William Lee and the Modern Primitives

About Me

PUBLICATION: METRO PULSE
SECTION: CALENDAR
DATE: AUGUST 27, 2009
AUTHOR: MATTHEW EVERETT
LOCATION: KNOXVILLE, TN
TITLE: SPOTLIGHT: WILLIAM LEE AND THE MODERN PRIMITIVES

It seems fitting that a band whose debut album is called Lost Blues and Forgotten Ballads should be so mysterious&8212;the disc arrives in the mail with no credits, no lyrics, no bio, no press release, just a CD and a handbill advertising the group's upcoming show at Pilot Light. The music's like a blusier version of the Flat Duo Jets, definitely primitive, hillbilly guitar and shuffling drums played at psychotic intensity, the perfect accompaniment for songs about fear and the devil.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/04/2007
Band Website: modprim.com
Influences: Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Brownie McGee, Charlie Patton, Howling Wolf, Blind Willie McTell, Rev Gary Davis, Blind Willie Johnson, Doc Watson, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, Keith Richards, Lou Reed, the Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Javanese Gamelan, Syd Barrett solo and Pink Floyd, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Othar Turner, Duke Ellington, John Fahey, Sonic Youth, Captain Beefheart, P.J. Harvey, Jefferson Airplane, Dock Boggs, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, Pops Staples, Henry Thomas, the Mississippi Sheiks, Roy Acuff, Billie Holiday, Mourning Doves in general, Screamn' Jay Hawkins, Odetta, Rambling Jack Elliot, Jerry Lee Lewis, and more
Sounds Like: A live band with a dead voice.
Record Label: See Cat Records
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

William Lee Live at the Legion Hall in Highland Park

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti... Check out William Lee and the Modern Primitives live at the Highland Park American Legion Hall this Friday with The Sunshine Brothers and Ovideo
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:26:00 GMT

Lost Blues and Forgotten Ballads available for Purchase at modprim.com

You can now Purchase our Album: Lost Blues andForgotten Ballads securely through PayPal on our site www.modprim.com.Not that you will but you can.
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:31:00 GMT

Lost Blues and Forgotten Ballads Lyrics

SONGS:1. Without Hope, Without Fear Blues2. Can't Fight the Devil3. Lord Help Us4. Paulper One-Eyed Jack5. Song of the Gypsy Davey6. Portrait of a Lady7. Last Chance Blues8. Evangeline9. Ball...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:43:00 GMT