| Member Since | 10/12/2005 | | Band Website | www.musicspeak.net | | Band Members | 
Gary Williams (guitar, bass, drums, percussion, production, music and words; live guitar). Suzanne Tremblay (vocals). Shaun Varney (live bass). Ash Barnes (live drums). | | Influences | King's X, Queen, Deftones, Rush, Pink Floyd, Eddie Van Halen, Ty Tabor, Cheap Trick, Enya, Jellyfish, U2, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, KISS, Xenuphobe, Swervedriver, Modest Mouse, Quicksand, Faith No More, Pixies, Hum, Yes, Refused, School of Fish, Peter Gabriel, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Doug Pinnick, Tom Morello, Vernon Reid, Neil Peart, Al DiMeola, John Petrucci, Paul Simon, Jake E. Lee (Badlands era), David Gilmour, Genesis, Motown artists and producers and musicians behind the scenes, Prince, the Who, Electric Six, the Mermen, the Memphis Group musicians and artists, Steve Vai, Van Hagar/Halen/VH3, Natalie Merchant, Joe Walsh, Dio, the Beach Boys (pet sounds), Muse, R.E.M. (aftp/monster), Ben Folds Five, Robin Zander, Jerry Cantrell, Danzig, World Party (goodbye jumbo), Regina Spektor, Porcupine Tree, Pete Townshend (specifically early-mid period), Deep Forest, T-Rex, Paul Stanley, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Phil Collins, Dream Theater, Pat Methany Group, Def Leppard (pyromania/hysteria), Sirius spa73, chill35, planetjazz, and jam_on17 artists, Billy McLaughlin (select), Collective Soul (dosage), Yanni (live at the acropolis), Stina Nordenstam (select), Stevie Nicks, Living Colour, Metallica (early/select), Stompbox, the Band, Primus, Galactic Cowboys, Ritchie Blackmore, Amy Lee, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Sugar, Alex Lifeson, Thin Lizzy, Aerosmith (select), Outkast, Zap Mama, John Lennon, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme II/III), Talking Heads (select), the Mars Volta (early), E.L.O., Tool (aenima), the Cult (electric), David Bowie, Shudder To Think, Carter Beauford, VPR evening jazz, the Damn Personals, the Jelly Jam, Phish (eh, not really), Santana (early/select), the Police, the Beatles, etc. ...along with all present and most past band(s) members, related musicians and partners, teachers, students, family, friends, pets, and fans! Thank you for the inspiration. | | Sounds Like | Musicspeak is best described as 'dynamic rock with power' with hints of Pink Floyd dynamics, Led Zeppelin diversity, Hendrix melody, King's X groove, Cheap Trick hooks, Rush precision and meter shifts, the modern edge of Evanescence, and the musical intent of U2. | | Record Label | Musicspeak Publishing (ascap) | | Type of Label | Indie |
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