{"id":79,"date":"2012-02-25T16:23:32","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T16:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indangerofbeingdiscovered.com\/blog\/?p=79"},"modified":"2012-02-25T16:41:21","modified_gmt":"2012-02-25T16:41:21","slug":"the-musical-standouts-vo-or-directors-note-from-idobd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.indangerofbeingdiscovered.com\/blog\/?p=79","title":{"rendered":"The Musical Standouts VO or Director’s Note from IDOBD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We can all make a quick list of great guitarists from the area but we should all thank the predecessors to most of the bands we talk about in the film. For example, those from other musical genres like TJ Wheeler or Ed\u00a0Gerhard\u00a0who were\u00a0amazing\u00a0examples\u00a0of\u00a0local\u00a0musicians\u00a0who\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0living at\u00a0playing\u00a0music.<\/p>\n

Guitarists like\u00a0Rick\u00a0Twombly\u00a0and\u00a0Jon\u00a0Nolan\u00a0created\u00a0the styles\u00a0that\u00a0define\u00a0their\u00a0bands,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0always\u00a0amazed\u00a0at how Jon McCormack’s guitar filled the sound spectrum. Like many of the other virtuoso guitar greats here in Portsmouth like Bryan Killough and Tim Therriault, whose electrifying leads and chord progressions are amazing journeys into a story told in tones, Jon’s guitar filled every gap left by the other instruments around him. With 2 singers, 3 horns and\u00a0the\u00a0rock-solid\u00a0rhythm\u00a0section\u00a0of\u00a0Dan\u00a0McGary\u00a0and\u00a0Chris\u00a0Hall\u00a0there\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0always\u00a0much\u00a0to\u00a0fill –\u00a0but\u00a0that wall of sound\u00a0helped Fly become\u00a0the<\/strong>\u00a0“must\u00a0see”\u00a0live\u00a0act.<\/p>\n

Mark Damon is my current favorite bass player because he is on stage and having a ton of fun just like I had once dreamed for myself. As a bass player\u00a0I was in awe of Jon Lesesse and Drew Wyman and how they could walk the whole damn neck\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0bass\u00a0in\u00a0just\u00a0one\u00a0song\u00a0and\u00a0make something\u00a0so\u00a0complicated\u00a0sound\u00a0more soothing than confusing. Chip Brindamour would play\u00a0the funk out of his bass and Tim McCoy would dive into\u00a0a riff that just made you pop up and dance.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0remember Scott Kinison’s thundering drums. I was more in awe of him because of his size, unlike Mike McNeil who was a wild man tearing up those skins while his hair bounced around like like a thousand drumsticks ready to make a crash. But it was Sean Daniels and Steve Ruhm that showed you didn’t need to go be Swiss to have amazing timing. They\u00a0each had styles that helped congure up their bands’ unique\u00a0sounds.<\/p>\n

The vocalists were the physical embodiment of each band: from the double – and sometimes trio – of vocalists in Fly Spinach Fly, Percy Hill and Heavens to Murgatroid\u00a0to\u00a0the screams\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0man\u00a0known\u00a0as\u00a0Iron\u00a0Lung,\u00a0each\u00a0frontman\u00a0brought\u00a0their\u00a0own\u00a0personality\u00a0to\u00a0the stage.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0Jeff\u00a0Bibbo\u00a0who\u00a0lived\u00a0the\u00a0life\u00a0of\u00a0many\u00a0other\u00a0tortured\u00a0artists\u00a0and\u00a0who brought that\u00a0out\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0lyrics\u00a0and it was how he\u00a0followed\u00a0it\u00a0up\u00a0that created\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0unique singing\u00a0styles\u00a0ever\u00a0heard. And of course there were many people that could sing and rock the tambourine or the occasional egg shaker.<\/p>\n

It was Andy Happel’s classically infused rock and roll violin with Thanks to Gravity that stood out in the crowd\u00a0and\u00a0helped\u00a0to\u00a0show\u00a0how\u00a0diverse and talented the\u00a0musicians\u00a0are\u00a0around\u00a0Portsmouth.<\/p>\n

I would be remis if I didn’t give the\u00a0lifetime of fun-loving music award to Tom Colleta for adding that Star Trek sounding instrument that, like Nigel Tufnels guitar,\u00a0you can’t touch. The Theremin is the\u00a0most\u00a0unique\u00a0instrument\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0unique\u00a0man\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0legendary support\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0music\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0area\u00a0should\u00a0never\u00a0go\u00a0unsung.\u00a0Other\u00a0supporters\u00a0– and\u00a0some of them\u00a0rockers\u00a0as well\u00a0– like\u00a0Kevin\u00a0Guyer,\u00a0Jim\u00a0Teirney,\u00a0Hank Decon,\u00a0Chris Decato, Gary\u00a0Fox all supported and continue to support area musicians in many ways\u00a0and thank goodness for our first lady of music Denise\u00a0Wheeler\u00a0for\u00a0helping\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0sexy\u00a0in\u00a0style\u00a0when\u00a0so\u00a0many others\u00a0lost\u00a0that\u00a0battle.<\/p>\n

As usual you don’t know what you have ’til it’s gone, and I am thankful for all the music that has filled our lives and excited to see many others that feel the same and hopefully these musicians we loved can make another go at it. Whether it’s reuniting or forming new bands lets all be thankful for their talents\u00a0and\u00a0support\u00a0them\u00a0as\u00a0they\u00a0bring\u00a0joy\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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