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John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45

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About Me

after spending 2001-2005 with the hagerstown, maryland-based band radio redemption, john adam thomas moved to knoxville, tennessee, to start a new band. based around some core songs, and newer ones written in knoxville, he recorded what was to be a demo to acquire like-minded musicians. the demo became "city seventeen," and the help in the studio became the lonely 45.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/16/2007
Band Members: Donnie Mahan: drum kit.

Denny Myers: guitars.

Adrian Sanabria: bass.

John Adam Thomas: vocals, guitars.

Influences: springsteen, petty, the band, gin blossoms, uncle tupelo, (early)wilco, josh rouse, josh ritter, old 97's, whiskeytown, superdrag, jason isbell, dbt, john paul keith, mic harrison, scott miller, justin currie, chris knight, the black crowes, aaron eckel, caleb rose, mike thomas, matt woods, mike flynn, jason teach, and many other things and people that have come and gone, and will come and go
Sounds Like: What they're saying about "City Seventeen:"

"The songs on 'City Seventeen' don’t sound like just a handful of acoustic-written ditties with a band behind them: 'Shotgun Heart' pours out the kind of white-eyed Pentecostal fervor you’d find on records by Uncle Tupelo or Jason and the Scorchers; 'Dry County' has a layer of red-dirt grit and a soaring chorus suited for Thomas’ clear tenor; and 'Learn to Love The Hard Way,' with its stop-and-go rhythm, depends entirely on the band working together."

-Matthew Everett, The Metro Pulse, Knoxville, TN
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"The Rise & Fall"

some of you know, and some of you don't, so we'll go ahead and make it official.  tracking has started on our new CD, which is called "the rise & fall," and we'll do the CD release show for i...
Posted by John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45 on Sat, 17 May 2008 07:55:00 PST

around the world

Around The World words and music by john adam thomas When something gets hard to believe in Then it ain't worth your time Nothing get's harder than love, take easy Relax, breathe a bit, and it'll fa...
Posted by John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45 on Tue, 13 May 2008 02:22:00 PST

skins

hello, everyone.  please help us in welcoming our new drummer to the fold.  joining us is an awesome drummer from the knoxville scene...jason lay. he’s played/playing in many things ar...
Posted by John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45 on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:52:00 PST

ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

hey guys.  it’s been a while since i’ve done one of these things.  just a few things going on.  a) we’re gonna start tracking our new recording(s) very soon.  so...
Posted by John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45 on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:54:00 PST

theft

i've played in a ton of bands.  i've played with many different people from all walks of life and musical backgrounds.  i've played with people i'm better than, and i've played with people w...
Posted by John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45 on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:56:00 PST

album info!!!

okay.  so today i finished the final tracking for my debut EP, called "city seventeen" the track listing is:  shoutgun heart, learn to love the hard way, ask the dust, dry county, shoulda f...
Posted by John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45 on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:47:00 PST

new recording update

so my cd's done.  done done done.  just waiting on the mixes, and then i'll send it off to be mastered.  then on with the artwork.  so i'm shooting for a late august release date. ...
Posted by John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45 on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:46:00 PST

recording update

hey guys.  sorry i've not been around for a bit, been busy working, then went outta town for the 4th. things are coming along nicely in the studio.  my expectations have been fully exceeded,...
Posted by John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45 on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:54:00 PST

recording, day #1

so yesterday i finsihed the first full day's work on my debut EP.  first off, i've got some really amazing people helping me out.  we're recording at shed 55 studios, owned and operated by d...
Posted by John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45 on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:10:00 PST

st. louis

st. louis words and music by john adam thomas you need some time/how long has it been/are you coming around again/are you now no more a friend/and the old cathedral rises up from the snow/deo uni et t...
Posted by John Adam Thomas & The Lonely 45 on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:54:00 PST