Drop-D Gorgeous

a.k.a. Watson, Higher Call, Hundred Churches, One Thousand Biscuits

News: Taxi.com reviewed one of our songs, 'pinocchio' and said it had good sectional contrasts, and applauded Stevens voice saying it really helped "sell the song". Cool!
Also, reviewers at GarageBand.com had great things to say about 'pinocchio'.

Info: With a Modern Pop/Rock sound ranging anywhere from Cake to Foo Fighters, the goal of Drop-D Gorgeous is to create catchy songs that get to the chorus in under a minute and leave the listener with a smile and a desire to hear more. And with lyrics that are always thought provoking, often humorous, and wholesome enough that even mom and dad would like them (if it weren’t for the loud drums and guitars), Drop-D may be destined for great things..

History: Drop-D Gorgeous began back in the early 90s when four college chums from Mississippi College formed a rock band, had two rehearsals, and then won a local battle of the bands contest (grand prize being the opening spot for Steven Curtis Chapman at his Jackson, MS concert). Believing that there is something special about a band that plays its first gig in front of 10,000 people in a coliseum, the boys decided to get serious. Known then as Higher Call, they wrote more songs, rehearsed a few more times, and began getting more gigs in the Mississippi/Tennessee/Alabama area than they could handle. Demo tapes were made, T-shirts were printed, one song made it to the radio, and Steven the guitar player, Jason the singer, John the bass player, and Joe the drummer seemed destined for great things. Unfortunately, a band called This Train had other plans for Joe the drummer and recruited him after a Higher Call New Year’s Eve show. So Joe moved to Chicago, Steven stayed in Mississippi, John roamed around San Francisco, Jason spent some time in London and Germany, and Higher Call was no more.In 1999, as fate would have it, Steven, Jason, and John all ended up back in Mississippi. Believing the second time could be a charm, Steven decided to call the boys up and see if there was any interest in writing and playing music again. There was, and after recruiting drummer extraordinaire Tim to fill Joe’s slot, Drop-D Gorgeous was born.

Links: GarageBand.com [ looks like they're down :( ]
mp3.com

Members: Steven Antrim - Vocals, Guitars, Lyrics, Music
John Bullock - Background Vocals, Electric Bass, Production, Music
Tim Cotton - Drums
Jason Cox - Vocals

Contact: Drop-D Gorgeous
410 McDonald Drive
Clinton, MS 39056
drop-d@muppetclan.com

Songs from 2000 sessions: God With No Believers (4.12 Mb) . . (lyrics)
Pinnochio (3.10 Mb) . . (lyrics)
Cry Like a Baby (3.66 Mb) . . (lyrics)
The Girl Who Joined a Cult (3.73 Mb) . . (lyrics)
Oh Dear (live) (2.88 Mb) . . (lyrics)
Mars and Venus on Earth (2.88 Mb) . . (lyrics)

Songs from 1999 sessions: Fall (no vocals) (3.54 Mb)
Love Life (3.72 Mb)
Pink Floyd - Mother (1.39 Mb) . . This and the below snippets were recorded for fun the night Steven got his new Telecaster.
Pink Floyd - Time (1.94 Mb)
King's X - Mr. Wilson (.62 Mb)
Spin Doctors - Two Princes (.78 Mb)
Poison - Talk Dirty 2 Me (2.4 Mb)
Blues in Plaid (.30 Mb) . . John's testing to see how the trumpet sounds recorded.

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News:	Taxi.com reviewed one of our songs, 'pinocchio' and said it had good sectional contrasts, and applauded Stevens voice saying it really helped "sell the song". Cool! Also, reviewers at GarageBand.com had great things to say about 'pinocchio'.
Info:	With a Modern Pop/Rock sound ranging anywhere from Cake to Foo Fighters, the goal of Drop-D Gorgeous is to create catchy songs that get to the chorus in under a minute and leave the listener with a smile and a desire to hear more. And with lyrics that are always thought provoking, often humorous, and wholesome enough that even mom and dad would like them (if it weren’t for the loud drums and guitars), Drop-D may be destined for great things..
History:	Drop-D Gorgeous began back in the early 90s when four college chums from Mississippi College formed a rock band, had two rehearsals, and then won a local battle of the bands contest (grand prize being the opening spot for Steven Curtis Chapman at his Jackson, MS concert). Believing that there is something special about a band that plays its first gig in front of 10,000 people in a coliseum, the boys decided to get serious. Known then as Higher Call, they wrote more songs, rehearsed a few more times, and began getting more gigs in the Mississippi/Tennessee/Alabama area than they could handle. Demo tapes were made, T-shirts were printed, one song made it to the radio, and Steven the guitar player, Jason the singer, John the bass player, and Joe the drummer seemed destined for great things. Unfortunately, a band called This Train had other plans for Joe the drummer and recruited him after a Higher Call New Year’s Eve show. So Joe moved to Chicago, Steven stayed in Mississippi, John roamed around San Francisco, Jason spent some time in London and Germany, and Higher Call was no more.In 1999, as fate would have it, Steven, Jason, and John all ended up back in Mississippi. Believing the second time could be a charm, Steven decided to call the boys up and see if there was any interest in writing and playing music again. There was, and after recruiting drummer extraordinaire Tim to fill Joe’s slot, Drop-D Gorgeous was born.
Links:	GarageBand.com [ looks like they're down :( ] mp3.com
Members:	Steven Antrim - Vocals, Guitars, Lyrics, Music John Bullock - Background Vocals, Electric Bass, Production, Music Tim Cotton - Drums Jason Cox - Vocals
Contact:	Drop-D Gorgeous 410 McDonald Drive Clinton, MS 39056 drop-d@muppetclan.com
Songs from 2000 sessions:	God With No Believers (4.12 Mb) . . (lyrics) Pinnochio (3.10 Mb) . . (lyrics) Cry Like a Baby (3.66 Mb) . . (lyrics) The Girl Who Joined a Cult (3.73 Mb) . . (lyrics) Oh Dear (live) (2.88 Mb) . . (lyrics) Mars and Venus on Earth (2.88 Mb) . . (lyrics)
Songs from 1999 sessions:	Fall (no vocals) (3.54 Mb) Love Life (3.72 Mb) Pink Floyd - Mother (1.39 Mb) . . This and the below snippets were recorded for fun the night Steven got his new Telecaster. Pink Floyd - Time (1.94 Mb) King's X - Mr. Wilson (.62 Mb) Spin Doctors - Two Princes (.78 Mb) Poison - Talk Dirty 2 Me (2.4 Mb) Blues in Plaid (.30 Mb) . . John's testing to see how the trumpet sounds recorded.
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