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Socrates Johnson

About Me

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'Socrates Johnson are a dual - guitar acoustic blues rock act who turn many heads.'

'Their sound to me was a bit of rock n roll with a blusey twist (you could say a cross between Tom petty and Neil Young).'

'Socrates are able to offer something a little fresher on the current underground scence and are definitely worth a look.'
'They strummed and harmonised like West Coast veterans'

'If you closed your eyes it could be Big Pink in '68.'

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Member Since: 05/03/2006
Band Website: Facebook Group - Socrates Johnson
Band Members:
Andy Davison - Vocals, guitars, ukulele, harmonica, stomp box

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Matt Flowers - backing vocals, guitars, percussion, mandolin, keyboard

Sarah Dakin - Drums, percussion

Paul Ward - Bass, vocals

Influences: Dylan, Neil Young, BB King, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, The Beatles, the Pixies, Guns n roses, Jeff Buckley, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Morrissey, Tenacious D, Bill Hicks


Sounds Like: a cross between; Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes, Beatles' Let It Be, Morrissey's Vauxhall and I and early Neil Young

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Brand New Song...
Record Label: Open to offers
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Review of Boardwalk gig

...Socrates Johnson were a more mellow proposition with a two-prongedacoustic guitar front. They strummed and harmonised like West Coastveterans with the bass and drums complementing the guitars and v...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:40:00 GMT

review of the boardwalk gig 8/3/09

Socrates Johnson  The Boardwalk, 8th March 2009Sundayafternoon is a brave time to stage a gig, so it wasnt a surprise thatThe Boardwalk had the atmosphere of a sound check while we waited forthe mus...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:17:00 GMT

gig rearranged

message from Mentholman productions regarding the planned 21st January gig at the Casbah...After confusion with the venue with the move in date, I have no option but to change the date and postpone t...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:11:00 GMT

Review of Dove & Rainbow gig, Sheffield, Wed 26/11/08

MAEVEN / IN THE NAME OF / THE CHILD / SOCRATES JOHNSON Dove & Rainbow, Sheffield, Wed 26/11/08     Local mini-fests taking place in a respectable rock boozer in the centre of your ...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:41:00 GMT

Final recording session

The second recording session at the Old Cornmill Studios last weekend completed another 4 tracks to finish off the album. Big thanks again to Dave The String Man. The Big Lie TechniqueRambler ManIt Wa...
Posted by on Sun, 25 May 2008 02:59:00 GMT

The Gag Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_005oawXwkI Brand new Video for the track from the forthcoming album 'Providence & Fate' from Socrates Johnson.
Posted by on Sun, 11 May 2008 03:39:00 GMT

NAME CHANGE!

Hear ye hear ye,From this moment on Trouabdour in it’s present form no longer exist. A new line up comes with new name...Socrates Johnson. After meeting someone from the Troubadours Guild, it be...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:51:00 GMT

Recorded!

The newly recorded songs are now up on the Troubadour myspace page. Check them out and leave a comment. Big thanks to Dave at Old Cornmill Studios who produced the 4 new songs.
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:02:00 GMT

Album

Songs for the album are being recorded this weekend at the Old Corn Mill Studios in Sheffield. Once completed they will appear on the website. Check them out and let us know what you think!!
Posted by on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:16:00 GMT

New Songs

How do all? Thanks for stopping by and checking out my profile.This is my first blog so bear with me. an update on the songs posted here. The two up, Gag Man and For the Cause, have been up for a whil...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:35:00 GMT