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member since: 02/22/08 20:12:17
background / biography
There is a story behind the band. There is a story in front of the band. The band originally went by Pope but someone else released a CD first under that name, so....
Higher Than Pope are primarily a guitar band. Much of their work depends primarily on syncopated rhythms and guitar. Most of the songs are bouncy and musically upbeat. HTP history starts back in the early 60's but gels when Pope took music theory in High School and later at the University of Utah. So much for theory.
Spent time in Chicago. Spent time in Sunnyvale. Spent time in Orange County. Looks like it is time to relocate soon. What goes around, comes around.
Gustav's Guitars was released as a side project in mid 2006. Another CD, EO, is expected in late 2008 since the vocal tracks are not ready at this point. You can get a preview (sans vocals) of the instrumental versions by going to the online store and getting EO (Instrumental Version).
Started singing at five, piano lessons at six.
In third grade at the school talent show, Rex showed up and played Pipeline and I had found the most wonderful instrument in the world. I had never really seen an electric guitar before...but my Mother wouldn't pay for it since she knew I wouldn't stick with it.
Built my first guitar out of pine wood. It looked like a cigar box with a neck. I stuck a door in the back too, so I could stuff in a microphone. The tuners were wood screws and I used a spool of wire for strings.
Managed to save up $35 by age sixteen and bought a white no-name guitar that someone had enameled. I would prop myself up in a corner of my room and play until I would nod out, with my fingers still going. I lost more of my friends. I started so late that I knew I had to practice twelve hours per day.
Higher Than Pope are primarily a guitar band. Much of their work depends primarily on syncopated rhythms and guitar. Most of the songs are bouncy and musically upbeat. HTP history starts back in the early 60's but gels when Pope took music theory in High School and later at the University of Utah. So much for theory.
Spent time in Chicago. Spent time in Sunnyvale. Spent time in Orange County. Looks like it is time to relocate soon. What goes around, comes around.
Gustav's Guitars was released as a side project in mid 2006. Another CD, EO, is expected in late 2008 since the vocal tracks are not ready at this point. You can get a preview (sans vocals) of the instrumental versions by going to the online store and getting EO (Instrumental Version).
Started singing at five, piano lessons at six.
In third grade at the school talent show, Rex showed up and played Pipeline and I had found the most wonderful instrument in the world. I had never really seen an electric guitar before...but my Mother wouldn't pay for it since she knew I wouldn't stick with it.
Built my first guitar out of pine wood. It looked like a cigar box with a neck. I stuck a door in the back too, so I could stuff in a microphone. The tuners were wood screws and I used a spool of wire for strings.
Managed to save up $35 by age sixteen and bought a white no-name guitar that someone had enameled. I would prop myself up in a corner of my room and play until I would nod out, with my fingers still going. I lost more of my friends. I started so late that I knew I had to practice twelve hours per day.
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