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Part Of The Deal

The Exquisite Taste of Plain Water... sounds pretentious huh?  Really, the concept is the opposite of that...It's water, plain old water.     
     Jimi Evans and I (Paul Bond) previously wrote, recorded and performed in the Portland,Oregon power pop band Throwback Suburbia.  We supported Pat Benatar, Gin Blossoms, Soul Asylum, Everclear, Rooney, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Veruca Salt, the 88, and Jason Falkner(among others), and toured the west coast several times.  Rodney Bingenheimer, the Mayor of Sunset Strip,  played our records.  Legendary producer Jack Douglas mixed a couple of our songs. Cool, right?  If I am being honest, the reason I am mentioning this is so the reader will associate our current project to the caliber of our previous project. Throwback Suburbia is on hiatus and all of the band members are happily exploring different opportunities.
     Okay, back to the Exquisite Taste of Plain Water.   Our main songwriting goal is to write songs that can be performed with one guitar and a vocal(or two), with special emphasis on the authenticity of the lyric.  This makes it easier to:
1.) Play around a campfire
2.) Tour using one of our Datsuns
3.) Play shows after the power grid inevitably goes down     
     Here is a list of some artists:  
Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Everly Brothers, the Rolling Stones,Townes Van Zandt, Lucero, Edward Abbey, Jason Isbell, Wilco, Ryan Adams, and Drivin’ N’Cryin’.     
     Of course, mentioning these artists does a few things: 
a)  You may subconsciously associate us with them.
b.) Informs you that we are cool because, you know, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’? C'mon!
c.) I get to mention Edward Abbey.     
     Now, I am not saying we are as great as the above artists (that would be pretentious),but...we're pretty good.    
    Our self-titled debut EP has a variety of sounds, from classic country/Americana, on “BurnThis Old House Down” and “We'll See” to pop rock on “Perfect Sentiment” and “Brand NewHeart.”  “The Space Between the Curves” is a heartbreaking, folky song, and we have a Spanish
ballad called “The Pines.”  All songs are recorded in our balcony dive studio and are mastered by Kevin Nettleingham at Nettleingham Audio and are available digitally everywhere.   
     We are available to perform at your club, campfire, or living room (pre- or post-apocalypse) as a duo or with full band.  Rounding out the rhythm section is Brendan Slevin on bass and Eric French on drums.  All of us have been playing in the Portland, Oregon music scene for a longtime and would be considered salty dogs.  Wikipedia says, “A salty dog is nautical slang for an experienced sailor who has spent much of his life aboard a ship at sea.” 
 
Thank you for your time,
Paul Bond/ Jimi Evans 
exquisitetasteofplainwater@gmail.com

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