"2 bands in 1" which i guess fits the name and the nature of the band. Referencing this disc in particular, 1/2 is "standard" rock band material and is songs dealing with love, and loss of love. The other half is more experimental - spoken word haikus set over different styles of background music.
Group Members:
Gavin Lee McDaniel
2008 RPM Album Info
Date mailed or hand-delivered:
03/01/2008
Date Received:
03/03/2008
Genre:
Alternative
Album Name:
composition/575
Album Description:
2 bands in one (at least for this disk)
1/2 is songs about love and lost love
1/2 is spoken word haikus over different styles of background music
Tracks (w/numbers):
1. Rather
2. Love Can't Conquer All
3. Angel
4. 7 Haikus (Gorilla Biscuit Dub Mix)
5. 17 Haikus (Kwai Chang Mellow Ocean Mix)
6. 17 Haikus (Beatnik Bongo Disco Mix)
Preferred Track:
Love Can't Conquer All
Band Bio:
After a 20 year sabatical from creating and performing music, Gavin Lee McDaniel returns. The BiPolar Bears is an experiment - 2 bands in 1 (at least for this disk). The first 3 songs are semi-autobiographical songs about love and lost love. The second half of the disk is spoken word haikus over different types of background music. Previously the drummer for Primitive Romance and singer/synthesist for synthpop bands The Usual and Hysterical 'Droids, Gavin "retired" from the music industry to support his family.
2007 was a tumultuous year. Diagnosed with mixed-state Bipolar Disorder in the summer, Gavin lost his job, his home, his 20+ year marriage and more to the manias and depressions he went through as his life spun out of control. He is currently taking medication and in therapy to regain the control he had lost.
Band Members & Instruments Played:
Gavin Lee McDaniel - Vocals, Electric Piano, Drums, Drum programming, Percussion
Band Location (city, state or province, and country):
Franklin, NH USA
music, etc
RPM 2008 demos, works-in-progress, or tracks-finished-early... a musical sketchbook. This is just a sampler -- complete and finished albums will be uploaded into the real jukebox in March!
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