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Law of Fives, The

21st Century Rock & Roll

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RIP ROBERT ANTON WILSON

The Law of Fives - 21st Century Rock & Roll


"Correctly formulated, the Law [of Fives] is All phenomena are directly or indirectly related to the number five, and this relationship can always be demonstrated, given enough ingenuity on the part of the demonstrator."
-- Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, the Illuminatus! Trilogy

The Law of Fives plays melodic rock influenced by ’70’ guitar bands and ’90’s alternative. The group features guitarist, singer and chief songwriter Christopher Gwinn (who also founded the band), bassist Jordan Goldman and drummer T. MOTTS . All three members are committed non-conformists that aspire to set musical trends rather than chase after them.

The Law of Fives is currently recording its fourth album, to be released in early 2008. In June 2005 the band released "Love & Industry", containing eleven new songs. Previously, they self-produced and released two full-length CD’s, Obelisk (Summer 2002) and Plexor’s Lament (Fall 2003), both of which garnered positive reviews and received college radio play in the Northeast. XM Satellite Radio added several of their songs to their Unsigned channel (where they remain in daily rotation), and in 2002-2003 the song Waste Away spent seven weeks on Unsigned’s Top 20 Most Played chart. The Law of Fives debuted live in New York City in January 2002 and has been performing regularly at well-known clubs and colleges throughout the New York City area and New England ever since.
More music, pics, lyrics available at the band’s official website: www.lawoffives.com
Purchase the band’s new CD "Love & Industry" from: CDBaby.com
and iTunes
PRESS
Podcast NYC: Podsafe Music Love Lies
June 25, 2005
Review of our single "Love Lies" from "Love & Industry" The Law of Fives make the kind of pop/rock music that you rarely hear anywhere these days. Love Lies hits you with scratchy guitars, a fast beat and Beatle"esque" breaks. These dudes know how to create classic pop that’s brand new.
Download.com Music
May 2004
"The Law of Fives decrees huge drum fills, layered keyboards and guitars, and a minimum requirement of glam rock dramatics. It’s new wave on an arena-rock scale. See you down front."
Village Voice
Nightguide, Week of Sept 28-Oct 4th
-- by Alison M. Rosen
"Theres something dreamy and shimmering about the Law of Fives loping psychedelic pop-rock songs. Anchored by swirling guitars, gentle keys and ample vocal harmonies, this local quartet is making New York safe again for classic rock. And they dont even have long hair!"
HotBands.com
Artist of the Month - November 2003
-- By Patrick Ferris
"There’s no doubt that this band was influenced by rock greats like Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but there is a difference between trying to sound like a band and actually thinking like the band you are wanting to emulate. The Law of Fives creates song structure and hooks from the ground up in a fashion that gives them a big sound that I consider classic rock for the 21st Century."

NEWS
Watch "Fat Guy Stuck In Internet" this Sun, May 13th 2007, at midnight on Adult Swim
As some of you might know already, I recently contributed music to (and made a very, very brief appearance as an extra in) a new live-action Adult Swim pilot called "Fat Guy Stuck In Internet", which was written/produced/performed by my brother Curtis Gwinn and good friend John Gemberling (who are both well-known and highly-talented improv comedians here in NYC).
"Fat Guy Stuck In Internet" (formally known as "Gemberling", when it was an internet sensation a couple years ago, thanks to its initial appearance on Channel102.net ) is a comedy-sc-fi adventure about a rock and roll computer programmer who (as the title implies) gets stuck in the internet and has to battle the online minions of an evil CEO...think Tron meets Star Wars, with a dash of Cheech and Chong.
Well, the pilot is now set to premiere this weekend - first on the Adult Swim website this Friday, May 11th 2007, then on-air on Cartoon Network this Sunday, May 13th 2007 at midnight. More info (and a preview) is available at the link below.
I hope you will all check it out, as it is really well-done and very funny - it will go to series later this year and you can expect to hear a lot more of my music as the show progresses.
http://www.adultswim.com/shows/pilotweek/
- Chris / The Law of Fives

