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Lo Woods

*Play what’s in your head, let them analyze it*

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Born in a little log cabin by some railroad tracks on January 20, 1955 to a mother who was a Nun and a father who was a wino, it has been an uphill battle ever since. My growth was stunted at first due to a regular diet of crawdads, water bugs and dirt. In my early teens I went searching for secluded places to learn to play guitar while most of my friends were stealing cars and knocking over Coke machines. Hey, they had their ways of expressing themselves and I had mine. Occasionally I would give in and hang out with my friends but I quickly realized that Juvenile Center and Jail weren't exactly my idea of peaceful secluded places, the ambience wasn't conducive to art.

By the time I was 15 the Hippie thing was in full swing, which was perfect for me because my second hand clothes and failure to make it to the barbershop were automatically in style. 1970 through 1976 took me through a variety of mostly three-piece Rock n.. Roll bands and some nightclubs where murder, mayhem, mischief, debauchery and record-breaking alcohol and drug consumption were the norm. If I had a dollar for every time I survived a murder attempt, I would have about five bucks.

My tenure with the dynamic and enthusiastic Champion Band (1976 through 1981) was the wildest ride of my life. As a matter of fact, it was so much fun that it sent me into retirement and back to finding secluded places to re-learn how to play. The 100 or so tunes I have written and recorded since then are a testament instrumentally and vocally to all of the events of my life.




Guitar For Crazy People Undisturbed Space These are not mp3s. They are fully mastered shrink-wrapped CDs with inserts, design, liner notes and all the good stuff shipped to your door .

"If you’re open to the point of gullibility and have not a microgram of skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguish the promising ideas from the worthless ones. Uncritically accepting every proffered notion, idea and hypothesis is tantamount to knowing nothing. Ideas contradict one another; only through skeptical scrutiny can we decide among them. Some ideas really are better than others."

*Carl Sagan*

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Member Since: 7/17/2006
Band Website: lowoods.com
Band Members: It changes with the wind but is currently coming together in several forms. There will be a nightclub copy rock n roll band and a Lo Woods all original show which sometimes will merge.The original project will be the most difficult simply because there will be about 150 tunes to choose from and they will have to be divided up into categories, rock fusion, jazz rock fusion, blues, rock, acoustic etc.Stay tuned (no pun)
Influences: Alan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, John Lennon, Todd Rundgren, Larry Carlton, Hendrix, Page, Jan Ackerman, Steely Dan, Robbin Ford, Stanley Jordan, Neil Young, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Rory Galager, Roy Buchanan, Jim McGuin, Mason Williams, José Feliciano, Pete Townsend, need I go on?
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Press releases and Quotes

Loren "Lo" Woods

"The music finds Loren "Lo" Woods walking slowly or skipping across the fretboards at will and when called for. A complete guitarist!"

John Stix , Editor In Chief, Guitar For The Practicing Musician

"Shattering Conventional Notions Of Guitar Playing. Guitar-driven and cinematic, the tracks on his latest CD offer plenty of imagination, melody and of course, the occasional hyper-speed moments that display Woods' command of his instrument."

"Smooth, sometimes hard-hitting guitar riffs mingle with a solid yet dynamic backup band to create a true rock n' roll energy. It Might Take Years emphasizes a strong melodic flavor and cool twin harmonies." The Village Vine , Bloomington, Indiana

"A Terrific Guitarist!"

Marc D. Allan , Pop Music Critic , The Indianapolis Star "I really love this music...but what the hell is it? I really don't know which file to throw it in!"

Anonymous Record Company Executive

"Lo gives everything he's got on this album-silky smooth ballads, thought-provoking melodies and inspirational pop rock. Experience Lo Woods and his music for yourself." Susie Mudd , Editor In Chief , The Maryland Musician

"Opening for Robin Trower at The Vogue, The Lo Woods Band Played a set that was phenomenal as is his album It Might Take Years." Jeff Napier , Nuvo News weekly, Indianapolis

Listen to instrumental songs in full in a variety of genres and purchase at: Lo Woods Music

Do the same with some of the vocal Rock, Blues or whatever at: Lo Woods Vocal Music


Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Indie