Trip Johnson
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Tripping With Trip Johnson by © 2008 Bruce E Von
Stiers
Tripping With Trip Johnson~ Bruce Von Stiers~
There is this killer rock band out of the Twin
Cities area in Minnesota called the Trip Johnson
Band. Their music is mostly instrumental, but it
is a sizzling hot slice of rock. The band sent me
this eight song album to listen to. I had
listened to some of their stuff on the band’s
MySpace Music site and was intrigued. I liked
what I heard, but could the band keep up the mood
and tough guitar riffs that I heard on the web
site? You betcha! Bloated Toad is the first
track. It comes through as a cross between Joe
Satriani and Peter Frampton. Hot guitar and
steady drums make this a too cool song. Crank It
Up has a slick racing rock kind of sound. Head On
is a rock anthem going in circles. There is just
one set of chords that are repeated, each one
with something additional added. With lyrics this
would be a top dog rock anthem. As an
instrumental it fares pretty well too. Event
Procedures is a solid rock anthem. It has
elements of almost majestic sounds. Like possibly
a rock coronation. Or perhaps, a rock styled
backdrop to a film clip of an eagle soaring to
the top of a mountain peak. As for the song,
Happy Hour, it is a fun piece. With a tiny hint
of Southern Rock or possibly rocking Blues, this
was a pleasure to listen to. Sonic Thrust has a
futuristic, echoing kind of guitar playing.
Something Blue is a laid back, bluesy groove
piece. The band ends the album with Searching
Through The Chaos. A fast, down and dirty anthem,
the song has some really cool effects to go along
with scorching guitar. The band is kind of shy
about who they are. The only information I have
on band personnel is for the rhythm guitarist,
who goes by the name of Fish. Fish was a founding
member of the rock band Jack Attack. He then went
on to play guitar for Wicked Tongue and other
Minneapolis / St. Paul area bands. Through the
connections of an old high school buddy, Fish
ended up playing rhythm guitar for the Trip
Johnson band. Check out the band’s MySpace Music
site to learn more about them and to find out
where to see the band play at. You can listen to
their songs and find out more about the band. The
site is at (expired link)
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Back © 2008 Bruce E Von Stiers
Good morning. Is it ever too early to
crank up some KICK ASS music?? I think noT
! Please take a few moments and check out
this tune. It's from the first Trip
Johnson Band demo CD (Bloated Toad). This
song that you are about to listen to,(CRANK
IT UP) was born in my studio winter of
2006...approximately, when I switched over
to digital from analog. A real dream come
true to put my four track Tascam back in
it's box and fire up the sixteen track (128
virtual track) KORG. I wrote the songs and
played all the parts. This was the CD I
handed out to help potential TJB members
learn the songs. It's also when I got a
response from an ad that I had placed on
Craigslist from a guitarist named Todd
Fisher. We set a time for the audition, met
and jammed!! It was a good musical fit.
Todd and I started working on the songs and
continued the auditions for a drummer and
bassist. It took a few years, but we
finally found Steve (drums) and Peter
(bass). It was great fun working with all
of them. We quickly developed a very cool
and unique sound. Todd really waS a
walking music dictionary. He had a lot of
vinyl, and I mean A LOT of vinyl! We were
always showing each other different things
on guitar...like I would usually show him
lead scales, or string bends, and he would
show me easier ways to play rhythms. Todd
was a one of a kind original, an old school
rocker with unique new cutting edge ideas.
He died from cancer just before we we're
about to start booking our tour. I miss
Todd, and I'm a better man for having known
him. I'm looking forward to working with
some very talented musicians very soon.
Now... give a listen to "CRANK IT UP."
I will be adding more songs from the CD in the next few weeks.
About Trip Johnson
See BIO... Good morning. Is it ever too early to crank up some KICK ASS music?? I think noT ! Please take a few moments and check out this tune. It's from the first Trip Johnson Band demo CD (Bloated Toad). This song that you are about to listen to,(CRANK IT UP) was born in my studio winter of 2006...approximately, when I switched over to digital from analog. A real dream come true to put my four track Tascam back in it's box and fire up the sixteen track (128 virtual track) KORG. I wrote the songs and played all the parts. This was the CD I handed out to help potential TJB members learn the songs. It's also when I got a response from an ad that I had placed on Craigslist from a guitarist named Todd Fisher. We set a time for the audition, met and jammed!! It was a good musical fit. Todd and I started working on the songs and continued the auditions for a drummer and bassist. It took a few years, but we finally found Steve (drums) and Peter (bass). It was great fun working with all of them. We quickly developed a very cool and unique sound. Todd really waS a walking music dictionary. He had a lot of vinyl, and I mean A LOT of vinyl! We were always showing each other different things on guitar...like I would usually show him lead scales, or string bends, and he would show me easier ways to play rhythms. Todd was a one of a kind original, an old school rocker with unique new cutting edge ideas. He died from cancer just before we we're about to start booking our tour. I miss Todd, and I'm a better man for having known him. I'm looking forward to working with some very talented musicians very soon. Now... give a listen to "CRANK IT UP."
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