For those of you who have not had the immense pleasure of taking a tour of melodious samplings of San Francisco based artist Josh Fix, then I suggest stopping what you are doing right now and going to joshfix.com to listen to his upcoming album debut in its entirety for free. I was lucky enough to stumble upon Josh’s incredibly talented Queenesque tracks through the magical world of the internet (God bless you Pandora and all you do for those of us who are confined to the cubicle world) and listen to it at least once a day.
Josh’s voice has a wide range and is eerily similar to that of Robbie Williams, he of Millennium fame. He plays all of the instruments himself (aside from the percussion) displaying an inconceivable array of musical ability; most of us have a hard enough time with just one. My only complaint would be that to my knowledge the gentleman has not made his way to Chicago to play a show, single-handedly depriving me of the opportunity to witness songs such as “Don’t Call Me In The Morningâ€, and “Burn It Downâ€, two of my favorite tracks on the album. Something tells me I will not have to wait much longer.
1. when historians listen to your most recent CD 1000 years from now, what will
they say?
“An effective early twenty-first century example of rudimentary Dickensonian
cowbell technique.”
2. if you could play a show with any band/musician living or dead, who would
you pick and why?
I would like to play a show with an imaginary band I just invented:
The Angry Hasselhoffs.
3. what is the strangest band-related dream you have had?
I own a guitar pedal that came in its own black satin bag. It’s both pimping
and kind of disgusting and dirty looking. The band has dubbed it the “May
Sack.†Last week our guitarist came to rehearsal informing us of a dream in
which he was diagnosed with “May-Sacks Disease.†I don’t know why
that’s funny, but it just is.
4. what do your fans look like?
How the fans look is far less important than how they smell. And ours smell
terrific.
5. what bullshit do you run into at most every show that makes you think “man,
this bullshit again?”
“Can I get more glockenspiel in my monitors?â€
bonus question: why won’t you forget to tip your bartender?
As a contingency plan, should my hare-brained capers fail to pan out, I’m
going to need access to strong drinks at a discounted price, most likely on a
long-term basis.
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I listened to it and like it. I think I like it more because his answers are so great though.
I apologize for the unintentional excitement build up and corresponding let down with the “Queensryche” mishap…I can see the disappointment in that.
I supposed it does flow a little better knowing that Josh is witty, makes you realize that his music AND personality are a notch above par.
great answers. even better album. thanks for spreading the word. Josh rocks. simple as that. go listen.
Terrifying but true (and two letters off): Tay-Sachs is a real disease.
yeah, i’m hooked too. the kid’s ultra-talented, for sure, and much less annoying than ben folds. that’s 2 positives right there.
2 positives is enough for me to contribute a quarter to the get josh fix to play in Chicago fund, who’s with me?
Here, I’ve got some mlik money to donate. Maybe he’ll do a Queensryche cover if we contribute enough.
Excellent debut. Reminds me more of Jellyfish’s bellybutton than Queen. I played that album till it wore the grooves off! Love ‘free at last’! Brilliant work here!
Fook it!
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Comment by hotshotrobot — March 26, 2007 @ 1:55 pm
Josh’s incredibly talented Queenesque tracks
For a minute i thought that said “Josh’s incredibly talented Queensryche tracks.” Needless to say, i was excited, then crestfallen.