John Zonn

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Thompson meets Zappa, Dylan, Bailey, Barrett, Otway, Gainsbourg, Harper, Stanshall, Bragg, Reed & a bunch of others down the local coffee-house, where they meld into a hybrid musical-performance-poet-artiste: John Zonn!

Putting pen to paper, the man writes songs of 'social and political import' (ref: Janis Joplin), as well as ballads of everyday existence and 'up-in-the-air' love ditties. He also plays live and is a generally good bloke.

Never would have thunk I would find this so indipesnsable.

Good point. I hadn't touhhgt about it quite that way. :)

Contents

[edit] Discography

Comprehensive list of the recordings made.

There are no words to dsrecibe how bodacious this is.

[edit] Singles

Don't Speak Too Soon
Released: 2004
Label: JR Discs

[edit] Compilations & Live Releases

[edit] Listening Room

I'm shocked that I found this info so esialy.

[edit] Trivia

  • John originally billed himself as Alias John Riley - a name that he adopted from a song on the Fifth Dimension album by The Byrds, which was titled simply John Riley. He later took the name Zonn, when an MC at a gig said "...and John's on next..."
  • John performed his first live solo gig in 1997.

[edit] Reviews

  • The songs of John Zonn: Caffeine Days, Headhunter's Song, Photocopy of my Mind and Don't Speak Too Soon seem to me the beginning of a rebirth of Beatles. The main and background vocals in Don't Speak Too Soon create a perfect blend that you would either sing with it, dance with it or do both at the same time. Caffeine Days is soft and mellow and invokes an introspective mood. Remember Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds in the song Photocopy of my Mind. John Zonn intended it that way I guess, and created a twist in the lyrics to focus on delivering what's inside his mind. John Zonn is a breath of fresh air in music. He abandons the convenience of distortion effects to direct your ears to the vocals and lyrics instead. ---Jodelen Ortiz, www.WikiMusicGuide.com Admin Member

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