Kenny Olav Rock Experience (KORE)

About Me

Welcome to KOREspace:
The MySpace home of the Kenny Olav Rock Experience (KORE).
Kenny Olav is a mollified wage slave who uses his allotted free time to rock the universe. He aspires to be a full-time Ambassador of Rock, using his talents and his four arms to rock every existing soul into a state of true freedom and happiness. His most excellent friend Jake has lent great assistance to this indispensable mission with his amateur, yet triumphant drum playing. The Kenny Olav Rock Experience seeks more comrades on this journey.
Find more KORE at:
KOREsite
KOREgarage
KOREvolume
Kenny Olav (Music)
Kenny Olav's tribute to The Frogs
Some more music of my doing:
KO says:
First off, I know that a lot of these tracks, especially Spring Water, are out of tune. I had a shitty guitar, alright?!
All of these tracks were recorded with a Tascam 4-track Portastudio, so they are very lo-fi. Guitars and vocals were recorded in my basement and drums were recorded at the Berklee College of Music with a limited time schedule. I recognize the production failings that currently exist and I consider these tracks to be blueprints for what could be if I had the time and money.
I have many more songs written, as well as an arsenal of guitar riffs.
Some info on the songs found on this profile:
Joyriding Thru Saskatchewan at 150kph in a '73 VW Fastback is unfinished. I plan on adding lead guitar to the 'verse' sections and an ostentatious chorus involving loud screaming about nothing important. After all, the word "akinol" that you hear me and Jake say at the beginning has no discernable meaning. It is just fun to say.
Television Ad Nauseum is the first song Jake ever played drums on and he had only been playing for about a month. Considering that, I think the drums sound pretty damn good and give it a Zeppelin-esque beat. I think this song has great potential. The lyrics need work, but I am proud of the riffage and guitar solo.
"Grunge is Dead" refers to what Courtney Love said in 1998, right around the time I saw the documentary 'Kurt and Courtney' which highlighted the theory that Kurt Cobain was murdered by a hit man hired by Courtney. This song was my immediate reaction. I still beieve the case should be re-opened.
"Bleeding Angel" is one of the first songs I ever recorded. So please forgive the singing and not-so-poetic lyrics and at least enjoy the raw guitar tone and emotive fury. It was written about an event that still haunts me to this day. In the dead of winter (I believe Jan or Feb '98) I experienced what scientists call the Old Hag Syndrome and what paranormal experts say is an attack by a spectre known as a mara and other names depending on the culture. The memory of this attack is still vivid, and I find the scientific explanation plausible, but unsatisfactory. I wrote this song shortly after the experience - and I'll let the song describe the details. About a year after it happened, I was shocked to learn that many others have witnessed the same phenomenon with strikingly similar details, and that it has been going on for centuries. I don't know how many others have written songs about it, but here is mine.
Here's a tune I began writing in August '06
It is tentatively titled Eulogy for Pluto

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Member Since: 8/21/2005
Band Website: kenoconnor.freeservers.com/KORE.htm
Band Members:Kenny Olav writes the music, plays all guitars and sings. Jake played the drums on Joyriding Thru Saskatchewan and Television Ad Nauseum.
Influences: Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Who, Neil Young, John Lennon, The Pixies, Black Sabbath, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cracker, Blind Melon, The Doors, U2, My Morning Jacket, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, the soundtracks to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Randy Rhoads, QueensrÃ¿che, Rush, Soundgarden, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Radiohead, NIN, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Screaming Trees, Temple of the Dog, Mudhoney, Green River, Mad Season, Mother Love Bone, Satchel, Three Fish, Jack Irons, Wellwater Conspiracy, Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Veruca Salt, The Frogs, Meat Puppets, King Crimson, The Mars Volta, Primus, Faith No More, Filter, Stone Temple Pilots, Living Colour, Deep Purple, Cream, the Dazed and Confused soundtracks, The Ramones, Sleater-Kinney, Sonic Youth, Dead Kennedys, Sex Pistols, Seven Year Bitch, Jane's Addiction, Marilyn Manson, L7, The Clash, Bikini Kill, Quiet Riot, Bran Van 3000, Tenacious D, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Mike Watt, Sebadoh, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, REM, Mazzy Star, Beck, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Rusted Root, The Pretenders, Bob Dylan, early Stones, Janis Joplin, Green Apple Quick Step, Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, 90's Live, Ben Harper, Aimee Mann, The Cure, The Dresden Dolls, The Hives, Blondie, Hum, The Toadies, Letters to Cleo, Cake, Porno for Pyros, Urge Overkill, Phish, Bob Marley, God Street Wine, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Steely Dan, The Pretenders, Goose, Men at Work, Joe Walsh, The Band, Warren Zevon, Morphine, For Squirrels, Powderfinger, Wilco, Daniel Johnston, Robbie Fulks, Heart, The Tragically Hip, Natalie Merchant, Matthew Sweet, David Bowie, that dog, The Rentals, Marcy Playground, The Breeders, Violent Femmes, Jethro Tull, Blues Traveler, The Black Crowes, early Lenny Kravitz, The Steve Miller Band, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles (Hotel California album), The Doobie Brothers, The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Company, Willie Nelson, Otis Redding, Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, early Sheryl Crow, Van Morrison, early Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Johnny Cash, Corrosion of Conformity, System of a Down, Ani DiFranco, Beastie Boys, Dropkick Murphys, The Animals, The Cranberries, Garbage, No Doubt, Gorillaz, The Misfits, all music from Motown, Talking Heads, Tori Amos, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, White Zombie, The Offspring, Local H, Pete Yorn, David Gray, The Sheila Devine, Fiona Apple, The Lemonheads, Cat Power, the Verve, Oasis, Ben Folds (Five), The Cardigans, Blur, Ween, Supergrass, Throwing Muses, Zwan, Blue Ã–yster Cult, Queen, White Stripes, Elastica, The Cars, Boston, Journey, tunes from classic Nintendo games like The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Contra, Ghosts n Goblins, Mega Man I & II... Star Wars music, 80's Def Leppard, Van Halen, Guns n' Roses, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Metallica, Wyld Stallyns
Sounds Like: SOUNDS LIKE KORE, DAMMIT.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None