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When Five Horse Johnson formed back in the year of 1995, and announced themselves as a Blues Band, their friends may have thought they had cause to worry. After all, it is a well-worn banality that white boys can only ever hope to mimic the blues, isnt it? The band has always understood that the Blues isnt a formula, but a way of looking at the world; their blues is a dirty, sensual thing (it aint for nothin that their new catalog number is 69, people!), and while retaining a more than healthy dose of humor, they are completely and 100% free of the goofy hardy-har-har trappings of some of the other wannabes out there trying to be bluesy (hear that, J. Spencer?).Over the past decade, Five Horse Johnson has happily and thankfully proven the doubters wrong. Never apers, over the course of 6 albums, Five Horse Johnson has honed out a niche all their own, combining their love and respect for the Blues, Classic Rock and other, less dog-eared influences of their youth to become one of the most loved and respected bands in the Underground Rock community. Always a right freight train live, the band has spent a lot of time on the road with the likes of Clutch, Halfway To Gone, etc., gathering fans, friends, and drinking partners all over the world.Now, however, with The Mystery Spot, and with the help of their good friend and newest collaborator, Clutchs Jean Paul Gaster helming the drums, Five Horse Johnson has created their strongest album to date. The power is there in spades, and the influences are still clear ( wait, do I hear a bit of Captain Beefheart in there?). The Mystery Spot is a polished affair, but its like the polish on a muscle car: it doesnt slow the vehicle down one bit in fact, one may find that the car slips through the air even better, and it makes better use of its enormous engine J.P. Gaster and Steve Smith provide more power than a Super Hemi. Brad Coffins guitar has never sounded more lithe, his voice never stronger. Eric Oblanders harp is as sharp as a tailfin, his gravelly vocal delivery a growling, howling counterpoint to Coffins gruff style. Other collaborators on The Mystery Spot include Roadsaw/Antlers Craig Riggs and Big Chiefs Phil D and Mark Dancey all doing what they do best. The Mystery Spot is a powerhouse of a record, a focused affair that makes the listener want to reach for the bottle, the smokes and the volume knob all at the same time. All dexterity aside, we predict there will be a lot of ugly spillage especially when Five Horse Johnson goes back on the road to bring this baby to the people. We here at Small Stone suggest you dont bother cleaning up, go with the feeling, cause the feeling is good, goddammit! MyGen Profile Generator
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Member Since: 10/22/2004
Band Website: fivehorsejohnson.com
Band Members: Eric Oblander- vox/harp, Brad Coffin - guitar/vox, Steve Smith - bass, Phil Durr - guitar, Eric Miller - drums
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Sounds Like: Five Horse Johnson
Record Label: Small Stone Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Site for Eric.

Happy New Year everybody!Eric here. I posted a new myspace site, so come on over and talk harp. myspace.com/harpcarp
Posted by five horse johnson on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:17:00 PST

So you want The No. 6 Dance on vinyl do ya?

Ask and you shall receive...(from smallstone.com)We also have just recieved some copies of the very limited vinyl pressing of Five Horse Johnson's The No. 6 Dance. The fine folks of GMR in Sweden made...
Posted by five horse johnson on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:06:00 PST

FHJ on thecannabisnation.com

The good people over at The Cannabis Nation had some kind words to say about the ol' FHJ band...http://www.thecannabisnation.com/cnblog/click on "What is Stoner Rock? (Part 2)...
Posted by five horse johnson on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:06:00 PST

UPDATE

We'd like to extend a hearty thanks(!) to all who came out and rocked with us on the recent Clutch/Five Horse Johnson/Dub Trio tour. We had a blast and hope to see you all again soon! Be sure to keep ...
Posted by five horse johnson on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:50:00 PST

Decibel mag reviews 'The Mystery Spot' in Feb '07 issue

FIVE HORSE JOHNSON"The Mystery Spot"Small Stone RecordsAnd lo and behold, Small Stone hits another one out of the park. As good as the Brought Low album is, Five Horse Johnson's latest is even BETTER....
Posted by five horse johnson on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:13:00 PST

New Tour!

Well, It's been months since I posted a bloggy type thing, so here goes...The Euro tour went off without a hitch! great times packed houses ect. Michael played the drums like a champ! He has saddly...
Posted by five horse johnson on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:39:00 PST

sup suckas

Well people, no complaints so far! smooth sailing! Belgium was killa and we hope the same for Germany!
Posted by five horse johnson on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:58:00 PST

Tour shite

Hey ya'll! tour is going quite well! Holland and England have been killah! Guzzlin beer and throwin' flames ever night. Michael hacked his shin open in UK, but seems to be mending just fine. and ...
Posted by five horse johnson on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:01:00 PST

..and so it begins...

Had an ass kickin weekend With the Local H brothers! Friday was a sold out Show in Chicago @ the Merto! Lots of scared/confused faces at first, but we won em over and the show ripped! Saturday was ...
Posted by five horse johnson on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:02:00 PST

FUCK I MISSED IT!!

Well, i missed 6/6/6 by only a few hours, but just had to say...We busted our collective cherry in Lansing last night. Phil and Michael were finally unleashed in the house of Five Horse and it ROCKE...
Posted by five horse johnson on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 01:23:00 PST