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(There's Only Room for) One Of Us

MJ (Mad Mike) – Rock Producer

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A metal rant on the classic school popularity contest gone horribly wrong. Cool riffs, but sometimes I think I should have been inspired by something else.
alternative new wave
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M.J. was a one man music project of Mike Jacobsen. It was started in 1996, and ended in 2013 when he got married, and thusly the name would have changed.

BIO Of M.J.

The "Eras" of M.J. are split up accordingly...

The Grunge-Wave Era (1996-1998)

Demos - Lanna, Kramer

Sound - Think Nirvana meets ZZ Top and The Cars, but with lots of whammy bar abuse

The "High School Crush" Era (1998-2000)

Demos: Dirty Talk, Sexy Girls

Sound - Pomp AOR "radio friendly" rock, similar to Loverboy/Journey/Styx

The "Post-Lithium" era (2003-2005)

Demos: Monochrome, Icebox, Killing Alabama

Sound - Nu-Metal meets New Wave

The "Everett Era" (2006-2011)

Demos: Agent Blue, EGA Stereo, 8088, M.J., System Shock, Urban Exploitation, Apocalyptic Hockey, Content through Negligence

Sound - Finally found my sound, sort of an alt-rock heavy metal hybrid with the occasional New-Wave synth or experimental instrumentation and effects

The Last Album (2012-2013)

Demos: Back to the Mower Shed

Sound - Similar to Everett

"(There's Only Room for) One Of Us" by producer MJ (Mad Mike) is a striking Rock release available on SoundClick. It is the kind of track that finds the right moment to make itself heard. The beat is carefully crafted, the leading melody floats effortlessly around the bass rhythm. If Alternative and New Wave is your sound, "(There's Only Room for) One Of Us" is a strong addition to your playlist.

Song Info
Genre
Beats Rock
Author
Mad-Mike
Rights
1999
Uploaded
November 03, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.6 MB 128 kbps 3:55 minutes
Story behind the song
I was caught up in a popularity contest guitar-wise in school, and was sick of people giving me sh** that I liked to play fast, and do lots of metal-ish stuff (that's what I get for being a hard rock guitarist in the grunge generation). I just wanted to play my stuff and hear constructive criticism at worst, but apparently, people are not like that, especially the one this song is about. So essentially, it's about guitar elitists, you know, the rats with the Les Paul guitars and the "I think everyone should have this setup just like this guy because he's a "guitar god" types (laughs). So I guess it's not so irrelevant these days after all.
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