TRUE NATURE
General Info
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Genre: Powerpop / Progressive / Rock
Location NEW YORK, New York, US
Profile Views: 38327
Last Login: 4/23/2013
Member Since 7/20/2006
Website TrueNatureBand.com
Record Label ..FIRE SIGN RECORDS
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
.............. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... .. .. ........ .. ..Driven by the singular spiritual vision of New York based singer-songwriter Lou Barlow, ..True Nature.. injects a thoughtful passion into the indie rock scene since debuting at SXSW in 2006..... ....Barlow's song writing and emerging presence, attracted an historical gathering of legendary musicians for True Nature's sophomore effort: Feels Like Centuries. Bassist Tony Levin (..John Lennon, Peter Gabriel..), Drummer/Producer Aaron Comess ..(founding member of The Spin Doctors).., and Guitarist Gerry Leonard ..(David Bowie, Rufus Wainwright) ..bring sonic innovation to Barlow's raw, powerful, strikingly vulnerable vocals..... .. .. .. .. .. ....Official Press Release at:.... ...... .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ ...... ..Awarded: Best Modern Rock Album of 2009 -.... ..-The Rock And Roll Report.... .. "True Nature took a new approach to the sound of today's rock and improved upon it.".. .... ..-The Rock And Roll Report.... .. ..Nominated: Best EP Of The Year -.... .... ..- Rock Wired.... .. "Barlow's hope of letting his music's Eno-esque scope and Bono-esque ideals gleam brightly comes to fruition.".. ..- Rock Wired.... .. "True Nature has potential to become radio rock staples.".. ..-Music Emissions.... .. "Feels Like Centuries" is cut from the same cloth as "Zoo"-era U2.".. ..-Neu Futur Magazine.... .. "'Feels Like Centuries' could easily make it onto major radio rotation but there is a more enlightened, more spiritual element ensuring that there is something staying ...".. ..-Neu Futur Magazine.... .. "Each song is an emotionally driven passionate ode to how we all collectively suffer in a society that has lost its sense of security.".. ..-Jersey Beat Magazine.... .. "These songs resonate passionately in today's era of political change and societal shifting without falling over on it's own message.".. ..-Bullz-Eye Magazine.... .. "Feels Like Centuries was released into a market starving for something new. Barlow delivers... True Nature has a hit on its hands. This one's a no-brainer.".. ..-Wildy's World Blog.... .. "Your song, 'Woman', with its heartfelt lyrics and flowing rhythms has captivated me. What a sound! What a voice! I'm ready for more.".. ..-GoGirls Music.... .. "Barlow sure works hard as hell to pack in all he can in five tracks.".. ..-Skope Magazine.... .. CANADA'S Biggest - Nationally Syndicated Rock Radio Show.. 'EXPLORE MUSIC' with ALAN CROSS.. Featured 2 songs:.. 'Truth I Have To Steel'.. &.. 'The Color Of Daylight' on 'The List'.. .... ..-Explore Music Radio Show.... .. Showcasing Artist 2007.. .... ..-Dewey Beach Music Conference.... .. Top 20 Artist for over 2 months (Alternative, Power Pop).. Featured Weekly Artist - Article.. Top 300 NYC Artist Annual list.. .... ..-The Deli Magazine.... .. ISC Finalist (2005).. .... ..-International Songwriting Competition.... .. Showcasing Artist 2006.. .... ..-SXSW...... .. "This debut True Nature set may only contain five tracks yet they are well worth hitting the replay button and reloading." ..-Music Web Express 3000.... .. .. .. .. .. -
Members
.. .. .. .......... .. .. LOU BARLOW | ..LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR......S, & SONGWRITER.... .. .. .... .. .... ...... ........ ........ .. ADDITIONAL CREDITS:.. .. TONY LEVIN | ....BASS...... .. ......(John Lennon, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson)........ .. .. AARON COMESS | ..DRUMS & PRODUCER .. ..........(The Spin Doctors).. ........ .. GERRY LEONARD | ..GUITARS.. ..........(David Bowie 03' & 04', Rufus Wainright) ........ .. .. CHRIS BARRON | ..VOCALS .. ..........(The Spin Doctors).. .... ....JAMES MADDOCK | ..VOCALS.. .... BRANDON WILDE | ..VOCALS.... ...... .. ...... ...... ........ ..ADDITIONAL CREDITS:.. .. MICHAEL HARVEY | ..PRODUCER & VOCALS.. .. ..(Steely Dan, Seal) .... .. .. DAVE ZWIEBACK | ....GUITARS, VOCALS, & CO-WRITER.... ..(co-conspiring Buddhist buddy).. ...... CHRISTIAN CASSAN | .. ..CO-PRODUCER .... .... ..(David Byrne) ...... .. .. DOUG YOWELL | ..DRUMS ......(Suzanne Vega, Duncan Sheik).. .... .. JEFF ALLEN | ..BASS.. .. ....(Duncan Sheik).. .... .. DANIEL MINTSERIS | ....KEYBOARDS.. .. ......(Mariane Faithful, Cipher).... ...... .. ...... .......... .. .. .. .. -
Influences
..The Truth . . . U2, The Police, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Alanis Morissette, Eno/Lanois, Lennon/McCartney, Harrison & Star, Maroon 5, Bowie, Seal, Rush, KT Tunstall, Norah Jones, Roy Orbison, The Spin Doctors & Chris Barron - 'Shag,' Dave Matthews, Eddie Vedder & P. Jam, Robert Plant w./ Alison Krauss & of course w./ Page, Jones & Bonham, Sheryl Crow, Rihanna, PJ Harvey, Jane's Addiction esp. their song - 'True Nature,' R.E.M., Steely Dan - 'Everything Must Go,' Suzanne Vega, Bjork, Annie Lennox, & many more including Beethoven, Bach, Bartok, Ravel - 'Gaspard de la Nuit,' The Dali Lama -
Sounds Like
..MODERN ROCK - POWER POP, PROGRESSIVE - JAM BAND, .. .. -U2, COLD PLAY, SNOW PATROL
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Music
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6 Songs | Sep 14, 2010 -
5 Songs | Nov 30, 1999
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- JANCREE5 months ago
Hi JANCREE Friends, Fans & Supporters,
a short info for you: watch Jancree perform the Jimi Hendrix classic track "Gypsy Eyes" live on stage http://youtu.be/OsptOdVePcY.
