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Formed: 2002

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Genres:
Alternative Rock
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Featured Album

	Come Again Released: 2007

Albums
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	Come Again Released: 2007
	So Far So Good Released: 2004
	Come Again Released: 2004

Biography

Ian Thornley - vocals, guitar
Tavis Stanley - guitar
Ken Tizzard - bass
Sekou Lumumba - drums

"Once you start writing a song, just get out of the way and let it write itself," says singer and guitarist, Ian Thornley. "That's the only way to do it." By "getting out of the way," what Thornley means is not cluttering every song with unnecessary flash and flourishes, so that what comes through most clearly is the melody - something simple, direct and deeply emotional. "On this record, melody is king." But the songwriter makes sure King Melody is kept company by such courtiers as heavy guitar riffs, ass-kicking drums and emotionally intense vocals on his upcoming opus, entitled Come Again. "It's what rock music should sound like - simple and to the point, but of a really high caliber," says drummer Sekou Lumumba. "When we play for other people, seeing that response - just seeing them with their mouths open - feels so good. I can't wait for people to hear this record." For Thornley, this new project is the culmination of more than a decade's worth of playing and writing. After moving to Boston to study guitar in the early '90s, the young Canadian began jamming with a group of American musicians who eventually coalesced into the band Big Wreck. "I became the singer by default," he says, chuckling. "I was writing the stuff, and couldn't find anyone to sing it whose voice I could stand listening to." Big Wreck recorded two albums for Atlantic Records, and experienced widespread success with the 1998 track "The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)." But as much as Thornley enjoyed the instrumental complexities Big Wreck's songs afforded him, over time he found himself drawn to a more direct mode of expression. "With Big Wreck, we did a lot of experimenting, taking it outside and bringing it back in," he says. "With this band, it's just song, song, song. I just want to stack the record with as many great songs as I can." He adds, "A lot of it has heavy parts - and I mean heavy. But it's all in the context of a song, a sweet melody. To me, that's the most important thing." The range of material is impressive, stretching from the can't-get-it-out-of-your-head nature of the first single, "So Far So Good," to the heavy riffs of "Falling To Pieces," to the slow and beautiful "Lies That I Believe," "a real epic rocker," in Thornley's words. The solid musicianship and undeniable hooks throughout the material make each track an 'epic rocker' in its own right. As for the lyrics, Thornley draws heavily on his personal life, although only a few are, in his words, gut-wrenchers - "you know, about feeling all the pressures of life, little things like that." He smiles mischeviously. "There's definitely a singer/songwriter vibe going on, except I am screaming it at you. Some of it is screaming because I've got to get it out, and others because I just like to scream." "There's a lot of screaming on the record..." He began work on this new project as Big Wreck began winding down in 2002, and once signed to Roadrunner Records, set about turning his songwriting project into an actual band. He literally ran into Lumumba, a much-in-demand session drummer who was living at the studio Thornley was using. "I had a writing room, and Sekou was jamming in the next room," he says. "That's how we met," says Lumumba. "He had some stuff he needed some drums for, I put them down in a miraculously short time." Next onboard was the much sought after bassist, Ken "The Worm" Tizzard and the final puzzle piece fell in place with the arrival of Tavis Stanley. After working with several guitarists, Thornley decided on this aggressive young bar-band vet. While Thornley is excited about the release of Come Again, he's even more stoked at the prospect of getting out on the road. "Bruce Springsteen was my first concert - my dad took me - and I was like, 'That's what I want to do,'" he says. "I love getting onstage and blowing people's minds. Because when you have, like, 5,000 people who are all your buddies... That's a real buzz."

Source: http://www.thornleyband.com/

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
Come Again "Falling To Pieces" I see you coming up the drive That's when I know that I'm alive And all the things we'll leave behind We finally found what we can find The rest of my life is falling to pieces While we get lost inside the moment The waves keep crashing at my door 'Til I can't hear them anymore And all the time I gave away Made me who I am today The rest of my life is falling to pieces And where would I be now without you baby The rest of my life is falling to pieces The rest of my life is falling to pieces While we get lost inside the moment The rest of my life is falling to pieces And where would I be now without you baby	Hellz_Hunny

