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"I've been gargling with Drano," Dennis explains about his vocal tone on Ten Foot Pole's new album, Subliminable Messages. Maybe he's not joking - the polite 14-year-old sounding voice of the Unleashed era has matured to new levels of grit and depth, leaving listeners with a mental image of a singer's forehead veins bulging.
Five albums in twice as many years, over 1,000 shows played around the globe, but as far as Ten Foot Pole is concerned, this is just the beginning. Revitalized by Dennis' newfound vocal intensity and the fresh talent of newcomers Mike Levy (bass) and Eric Cody (lead guitar), the band has never been more energized. Subliminable Messages is the perfect document of this rebirth: the traditions of relentless drums, jerky guitars, and up-tempo tunes get respectful nods, but the new recording is somehow bigger than the sum of its parts and history. As Dennis dryly puts it, "We try to learn at least one new chord on every album. This time it's B sharp."
Asked about the meaning of the title, Dennis says "George W. coined the phrase in response to accusations that his election ads used subliminal techniques. I interpret it as a melding of subliminal and abominable, a combination appropriate for today's political climate." No doubt the band also got a chuckle envisioning kids playing the tracks backwards looking for hidden phrases - which they CLAIM do not exist.
Have you ever heard an album where every song sounds the same? No need to worry about that here. Each tune on Subliminable Messages has a distinct personality. Some songs are among TFP's heaviest, while others continue the band's history of understated humor. Whether the lyrics examine the struggle to be politically effective - "Wake Up (and smell the fascism) - the perils of a diabolical girlfriend - "Last Call for Russell's Balls" - or the stigma of childhood labels - "Kicked Out of Kindergarten" - the band never loses sight of their trademark urgency and sincerity.
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Member Since: 6/22/2004
Band Website: tenfootpole.com
Band Members: Keith Divel- Lead guitar and backups
Chris Dalley - Drums and backups
Dennis Jagard- Vocals and guitar
Dan Kelly- Bass and backups

Sounds Like: A hybrid of Bad Religion, Lagwagon, and Green Day.
Record Label: Go Kart Records (www.gokartrecords.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Kohar tour with Armenian Symphony Orchestra and Choir

So this morning I'm at O'Hare in Chicago trying to get a standby flight to my new place near Boise Idaho. I moved there from Southern California so my family could be near my in-laws when I'm to...
Posted by Ten Foot Pole on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:17:00 PST

In Auckland New Zealand with Ryan Adams, and Victory article

So the Prince gig in London fell through and I jumped on a tour with the artist Ryan Adams. I am mixing monitors, a traditionally volatile gig, so who knows how long this will last? Today ...
Posted by Ten Foot Pole on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:17:00 PST

roller coaster

So after I quit working for Prince I was doing sound for local companies in Los Angeles, and flying out to Mexico around once a week mixing for a great band called Kinky. They are amazing, a mix...
Posted by Ten Foot Pole on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:35:00 PST

The end of Purple Reign for me

I quit my job doing sound for Prince, mostly over a disagreement about the need for more technical support staff. I had a great time, learned a lot, heard/saw a lot of great music being played.&...
Posted by Ten Foot Pole on Sun, 06 May 2007 10:00:00 PST

Wow, has it been a year?

It's been a year since the last post! Sorry to be so stingy. My life is still dominated by my job as the soundman doing live concerts, parties and rehearsals for Prince. I ...
Posted by Ten Foot Pole on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:28:00 PST

TFP in Japan and working for Prince

So you may have noticed not much has been up with TFP except 2 new songs to be released in Japan, and a couple of shows we played in Tokyo last week. That is because I got a job doing live sound for P...
Posted by Ten Foot Pole on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:45:00 PST

popularity contest

OK, so my wife told me our song is #3 on some radio poll. So now I just spent half an hour basically spamming my friends' comment boards asking people to vote for us. This is the first tim...
Posted by Ten Foot Pole on Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:59:00 PST

canada on a toe

So my dirt bike pal was surprised that I wanted to go riding the day before a little tour, but I figured I was tired of living the conservative life. Why be a worry wart all the time? So within ...
Posted by Ten Foot Pole on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:40:00 PST

Prince and a .45

So last night I was mixing sound for Doug E. Fresh (or is it Dougy Fresh?), anyhow, someone behind me requested a little more low end on the vocal. I assumed it was the manager, but as I turned ...
Posted by Ten Foot Pole on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

graduations, fire twirlers and quebec in august?

So I've been doing sound for graduations and festivals. I've heard Pomp n Circumstance waaaayyyy too many times in the last week. I think I saw the flute girl from American Pie at one of t...
Posted by Ten Foot Pole on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST