Member Since: 6/27/2006
Band Members: The Chrome Roses
Influences: Love, Liberty, Libation and Loss.
Pinball, Pinball, Pinball and Pinball
Sounds Like: The implication of a failed superhero offers a doomed glance at something that was once great. But with Jason America, a self-proclaimed superhero that has failed, this is not the case. Rather, in his music there is a taste of something grandiose, something not-quite capable of conquering the world, but delicious enough to satisfy anyone who craves a soulful sound that also happens to be brazenly guitar-driven.A few of his tunes do touch on the concept of doom, but only for those few seconds before his hypnotic voice enters the realm. It's a boozy voice, one that's seen more than just a few good times. And even at its lowest register, those vocals grab at you and refuse to let go.But with Jason America's guitar, the story is told. Causing a pinball effect by alternating between speeds of fury and speeds of a catatonic state, his guitar keeps your stimulated mind frenzied to hear every next beat. Same goes for the lyrics – in 'Ghosts,' one of his best tracks, he strongly delivers ideas that leave a listener anxiously questioning what's next: "I don't believe in ghosts/but I'm sure that Jesus talks to me."Feverish at times, mesmerizing at others, Jason America knows what to do when making music for the masses. Almost the way a superhero would.Nicci Boots, AP music critic, Healthy Living magazine
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