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The Rush Hour

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Inspired by the critical acclaim of his work with Plutonik (http://www.integrityrecords.co.uk/) as founder member, producer, instrumentalist and arranger, Al Rowe embarked on a more personal songwriting project. With support from longtime friend Adam N on guitars and harmonies, Al recorded some eerie riddles. Once in demo format these tracks needed a kind of band-type thing.
Rehearsals were productive; tunes created and crafted. First gig was February '07 at the Flapper & Firkin. It was 'fun'. Rehearsals continued. Recording of a five-track demo started with the drums in April 2007 and finished with the vocals and some nifty mastering by Nick in June. You can listen to them on this myspace.
After another spell of rehearsals, expansion and re-configuration of Rich's pedal-board, and with new songs added to the set by Rich and Nick, Al decided it was show-time! Dates were confirmed with The Catapult Club for appearances at The Jug of Ale, Hare & Hounds and Bar Academy.
Right now, The Rush Hour is putting together its first album. Drums tracks recorded at Hockley Street Studios, Birmingham. Bass and Guitar now going down at Rush Hour HQ. Vocals at a time and venue to be confirmed.
email [email protected] or contact us here if you want to know more.
Get this: You can now buy The Rush Hour T-shirts HERE !

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/14/2006
Band Website: www.therushhour.net
Band Members:

Al Rowe -
Songwriting, Production, Bass, Slide Guitar, Lead Guitar & Vocals




Adam N -
Songwriting, Lyrics, Rhythm Guitars, Harmonies & Lead Guitar




Nick -
Drums, Creative molding, Production, Mastering & Tobacco




Marcus Ariss -
Lead and Harmony Vocals, Percussion & Inspirational stories




Rich Boxley -
Guitars, FX arrays, Chordal magic, Orange fever, Epic Soundscapes and Star-jumps,




Chaz West -
Bass Guitar, Mixing and Mending, EQ advice, and... Reverberation.




(Additional lyrics provided by Stuart G & Fernando N)


Influences: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, Plutonik, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Bob Dylan, Kings of Leon, Fugazi, John Coltrane, Bloc Party, Robert Johnson, Rage Against the Machine, John Frusciante, Thin Lizzy, DJ Shadow, The Police, Incubus, Kyuss, Tool, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Nirvana, At The Drive In, Neil Young, Joe Cocker, The White Stripes, Dinosour Jr, Smashing Pumpkins, The Ramones, Flea, The Who, Janes Addiction, Black Sabbath, Deerhoof, Graham Coxon, The Kinks, The Pogues, Motown, Simon & Garfunkel, Guns & Roses, The Brothers Johnson, Pixies, Sidestepper, Meat Puppets, The Go Band etc...
We love a wide range of musical styles, ranging from Grunge, Punk/Hardcore, Rock, Jazz, Funk, World, Country, Metal and even Pop occasionally... ..
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

in the studio...

Greets to all, THE RUSH HOUR are currently in the pain-staking process of recording their first album, tentatively scheduled for completion in July. They'll be playing an exclusive one-off show in Sep...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:57:00 GMT