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| Mar 11, 2004: Dave Blood, bassist for defunct Philadelphia rock act the Dead Milkmen, committed suicide Wednesday, according to a post by his sister on the band's official message board (http://deadmilkmen.com). He will be missed by all of Philadelphia, and PhillyMusic.com sends our condolences to his family and many friends.
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| Classic Rock in a More Modern World - The Steve Pepper Band I'm sick and tired of they way "Rock" is changing. Not that I'm against the evolution of Rock and Popular music (I mean, Devo would never have existed, and frankly I can't live without them...), but now it's all scratching, yelling, and frankly it’s getting old. Now and then you get the band that does something original, however every other band then does that same thing in hopes of also sounding original... However, that's not a new idea either. (Two words - British Invasion!) So the bands will continue to play that “signature” style until we, the listening public, are sick and tired of it. (Not to mention that the cover bands begin to run out of things to play and are scared they may have to start writing their own music...OH THE HUMANITY!) Once again, something new comes along and everyone latches onto the bandwagon once more. Sadly thus, the cycle starts over again. One group however is breaking away from the current Rock trend; the Steve Pepper Band. I actually met Steve Pepper earlier this month at The New City Tavern in Center City. He had done a quick set of songs off of “Memphis”, the band’s newest album, and I was quite interested in hearing the rest of what the band had to offer. His raspy voice and his poignant lyrics painted pictures of pure human emotions; feelings of needing and being needed, wanting and being wanted…. and that was just a solo performance! There is nothing like the pure, uncontaminated Rock (Rock with a capital "R" of course) that is this Steve Pepper Band. Their sound, as refreshing as it may be, also brings back that classic Rock sound that we Americans hold true and dear to our hearts (minus the Amish of course. They think everything we do is basically pure evil). "Memphis" sings Americana as it should be heard. Clean guitar sounds, steady back beat and bass line; almost like a modern day, Lynyrd Skynyrd/ “Sweet Home Alabama” kind of sound with Neil Young and Tom Petty influences shining through. Nothing too fancy, just simple, pure rock with original lyrics straight from the Heartland. What can beat that? Every author wants to write the “Great American Novel”, but what about the “Great American Song”? "Winnebago Song" may possibly be a candidate for just that. The emotion of the actual music ties in with the sorrowful and heartfelt lyrics to make it a soul nourishing song. Another song on the album, "Ordinary Life" is more upbeat, with absolute country influences, perfect harmonies, and a killer banjo (I'm partial to banjos...isn't everyone?) not to mention crisp rockin' guitar. It is a perfect combo!
This is the band’s second album, their first being “Information Age”, which was released in 1999. I believe this second endeavor has great promise, as well as a great Rock sound that needs to be spread unto the masses. If you are in need of some new tunes that differ from your run-of-the-mill Rock that is played on the radio nowadays, check out their website, http://www.stevepepperband.com, and listen to a few tunes. Let us hope that this kind of rock is something that others will actually latch onto. It is a bandwagon I would not mind following.
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