The Lemon Johns
Organic Indie music. Real original Alternative Rock music with an Invasion freedom flavor. Florida boys Kyle McManis an Markus Smith and the Lemon Revolution.
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I Don't Know Why
Published on May 8, 2014 New release! Scenes from Cool America. Piano, guitar harmony, 5 part vocal harmony, live percussion sounds. All natural, no preservatives or additives. A little bit Beach Boys, a little Beatles, all Lemon Johns. Love is the a
Feeling Pretty Good
12 string bass. Cheap Trick driving tempo. Nothing else like it from our Memorial Day session in Orlando. Fresh, raw, original, organic, music.
If you could See. (What I see)
Raw organic layers of 12 string bass with acoustic and electric guitars, and keyboards. Genuine five part human harmonies, unedited with any vocal processor. The Organic Music Project is about using as many natural sounds as possible. Old School.
Dreaming we can Fly
Organic music. If you hear a guitar, piano, organ, ect:. the sounds are likely created with a real instrument with a read human playing that instrument. No auto-tune on the voices. Respect to all styles. We do it like this.
You don't feel the Same
Organic music. If you hear a guitar, piano, organ, ect:. the sounds are likely created with a real instrument with a read human playing that instrument. No auto-tune on the voices. Respect to all styles. We do it like this.
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Kyle Mcmanis and Markus Smith from Winter Haven, Florida and Ft. Madison, Iowa, among other places.Band/artist history
The Lemon Johns are Kyle McManis and Markus Smith. Writing all the music. Playing all the instruments and doing all the singing. Of course we still employ the Royal Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mongolian throats singers, a Gospel choir, a barber-shop quartet, and of course, Her Majesty's Royal Drum Corp., for all live performances. (Unicorns and zebras may vary.) Markus is still in Rebellion, since 1985. Kyle is grounded and earthy.Have you performed in front of an audience?We are alive, free, being who we want to be.
Your musical influences
The Beatles are the primary influence with traces of NIN, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Paul Simon, Trent Reznor, David Bowie, Cheap Trick, U2, REM, Brian Wilson, Robert Johnson, SRV, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Caetano Velosa, Joao Gilberto, Neil Young, Tangerine Dream, Oasis, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Alternative, World Music, Hawaii, Syd Barret, Roger Waters, George Martin, Shen Wu...What equipment do you use?
Organic equipment mostly. Waterstone and Paul Reed Smith guitars, mostly. Pianos, organs, syths, Casio to Akai, cheap to expensive. Tube amps from Carvin, Vox, and Bogner. Tube pre-amps on AKG and MXL condesor mics. Cowbells, pots and pans, wooden spoon, pipes, coffee cans, and anything else we can fit into the mix. Listen with headphones. There is a lot going on, secret messages, and positive vibes. We are humans on the planet Earth.Anything else?
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So how did you go from Maui to Baguio. Both are great places by the way. I would not mind living on either one. The last time I was in Maui was in 1995, got family on both sides of the island. My father's clan is in Wailuku and my mom's are in Lahaina. They are also good places to let your creative spirits soar. Anyway thank you for visiting my site.
Great Stuff... Keep up the good work ...
if you wanna collab anytime drop us a line.
Great Stuff... Keep up the good work ...
if you wanna collab anytime drop us a line.
Hello,
Your favorite place is Baguio City. Is anybody from the band from there or went to school there. I am from there and I went to college at SLU. The last time I was there was more than 4 years ago. Take care and more power.
This is great material, I'd like to collaberate. Give me a chance...I'll gladly step up (or just get the hell out of the way)! Sick Tight!!!
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