Member Since: 24/02/2005
Band Website: jmaiden.com
Band Members: James Maiden : vocals and guitar, Chris Long : keys and accordion, Joe Carvell : double bass, Tom Haines : drums
Influences: Skip James, Tom Waits, Richard 'Rabbit' Brown, Ornette Coleman, The Black Spider, Tenebrous Gullick, Robert Johnson, Jeff Buckley, Captain Beefheart, Sandy Dillon, Jesus Lizard, Bob Dylan, Mark Lannegan, PW Long, Frank Zappa, Blind Willie Johnson, Tim Buckley, Harry Smith, Led Zeppelin, Queens, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, Mark Lockett, Muddy Waters, Chet Baker, Billie Holliday, Uncle Bill.
Sounds Like: Very few of the above. All with throat cancer. And, as one close friend once commented, Dave Gilmour pissed.
Type of Label: Major