About Me
Shining Examples are a new band.Of course the first thing anybody wants to know about any band is 'what sort of music do they play?'Interestingly, we use exactly the same set of notes as that used in the past by famous composers such as Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Gershwin, Lennon and McCartney, Dylan and even Chris deBurgh! Though not in the same order. Or at the same time. And Keith the drummer often doesn't use any notes at all.This traditional use (or non-use in Keith's case) of 'notes' has been known to produce an interesting fusion of blues, funk and soul mixed with more modern influences. When it becomes all about the sonics. Think Robert Johnson meets the Allman Brothers Band meets Television meets Neil Young and Crazy Horse meets the Talking Heads meets Curtis Mayfield meets Westlife. Actually, on second thoughts, probably not Westlife. Though you never know...Actually, we play all original material. We believe in well-crafted songs with a blues/soul/funk backbone but incorporating many other styles and influences from all eras. No airs and graces - we're four guys who are all about listening to each other and simply playing the music that we love with skill and passion and commitment, but most of all a huge sense of fun. And we believe that communicates itself to our audiences.We love what we do. Hope you do too.
