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Alain Johannes

pazmanpazman Posts: 197
edited June 2011 in Other Music
What can people tell me?
Read a post bout Jack Irons in Eleven and discovered Alain was in Eleven.
Did some research and turns out he has been everywhere with bands I love; QOTSA, Them Crooked Vultures, Live, Chris Cornell, etc.; without me knowing.
Whats the best Eleven stuff to get into???
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,325
    I saw him live with Gogol Bordello last December. Very good artist. I would recommend you to start with http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1436659/a/Thunk.htm. Highlights: 1) Nature Wants To Kill Me, 2) Seasick Of You and 3) Kneeling On One Knee. Enjoy! :)
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    Just digging into this guy's material myself

    Get his recently released solo album. Mellow, but such a unique cool sound.

    As for Eleven, Thunk has a pretty cool sound to it.


    The guy must have a hard on for Jimmy Page. I hear a huge Zep influence in almost everything I've listened to involving him.
  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Get his solo album 'Spark'

    It was written in tribute to his wife and band mate who died a couple of years ago (She was in Eleven and did Euphoria Morning and QOTSA etc)

    Only Eleven album I've heard is 'Howling Book' and it's pretty good but 'Thunk' seems to be their highest rated.
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,384
    Not too familiar with Eleven but Alain has also been in Eagles Of Death Metal :)
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,325
    eeriepadave wrote:
    Eagles Of Death Metal
    Nice band.
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    eleven's self titled has some of his best guitar stuff IMO

    they all have a similar vibe tho... good stuff... get it all... there's a reason jack left us to go over to them :D

    I love the cover they did of "stone cold crazy" with josh homme too
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,325
    Kilgore_Trout wrote:
    there's a reason jack left us to go over to them :D
    Not a good excuse Jack. :)
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  • DeadmanDeadman Posts: 795
    Eleven is great. Self titled and Thunk are definitely my faves. Very unique band I think.
  • jammerfalljammerfall Posts: 908
    Eleven's self titled release and Thunk are seriously engaging. Also check out Alain (along with Jack Irons and Mrs. Josh Homme) in Spinnerette, 'tis good.

    His solo outing, Spark, is sorta sad, but beautiful.
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,325
    jammerfall wrote:
    Also check out Alain (along with Jack Irons and Mrs. Josh Homme) in Spinnerette, 'tis good.
    His solo outing, Spark, is sorta sad, but beautiful.
    I have to listen to those two albums someday.
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  • HeavyHandsHeavyHands Posts: 2,130
    edited April 2011
    Somebody posted a link to this a bit ago.

    It's hilarious.

    Alain Johannes and Natasha Schneider interview Soundgarden:

    Pt. 1 http://youtu.be/ayosR-SJMqw

    Pt. 2 http://youtu.be/i-cv7azSLZQ
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    HeavyHands wrote:
    Somebody posted a link to this a bit ago.

    It's hilarious.

    Alan Johannes and Natasha Schneider interview Soundgarden:

    http://youtu.be/ayosR-SJMqw

    http://youtu.be/i-cv7azSLZQ

    'Boom, Boom and Splashes' :lol:

    Never seen these before. Thanks :D
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,325
    HeavyHands wrote:
    Somebody posted a link to this a bit ago.

    It's hilarious.

    Alan Johannes and Natasha Schneider interview Soundgarden:

    http://youtu.be/ayosR-SJMqw

    http://youtu.be/i-cv7azSLZQ

    Yeah. I remember. It was very funny. :)
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,936
    DewieCox wrote:
    The guy must have a hard on for Jimmy Page.

    Yeah but who doesn't? I sure do. And I remember Page was your avatar for a long time.
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    The guy must have a hard on for Jimmy Page.

    Yeah but who doesn't? I sure do. And I remember Page was your avatar for a long time.

