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The Obsessions
© Thomas Ritter, 2006

We have heard many clichés and laughed at many stories. We have learned not to believe what we are told. Especially when bands claim to be unique, to have found their style, or even better: to have created an unmistakable mix of styles, the individuals acquired in former bands. That is normally nonsense and we know it.

But just imagine:

There are two brothers, born in America raised in England, musical from childhood and encouraged by their parents. Then imagine these boys are named James and Joe and are almost painfully good looking. Imagine furthermore them truly mastering their instruments.

Quite some clichés, huh? We've got more.

Imagine the brothers were separated. One, Joe, stayed in England, one, James, moved to Germany. Imagine them deciding to form a band and Joe going to Germany. And imagine their joy at finding an equally good looking drummer. A certified musician, who could play so good, it made you cry.

Enough clichés. But unfortunately we can't stop yet.

Imagine the three of them developing a close friendship and playing together hence forth. They record a CD and tour through Europe for several years with no outside support. Imagine the boys driving their old bus from gig to gig always leaving an thrilled crowd. Imagine this trio playing gigs together, surfing together, travelling together, looking for adventures. Imagine a sworn companionship with a blind trust in each other. And finally imagine the most beautiful, quality pop music that you can imagine. Put it all together in your mind and see what a wonderful sunny picture it creates.

It's so clichéd, it hurts.

And: It's The Obsessions - no more, no less.

Enjoy the music and the story of these three musicians. Each note is true, each word is true. No more, no less.


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Member Since: 10/16/2006
Band Website: theobsessions.net
Band Members:



Joey
"The Saint"
Carnwath

Guitar
Lead Vocals

"Little Brother"
Jamie
Carnwath

Upright Bass
Vocals
Acoustic Guitar
Trumpet

Wolff
"The Wolfman"
Reichert

Drums
Vocals
Glockenspiel
Piano
Organ


Sounds Like:
Check out our performance @ balcony-TV...

...the documentary of the Medienakademie Hamburg...

...and our video "Ordinary Girl"...



Record Label: wolfman records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

16/05/08 Who’s Hoosiers, Who’s Obsessions?

The Obsessions as support for "The Hoosiers" Übel & Gefährlich, Hamburg 03.05.2008Luxor, Cologne 07.05.2008 Our support gigs in Hamburg and Cologne have been a great success! Sold-out shows with ...
Posted by The Obsessions on Fri, 16 May 2008 05:09:00 PST

13/05/08 Jamie’s Newsletter

13.05.2008, Jamie's Newsletter:Hi!Just a quick update!The gigs with the Hoosiers were fantastic. They were sold out and full of Obsessions fans in the making. If we hadn't lost our pen and paper, we c...
Posted by The Obsessions on Thu, 15 May 2008 05:21:00 PST

NEWS!! Confirmed: Obsessions also supporting "The Hoosiers" on Wednesday!

...and yet another brandnew, fresh and very exciting gig!On Wednesday, 07/05/08, 21:00 hrs. -The Obsessions will be supporting the The Hoosiers again at Luxor, Cologne. We are counting especiall...
Posted by The Obsessions on Fri, 02 May 2008 03:00:00 PST

NEWS!! Confirmed: Obsessions supporting "The Hoosiers" this Saturday!

We just got a brandnew, fresh and very exciting gig!This Saturday, 03/05/08, 19:00 hrs. -The Obsessions will be supporting the The Hoosiers at Uebel&Gefaehrlich, Hamburg. Go there, watch and ...
Posted by The Obsessions on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:05:00 PST

17/04/08 The Obsessions live at Pooca/Whats going on?

What's going on? Phew! For the last few weeks the Obsessions have been working double time.Rehearsing and playing gigs at night and doing "office work" during the day. Somehow all three of us find the...
Posted by The Obsessions on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:44:00 PST

Art competition

Hi Everyone,A good friend of mine has one of his works entered in an art competition. You can see his painting here:http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index.php?sho wpic=118905If you like it, b...
Posted by The Obsessions on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:53:00 PST

19/01/08 The Obsessions live at Fiddlers Green

19/01/08 The Obsessions live at Fiddler's Green, Stade   Tonight in Stade, the unthinkable happens:   After more than five years we have more or less gotten used to the idea that gravity d...
Posted by The Obsessions on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:18:00 PST

06/12/07 St.Nicholas Day on Hamburger Berg

St.Nicholas Day on Hamburger Berg, The Obsessions live at Pooca     The night becomes the (St.Nicholas) day at MiNi-Stage tonight: Three bands "live" - for the price of NONE!!  &and ...
Posted by The Obsessions on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:20:00 PST

8/11/07 The Obsessions live at Pooca

8/11/07 The Obsessions live at Pooca with Duncan Townsend & band Tonight we are playing the MiNi stage" again  this time at the Pooca (Hamburger Berg), its new home. It's my first time here b...
Posted by The Obsessions on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:39:00 PST

06/11/07 The Obsessions live at the Academy, Hans-Albers-Platz

06/11/07 The Obsessions live at the Academy, Hans-Albers-Platz, with Manuel and Duncan Townsend, 10 p.m. Do you know Andy?Well, Andy is a barman - a charming bloke from Manchester, often with a spiky,...
Posted by The Obsessions on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:47:00 PST