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Jon Amor

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About Me

.. In the early nineties, from a tiny village in deepest darkest Wiltshire, UK, there came forth a band with fire in its belly and blues in its heart, and that band was called The Hoax. One of its four key members was Jon Amor, a long, lean guitar player who, along with his cohorts, toured the UK, Europe and the USA for eight years until the group disbanded in 1999, with four successful albums and a string of awards to its name.Since then, Jon has taken on the role of frontman with his band AMOR and established himself as a singer and songwriter in his own right, releasing two highly acclaimed and influential albums and giving the British blues rock scene a much-needed kick up the backside.Jon disbanded AMOR in 2005 and made the final leap into solo performance with a string of unique acoustic gigs. He also recorded a brand new album Unknown Soldier which is set for release on May 2nd and features guest performances from Led Zep legend Robert Plant and renowned tub-thumper Clive Deamer of Portishead and Roni Size fame.

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Member Since: 3/18/2006
Band Website: jonamor.com
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Type of Label: None

My Blog

Identity Crisis

Dear Readers, Allow me to begin with a few facts.... 1) The time between my last blog and this one is disgraceful, and I am humbly sorry. 2) "The Internationale", otherwise known as the Russian Nation...
Posted by Jon Amor on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:02:00 PST

Jon Amor Band UK Tour March ’08 - PART TWO

It’s about time I had a good old moan, I reckon. I had a quick look back at some of my archives, and I found several in which I had a good, healthy rant about something petty and trivial, and I ...
Posted by Jon Amor on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:29:00 PST

Jon Amor Band UK Tour - March ’08 Part 1

Dear readers, ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />  So, I’m growing a Venus Flytrap in my bathroom. I have been growing it since Christmas, as it was a ...
Posted by Jon Amor on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:55:00 PST

The Canada Diaries - Part Three

DAY SEVEN: Heading back East I awake to snow in Bow Island. Brendan is looking forward to impressing everyone by waking up first, and knocks on Jay's door to tell him he's overslept, only to be told t...
Posted by Jon Amor on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:28:00 PST

The Canada Diaries - Part Two

DAY FOUR: Hitting The Market My body clock is definitely adjusting to Canadian time  it's getting harder and harder to get out of bed in the morning, just like being at home. I emerge from my basemen...
Posted by Jon Amor on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:36:00 PST

The Canada Diaries - Part One

Ok folks, as you all should know, this month I find myself in Canada, and unlike previous trips I'm fully equipped with the necessary technology to upload journal entries FROM THE ROAD! Yes indeedy. S...
Posted by Jon Amor on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:26:00 PST

The Breda Bunch

Hey there folks Well, it's been a while since my last journal entry, and I'll award a prize of some sort to anyone who can tell me how many times I've used that phrase in my journals over the years. M...
Posted by Jon Amor on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:27:00 PST

People Starving In The Desert Would Love To Eat This

The inflated prices and general customer dissatisfaction that manifest themselves aboard cross-channel ferries has been well documented in the esteemed columns of my online journal. Tales of scrawny s...
Posted by Jon Amor on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:31:00 PST

Back In The Studio

Breaking a finger is not a great thing for a guitar player to do. My poor red Fender Stratocaster forlornly sits across the room from me, neglected. Yes, I have attempted to shape a few chords, becaus...
Posted by Jon Amor on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:41:00 PST

I've Broken My Finger

Just as your tea's brewing nicely, and it's approaching that point at which you reach for the strainer and begin to anticipate pouring it out into your favourite mug, the Devil himself saunters up out...
Posted by Jon Amor on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:14:00 PST