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About Me

Richard J (James) Stanley -'There are 360 billion cows in the world'
Richard J (James) Stanley is a world-famous yet unsigned Staffordshire based singer/songwriter. His lyrics address the issues facing Britain's modern day young youth today, tackling problems such as man eating cows (Scared of Cows), love of steak (The Steak Song) and, of course, pirates (The Pirate Song). No newcomer to the music scene, Richard has written songs that are sometimes over three minutes long, and has performed live to capacity crowds at venues holding as many as five people. 2007 is set to be the year in which Richard gets a year older!

Jumbotron - The Album!

Well, after missing the original release date by nearly a year, the album, ''Jumbotron', is FINALLY here! Mixing smooth acoustic beats with cows, steak and beards, Jumbotron is surely the album of the year. For some time now Jumbotron has been steadily building up a cult fan base based on its unique interpretation of life. You'll not find songs of love or heartbreak on Jumbotron, just an honest take on what it means to be hungry. Richard's fear of cows, as well as his strange policy regarding beards, is communicated with surgical precision over the 30-something minutes of Jumbotron's journey. Why not join the adventure today!?

You should be able to download the entire album free of charge from Richard's eSnips public folder, which you'll find HERE . Enjoy! *

My Interests

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Member Since: 11/21/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/richardjstanley
Band Members: Richard J Stanley

Richard J (James) Stanley is the lead singer and guitarist of Richard J (James) Stanley. Richard J (James) Stanley is also the lead guitarist (although none of his tracks feature solos as he doesn't understand what they are), and the lead manager. Mr. J. Daniels provides keyboard support and groupie services are provided by Queen of England Elizebeth Royal.

Influences: When wearing his pants, Richard likes to listen to The Beatles, David Bowie and The Chuck Norris Kick-Ass Yoga Meditation Tape ..3. None of these however influence his music in any way whatsoever. As influences, Richard points toward Kitchen Foil's later albums, the Duster Brigade's demo tapes and, of course, anything by Fifth Gear Milk Float.
Sounds Like: Richard's music has been described by music critics (although it hasn't) as a mix between Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd, afro era Simon & Garfunkel and the Black Eyed Peas era Black Eyed Peas. If The Time's most important music critic listened to Richard's songs, he would most likely say that Richard is a songwriter of a calibre far exceeding that of (John) Lennon and David Hasselhoff combined. Richard sounds like Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech fed through a Marshall stack with plenty of feedback and reverb.
Record Label: RichardRecords Music & Key Cutting Ltd.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Caught By The Wolf

Here are the my latest lyrics, these for 'Caught By The Wolf' - a terrifying song about being, well, caught by a Wolf. I'm very happy with them and although I've yet to write the 'different bit at the...
Posted by Richard Stanley on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:24:00 PST

This is bear hold...

Working at a hotel, I get to meet a variety of odd, unusual and sometimes very interesting people. I've met minor celebrities (Lisa Riley), naked people (i.e. those who think it's ok to answer their d...
Posted by Richard Stanley on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:06:00 PST

Wych Elm, Great Oak, Fir

Below are the lyrics to my song about a lovely tree. In true Joanna Newsom style I've called it 'Wych Elm, Great Oak, Fir' and it'll appear on my next album which is currently scheduled to come out at...
Posted by Richard Stanley on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:33:00 PST

How to win the lottery

Yesterday I rather unwittingly won the lottery. I knew that I was a member of my work's lottery syndicate but beyond that didn't really understand how the concept worked. All I knew was that I gave my...
Posted by Richard Stanley on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:59:00 PST

Transformers - Robots in disguise!

Transformers is, in my opinion, a film that should have been awarded widespread critical acclaim. Reviewers should have universally garnished praise upon it, ranking it up there with Casablanca and Th...
Posted by Richard Stanley on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:41:00 PST

Mountains! Or not...

I've been saying that I want to go 'see me some mountains' for a long time now. I always say that next time I have a couple of days free, I'll go off to a National Park and do some exploring. Well, af...
Posted by Richard Stanley on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:18:00 PST

Time for a change...

The difficult second album as Chris Martin accurately crooned on Coldplay's second album, 'No body said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard'. And he was right. Second albums are ha...
Posted by Richard Stanley on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:51:00 PST

Watch out for the astronauts!

Is there any greater threat to community cohesion, national unity and, dare I say it, world peace than that posed by the astronauts of NASA? Once upon time they were a tight knit, clean living bunch o...
Posted by Richard Stanley on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:48:00 PST

'From Cradle To Grave' Pt. 3

The Road Safety Horse Monologues Episode 4, Part 3'From Cradle To Grave' By Richard J. StanleyROAD SAFETY HORSE IS WEARING A NIGHT CAP AND IS CURLED UP ASLEEP ON HIS BED OF STRAW. HIS STABLE IS A MES...
Posted by Richard Stanley on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:45:00 PST

Lies and truths about Bastille Day

Just thought I'd take a break from bouncing like a pinball between the various social utility websites (i.e. here and Facebook) to post a couple of things that I've had knocking about for a while now ...
Posted by Richard Stanley on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:45:00 PST