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Member Since: 4/21/2004
Band Website: lawoffives.com
Band Members: Christopher Gwinn - guitar/vocals/bass
Jordan Goldman - bass
T. MOTTS - drums
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Influences: Led Zeppelin, Queen, David Bowie, The Kinks, T. Rex, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, Ween, Al Green, Beck, Black Sabbath, Cat Stevens, Chuck Berry, Cream, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Doors, Eddie Cochrane, Elvis, Flaming Lips, Frank Zappa, Guns 'n' Roses, Iron Maiden, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, John Cale, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Judas Priest, Kyuss, Mars Volta, Marvin Gaye, Muddy Waters, Nirvana, Otis Redding, Otis Rush, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Pena, Prince, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Sam and Dave, Shel Silverstein, Sly and the Family Stone, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Taj Mahal, The Ramones, Tom Waits, U2, Van Morrison, Robert Anton Wilson, Old Nick, Robert Shea, Aiwass, Frater Perdurabo, H. P. Lovecraft, Guinness beer
Sounds Like: A blend of 60's & 70's Classic Rock and 90's Alternative - for fans of Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, Ween, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Queen, Flaming Lips & T. Rex
Record Label: CD
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Recording still underway, but nearly finished.

Just a quick note to let you guys know that after some delays earlier this winter, the new album is nearly finished - the vocal tracks are all that remains to be recorded before we can start the mixdo...
Posted by Law of Fives, The on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:35:00 PST

Recording Session This Friday

After many delays, we are finally entering the studio this Friday to begin the recording of our fourth album. We will be doing our basic tracks at Monster Island in Chelsea, which we are very excited ...
Posted by Law of Fives, The on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:00:00 PST

Watch "Fat Guy Stuck In Internet " Sun night on Adult Swim

As some of you might know already, I recently contributed music to (and made a very, very brief appearance as an extra in) a new live-action Adult Swim pilot called "Fat Guy Stuck In Internet", which ...
Posted by Law of Fives, The on Wed, 09 May 2007 05:53:00 PST

New Song Up: Tellus Mater

Just put up another track called "Tellus Mater" (an ode to 70's stoner rock) from our last CD "Love & Industry" - enjoy!
Posted by Law of Fives, The on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:15:00 PST

Taking a break from gigging while we record the new album

Hey folks,You might have noticed that we haven't had any shows lined up recently - we're taking a short break from playing live to concentrate on the recording of our new CD. I know it may not always ...
Posted by Law of Fives, The on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 04:02:00 PST

New song added: S.O.S.

We have added a new song to our profile called S.O.S. (from our most recent CD "Love & Industry) - it's kind of Black Sabbath meets Led Zeppelin - check it out!
Posted by Law of Fives, The on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:09:00 PST

Taking time off during February

We are taking the month of February to rehearse new material, so our next show won't be until early March - stay tuned for updates on when/where it will be.
Posted by Law of Fives, The on Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:37:00 PST

Download a Halloween-inspired Outtake

Just in time for Halloween, you can now download a special (and rather bizarre) outtake from our album "Plexor's Lament" called "Demons": www.thelawoffives.com/demons.mp3 ENJOY!! ...
Posted by Law of Fives, The on Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:24:00 PST

We've Posted A New Song!

Hey folks,We have just posted "Close My Eyes" to our MySpace profile - it's another song from our new CD Love & Industry and it definitely shows off our Zeppeliny side - check it out and let us kn...
Posted by Law of Fives, The on Thu, 08 Sep 2005 10:55:00 PST

Download More Law of Fives Music!

:::::Download More Law of Fives Music::::: Just a reminder that we have a lot more music available to download at our official website: http://www.thelawoffives.com You can rip a selection of tracks f...
Posted by Law of Fives, The on Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:07:00 PST