and ready to go, with full artwork. John Merrick's Remains are due to feature tracks on two gothic/darkwave magazines and are now looking for the right record label to release their material. The band are currently rehearsing the new songs ready for more live dates - coz as all Merrick's fans know if you aint seen em live , you aint seen nothing!!!!!!!!!!
2008 dmp records present the new album from:
JOHN MERRICK..S REMAINS
street date 4th jan.
After giging and promoting the album in 2008 bob & jools have started writing new songs. We have just started recording with Andy in the studio, on 4 new songs for our 3rd album.
And thing..s are going well, we hope to finish them off by jan. we will allso be working on more songs to complete the 3rd album off by the end of 2009.
we will then realise the new album in 210.
In 2009 we have played with some great bands: rosa crux,legion,cybercyde,one-moment, croxshadows,devant uk,silent age to name but a few!
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hello there, great gig last night as always. good to see you again! thank you for the glow stick, the picture and for plsying dear johnt for me. mum enjoyed it too. shall see you nrxt time guys, keep up the good work! xx leamne xx
UK ELECTRO ROCKERS MY PASSION are
playing the Priory Doncaster!!!
With Support from SUMMERLIN!!
This ones going to be amazing and
Iit's also going to be the release show
for Summerlin's E.P launch
FRIDAY 5TH June
Fellers - a great night at the Chameleon and really enjoyed your set and travelling fan club! Cheers for the CD as well. Will definitely spin a track in a forthcoming Musique Non Suck show. Respect travelling up the A614 to yer! Jez...
Hi Guys Well done on another great performance at Chameleon last night. Really enjoyed your set and what a crowd response too. Look forward to playing alot more gigs with you. All The Best Dik
What-ho chaps! Cheers for accepting! Seen you 3 or 4 times now so thought it about time to add you on here! Soz can't be at West Street Live tonight have a good one though, and I'll see you around no doubt.
hi there, just want to say that im still loving your music :-) listen to the album nearly everyday and i cant wait until mondays gig. just wondering, would you be able to play 'dear john' i love that song thanks, hope your all ok :-) x
cheers for being friends with lovely time, come have a look at the upcoming dates, plenty of stuff that's mint. tell any bands you know about us that might be interested in playing leeds to come fill out the blog.
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