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Progressive rock band, with elements of the old school progressive rock bands, with added textures from jazz, celtic, afro-pop, reggae, and other world music.
I am a guitarist seeking other creative musicians to form a progressive rock band or join an existing one. I am open to paying some covers - especially at the beginning to develop a synergy in playing with each other - but I want to eventually focus more on developing original material. Age/gender/race unimportant, as long as we all have the same vision. I am 41 years old with two kids, so I am not looking to travel the entire country living out of a van. My goal is to have fun with a group of talented and creative musicians, play live locally (with a few choice regional gigs), and record our own original music. I am willing to travel to practice anywhere within the DC/MD/VA area (within 2 hours of DC) for the right group of people. My musical style is mostly old school progressive rock, but there are also elements of jazz, reggae, afro-pop, Balkan and Celtic music. My influences include: Yes; Rush; Genesis; Marillion; Steve Hackett; It Bites; Pink Floyd; Porcupine Tree; Kate Bush; Happy Rhodes; Peter Gabriel; King Crimson; UK; the Police; Sting; Asia; Bill Nelson; Johnny Clegg and Savuka; GTR; Alan Holdsworth; Kazumi Watanabe; Pendragon; Eric Johnson; Joe Satriani; IQ; Ephemeral Sun; Emerson, Lake and Palmer; Jean-Luc Ponty; the Who; Pete Townshend; Mission UK; Queen; Dire Straits; Steely Dan; Simple Minds; Rainbow; Alan Parsons Project; Loreena McKennitt; Andy Irvine; Clannad; Maire Brennan; Enya; Moody Blues; Beatles; Electric Light Orchestra; Propaganda; All About Eve; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Shadowfax; and many others. In addition to electric and acoustic guitars, I also play bouzouki, guitar-synthesizer, bass, mandolin, and a little bit of keyboards. If this sounds like something that you would be interested in, please let me know. Please note that the MP3 files presented here are low quality rough demos. They were recorded with very little time as part of a college recording studio class, and as such they contain a few blunders would have been fixed if time allowed. These songs are only a small sampling of my writng and playing style, and are only intended to give prospective band members of what to expect. My full capability on guitar is not really represented here either. But, enough excuses...
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Genre
Rock • Progressive Rock
Charts
Peak #421
Peak in subgenre #50
Author
Ken Richardson
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Ken Richardson 1989 and 2007
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December 01, 2007
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MP3 4.1 MB • 128 kbps • 4:29
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Ex Oblivion Stone strikes stone - chip away the rough Hear it echo through the cave Carve a new weapon – you never have enough It’s the way of this Primitive Age Blood, bold blood drips away with life There’s one less tribe today Club them in the head - gore them with your spear It’s the way of this Primitive Age Somewhere in the future is a conscience to be gained And it’s a waste That it all has come down to this Sightless in our haste Oblivious to the pain Onward toward destruction How we run the race Forward toward corruption In our ways Downward toward damnation A sign of horrid times Onward toward destruction We ride Gears grind gears – pump the filth into the sky It’s a smoke that never fades Make a new thing – sell a few lies It’s the way of this Industrial Age Child, cold child works away his life Overworked and underpaid Begs for food and drink – sleeps on paper sheets It’s the way of this Industrial Age Somewhere in our minds is a conscience we have lost And it’s a waste That it all has come down to this Sightless in our haste Ignorant of the cost Onward toward destruction How we run the race Forward toward corruption In our ways Downward toward damnation A sign of horrid times Onward toward destruction We ride Missiles, massed missiles with the hands to turn the keys It’s a fear these times have made Push the red button – blow away our dreams It’s the way of this Nuclear Age Somewhere in the future we’ll be ex oblivion Carved in stone Music and lyrics © 1988 Ken Richardson
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