Unknown Reason

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Breaking a few rules along the way, Unknown Reason is proving that talent and dedication will persevere. Formed in 1999, the band immediately set off to write, record, and produce the critically acclaimed CD, "Reality Won't Do".
An ecclectic mix, "Reality Won't Do", blends acoustic and electric styles. The all out classic rock of "Taking Sides", "Bittersweet" and "Prince of Apathy", the power-pop of "Remote Control" and "Down to You", the acoustic driven "Centered" and "100 Miles', the pure pop of "For Better or Worse" give amazing breadth to this release.
Their live shows dig deep for great material. Tom Petty, Neil Young, and The Who, all party with the likes of Marcy Playground, Three Doors Down, and The Lemonheads. Kicking off with some acoustic numbers, the mood generally gives way to some high energy, all out rock and roll. A set that may contain Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Green Day, The Beatles and Marshall Crenshaw rounds things out. With plenty of their own originals thrown in for good measure, this is a band you need to see live. Already well respected on the Cleveland music scene, the band has started to garner national and international attention with the release of their first single - 'Remote Control".
The band also performs all-original shows and "music series" programs. Their style ranges from 60's 70's acoustic rock to power-pop to modern alternative.
You can Purchase"Reality Won't Do" Here
Review of Unknown Reason by Admiral Bob for Mp3 Australia.
I have been a huge fan of the power-pop of the 70s, the Rasberrries, the Hollies, and especially Badfinger. I melt for any band that captures that era. Unknown Reason do. Like the signature seventies power pop bands before them, they meld distinctive guitar parts into a melodic, catchy whole. Their listed influences show as well - you hear more than a little Tom Petty and Neil Young when the guitar solo breaks out on Down to You. And yet the same song's chorus-y guitar chugging along does evoke Badfinger's "Baby Blue" in a major way. And it is because you can't put your finger on the specific seventies sound they are invoking, which veers between hints of the period's folk rock to the Apple-records sounds of Brit-rock, that their music is as intriguing as it is.

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Member Since: 1/21/2005
Band Website: http://www.unknownreason.squarespace.com/welcome/
Band Members:
Mark Ostrander, singer/songwriter, has been penning, recording and performing original compositions since 1980.Lead and rhythm guitars as well as harmonica, are his forte.

Scott Banham, Lead and rhythm guitars and singer/songwriter is an apt foil to Ostrander. Their intricate harmonies and guitar work play off each other very effectively. From the mid 1980s until the formation of Unknown Reason, Banham and Ostrander performed as an acoustic guitar duo in area establishments.

Drummer/percussionist,Tom Eddy, along with bassist, Jeff Thompson, provide fine harmonies and a tight foundation. Both individuals are music veterans having performed in blues, country, folk, rock and alternative bands since the 1970s.

Influences: Beatles (of course),
Byrds, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Buffalo Springfield, Stones, Zeppelin, Who, Yardbirds, British Invasion, 70's power-pop.......

You can purchase our first CD
"Reality Won't Do" below:

Reality Won't Do :

Rockin' In The Free World
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Sounds Like: Song List ♥Partial Song List:♥
For What It's Worth
-Buffalo Springfield
Take It Easy -The Eagles
Someday Someway -Marshall Crenshaw
Feeling Alright -Dave Mason
Till I Am Myself Again -Blue Rodeo
Two Of Us The -Beatles
Isn't It A Pity -George Harrison
Into Your Arms -The Lemonheads
Spooky -Dennis Yost & The Classics 4
Sunshine Superman -Donovan
I Think I Love You Too Much
-Mark Knoppfler/Dire Straits
Everything Is Broken -Bob Dylan
Crimson & Clover -Tommy James & the Shondells
Wish You We're Here -Pink Floyd
Pigs on the Wing/Mother -Pink Floyd
Norwegian Wood -The Beatles Heart Full Of Soul -The Yardbirds
Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend -T Bone Burnett
Mary Jane's Last Dance -Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
I'd Love To Change The World -Ten Years After
Sex & Candy -Marcy Playground
If I Had A Rocket Launcher -Bruce Cockburn
I Won't Back Down -Tom Petty
Free Falling -Tom Petty
The Breakup Song -Greg Kihn Band
I Think We're Alone Now -Tommy James & the Shondells
Kryptonite -Three Doors Down
I'm A Believer -The Monkees
No Time -The Guess Who
Feel A Whole Lot Better -The Byrds
All Along The Watchtower -Bob Dylan
End Of The Line -The Travelling Wilburys
I Should Have Known Better -The Beatles
Lawyers, Guns & Money -Warren Zevon
Hangover -America
Brown-Eyed Girl -Van Morrison
Walk On The Wild Side -Lou Reed
Good Riddance -Green Day
Twist & Shout -The Beatles
Promises -Eric Clapton
Like a Hurricane -Neil Young
You Don't Know How It Feels -Tom Petty
The First Cut Is the Deepest -Cat Stevens
America -Simon & Garfunkel
As The Raven Flies -Dan Fogelberg
Lucky Man -Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Remote Control -Unknown Reason
Centered -Unknown Reason
For Better or Worse -Unknown Reason
I Could Be There -Unknown Reason
100 Miles Away -Unknown Reason
Bittersweet -Unknown Reason
Taking Sides -Unknown Reason
That's Enough -Unknown Reason

Type of Label: Major

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