Barisal Guns is Ashley Sutton, Ken Faucheux, Liam Catchings, Marc Cenac, and Ben Catchings
Influences
Led Zeppelin, Blind Melon, Pink Floyd, Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Beatles, Cream, The Meters, The Who, Allman Brothers, Bob Marley, Neil Young, Rage Against the Machine, Black Sabbath, Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers (One Hot Minute), Muddy Waters, Radiohead, Buena Vista Social Club, James Brown, Santana, Sam Cooke, Barry White, Magic Sam, Johnny Winter, B.B King, Albert King, Freddie King, Otis Rush, R.L. Burnside, Funkadelic, Van Morrison, Humble Pie, Boston, Janis Joplin, Grand Funk Railroad, SRV, John Mayall, Luther Allison, Roy Buchanan, John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Tito Puente, Ten Years After, Deep Purple, Mountain, James Gang, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sam & Dave, Tower of Power, Mars Volta, Derek Trucks Band, Blue Oyster Cult, Aretha Franklin, Cat Stevens, Frank Zappa, ZZ Top, Kinks, Frank Sinatra, Sade, Outkast, Public Enemy, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Elmore James, Lightin' Hopkins, Miles Davis, Dave Brubek Quartet, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Elvin Jones, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, J. S, Bach, Michael Jackson (when he was black), Michael Jackson (when he was white)
Barisal Guns is a rock band born in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They take their namesake from a natural phenomenon whereby unexplained thundering noises are heard in the river delta over a small town in Bangladesh. Closer in style to the 1970's rock movement than to today's modern rock scene, Barisal Guns offers its fans a loud, guitar driven sound "with hints of Zeppelin and Blind Melon," says Keeley Kristin of Warning magazine.
After being scattered to different parts of the country, lead guitarist Ken Faucheux and drummer Ashley Sutton stayed in contact by telephone with the hopes of one day playing music together again. They reconvened in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to play music with brothers Ben (vocals/guitar) and Liam Catchings (bass/keyboards). A few months later, Marc Cenac (rhythm guitar) joined the band, and the lineup was complete.
Soon after, Barisal Guns began gigging around southern Louisiana and Mississippi, including premier venues in New Orleans such as the Howlin’ Wolf, Tipitinas, and House of Blues’ Parish Room. During fall 2007, the Guns recorded and mixed their first album in two separate Grammy-winning recording studios in Louisiana. The album, titled "No. 1" was released this summer.
Peering through the eyes of Baton Rouge’s Barisal Guns, you would see a landscape dotted with houses of the holy and ensconced in smoke on the water. The band makes no effort to hide its classic rock leanings on No. 1. The title track rides high on a galloping rhythm before succumbing to an air guitar-worthy solo. The album is evenly mixed with what you might expect: smoldering blues numbers (“Stagelight”), arena-ready anthems (“Come In”) and heavy riff meteors complete with an over-the-top drum solo (“Son of Kong”). There are, however, a couple of songs that pull them back from being Spinal Tap. “In My Mind” is a sweet yet dense love song that sounds like an improbably successful mix of Big Star and Yes. Companion pieces “Where’d I Go Wrong” and the Beatles-esque “Where’d We Go Wrong” would make for a rather brilliant single. Alex V. Cook - 225 Magazine, 225BatonRouge.com
Hello! Don't forget We hope to see you at our Cd release show this Saturday October 25th, with our good friends Shaken. The show starts at 7:30 and its at West McComb Baptist Church in the sanctuary. Read the flyer on our page for more info. Be there and tell all your friends!
Im sorry its taken me almost a week to finally get on MySpace and leave you Jews a comment, but last Saturday was fantastic. You put on an outstanding show and it was an honor to have been of assistance. Thank you again for letting me take part in a truly great rock show... complete with polyester stretchpants, mid-interview flushes, and Mark being Mark. I love you guys.
~Gann
PS> Heya... 8 Days In The Making... shows... yeah...
Dooode... Looks like you guys are really getting up there! Good luck! I'm glad to see someone's making it out of here! Maybe I'll get to go out to see ya'll for the CD release party in NO. Have Fun!
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