Re: Re: nashville (OT)& Screamin' Cheetahs

[Guest guest]

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What label are they on and where can I get their CD's? I'd love to hear

them! Do they play locally around Nashville, or all over the US?

[Guest guest]

,

What label are they on and where can I get their CD's? I'd love to hear

them! Do they play locally around Nashville, or all over the US?

[Guest guest]

<< They were on tour with ZZ Top/Lynyrd Skynyrd this past fall >>

That is so cool! I love those bands! If they ever tour in East Texas, be

sure to let me know!

- going to check out the Wheelies website right now!

[Guest guest]

Hi !

I've heard your fiancee's band. They're really good!

My husband's a musician too and I know what you mean about

the limited airplay for radio. They want everything to

sound the same. You just have to keep trying and see what

happens. The music biz is so much like the movie industry.

It focuses more on gimmick and who you know than actual

talent. It's aggravating!*lol*

Judie

--- Owens <slowens@...> wrote:

>

>

> > That would be fun! You could help me with my form on

> kicks! LOL!

> What kind

> > of music does your fiancee's band play, and where do

> they play? Do

> you leave

> > town during Fan Fair? The entire town is complete

> chaos during

> that week!

> > If I lived there, I'd probably take a vacation that

> week and go far

> away!

>

> ,

>

> Bob plays in a band called the " Screamin' Cheetah

> Wheelies " . They've

> got 3 cd's out and are fairly well known, but haven't

> made it " big "

> yet (we're still hoping for that...LOL). They play

> rock....some

> would categorize them as " southern rock " like the Allman

> Brothers,

> Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc. But, they are much more diverse

> than that,

> which is one reason they have such a hard time getting

> played on the

> radio. They release one song from their album that would

> be played

> on a southern rock radio station, then the next release

> would be

> played on top 40 radio, then the next release could be

> played on

> alternative radio, etc. They are very diverse which is

> one of the

> reasons I love their music so much. They have a really

> big,

> incredibly loyal fan base and they are spreading the word

> about the

> Wheelies. They're working on their 4th album right now,

> and the

> success or failure of that album will pretty much

> determine whether

> or not they stay together! Hopefully, something will

> happen for them

> because I would love for Bob to be able to continue doing

> what he

> loves!

>

> I don't really even notice fan fair, but like I said...I

> don't go out

> much....LOL! We live in East Nashville and just hop on

> the

> interstate to get where we need to go. I never really

> even notice

> it's going on (which I just realized is quite sad and

> shows how

> little I get out...LOL)!

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

> I've heard your fiancee's band. They're really good!

> My husband's a musician too and I know what you mean about

> the limited airplay for radio. They want everything to

> sound the same. You just have to keep trying and see what

> happens. The music biz is so much like the movie industry.

> It focuses more on gimmick and who you know than actual

> talent. It's aggravating!*lol*

Judie,

That's so cool that you've heard of them! Yeah, I never realized how

much beauracracy is inovolved in getting a song played on the radio

before I got involved with Bob and got an inside glimpse into the

music world. It's not a pretty picture....LOL! The term " starving

artist " is pretty much a reality! It's frustrating because another

band that is managed by the Wheelies management " 3 Doors Down " has a

big hit on the radio and their cd just went gold. It sold more

copies in one week than " Big Wheel " (the Wheelies 3rd album) sold in

entirety. And there's no way that 3 Doors Down is better than the

Wheelies. It's just that they have the " sound " that's popular right

now and they totally fit into the radio format. It's really

frustrating! But, the good thing is that the Wheelies have been at

this for 8 years now, so when they do make it big, it won't go to

their heads and they won't be a one hit wonder because they can't

handle the sudden fame....LOL! The Wheelies are just so talented and

it's amazing how many lives they have touched with their music.

Usually when somebody hears them, their response is " Wow, this band

is really good....why have I never heard of them? " So, hopefully

something will happen for them. Guess we'll just have to wait and

see!

[Guest guest]

,

That's a hard thing when you hear another band get

recognition when you know that they're not as good or any

good at all!*lol*

I think the Wheelies stand a better chance than Jake,my

husband, & Tobias' stuff. It's kinda cool though.

