Member Since: 2/10/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/thejadeamenity
Band Members: Johnny Guitar, Bobby Bass, Jimmy Snare and the whole gang.
Influences: Too many to list... but I guess I'll try anyway. Smashing Pumpkins, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley,The Doors, John Cipollina, Quicksilver messenger service, Kristen Pfaff, Janitor Joe,Nirvana,Syd Barret era Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Poltiano, Hot to Trot, Brownsville Station, Steve Mills, The FBI, Radiohead, Bob Dylan,Donovan, Neil Young, Question Mark and the Mysterians Flaming Lips, Mudhoney,The Chocolate watch band, Black Sabbath,Emmet Rhoads,Beatles, Vanilla Fudge, The Seeds, Alice in Chains, Mad Season,Carve, The Stooges,The Great Society, The Status Quo (earlier era), Tommy James & the Shondells, Otis Redding, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly,Albert King, Blue Cheer, The Sleepers, Dave Brubeck, The Dave Clark 5, The Creation, Meat Puppets, Link Wray,The Beau Brummels, Blind Melon, Deathray, The Leaves, Snail (Both the '60s/70s Santa Cruz area band, and the other "Snail" from the early '90s)It's A Beautiful Day, Local H, Butthole Surfers, earlier Stones, The Music Explosion, Don Van Vliet A.K.A "Captain Beefheart," The Monks, The Woolies, The Remains, Cowboy Junkies, Mazzy Star, The Byrds, Cracker, Pavement, Frank Hannon, rusty old Fuzz boxes, Old Fender Amps, Old Monky-wards gear, Crusty old mics, Single coil pick-up 60-cycle hum, Drama, old crusty things.... creatively conjured frustration, scandalous behavior by over-grown munchkins, All Misunderstandings of the universe, umm... Much More, and many that people probably wouldn't remember.
Sounds Like: Ummm..... I haven't given it much thought. Blue cheer mixed with secret squirrel and the smurfs? I think that works.
Type of Label: None