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ELLA CREAGER Staff Writer Albert Hill favorit
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Music has always been around, it's just nev- dience up and jumpin
been like this. Even those who ai
You remember how it used to be. In the past, experience find thems
} only bass that moved was the drive-by of a er songs like Kiss ?
[neck with a car stereo. Now, there's Chris Fran- ce- 1
' eight more, but band ai
selves unable to turn
There s also Kenny Hogan, Robbie Bowen and
ron Whisnant. Together, this silly group of guys Drummer Kenny r
m Spartanburg makes up Albert Hill. What as one of his favorite
*an as a small-town band is now the latest "rr . hand s exPec
sedition into modern rock. 31 Rowing in the are
The original band, consisting of Aaron Whis- ? our bac]
nt, Chris Francisco, Kenny Hogan and Joel ?***> Hogan said. A
ok, formed in May 1994. The next year, they we,r?g011?gdo,18 pl{
eased their first CD, Fistunderfinger. The group and build a fan base
racted extensive local support and signed a Southeast,
ijor record deal with Universal Records in 1996. Albert Hill keej
When rising to the top, however, there are al- moving forward. Th<
ys spells of chaos. Their relationship with Uni- weJ7e [e?e
sal ended after internal problems within the Hub City Music Ma,
npany ers, a book dedicated
, , . , , the recognition of ou
Around the same time, the band underwent standing Souther
rnges, losing guitarist Joel Cook and adding agists
^boardist and singer Robbie Bowen.
AltllUUgli 1/llC^ pit
Surprisingly, after the shuffling and shifting showg throughout the r
led, there stood a new and better Albert Hill. gjon the band is alwa,
eir musical passions urged them into pursu- ready to come home 1
; their new identity. They found what they were ^ original base
king for in theirlatest release, Machine Called _ ..
rnpany. . "The biggest thrng
Magnolia's," Whisnai
Machine Called Company is the first full- saifabout' the band
gth CD recorded with Robbie Bowen. His key- growing following. "T
ird adds texture and melody to the raw Albert they just don't know
.1 sound. Albert Hill alreac
"Our band is pretty mainstream," guitarist lowerg that would fol]
1 lead vocalist Aaron Whisnant said. "We've corners of the world
, some little twists and stuff. We're not as dis- ____ _ __
lined with life." , ?ecafe l.h
playing and pertormin
Even while reflecting on his genuine need to sound with meaningft
intellectually challenged, Whisnant doesn't reit
his choice to skip college to explore his mu- . ,;n?
al career Machine Called Co
a woman who adopted
"It's got its highs and lows," he said. "It's fun. . _ ? *
ant to do it right now." .
gio, has AIDS. The ad
The band's attitude toward its music comes fered tab;e bac^,
ough in their live performances. Their shows lady adamantly refuse
1 always filled with a high-energy crowd ready other HIV-positive chi
lave a good time. TT
Her compassion a
others fear moved Aar
i back students!
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es like "So the Row," "Dez- bie. Each time the band plays the song, Aa
Knocks Down" keep the au- reminded of the lives embedded within it.
S- "The words are so descriptive," he said.
*e virgins to the Albert Hill initely think about it. The story just crush*
elves singing along to cov- She's an incredible lady."
ind "Raspberry Beret" by Hogan describes "Lavargio" as "the p
nore song" turns into about jdea of the evolution of a song. Aaron us
id audience alike find them- COmes up with ideas, some on the spot, th
away- explore it individually and build the song tog*
logan rates the Elbow Room Whisnant isn't the only songwriter i
; local venues, helping to group anymore. Knowing the underlying m
tations of developing a loy- genius of keyboardist and vocalist Robbie B
a- Whisnant encouraged him to write songs
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ly L many of his song id<
e- J? 1 A the piano, part of tb
ys $ ; \ was lost in its abs
to |j$ Bowen's keyboar*
jg.J | that void, thereby i
,g If > ^ ^His vocals also
he rest is slowly building, sonorous sphere to the band's sound. Hi
our music quite as well." Whisnant's parts are often interchangeable,
ly has a core group of fol- m? the music extremely flexible and fun.
low Albert Hill to the four Whisnant is fervently encouraging B
to keep building songs. It breaks up the usu
e band's lust for writing, ^rt Hill sound, giving it more contrast an
ig impacts its lyrics and its ture. Aaron views Bowen's efforts as a relie:
ll passion. monotony.
irk songs is "Lavargio," off "lve got this sound, and there's no esc
mpany. It is a song about my sound, he said. "I hope we can keep him
I a little boy. mg- He's the man."
covered that the boy, Lavar- Their style?a 1)01(1 image of classic rod
option agency basically of- molded by several influential people. Kenny I
and get her a new one. The said> "We're all influenced by pop music,
d and dedded to adopt an- heavy metal, all of it. You can't help it."
Id. "My brother and my dad [have been my
nd bravery in loving what influences]," Whisnant said. "They introduci
on, Chris, Kenny and Rob- to 80 much music that it was impossible t
in love with just one band."
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iron is One song on Machine Called Company, "Cisco
Kid," sets Whisnant's musical stage in Cisco,
"I def- w^ere he was heavily influenced by his fam?d
me. ily's musical tastes and talents.
"My dad is probably the biggest influence on
erfect me> Pr?hably my only savior," he said. "He played
lually Bob Dylan and The Beatles, musicians with reen
we deemable qualities. I was really into heavy metier."
al from about the fourth grade until ninth. Then,
n the my brother introduced me to REM and saved me."
usical The band is currently working toward unowen
binding songs that remain under contract. This
i De- includes one crowd favorite, "Better Steak," that
;st ac- was scheduled to come out on Volume One, the
)f the CD made under Universal Records.
ult is Many other club-pleasers are on their first
CD, Fistunderfinger. Because of the overwhelming
t jon demand for this original classic, the band is planIds
of ning on re-releasing the CD. The band hopes to
iil a t-oIppqp it onmotime in Dopornhpr nr pnrlv 1 QQft /
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ills a Albert Hill is not just maintaining its current
Javier favorites but also working on new material. They
is and have a whole slew of songs that could easily conlity
to stitute another demo.
"A lot of times, we'll do six or seven songs, just
wrote write them instead of playing and create this whole
jas on batch of songs," Hogan said.
2 song The band has no plans to release these anyience
time soon, since Machine Called Company was
l fills released in the summer of 1997. Whisnant said,
mam- uwe just got it out. We're trying not to confuse
ity of people [with another album]." ,
Although not vigorously seeking a new label,
add a several record companies have shown an interest
s and jn Albert Hill. Capricorn seems to be the main
mak" contender, although Hollywood Records (Walt
Disney) and Columbia House also are active comowen
petitors.
Lai Al- The band is careful, however, not to let their
d tex- daim to stardom interfere with the music they
ffrom believe in.
"We're not trying to gauge our career for record
aPm? companies," Whisnant said. "We want to make 4
l writ- sure they like our music and everything about
us."
i, was Their fans certainly like it. Albert Hill has
dogan a gtyle 0f rock that revolutionizes all of its preR&B,
decessors. Each song has meaningful lyrics in a
passiuiiaie penuiuituice. jjul CApci ieiicing is w
main lieving. Albert Hill is playing at the Elbow Room
ed me Thursday night and will play a showcase for Capri;o
fall corn Records Sept. 27 at the Cotton Club in Atlanta,
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