David Pippin - Vocals and Guitar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bryan Hall - Bass and Back-up Vocals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kelley Warner - Drums and Back-up Vocals
Influences
Led Zeppelin,Alman Brothers,Drive By Truckers,Motor City Josh,Rage Against the Machine,AC/DC,Robert Johnson,Muddy Waters,John Lee Hooker,Jimi Hendrix,Artimus Pyledriver,Tony Rice, Jaco Pastoris, Stanley Clarke, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mississippi Fred Mcdowell, John Coletrane, Miles Davis, Jimi Herring, Govt Mule, TOm Waits, Matt Williams, Kevin Lyle, Phil Coley, Soul Well, THe Bank Walkers, Glass Onion, Snow Cone For President, John Hurt, Sony Boy Williamson, Blind lemon Jefferson, and the list would and will go on forever.
Sounds Like
The musical background of David Pippin, Bryan Hall and Kelley Warner is what makes Mile Train so unique. David has played in many blues and hard rock bands over years. Bryan has been studying Jazz most of his musical career and Kelley has been a big part of the progressive metal and hard core scene. The diverse influence that these players have brought to the table has made Mile Train what they are today. Though they are considered a blues rock band the different style of each player is more than apparent. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Train Tea: 6 oz. sweet tea, 3 oz. Moonshine, 2 oz. Triple Sec, 1 oz. Cointreau. Mix over ice and shake the hell out of it.
Mile Train is a southeast touring blues rock band based out of Carrollton Georgia. They have been playing for the past year and a half, growing and evolving to what is now an amalgamation of blues, rock and jazz. Their constant touring and rehearsal schedule has given them the platform to progress into the tightly fused group they are today......................................................................Chapter One
The Answer To A Question............................................................. Mile Train is an answer to the important question, how can we put back woods delta blues, stomping hard rock and funky jazz fusion into one sound? Tired of playing in an alternative rock band, a blues band and a fusion band, David Pippin was determined to put a group together that could spit out this mutt of a vision. His first attempt was a four piece band including a southern rock vocalist, a jazz bass player, a heavy metal drummer from Lagrange and Pippin on the guitar. This was not to be. After about five practices the drummer was canned for being too doped up at practice and the singer got married, need I say more. This did not discourage Pippin. Tired of dealing with flakey singers he decided to tackle the discouraging challenge of learning how to sing. He started taking vocal lessons from two local teachers named Jenny Lyle and Dominique Petite. Yes he was so bad he needed two instructors. Struggling to find musicians that would play with a less than terrible vocalist in progress Pippin called upon his good friend and long time drummer David Reddish. Reddish had played with Pippin in a local cover band called 3DM which had been around for a few years at this point. Reddish, a hard hitting rock drummer with roots to heavy metal bands like Slayer and Metalica, was a perfect fit. Pippin was at Millers on the square in Carrollton enjoying this great jazz quartet. Everyone in the band started to take solos and when it was the bass players turn Pippin was blown away at the grove and fluidity of his playing. He then decided to campaign for the recruitment of this fabulous musician who we now know as Bryan “Wiesenheimer” Hall. With the pieces in place, and the album in their hands they began to book shows all over the southeast. They are ever growing as a band and so is their audience. And that my friends, is the tale of Mile Train..........................................................................
Chapter Two
A New Feel................................................................
Playing in a Rock Band has its dramatic turns and dynamics. As you may or may not know Mile Trains drummer David Reddish had to give up his position for personal reasons in the winter of 2008. They started to audition new players by late December. And when I say audition I mean “Hello we are Mile Train the gig starts at 9pm tomorrow. I hope you can make it. By the way what is you name again.” After a few good drummers realizing that they could not keep up with Mile Trains extensive schedule Bryan told Pippin about a guy who could “play anything”. So they called him up and like most of there gigs at that time Pippin and Bryan threw him in without the first practice. He did a good job but David was looking for perfect which was very unreasonable (like he can be). They did one week of practice after that and played the next week and realized that the new guy was in fact a perfect fit. His name was Kelley Warner and he could play the unholy hell out of the drums. Like Reddish, Kelleys influences were anchored in the progressive metal scene which worked nicely for the band. Kelley started to become not just a replacement but a pivotal moment in Mile Trains sound. They have written new songs, learned new songs and refurbished old songs. Mile Train has evolved into a new animal with no bounds of genre, rhythm, dynamics or melody.
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FRIG-N GO-GO-MILE-TRAIN & TRAIN-SHOTS /// 2 ALL UR COMMENT READERS, IF UR MISSING THESE GUYS SHOWS UR MISSING OUT ON SOME REALLY TERRIFIC JAM-N!!! I SAW THEM AT TAILGATORS N G-COVE FL. SATURDAY NITE AND I JUST SAW GUYS THERE REPLACING ALL THE WINDOWS[ LOL ] WELL, NOT REALLY BUT IT WAS A GREAT SHOW & WHEN A BAND CAN GET A BUNCH OF PEOPLE DANCING THAT 1/2 OF THEM DON`T KNOW HOW 2 DANCE ,U KNOW THAT`S A ROCK-N TIME. C U GUYS N 2 WEEKS AT THE HIDE-A-WAY SALOON AT NORMANDY BLVD. & CHAFFEE ROAD N JAX,FL. ON NOV.20TH. AND ALL U NON-BELIEVERS BETTER B THERE. ROCK-N MY OLD LIFE AWAY, T.T.P.
hey you guys kicked ass at the little big jam this year. just wanted to let you know. and also just wandering if you guys might know anybody looking to buy a 1968 valco supro corsica amp?
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Video documentation of a performance piece by my friend Nate Kassel who rode around on his bike slapping high-fives to people who were trying to hail taxi cabs in NYC. Enjoy!
Hey guys - had some awesome bands here this Tuesday.... can't wait til I see you guys on the 8th though.... have some cool people coming to see/hear you.... peace and love - Ho / FatCats
