Mersy Street
Mersy Street's first album “Kingsford Drive” echoes’s ‘70s pop with a likeness to early Doobie Brothers and the simplicity of 10,000 Maniacs. Other influences l
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A Summer Day A Summer Day
Classic pop/rock with 70's feel and sound. Sort of like early Doobie's meet 10,000 Maniacs, a real feel good track!
In The Morning In The Morning
Golden Lady Golden Lady
Cruel World Cruel World
Better Life Better Life
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“Mersy Street is more of a project than anything else. Over the years the people involved in my life and music have changed and that effects everything, the sound,the writing etc. You never do anything in a vacuum, especially artistic expression and that includes everything from taking a picture and painting to song writing.”Band/artist history
“I started singing in a band called now called I started with some guys in the neighborhood. We did all the high school gigs and stuff like that. Then in ’73 after our lead guitar player, In two years the band members changed and we started playing clubs, doing top 40 songs of the time. It was then (1975) I started writing songs and recorded the projects first album That was followed in ’76 with that was placed on a compilation LP called Toledo Country, funny thing is we weren’t country and at that time didn’t really care for that genre. It was really a reach for exposure; none of us had been in a recording studio so that was new to us and really a lot of fun! From that point to '79 we sort of hit a low point and not much was going on.
From '80 to ‘82 we were writing and recording again. The drummer Phil Reamsnyder had a home recording studio, which was very rare at that time. In 1983 I moved from Toledo, Ohio to Philadelphia and did some solo TV appearances ’83 to ‘86 on a show called Triumphant. That was probably the most bizarre period in music for me. The CCM scene was just taking off and I was exploring Christian pop, Scott Wesley Brown, Amy Grant, 2nd Chapter of Acts, etc, that were very foreign to my taste and musical experience. With the exception of Russ Taft and Steve Taylor, Keith Green and people of that ilk I’m glad the 80’s CCM music scene is passed. ’86 to ’88 I did a lot of writing and released an album called in ’89.
Enter the ‘90s. This was one of my favorite times musically. Guitar bands were back and many of the sounds I grew up with were popular again. Bands like; R.E.M., Smashing Pumpkins, The Beatles, Pearl Jam, Alanis Morrisette and a number of other good ones that didn’t stay together really kind of bridged a gap between musical generations that was lacking at the time. ’90 to ’93 I was furiously writing songs and trying to get a band together. Then in ’96 I formed with and did some TV appearances on a show called Upper Room, played extensively around the mid east states. In ’98 we recorded our most recent album, . So, there you have it.”Your musical influences
The Beatles, Crosby- Stills- Nash and Young, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., 10,000 Maniacs, Cold PlayAnything else?
’75 **Kingsford Drive** / ’76 **River Songs** / ’78 Single Release **Break The Spell & In Your Dreams** / ’80 **Revival** / ’89 **Search** /'91 **Fictional Love** / ’92 EP **Stephanie's Pinic** / '93 **9Pictures** /
’97 **Longing** / ’99 **Freedom**
West Chester, PA
USA
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Comments (9)
Great song reminds me of Crosby Stills and Nash!
keep up the great work in music!
You get five stars from me!
check out my new cd!
This is a really nice alternative track!!!Very enjoyable!!!
ARE YOU READY TO COLLABORATE AGAIN, YET??? :-)
Hallelujah!
A Summer Day sounds fantastic! Very crisp and clean sound well recorded.
Praise the Lord!
I'm still waiting for "Yes be Yes" to be posted... I remember that one from our first meeting in Hopewell's sound booth.
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