Artist description The MOURNING stretches accross the horizons of rock music. Never content to simply imitate the formulas heard on the radio, we strive to produce truly progressive music. The song structures vary from simple blues to complex compositions, and the lyrics explore the everyday aspects of human existence, such as hatred, death, and politics.

Music Style Progressive All-Original Rock and Roll

Musical Influences British Invasion (Who, Beatles, Yardbirds, Stones, Kinks, Ten Years After, etc...), Hendrix, Zappa, Kiss, Rush, Primus...

Similar Artists The non-Classical Zappa (although we love that stuff), Primus? Dinosaur Jr.? The Minutemen? We hate to be daft, but we really sound like The MOURNING.

Artist History Guitarist Matthew Maher conceived The MOURNING in the early 1980s. The band slowly gestated over the years and, with the addition of bassist Jeff Dunn and drummer Joe Wilkinson in the 1990s, the trio has given birth to a delicate dynamo with a penchant for odd rhythms, melodic excursions, and politicized lyricism; mixing and mangling the styles of Blues, Pop, Ska, and Punk.

Group Members Jeff Dunn: Bass, fretless bass and vocals. Joseph Wilkinson: Drums, vocals, and percussion. Matthew Maher: Guitars and vocals.

Instruments Guitars, basses, drums, voices, and lots of cymbals.

Albums Show Girls of Magic Prime Rib

Press Reviews This is what Dave Thomas of The Denver Post has to say:If thick rock soup is more your taste, try out the Mourning Sickness' three-song demo. Rich and chunky, the Sickness shows a talent for pulsing, low-end music that should give the bass woofers a workout.

Additional Info A limited edition three song cassette is also available.

Location Denver, Colorado - USA

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