    Not a knock on the guy at all. He sounds like Jimmy Page, with a modern spin in all the best ways. Usually when someone says such and such band was influenced by Zeppelin it's kinduva a very loose influence, ya know riff rock and power ballads and the like. Johannes take the Page influence and weaves deep it into the body of the song.

    This is gonna sound kinda crazy, but I think he's as responsible for the Zep influence on the TCV album as JPJ is.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Did Johannes not play on the TCV album? I know he toured with them.
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    edited April 2011
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Did Johannes not play on the TCV album? I know he toured with them.

    He engineered and played on a handful of tracks. He really made that stuff come to life live. They didn't have to skip over all the extra tidbits that really made the album.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    DewieCox wrote:
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Did Johannes not play on the TCV album? I know he toured with them.

    He engineered and played on a handful of tracks.
    Did not know that!
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  • Birdman77Birdman77 Posts: 21
    The solo album is outstanding. It is really short, but great. Thunk and Howling Book are great, but their other three albums are solid too. I really like Avantgardedog, but I haven't really met or talked with anyone else who does.

    I also read that he is working with Mark Lanegan on Lanegan's next solo album, which would officially make my head explode.
  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Birdman77 wrote:
    The solo album is outstanding. It is really short, but great. Thunk and Howling Book are great, but their other three albums are solid too. I really like Avantgardedog, but I haven't really met or talked with anyone else who does.

    I also read that he is working with Mark Lanegan on Lanegan's next solo album, which would officially make my head explode.

    He worked with Lanegan on Bubblegum so it's a good match up.
  • san pedrosan pedro Posts: 169
    don't forget "what is this?". awesome old clip with hillel & jack!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYKKKw5XJtk
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  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    i've always thought the music on chris cornell's euphoria morning was like nothing i've ever heard...took beautiful jazz/blues influenced sounds and put an incredibly unique psychedelic otherwordly twist on it. mix that with cornell's vocals and songwriting and you got yourself a masterpiece. this album is what made me realize alain johannes is a sickkk musician and i discovered some eleven. very cool.
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  • Cool Face RyanCool Face Ryan Posts: 1,254
    anyone have a torrent/mp3 dl of Eleven's albums? I've been looking online and cant find anything and I love what I've heard from youtube
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,669
    san pedro wrote:
    don't forget "what is this?". awesome old clip with hillel & jack!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYKKKw5XJtk

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    I am happy to have been there!
  • kasedougkasedoug The Golden State Posts: 2,972
    I ran into him after the Foo Fighters secret show at the Troubadour back in February. Such a great guy. I commented that I really loved his solo album and he stopped and chatted with me for about 5 minutes. He mentioned the perils of touring "Spark" and how he had been spending a lot of time in the studio with Mark Lanegan, among others. He then asked all me, how I had liked the show and what others inhad seen. It was a really cool moment. Recently, I went and saw him play live at a Rhino Records pop-up store (having previously seen him in QOTSA, TCV, and opening solo)and it was brilliant. He again mentioned how he hadn't played live in a while because he was producing his friends, Lanegan among them. He said, "Wait until you hear the Lanegan stuff," with a huge smile on his face. Can't wait.
    Love "Spark" and it's towards the top of my favorites this year.
    Birdman77 wrote:
    The solo album is outstanding. It is really short, but great. Thunk and Howling Book are great, but their other three albums are solid too. I really like Avantgardedog, but I haven't really met or talked with anyone else who does.

    I also read that he is working with Mark Lanegan on Lanegan's next solo album, which would officially make my head explode.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    i've always thought the music on chris cornell's euphoria morning was like nothing i've ever heard...took beautiful jazz/blues influenced sounds and put an incredibly unique psychedelic otherwordly twist on it. mix that with cornell's vocals and songwriting and you got yourself a masterpiece. this album is what made me realize alain johannes is a sickkk musician and i discovered some eleven. very cool.


    isnt that funny cause whenever i listen to spark my first thought is always this is the album chris cornell didnt make.
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