Jake was a piano performance major in college so he's very

classical in style but he also wants the most technical

fast stuff to play.

He didn't have anyone here who could keep up with him on

the keys and he wanted to add some guitar to his songs.

One day some guy in Sweeden went to his website:

http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/6308/

and sent him a message saying we should jam together.

That's where Werrnesson & came from. They ended up at

first sending mp3 files to each other. Jake would lay down

the initial track and style of the song then send it to

Tobias to put guitar solos in. They finally got frustrated

with the sound quality and started mailing CDs back and

forth with Jake doing the final mix.

They made a CD of 13 songs together and sent it out to a

lot of record companies, in the US & Sweeden, that accept

unsolicted material.

We got a lot of, not what were looking for right now blah,

blah, blah.

I wish he could do that for a living! Maybe when we move

from Mayberry here he'll get to hook up with some people

and meet more contacts. Tallahasse is definately NOT an

arts/music community!*lol*

Judie

--- Owens <slowens@...> wrote:

>

>

> > I've heard your fiancee's band. They're really good!

> > My husband's a musician too and I know what you mean

> about

> > the limited airplay for radio. They want everything to

> > sound the same. You just have to keep trying and see

> what

> > happens. The music biz is so much like the movie

> industry.

> > It focuses more on gimmick and who you know than actual

> > talent. It's aggravating!*lol*

>

>

> Judie,

>

> That's so cool that you've heard of them! Yeah, I never

> realized how

> much beauracracy is inovolved in getting a song played on

> the radio

> before I got involved with Bob and got an inside glimpse

> into the

> music world. It's not a pretty picture....LOL! The term

> " starving

> artist " is pretty much a reality! It's frustrating

> because another

> band that is managed by the Wheelies management " 3 Doors

> Down " has a

> big hit on the radio and their cd just went gold. It

> sold more

> copies in one week than " Big Wheel " (the Wheelies 3rd

> album) sold in

> entirety. And there's no way that 3 Doors Down is better

> than the

> Wheelies. It's just that they have the " sound " that's

> popular right

> now and they totally fit into the radio format. It's

> really

> frustrating! But, the good thing is that the Wheelies

> have been at

> this for 8 years now, so when they do make it big, it

> won't go to

> their heads and they won't be a one hit wonder because

> they can't

> handle the sudden fame....LOL! The Wheelies are just so

> talented and

> it's amazing how many lives they have touched with their

> music.

> Usually when somebody hears them, their response is " Wow,

> this band

> is really good....why have I never heard of them? " So,

> hopefully

> something will happen for them. Guess we'll just have to

> wait and

> see!

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

> ,

>

> What label are they on and where can I get their CD's? I'd love to

hear

> them! Do they play locally around Nashville, or all over the US?

,

They're on Capricorn and their latest cd is called " Big Wheel " . They

were on Atlantic when they first got signed, but they got out of that

deal and signed with Capricorn. Atlantic is more into promoting the

big bands who have already made it, so I'm glad they were able to get

out of that deal. Anyway, they are in most of the major record

stores. But, you can definitely order them off the internet at

www.cdnow.com. Also, they have a website www.wheelies.com and you

can click on music and hear some samples (but those are from earlier

albums). I think you can also hear samples at www.cdnow.com. They

play all over the place. They were on tour with ZZ Top/Lynyrd

Skynyrd this past fall and they played all over the U.S. They're

most popular in the Southern States and in the Northeast (they've got

lots of fans in the NY/NJ area). They're going out in June for 2

weeks and they'll be up in the Northeast for most of it. They play

in Nashville every now and then, but they don't get much support here

so they usually don't play the big festivals and things. Let me know

if you can't find it. I could get you a copy.

[Guest guest]

>

> - going to check out the Wheelies website right now!

,

Go to the rumors page....that's where the fans leave messages. Also,

when you click on rumors, it takes you to a picture and then you

click on the picture to get to the actual message page. Bob's the

bald one in the picture!