This was taken from the offical site:
Songwriters John Hampson and Brian Desveaux--who'd played in
different local bands for years, and in the same one for a few more--had a
modus, a method and a single, purposeful idea when they formed
Nine Days during the grunge-saturated mid-Nineties:
writing great songs. Fresh and original, the new band sought to put
their own stamp on a sound that combined the melodic hooks of the
best Eighties rock with the depth and soulfulness of the great
singer-songwriters: Dylan, Springsteen, Neil Young. And when
they did, the sound was immediately identifiable. While Nine Days title their
550 Music label debut The Madding Crowd after a literary work, one listen
will quickly dash any preconceptions of pomposity. "We're not trying to
make grand statements. We just write music that's true to us, that has
a sincerity and integrity. We hope that years later--for the rest of our lives--it will have resonance." Nine Days create strong, solid tunes about
everyday trials and triumphs: common-man quests, uniquely
expressed. "I read Far From the Madding Crowd at a time when I was
in need of inspiration, and the line ?e is a possible strength, in an
actual weakness?s the most profound and brilliant line I had ever
read," John Hampson says. "We want the songs to be the focal point,
as opposed to a loud guitar or a screaming vocal," Hampson explains.
"The whole point was if it's not a great song with just you and a guitar, then it's not a great song." True to this principle, even back in ? Hampson
and Desveaux shut themselves away in Hampson's apartment in Deer
Park, Long Island, and crafted song after song after song. These early
works made up a self-released debut (in a limited edition of 1,000) and the
first live shows. From a Monday night residency at a popular club to a buzz
that stretched the length of Long Island to nailing a number of radio
honors (they won WBAB's Homegrown Talent Search and
WLIR's Best Unsigned Band competition) to a second self-made
CDit was only a matter of time for Nine Days to reach your ears. At first
listen, you will be awakened by Nine Days' inter-twined guitars--check out
the crunching "Revolve" and the strong acoustic/electric melding of "If
I Am"--which blend with melodic lead vocals and haunting harmonies. The
tight rhythm section of Nick Dimichino (bass) and Vincent Tattanelli (drums)
form a rock-solid underpinning for every song. Jeremy Dean colors the
music with Hammond organs, pianos, mellotrons and whatever
other analog keyboards he can get his hands on. There are unique
flavors throughout like the under-stated strings on the heartfelt
ballad "Bitter," a bit of more-rocking-than-rootsy mandolin
on "Back to Me," harmonica and perhaps the only sanctioned Bob
Dylan samples on the intriguing "Bob Dylan." Nine Days and producer Nick
DiDia (best known for his peerless engineering of multi-platinum albums
by the likes of Pearl Jam and Rage Against the Machine) shared in a
desire to make a tight, cohesive album: no frills, no filler. Indeed, The
Madding Crowd plays satisfyingly from start to finish, like a classic
two-sided LP in a 21st century digital format. "There's not a lot of bells and
whistlesit's just us," John notes. "Nick is a very organic producer, and we
wanted the music to keep its 'realness.'" "Realness" applies to
lyrical content too. "We're conscientious about our lyrics without
being extreme," Hampson says. "There are a lot of things on the
record that deal with the difficulties of relationships, what everyone goes
through in one form or another." Which brings him back to the album
title, and the book that inspired it: "I felt that these songs are the little
episodes about the problems that make relationships hard to establish
and to keep alive. They are the stories of being in the madding
crowd, not away from it." On stage, Nine Days unleash the full force of
their youthful drive and impressive chops. They're not afraid to expand
upon the recorded framework of their songs, yet the music never drifts off
into aimless self-indulgence. A Nine Days performance blends the
warmth and musicianship of a good jam band with the hook-filled
melodies and hard-rocking, on-point delivery of the best alternative bands.
Hampson says the band feel lucky that people--from those in the
audience to those in the industry--have welcomed Nine Days'
music so open-heartedly. "People respond to it immediately. Nobody's
trying to attach something to it because, 'Hey, you have to do this or
that because this is the way bands are marketed now.' Everybody
seems to understand that these are just really good songs. They seem to
feel--straight to the heart--what we're trying to put across."
uhm... heres the bio i dunno if u already have it.. i didnt check the other posts above so.. hmm
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