JOHNNY SOCIETY
GROUP MEMBERS: Kenny Siegal (guitars, keyboards, lead vocals), Brian Geltner (drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals), Gwen Snyder (bass, keyboards, vocals).
HOMETOWN: New York City
SOMETHING TO KNOW: The rock band's fans include Rick Rubin, Robin Zander and the late Chris Whitley, who died Nov. 20 of cancer. Whitley had played guitar on several past Johnny Society tracks. ... Siegal was formerly in Hunk, which was signed to Geffen in the 1990s.
ALBUM: "Coming to Get You"
LABEL: Messenger
RELEASE DATE: Oct. 18, 2005
PRODUCERS: Johnny Society, Tom Schick
GUEST: Garth Hudson of The Band
TRACKS: "Don't Talk Me Down," "The Witch's Plea," "What Breaks in You Might Break You Through," "Marilene," "Sonny Reign," "Coming to Get You," "Bound," "Reach Me," "Bloody Blade," "Find the Light," "High Wall."
HEAR HERE
TOUR DATES HERE
WEB SITE: www.johnnysociety.com
PAUSE & PLAY: Let's say someone comes across your new album in in a CD-store bin. They're not sure whether to buy it, because they've never heard of Johnny Society. You lean over to them all casual-like and tell them ...?
SIEGAL: "I love you."
P&P: How'd you like working with Garth Hudson?
SIEGAL: "It was an honor. ... The guy's an amazing musician. ... His performance on 'Find the Light' was his first take."
P&P: For the benefit of someone who hasn't heard all five Johnny Society albums, how has your sound progressed over the years?
SIEGAL: "Each record attempts to capture the spirit of what we were into and striving for at the moment ... I think they're all pretty different from each other ... and should be heard each in their own right."
P&P: Critics have said you're a throwback to the '60s and '70s. What's your reaction?
SIEGAL: "The 1860s, maybe."
P&P: Why didn't Hunk work out?
SIEGAL: "It did."
P&P: What's your best and worst concert moments?
SIEGAL: "One of the best was when we were opening for Cheap Trick and Rick Nielsen asked us to do their tune 'Heaven Tonight' during our show - and in the middle of the tune he came up and jammed with us. Can't think of the worst moment, but as a rule any moment on a stage that's uninspired kinda sux."
P&P: Out-of-left-field question: Should New Orleans be rebuilt?
SIEGAL: "Of course."
P&P: What's the first record you ever bought?
SIEGAL: "The Dogs, 'Let's Go For a Walk' ... I bought it alright."
P&P: What's the first concert you ever went to?
SIEGAL: "Kiss 1978 - it was the best."
P&P: What's the worst job you've ever had?
SIEGAL: "When I was 5, my uncle gave me a job collecting all the old people's dirty towels at the beach. At the end, I got paid a nickel."
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