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An apple is made up of many parts, such as these:
Barry "Beesty" Shelton makes up The Core, where ideas are born
and bred... Guitar, bass guitar, vocals.
Other parts were played by The Bad Seeds band...
Profiles of the Pieces
BEESTY (born 8/30/68) plays Ovation acoustic guitars and bangs
around on various basses, and Fender & Peavey amplification get their job done. Having fun playing music and sharing
my words with my friends and others is my primary goal in music this day and time. Influences:
more than I could possibly mention, but KISS, Motley Crue, & Judas Priest for starters in the rock genre. Past/current
bands: Crossfire, Lucky Stiffs, DUST, TRILOGY, Tightrope(?) a.k.a. The Screaming Cows (don't ask...please),
Peace Dog, Baby Jack, MeatWagon, TRILOGY, Fistful Of Faith featuring William Gunnell, Whiskey Sour, Prey Locus,TRILOGY, Cut-Over,
a few cameo appearances with Sweetest Heathen, One Bad Apple (of course), did we mention TRILOGY?, Distant Kin, ROCK STAR,
The Vagabond Heartz, Steel Wolf, and some that didn't even have names!
Former
members of the Bad Seeds band:
Richard Blair (born 05/30/74) He played guitar and various stringed instruments, including steel & nylon string
guitars, bass guitar, mandolin, 4 & 12 string cuatro, and many other pieces from Spain, Turkey, and Bolivia. Also congas
& other hand percussion.
Influences: Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Waylon Jennings (R.I.P.),
Pepe Alva, and many others.
Musical path: To continue cultivation of interests in Latin-American and Middle-Eastern
rhythms & melodies.
Past bands: DUST, One Bad Apple.
Jody Jones (born
12/27/74) He mainly laid down the bass and added backing vocals as needed.
Influences:
Stevie Ray Vaughn, B.B. King, Staind, Puddle of Mudd, Jason Newsted (formerly of Metallica, EchoBrain, now Voivod), etc.
Toys:
Ibanez SR Series basses, CRATE Amplification, Dean Markley strings.
Former bands: One Bad Apple.
Scott
Fowler (born 5/11/69) plays Tama Starclassic Performer EFX Series drums, Sabian cymbals with one Wuhan China. All
Tama hardware, Evans drumheads, and sticks? 5B Vic Firth or Pro-Mark wood tip. Influences: Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Louie Bellson,
Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, Billy Cobham, & Gene Krupa. Hobbies: cycling, hiking, photography, & reading. Past bands:
101 Damnations, Broken Machine, Glitch, One Bad Apple.
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