Replys	Listener
"Come Again" As a child I found myself alone Always walking in defense Here they come again All I want to do was just get home But I'm pinned to the fence But here they come again I walked home all alone All this and more All this and more I guess this is living Would you come again? Could you come again? I never quite feel right But I come again Would you come again? Yes I've become a rock and roll clich© Because I 'm looking for revenge And here they come again I still walk home alone All this and more All this and more I guess this is living Would you come again? Could you come again? I never quite feel right But I come again Would you come again? All this and more All this and more I guess this is living Would you come again? Could you come again? I never quite feel right But I come again Could you come again? I guess this is living Would you come again? Could you come again? You never quite feel right But you come again Would you come again?	Hellz_Hunny
"So Far So Good" I feel a little bit left of center but then again we've all been there before Every time I see a lost cause coming it's nothing less, nothing more Every time I get lost in paradise I find a way to screw it up somehow It's not the way it's supposed to be but it'll do for now When you're right, you're right Everything else in my life just might be wrong You're wrong all the time So far so good 'cause no one knows I'm faking I wish I could show you the toll it's taking Sometimes I live as if there's no tomorrow So far so good I better find a way to cross my fingers half the luck'll get me twice as far I'm sick and tired of coming up for air it shouldn't be this hard Every little bit'll help I wonder if it's enough or did I cross the line The kitchen counter is a bad reminder of a better time When you're right, you're right Everything else in my life just might be wrong You're wrong all the time So far so good 'cause no one knows I'm faking I wish I could show you the toll it's taking Sometimes I live as if there's no tomorrow So far so good When you're right Everything else you messed up just might be wrong You're wrong all the time So far so good 'cause no one knows I'm faking I wish I could show you the toll it's taking Sometimes I live as if there's no tomorrow So far so good	Hellz_Hunny
"The Going Rate (My Fix)" What's the going rate on life vs. love? What's the going rate on heaven up above? I feed on the plans that I've made up to now What's the going rate on accountability? What's the going rate on you vs. me? I'm far from the walls and the trust that keep me here I'm stuck in the mud, it's stuck in my mind How we're running out of time Bent out of shape but I'm on the up & up Pulled out my roots, yes I have Wasted so much on everything but this It's my fix, it's my fix, it's my fix What's the going rate on making this thing right? What's the going rate on staying out all night? It's hard to believe in the things I trust the most There's so many signs, how many ways Can I deceive my yesterday Bent out of shape but I'm on the up & up Pulled out my roots, yes I have Wasted so much on everything but this It's my fix, it's my fix, it's my fix Can you be bigger than this? Can you be stronger than this? We're counting on you Everything's waiting on you Everything's focused on you To do what you should do Bent out of shape but I'm on the up & up Pulled out my roots, yes I have Wasted so much on everything but this It's my fix, it's my fix, it's my fix	Hellz_Hunny
"Keep A Good Man Down" I know this comes as no surprise but the wool's been pulled over our eyes for years And all the while we sit with our legs crossed as some poor bastard finds he's lost ten years That's just another day I live inside my head I'm tired of all the ways that I wish I was dead It's been so many years I've finally figured out a way to keep a good man down I locked you up and threw away the key to all your better days, my bad, my friend There's so many things you'll never be, many things you'll never have, so sad, oh well That's just another day I live inside my head I'm tired of all the ways that I wish I was dead It's been so many years I've finally figured out a way to keep a good man down As you're floating through the paces of your day There's a burning need to get yourself away Everywhere temptation starts to breed The things you know you'll never need to satisfy that greed Satisfy that greed I know this comes as no surprise but the wool's been pulled over our eyes for years, my dear That's just another day I live inside my head I'm tired of all the ways that I wish I was dead It's been so many years I've finally figured out a way to keep a good man down	Hellz_Hunny
"Easy Comes" Early morning hits I found a way to get out of this Underneath your desk I carve your name across my chest I got off my hands I got on my knees Now I know I'll pave the way To paint your face with greed I got up off of my knees I got up on to my feet And then I found that I paved the way To pay for your disease Well easy comes but here we go again Just take two of these and call me later on Everything is cool, you can borrow what you want I've got the necessary tools to get you through the day It doesn't matter who you are because there ain't no other way, go on, go on Now I spend my days Occupied in different ways Orange afternoons Soap-box preachers and jail tattoos I got off my hands I got on my knees Now I know I'll pave the way To paint your face with greed I got up off of my knees I got up on to my feet And then I found that I paved the way To pay for your disease Well easy comes but here we go again Just take two of these and call me later on Everything is cool, you can borrow what you want I've got the necessary tools to get you through the day It doesn't matter who you are because there ain't no other way, go on, go on Easy comes and easy goes Well easy comes but here we go again Just take two of these and call me later on Everything is cool, you can borrow what you want I've got the necessary tools to get you through the day It doesn't matter who you are because there ain't no other way, go on, go on	Hellz_Hunny
