Anthony Neff (whisper revolution)

About Me

Anthony Neff was born in the same West Virginia town where Hank Williams was pronounced dead. The first albums he remembers were Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison and an Elvis Presley hits collection. He later listened to his mom's ELO records after he was discharged from the KISS Army.In 1981 Charlie Wilson played him Blizzard of Ozz. When he turned 18 he heard London Calling and Gang of Four's Brief History of the 20th Century. He went to college. He almost drowned in the Gauley River. He joined the Army. He fell in love. He played the guitar. Love didn't work out so well. He played the guitar. He read a lot. He drifted. He married, but it didn't take. He wrote. He realized he didn't need to find Jesus...he'd been there all along. He drifted. He fell in love. He got a good job. He still played guitar. He saw what addiction can do. He listened to a lot of Townes Van Zandt. He thought the Kinks records from the late 60s and early 70s were brilliant.He wrote. He made a couple of records. He kept writing. He's making another record now. He thinks he'll call it Whisper Revolution.-- -- -- -- CDBABY LINK for ANTHONY NEFF: Chase Your Burden --

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My Interests

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Member Since: 4/26/2005
Band Website: anthonyneff.com
Band Members: The following folks have played on various recordings of mine, that will be showing up on this page from time to time: Anthony Neff - Vocals, guitar, harmonica. Kenny Roby - Guitars, percussion, backing vocals. Rob Farris - Keyboards, percussion, guitars, backing vocals. Scott Miller - Lead guitars, banjo, backing vocals. Ray Duffey - Drums, percussion, backing vocals. Roger Gupton - Bass, backing vocals. Jeff Hart - Bass. Kristine Drugan - Backing vocals. Michael Dupree - Backing vocals. Kurt Fortmeyer - Harmonica. Dave Wright - Trombone. Steve Grothmann - Saxophone.
Influences: Townes Van Zandt, Ray Davies, the Kinks, Kurt Vonnegut, the Clash, Johnny Cash, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Gang of Four, Neil Young, Hermann Hesse, the Band, Cleveland Indians, American Music Club, Jesus, George Dickel, the Replacements, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Kris Kristofferson, Krishnamurti, Paul McCartney, Squeeze, Pearl Jam, JD Salinger, Neil Gaiman, U2, Bob Marley, Kenny Roby, CG Jung, Minutemen, Elvis Costello, the Ramones, the Buddha, Fugazi, Nick Drake, Todd Snider, Counting Crows, Wilco and you.

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Sounds Like: Gordon Lightfoot trying to channel Elvis while listening to way too much Townes Van Zandt & Kinks records.
Record Label: Porch Glow Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Three Types of Lies and Dubya’s Gut

A friend once told me that there are three types of lies - Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics. I'm not sure who first coined this nugget of wisdom, but I appreciate its truth the older I get. ...
Posted by Anthony Neff (whisper revolution) on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:07:00 PST

The Best of 2007

I love making lists....can't help it. So the year-end recap is one of my favorite pastimes. So, I'll take this opportunity to share my favorites of 2007 - primarily music, but also some mo...
Posted by Anthony Neff (whisper revolution) on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:13:00 PST

Multiple personalities

I have multiple personalities. Every weekday I don a dress shirt and tie, apply a thick coat of hair gel (to make my hair seem shorter and neater), then head to work in the business world.&nbs...
Posted by Anthony Neff (whisper revolution) on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:11:00 PST

100,000 For Peace

I hope each of you have a wonderful holiday season. Since this is supposed to be the season of peace and goodwill, I want to pass along this: http://www.ucc.org/100Kforpeace/ This is an ...
Posted by Anthony Neff (whisper revolution) on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:33:00 PST

Who is Whisper Revolution?

If you're wondering why my page says my name is "Whisper Revolution", here's an explanation... While driving back from visiting family over Thansgiving, I was thinking a lot about all the new songs I'...
Posted by Anthony Neff (whisper revolution) on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:52:00 PST

New Song for Christmas Compilation CD

I've posted a new song, "To Believe". This is from the recently released compilation "Have a Holly Raleigh Christmas, Volume II", a collection of holiday music performed by Raleigh NC bands.&nbs...
Posted by Anthony Neff (whisper revolution) on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:26:00 PST

Good Night, Mr Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut passed away two weeks ago at the age of 84. So it goes. I hate trying to narrow down my favorite "anythings" into a list. Invariably, I end up doing it anyway. I...
Posted by Anthony Neff (whisper revolution) on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:16:00 PST

Sheer Joy

The American Heritage Dictionary defines JOY as "intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness". I can't count the number of concerts I've attended over the years let's just say the nu...
Posted by Anthony Neff (whisper revolution) on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:28:00 PST

Ode to a Shock Jock

As a "bleeding-heart liberal type", this blog may surprise some readers and may be considered politically incorrect by many others. However, communicating my true thoughts are more important to ...
Posted by Anthony Neff (whisper revolution) on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:26:00 PST

Update on Darfur Divestment Efforts in NC

From Leah Ketring, organizer of the North Carolina Sudan Divestment campaign: Update from the North Carolina Sudan Divestment CampaignYour efforts have been heard! November 1, 2006 State Treasurer R...
Posted by Anthony Neff (whisper revolution) on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:18:00 PST