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Influences
As every other band in the world we have a seemingly endless amount of influences. Given that John, Phil and myself for the most part come from different musical backgrounds, here are five of the top influences for each member. -In no particular order-
Phil
Wilco
The Flaming Lips
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Uncle Tupelo
Grandaddy
John
Nirvana
The Pixies
Pink Floyd
Otis Redding
The Dead Kennedys
Nick
Victor Salvo Sr. (Nick's grandpa, was a jazz drummer for six decades.)
Marco Minneman
Dennis Chambers
Jojo Mayer
The Exit
Sounds Like
Guitar, bass, and drums playing together to compose noise sometimes referred to as music.
From Andy Downing, Chicago Tribune, Local Sounds 11.28.08)
"On their Myspace site, the Wonderful Flying Machines boast that their music is "more intense than a pack of nuns fighting a bear." I'm not entirely sure what that means, but if dirty, primal cuts like "Balloons" and "Headphones" (both streaming at myspace.com/wonderfulflyingmachines) are any evidence, it's definitely fierce.
The trio, which got its name from a passage in a Dr. Seuss book, records raw-nerve rock that sounds like it was pounded out in someone's basement in a single afternoon. There's nothing fussy or pretentious about its sound. Just listen to the way John Zahnen (guitar/vocals) howls the chorus on "Song One," singing like a man who stuck around long past last call. Not to be outdone, Nick Hajek (drums) and Phil Golucki (bass/guitar) match the frontman step for step, laying down a frenetic, sledgehammer groove."
Balloons - Live on 11.22.08
Green Monster Tab - Live on 11.22.08 I edited my profile with this V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
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For Sure Fellas! I really dig the demo, it's raw and rambunctious. A melee of melody. We need to get a gig together soon! Hope all is well. Keep on Killin' iT!
Raw,loud, and noisy...just the way i like it. keep up the good work fellas. lovin the pic of you dudes with the paper airplanes. Nick, send me a message soon.
