Musician Mugshots!

Just for the hell of it - - musician mugshots!! The only one I couldn't bring myself to include was Micheal Jackson's.... creeps the bejeezuz outta me...

Even without sneaking a peek at the names, can you name 'em all?...

Okay, I said I wasn't going to - - but here it is... don't say I haven't warned you...

Yeeeeee-YIKES!!!

outofbodies.com releases Dan Banic - Gun Hill Road album!

Before we get into the good stuff here...

I just want to preface this blog entry (and perhaps the entire outofbodies.com website) with this little reminder... as you know it's always been our collective intention to present you with free music downloads - because basically that's what this little website is all about - sharing creative content with people with like minds, without the trappings of logins, fees, and assorted restrictions... however I do want to remind folks that outside of the music we provide here for free that we still need and appreciate your support - particularly via donations to help keep this site going, and also to inform those who enjoy our sound that Dan offers a lot more where that came from on his own music pages - so make sure to drop in there as well and purchase some tunes! Also help spread the word, whether it's on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Google+, Pinterest, Foursquare - basically everywhere!

The Good Stuff...

One of the very first "Out Of Bodies" compilations that I've helped package for Dan was simply titled "The Out Of Bodies - Volume One" - but in reality us other guys had nothing to do with it and it should've been credited to JUST Dan. Well, that was over 20 odd years ago and TODAY I'm going to CORRECT that by re-creating the "album cover" so to speak to reflect a brilliant solo Dan album!!...

I've titled it "Gun Hill Road" (for it's obvious wink and a nod to The Beatles - Abbey Road) and because that was where Dan would pass every day as he headed home, up to his bedroom in the Bronx where he created ALL of this sound on his own, on his beat-up Fostex 4-track cassette recorder... guitars, keyboards, percussion, multi-layered vocals - this was Dan at his prolific best...

However this was also a bit before our website was created, so we didn't have this forum in which to share Dan's sound with the masses - and certainly not spontaneously. The best we could do at the time was to make up cassettes. Today you'd be lucky if you even saw a cassette player. So basically this reintroduction all came about recently as I discovered one of the original cassettes while wading through the OOB archives. After popping it into my player and hearing it once again I thought it certainly deserved it's long over-do internet debut - and so here you have it...

Click on the song titles below and enjoy some great Dan! Share this, link to us, download it for yourself and as Mike Myers would say as Linda Richman on SNL "discuss amongst yourselves!"... We'd be happy to hear your feedback!

1. Blue Sky

2. I Can See You Miles Away

3. Blue Eyed Girl

4. I Was Made To Live So

5. Heart Of Soul

6. I Love My Girl

7. The Robe

8. Beautiful Sunday

9. I Can Live My Life Upon A Stream

10. She's Gone

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Thanks!!

Dan's Visitor and Donald does Dylan

I missed Throw Back Thursday, so how's about I Almost Forgot About This Friday?

Found this whilst wading through the archives - a live jam recording taped at our friend Scott's apartment on New Year's Eve 1991/1992. Joe, Mark and myself come close to figuring out what that circle drawing in Dan's room was all about - and Dan opens up (just a LITTLE bit) about that time an alien communicated with him while he slept...

...oh yes, and per Dan's request I do my lousy impersonation of Bob Dylan...

Thanks a LOT, SCOTT!!
New Year's Eve at Hooter's House - 1991/1992

Here's just a short little clip to whet yer appetite... eventually I'll be posting more of this jam in our new SIDES pages, Out Of The Archives - stay tuned!!

Click here to listen to Dan's Visitor and Donald does Dylan

Even MORE songs!! An early Easter basket!!

As if all the new site additions announced last week weren't enough - - here are a few MORE new songs that will soon find their permanent spots on outofbodies.com...

ENJOY!!! - - and have a great Easter, everybody!!

Note: Click on the links below the pictures to hear the songs...

Twenty Little Pinheads

Such a LOT of fuss over such a stupid little song! Heh heh... this is actually one of those rare occasions where four OOBs appear on the same recording... started out with Dan, Joe and myself - and then later Lloyd and I added a chorus. It seemed fitting to blow it all up at the end...

The Giant

A terrific "lost" gem I discovered while wading through the archives... this is Dan at his poetic best... telling the tale of a feared giant who becomes missed after he packs his bags and leaves...

Piccadilly Circus

I saved the best for last... this song had me laughing so hard and you'll see why... no matter how many times Joe and I sang the name of the song correctly - Dan kept singing pull-a-dicky circus (or something like that) and I DON'T think he was trying to do it on purpose! Heh heh... anyway, this is one of those wonderful boom box recordings that never got finished to 4-track - and so I souped it up a bit in post and I think it worked out great! It will have you smiling!

Stick around, folks! There's more to come, I'm sure!!