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The James Appleridge Band

I am but a Neutrino trapped in a FLUX, forgive Me

About Me

i am jim i play and arrange most of the music you hear, not by choice, just the way it works out. i have been doing something in music as long as i can remember, my uncle royd showed me my 1st guitar chords at around 15? anyhow i listened and realized most garage bands sounded off, not that there wasn't something there, it was just off. so i decided to study more book learning music for a year or 2, then realized the best sounds and music was all around me, and continued to listen. i still listen, i am trying to put the moods i see into the colors of sound-waves that inter-twine to make a song. the demos were recorded by nik zyla in edmonton earlier in the summer of 2007, then came more chaos, and thus the project is still on hold as of this date, in other words, rats.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/22/2007
Band Website: youtube.com/user/jamesappleridge
Band Members: not really any members, if you show and can play we can fit you in the mix, for what you are hearing on these demo cuts is myself on everything except for the drum-parts, and the bassline on life makes me laugh, that was nik zyla ( he's a cool dude), and the bass line he played was right with the feel why change it.
Influences: Queen-in the 70's in the states growing up i was a major queen fan, i loved the pure harmony, the layers of sound, freddy was a homo-sexual, hmm i never really thought about it or cared. the Beatles-think about it led Zepplin-wow loud is good ac/dc-growing up future "rock stars" would laugh at how angus young licks were so easy and he stayed in the pentonic, i'd look and think, hmm, but he's angus young, he's sold millions of records, and he rocks, and you've done what? AC/DC therory of music louder is not loud enough. Jethro Tull-don't we all want to prance in the middle ages from time to time? AND OF COURSE Pink Floyd-....pink isn't well he stayed back at the hotel.
Sounds Like: a state of confusion with little sunshine sprinkles the tracks were recorded in a basic layer pattern, i played the acoustic guitar rhythm tracks (i know i should use a click trick, but hey i should know the timing to my own songs hahaha) then would build each song around that finishing with the lead vocal track. Nick Zyla ran the mics and recordings, which i think he does a great job. Have mercy if you can, these were done quickly and this by know means is a finished project.
Record Label: whatever blank cd's or cassettes on sale
Type of Label: None

My Blog

rocky top

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDZ_mB0Wqh4 i remember dragging myself out of bed and recording this a few weeks back haha about as hillbilly as it gets i reckon, anyhow my family is from way...
Posted by The James Appleridge Band on Tue, 20 May 2008 12:46:00 PST

chiken scatch and the whipping boy

well another year is going by, this whipping boy grows tired, at Tims manor the tenants seem calm, although a breaker is now blown in the new unit bah, run here jim run there, now dance little monkey ...
Posted by The James Appleridge Band on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:56:00 PST

the thin ice (pink floyd cover)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZlqUm_zt7c i have been listening to a lot new music and bands the last month, most of it is so over produced with drum machines, layer after layer of stuff, i...
Posted by The James Appleridge Band on Sun, 11 May 2008 12:35:00 PST

Chicken Scratch guitar jam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0OWcP80cko i get so bored sometimes :(...
Posted by The James Appleridge Band on Mon, 05 May 2008 09:24:00 PST

lost in numbers

 the last week or so has been surrel at best, working like mad around here to get ready for the health inspectors tomorrow, all the units are good and fit, but it is stressfull, to numbers, i hav...
Posted by The James Appleridge Band on Mon, 05 May 2008 09:20:00 PST

will you ring the bell

 ug another day ahead, we have been repairing the unit on the block, it amazes me how people feel they can wreck a rental property and move on to the next place like locust, oh well it doesn't di...
Posted by The James Appleridge Band on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:20:00 PST

have a laugh

well tonight i am suppose to go sing a few songs at the local open stage folk club thingy, it's been awhile i don't know, not really nervous, mostly eh haha, i want to entertain, but i don't think the...
Posted by The James Appleridge Band on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:32:00 PST

this flight tonight (busker list)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5b7dRcxgaA i guess my only goal in music, is to end up buskering for nickels and dimes, with the hopes of having a cheeseburger and pop, anyway if the warm we...
Posted by The James Appleridge Band on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:39:00 PST

The universe - How big are you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL4cFjmnQT8 i love following so much on this rock, and i understand how easily all of us forget, and get lost in our own reality, so other than the spirit, i l...
Posted by The James Appleridge Band on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:48:00 PST

a hard rains gonna fall (cover song)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu_14wbpCSs this song was written back in the olden days by the great bob dylan, i think a reflection for boys going off to vietnam, but now some 40 years late...
Posted by The James Appleridge Band on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:45:00 PST