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John Paul Spencer

About Me

The more I tell you about myself, the more I poison your perception of me. Suffice it to say I speak English.
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Member Since: 6/22/2005
Band Website: none currently. This would be it.Cheap but visible
Band Members: Well, there's me, and then there's me after I've been drinking.
Influences: Of late, the songs and style of David Ackles have been an enormous influence. Other influences include Tim Buckley, Van Morrison, Richard Thompson and Randy Newman.
Sounds Like: It depends on the song, but Tim Buckley's influence can definitely be heard in places.
Record Label: none currently

My Blog

Check out this event: Rock @ The Riverwest Commons

Hosted By: John Paul Spencer When: Wednesday Jun 11, 2008 at 9:00 PMWhere: The Riverwest Commons815 E. LocustMilwaukee, WI 53212United StatesDescription:John Paul Spencer Click Here To View EventThis...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:33:00 GMT

Songs For A Cloudy Day

It's cloudy today in Milwaukee, so in that spirit, let me give you some good musical recommendations for a day like today. Some of these are full-length albums (I almost typed "LP's"; they don't exist...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:46:00 GMT

Soon To Be Abandoned

This is to announce that, in the very near future, this blog will be shutting down. Over the past few weeks, I have been working to update my original blog (The Spencer File, which can be found here) ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 12:29:00 GMT

Visions Of Paradise

I was originally going to put this on my personal MySpace page, but I realized that I have about four times more friends at this, my musician's page. I am not a fan of organized religion. I feel that ...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:49:00 GMT

From Off The Beaten Track

I recently finished listening to "Canterbury Tales: The Best Of Caravan" from my CD collection. Caravan was a progressive rock band that had a sense of humor, so I loved them instantly. I remember buy...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:32:00 GMT

Boycott South Dakota

Normally, I reserve this space for music-related posts, but in the past week, a despicable and unspeakable law has been passed in the state of South Dakota. I felt it necessary to use this space to sp...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:38:00 GMT

The Smell Of Personal Failure

I listened to the recording I made at The Coffee House this past Friday. In a word, it sucked. I could blame my oral surgery a week ago. I could blame my lack of preparation. I could also blame my unf...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:03:00 GMT

Lou Rawls, In Memoriam

The newswires are abundant today with the news that Lou Rawls, legendary soul singer, succumbed to lung and brain cancer at the age of 72. It wasn't until later in my life that I gained a perspe...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:07:00 GMT

The Ten Dumbest Songs I've Ever Found, Part 2

In part one of this post, I concentrated on deep album cuts that I had come across that I felt were so stupid that I couldn't believe anyone would spend the valuable studio time investment to save the...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:42:00 GMT

The Ten Dumbest Songs I've Ever Found, Part 1

Before I begin to catalog songs under this posting's heading, I feel that I need to come clean; I am quickly becoming an anachronism. I do not yet own an IPod, and I have no plans to do so. I am ...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:40:00 GMT