bob lara lead guitar & vocals
/ steve cieslak lead vocals & guitar
/ jim mcnaughton bass
/ mark o'neill drums
/ All songs s. cieslak (ASCAP)
waiting b. lara - s. cieslak (ASCAP)
blue eyes crying b. lara (ASCAP)
Influences
THE BEATLES echo & the bunnymen THE DOORS the jam elvis the beat MC5 the ramones it's a beautiful day the clash led zeppelin the who pink floyd new york dolls link wray the yardbirds deep purple the rolling stones johnny cash ac/dc REM badfinger 13th Floor Elevators kinks translator the beat 20/20 husker du black sabbath Gene Vincent THE CURE the strokes Get Smart nirvana rancid white stripes misfits rage oasis zappa spinal tap the vines jet E*I*E*I*O garbage killers goblin judas priest soundgarden the pandoras off broadway rob zombie the zombies bowie X the go-go's the hives disturbed Pearl Jam the replacements DKS alice in chains and the list goes on.....................
FAVE DIRECTORS: HGL roger corman tarantino kubrick peter jackson argento tobe hooper romero fulci jess franco ted v. mikels ray dennis steckler ed wood russ meyer lynch clive barker hitchcock
Sounds Like
“Listen to the sound of love. Feel purple. Taste yellow. Touch the scream that crawls up the wall.”
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"It 's cool post-pop beat with great harmony." -- R.E.M.'s Peter Buck--
NEW STUFF produced by Mike Hoffmann
The first song, "Summer Of Love" gives a clear indication of where Reaction, who are from Chicago, are coming from. Hint: it..s not Chicago. To our ears, there..s a healthy interest and inspiration that Australian bands like Hoodoo Gurus, The Lime Spiders, the Celibate Rifles, 80..s era The Saints and The Stems spent quality time in. We hear some Replacements and Dream Syndicate, but what makes this special is the incredible pure poppy looks inside the guitar attack of Reaction. Some of those previously mentioned bands, had a tendency to obscure the melodicism, but Reaction puts it right up front. The band has exhilarating batch of 8 songs, each a dynamic and catchy rock..n..roll tune. It..s kind of 80..s garage-styled rock with that 80..s Australian jangle pop energy, like many of the bands above. Very Highly Recommended!
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Greetings. I just wanted to thank you for your continued support and invite you to have a first listen on myspace to the tracks off the new EP "Monster & Minstrel" due out later this month. Bright stars to you! Ahmond
My Summer of Love this year was disastrous but I'm jazzed to see someone wrote a song about it. I'll bet you guys are great live - check out my last two blogs-looks like Sunset Strip bars in LA needs bands over Thanxgiving so come on out & show LA how it's done (& thaw out). Keep it up!
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