Newsday

Anyone see the Glen Gamboa piece in today's Newsday? He gave JH the "song of the week" and went on about how great his new stuff is saying that "Sweeter Than" could be JH's 2nd #1 single. He also thinks/hopes that the Mercury show will "ignite a bidding war" between labels....Let's hope so!

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same here it's very addicting

Here it is


SONG OF THE WEEK: Like Jonatha Brooke, John Hampson didn't have a good major-label experience. Hampson and his band Nine Days managed to hit No. 1 with the irresistible single "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)," and yet Epic Records declined to release a follow-up CD, presumably because it spent so much cash on Michael Jackson debacles and J.Lo "Flashdance" videos that there was no money to promote the Long Island boys.

Hampson's new EP, "seventeenminutesandthirtyeightsecondsinthedark" (Dirty Poet, available at www.johnhampson.com), is filled with great rocking pop songs, a collection that is far stronger than anything industry darlings John Mayer, Jason Mraz and Gavin DeGraw have put out recently.

The best of the bunch is "Sweeter Than," a cool love song that is so catchy it could easily become Hampson's second No. 1 single, given the right help. Hampson's voice is as edgy-sweet as ever - effective on clever lines about being smitten, like "I'm hung up like a frame." It's even better when combined with "Sweeter Than's" Ben Folds-y piano riff and enough rock guitars to keep the emo boys happy, though the straightforward "Ultimate Love Song" may be more up their alley.

How messed up is the music industry when its execs don't even know a great pop song when it hits them over the head? That may be changing, though. Hampson is set for an industry showcase at The Mercury Lounge on Monday, which will hopefully ignite a bidding war for his much-needed services.

AHHHHHHHHH *JUMPS IN THE AIR FOR JOY*

oh god. mmm bidding war! yay! i'm soooooo excited. ;o)... john will brighten the music indutries dark days...

Great article, but I disagree with the thing he said about Sweeter Than... I love it, but I love the other four songs more, definately.




Post this image everywhere you can, in avatars, signatures, just everywhere

ahhh glen gamboa is my new favorite person !!!

thats what i like to hear : )



*~katie~*

Message deleted on 2015-09-05 06:30:16 PDT

um how about ULTIMATE LOVE SONG or BRAND NEW ME... hmmm

Message deleted on 2015-09-05 06:30:16 PDT

erm, in my opinion those are better. but w/e ;o)

They are all bloody great!



~ Sofi ~

"And so tomorrow there will be another number for the one who had a name."

I agree with sofi! I love em all!

Personally, my favorite solo John song is Brand New Me. However, its not on the ep. Of the five on the EP, The In-Crowd is hands down my favorite, but Sweeter Than is definitely #2.



~lori~

wow if john gets signed to a major label (hopefully not the end of ninedays although its awesome that brian is also recordin solo stuff) but back to the point that would make the e.p. (17minsand38secsinthedark) super rare!! which although i hav eno intention of selling would be pretty rad

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what if john sign's to EPIC ???

haha. that's funny.
or not.

no one is going to agree on one favorite song.
for me, i can never pick favorites.
each song has a special meaning for me.
each one is my favorite for different reasons, whether it be the lyrical meaning, love at first listen, the melody, or something that happened while i was listening. it's just impossible to pick a favorite.

holly



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&&the time i'll waste, just to say goodbye&&

then he can cross out the was on his 'i was signed to epic and all i got was this lousy t-shirt !- shirt and write in am



*~katie~*

Message deleted on 2015-09-05 06:30:16 PDT

Wow, that is soooo cool. i love the line "How messed up is the music industry when its execs don't even know a great pop song when it hits them over the head?" He He He. John is getting publicity!!! how exciting is that!!!!


alysha

the shortest six mles of my life
end faster than i would have liked

SO exciting

i love it !



*~katie~*

glenn gamboa
is
the worst
"journalist"
ever
ever
ever

just so you all know

i am painfully aware, however, i make an exception in this case



*~katie~*

i remember you talking about him. in this case, he is NOT even though sweeter than... would not have been my pick.. ULS would have been...