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SCHIZOID JOHNNY: THE SAMADHI ALBUM AND CONCERT PUBLICITY RELEASE. WHEN SOMETHING IS DESCRIBED AS "OUT OF THIS WORLD'IT USUALLY MEANS SOMETHING GREAT, WONDERFUL, SPECTACULAR! SO WHEN IT COMES TO SCHIZOID JOHNNY'S "SAMADHI" ALBUM AND CONCERT, THE MEANING BECOMES EVEN MORE LITERAL! CALLING HIMSELF A "HUMALIEN" WHILE KEEPING A PERFECTLY STRAIGHT FACE, ONE QUICKLY REALIZES THAT THIS ALBUM AND SHOW IS THE PERFECT SETTING FOR A PROGRESSIVE ROCK ONE MAN PERFORMANCE! IT IS HERE THAT ONE WILL WITNESS A MIX OF CLASSICAL, FOLK AND BLUES COMBINED IN A PROGRESSIVE ROCK FRAMEWORK, WHICH IS DEFINITELY STEINHARDT'S OWN. JOHN STEINHARDT, AKA SCHIZOID JOHNNY, PLAYS THE INSTRUMENTS LIVE: VOCAL; ELECTRIC, ACOUSTIC, RESONATOR, TWELVESTRING AND SLIDE GUITARS; KEYBOARDS; HARMONICA; TRUMPET AND DRUMS.HE THEN RECORDS ON DIGITAL TRACKS ALL OF THE OTHER INSTRUMENTS ARRANGING A FINE TUNED COMBO IN WHICH HE WEAVES THE ART FORM OF THE ONE MAN BAND. HIS COMPOSITIONS ARE HIGHLY ORIGINAL. THE LIVE SHOW IS A MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATION, WITH A CONCERT PROGRAM AT THE DOOR, SLIDES, VIDEO, SPECIAL EFFECTS LIGHTING AND FOG, LAZER, A CONCERT STATE OF THE ART SOUND SYSTEM, ALL OF WHICH TAKES THE ROAD CREW AND JOHNNY FIVE HOURS TO SET UP! THE CONCERT IS SET UP JUST LIKE A FULL LENGTH MOVIE: USING THE LYRICS FROM THE PROGRAM AND BY VIEWING THE SLIDES AND VIDEO, ONE WATCHES NOT ONLY A LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, BUT THE JOURNEY OF STEINHARDT'S ALIEN SELF WHO FALLS TO EARTH LIFETIME AFTER LIFETIME UNTIL, TRIUMPHANT, HE IS ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THE HEAAVENS. HIS MUSICAL THEMES ARE HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE AND TIMELY. "DEEP WITHIN" SPEAKS OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF ALL HUMANKIND AND ITS CONNECTION TO CARL JUNG' "COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS" "WHITE BISON DAWNING" IS A RESPECTFUL ANTHEM TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN. "THE PROMISED LAND" ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM OF CRIME IN AMERICA. WITH A DEGREE IN MUSIC AND OVER 4627 PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES, SCHIZOID JOHNNY HAS WOWED AUDIENCES ALL OVER THE WORLD! STEINHARDT SAYS, " IT TOOK ME OVER TWENTY YEARS TO DEVELOP THIS UNIQUE STYLE AND SHOW. FOR THE AUDIENCE AND EVEN ME, IT IS THOUGHT PROVOKING BECAUSE IT IS THE TRUE ESSENCE OF MY SOUL PURPOSE. EACH AND EVERYONE HAS A DISTINCT PATH TO FOLLOW TO THEIR COMPLETION, FOR ME THIS IS MY SAMADHI..." FROM THE CLASSICAL QUALITY OF HIS MULTI-DIMENSIONAL OPENING OF "AND THE HEAVENS OPENED..." TO THE HENDRIX WHAMMY BAR GUITAR OF "BACK TO THE COUNTRY": SCHIZOID JOHNNY WILL HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT! THIS IS ONE ALBUM AND CONCERT THAT IS DEFINITELY OUT OF THIS WORLD! SAM ABRAMSON PRODUCER AND MANAGER FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE HISTORY OF SCHIZOID JOHNNY, IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES, PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE AT: www.schizoidjohnny.net E-MAIL: schizoidjohnny@yahoo.com TELEPHONE FOR BOOKING/ ILLUMINATI RECORDS 806 / 223 -5096 (UPDATED 1/5/06) Check out the artist's website: http://www.schizoidjohnny.net Track List: 1. The Red Planet Behind, Crescent Earth In Sight 2. And The Heavens Opened... 3. Standing At The Crossroads Of Life 4. Climb A Mountain 5. Deep Within 6. Stickeen's Raga 7. White Bison Dawning 8. Just Looking For Some Peace Of Mind 9. Contact 10. Fallen Angel 11. The Pacified Human Mind 12. The Promised Land 13. Back To The Country 14. Surrealistic Bells Play At The Holocaust Of The Spirit/Money II: 15. I Got No Control 16. The Hands Of Time 17. Standing Again At The Crossroads Of Life 18. Life Is Hemingway 19. The Flying Vivmahna 20. Samadhi Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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