Send us your feedback if you find the time ...
Many thanks, rocking winter greets from Germany
& all the best for 2013 from JANCREE!
Hi JANCREE Freunde, Fans & Supporters,
kurz zur Info: schaut euch die Live Performance des Jimi Hendrix Klassikers "Gypsy Eyes" an http://youtu.be/OsptOdVePcY.
Wenn's die Zeit erlaubt, schreibt uns, wie's gefällt ...
Vielen Dank, rockige Wintergrüße & das Allerbeste für 2013 von JANCREE!
Find Jancree also on:
https://www.facebook.com/jancree
http://www.reverbnation.com/Jancree - Richard Harris6 months ago
HAVE A GREAT DAY MY GOOD FRIEND!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ...
“Truly GREAT FRIENDS
are hard to FIND,
difficult to LEAVE,
and IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET.”
LIFE IS PARTLY WHAT WE MAKE IT ~
AND PARTLY MADE BY THE FRIENDS WE CHOOSE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com - Richard Harris6 months ago
EVIL has a FACE and a NAME True!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT MICHAEL MYERS ...
"I spent eight years trying to reach him and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply EVIL ...
You've got to believe me, Officer, he is coming to Haddonfield... Because I know him - I'm his doctor! You must be ready for him... If you don't, it's your funeral!"
~ Dr. Sam Loomis from the movie "HALLOWEEN"
IT'S HALLOWEEN ... I GUESS EVERYONE'S ENTITLED
TO ONE GOOD SCARE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com - Richard Harris7 months ago
HAPPY HAUNTING ~ Trick or Treat True!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT HALLOWEEN ...
"When WITCHES go riding,
and BLACK CATS are seen,
the moon LAUGHS and WHISPERS,
‘tis near HALLOWEEN."
THERE ARE NIGHTS WHEN WOLVES ARE SILENT
AND ONLY THE MOON HOWLS!
HAVE A SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com - Richard Harris7 months ago
Is it time for the BIG GAME True?
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT FOOTBALL ...
"The QUALITY of a PERSON'S LIFE
is in DIRECT PROPORTION to their
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE,
regardless of their chosen field of endeavor."
~ Vince Lombardi
THE MEASURE OF WHO WE ARE IS WHAT WE
DO WITH WHAT WE HAVE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com - Richard Harris8 months ago
IMAGINATION is EVERYTHING True!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT IMAGINATION ...
“LIMITATIONS live only in our MINDS.
But if we use our IMAGINATIONS,
our POSSIBILITIES become LIMITLESS.”
~ Jamie Paolinetti
YOU SEE THINGS AND SAY "WHY" ~ BUT
I DREAM OF THINGS THAT NEVER WERE
AND ASK "WHY NOT"?
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com - Richard Harris8 months ago
LIFE can give us a CHOICE between the pain of the GYM
and the pain of the HOSPITAL True!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE 2 PAINS OF LIFE ...
"We must all SUFFER from ONE of TWO PAINS:
the pain of DISCIPLINE or the pain of REGRET.
The difference is DISCIPLINE weighs OUNCES
while REGRET weighs TONS.”
~ Jim Rohn
"IF ONLY" ~
THOSE MUST BE THE TWO SADDEST WORDS
IN THE WORLD.
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com - Richard Harris9 months ago
HELP YOURSELF By HELPING OTHERS True!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT INSPIRATION ...
“Man can live about 40 DAYS without FOOD,
about 3 DAYS without WATER,
about 8 MINUTES without AIR,
but only for 1 SECOND without HOPE.”
NEVER TAKE AWAY ANOTHER PERSON'S HOPE ~
IT MAY BE ALL THEY HAVE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com - Richard Harris10 months ago
LET FREEDOM and LIBERTY RING True!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIBERTY ...
Happy 4th of July True!
"LIBERTY is the RIGHT TO CHOOSE.
FREEDOM is the result of the RIGHT CHOICE.
FREEDOM is NEVER GIVEN, it is WON.”
THE GREATEST LESSON WE CAN LEARN FROM THE
PAST ... IS THAT FREEDOM IS AT THE CORE OF
EVERY SUCCESSFUL NATION IN THE WORLD! LONG
LIVE LIBERTY AND FREEDOM!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com - Richard Harris11 months ago
A SALUTE to Fathers Everywhere on Father's Day True!
I AM RECORDING A NEW CD THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT FATHERS ...
"My FATHER gave me the GREATEST GIFT
anyone could give another person,
he BELIEVED IN ME."
~ Jim Valvano
IT IS EASIER FOR A FATHER TO HAVE CHILDREN
THAN FOR CHILDREN TO HAVE A REAL FATHER!
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