"Beautiful" Wake up, medicate, again Ever after is a friend But you and I we get so high We never quite came down Ever after again What could be more beautiful than you and I falling from grace All the things we'll never know so beautiful they're slipping away Light my past on fire Spell it right in black and white A coward's here for hire What could be more beautiful than you and I falling from grace All the things we'll never know so beautiful they're slipping away It's beautiful (slipping away) It's time to pack up and vacate I'm so fed up of closing up And running from myself What could be more beautiful than you and I falling from grace All the things we'll never know so beautiful they're slipping away Wake up, medicate, again 'Cause ever after is my friend	Hellz_Hunny
"Bright Side" On my way back from nowhere now Always tell by my breath somehow There's no songs worth singing out there The landscape of inspiration's so bare No straight jacket on me Eat my breakfast with employees And they push this thing even further still Which they knowingly try to kill On the bright side There's never been a right side Of love to lay on Remembered or forgotten You keep it coming, you pour it on This conclusion is not forgone When I get lost inside a dream You know it's time to scrub and to quarantine On the bright side There's never been a right side Of life to live on Remembered or forgotten On the bright side The morning kills the night time Your life is your time Yesterday's just a past time	Hellz_Hunny
"Clever" Crush my only nerve Overstate what you deserve Crawling on the floor One can see under the door You're so clever, you never Said we would last forever I twist it, I missed it Can't keep this thing together Said hey, no way Can't deal with this today Yes I guess you're so clever Crack your ready whip Gentlemen shoot from the hip Throw my fears away I can't afford them anyway You're so clever, you never Said we would last forever I twist it, I missed it Can't keep this thing together Said hey, no way Can't deal with this today Yes I guess you're so clever [Bridge] You're so clever, you never Said we would last forever I twist it, I missed it Can't keep this thing together Said hey, no way Can't deal with this today Yes I guess you're so clever	Hellz_Hunny
"Found Another Way" How could you show me that life's worth living I'll never live it with you And every time there's a gift worth giving You won't let me give it to you When everything was right Oh Oh Now everything seems wrong Oh Oh The last words spoken I found another way I found another way I found another way And I want you notice Empty houses are full of promise So many things you can do And every time that the phone starts ringing I can't help but think that it's you. When everything was right Oh Oh Now everything seems wrong Oh Oh The last words spoken I found another way I found another way I found another way And I want you notice When everything was right Oh Oh Now everything seems wrong Oh Oh The last words spoken I found another way I found another way I found another way And I want you notice	Hellz_Hunny
"All Comes Out In The Wash" I never'd have guessed you and I would be friends I'll never say never again I've spent hours on the phone and all the rest I guess I bleed the best And every night it's plain to see it wasn't meant to be After all is said and done, it's over after all You barely cried as you waved goodbye It all comes out in the wash Who would've guessed it would wind up like this It's better than never again I've spent hours in the rain and dried out somehow I'd rather plead the fifth And every time the morning comes I wonder what I've done After all is said and done, it's over after all You barely cried as you waved goodbye It all comes out in the wash Empty cars and phone booth scars Knuckles on the mend Every time I go too far I'd rather wind up Rather wind up dead I should've guessed it would end up like this I'll never say never again After all is said and done, it's over after all You barely cried as you waved goodbye It all comes out in the wash	Hellz_Hunny
"The Lies That I Believe" Around it comes and round it goes Around it swims around my head All of us are lonely souls and all of us get left for dead How come i always try to cross even though i know the bridge is burning? How come i take it when i know that you fake it? I tell myself i'm leaving The lies that i believe are simple The lies that i believe are true The lies that i believe are so beautiful The lies that i believe are true All the flings and the flaws Let me cling to someones clause All of us are lonely souls and all of us mend broken laws Even though i know the bridge is burning? How come i take it when i know that you fake it? I tell myself im learning The lies that i believe are simple The lies that i believe are true The lies that i believe are so beautiful The lies that i believe are true Everyone uses, everyone abuses Nobody take the blame Everyone uses, everyone abuses Ain't it such a shame The lies that i believe are simple The lies that i believe are true The lies that i believe are so beautiful The lies that i believe are true	Hellz_Hunny
yeah, great album, one of my favorites, I LOVE the song Easy Comes, it's my favorite.	gotahemmi