We’re delighted to debut Adventure Galley’s “Cult Classic,” taken from the Portland band’s 2013 full length release, Anywhere That’s Wild. And while we’re at it, we’ve got a peek into the band’s record collections for a dose of vinyl-infused inspiration.
Modest Mouse, Moon and Antarctica | “My neighbor showed me this album when I was in middle school. It must have been almost 2 years after it was released, but hearing it for the first time really blew the lid off my world in a way. Before hearing it I never knew modern music could be “cool.”
I think as a young teenager most of my experience with modern music was pop so I tended to lean toward classic rock, but discovering this album that was so ornately textured and almost orchestral that moved throughout like a cohesive piece was what really made me decide to pursue music. I had already started learning to play the drums, but hearing The Moon and Antarctica is why I started taking it seriously.”
Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand | “This was another album that really hit me. Discovering a guitar rock album that played like a dance record was big for me. It’s so steeped in attitude and the song writing is so on point. After hearing “Take Me Out” and “Dark of the Matinee,” I remember sitting around playing the “disco beat” for hours on drums to perfect the groove. It’s probably why I do it so much now.”
—Brock Grenfell
Third Eye Blind, Blue | “The genius of Stephan Jenkins, the glamorous guitar of Kevin Cadogan, the effects on the instruments, and the overall production to this day remains outstanding to me. Can I say too good? I think so, know so. I am listening to it as I type this out. You know that feeling. Even some of my favorite albums I can kind of get tired of, but it’s Blue by Third Eye Blind that makes me fall in love. I don’t know if it’s the memories tied to it or if it’s that summertime feeling I get when I listen to songs like “10 Days Late” into “Never Let You Go.” Every song on this album sounds amazing down to every detail and makes me feel like I’m a movie star or like I should be in some dramatic sitcom or something.
I probably got a hold of this album when I was like 10 or 11 maybe. If you haven’t listened to this album all the way through I suggest you do so and make sure it’s plenty loud and do not turn it down. If you have heard it then you know what I mean. This is a huge influence for me. A lot beautiful feelings exist in this album. It just covers so many emotions in slow motion.”
—David Mills
The Who – Who’s Next | “Seeing The Who for the first time when I was 11 was definitely one of the most influential moments of my childhood. MIND BLOWN. Throughout the following years I listened to “Baba O’Riley” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again” on repeat. The synth arpeggiations in those tracks sparked an early interest for me in electronic instruments used in a live-band setting. The dynamics and energy in this album still sound as powerful to me today as they did then.”
MIA – Kala | “Before listening to Kala I listened mostly to music based around rock. Kala really broadened my musical horizons as it features mostly electronic production but conveys the same attitude, punchiness, and energy of many of my favorite rock albums. With Kala, MIA created an album that functions fantastically as “headphones music” but still translates to a club-setting. MIA also greatly influenced me by the way in which she created a powerful, unique, and uniform aesthetic through her style and design to shape the way that people hear her music.”
—Forrest Grenfell
“I can distinctly remember discovering my first vinyl record when I was seven years old. My family had just moved to New Mexico and my dad got out his record player and vinyl collection, which I had never seen before. I’ve been listening to Rock n Roll since day one, but at the age of seven I hooked up that record player and dusted off a copy of Help! by The Beatles. I believe it was a Sunday.
I must have heard the Beatles before then. I recall a Rubber Soul CD being on repeat in my dad’s car around that time. But we had the vinyl for Help! and I really loved holding the album, looking at the art and delicately placing the needle onto the record. It sounds silly but for a child like me in the mid-90s something about holding vinyl felt like I was in possession of something historic and important. The eponymous track was my first favorite but I think seven-year old me was subconsciously drawn to how sexy “The Night Before” is. Pretty soon I was playing that track over and over again, trying not to scratch the record. I would be failing this interview if I didn’t mention the genius of “Yesterday.” But that really goes without saying.
So began a lifelong obsession. And dare I say George Harrison looked great in a top hat?”
—George Schultz
“Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced influenced my life dramatically in all ways. I bought a Fender Stratocaster just like Jimi’s because any other guitar would be musical blasphemy. I realized just how much of an impact you could make on the world just by playing a guitar. I also realized that you don’t have to learn to read sheet music in order to become a legendary musician.
When I was 10 years old my dad and I were in line about to buy The Beatles Abbey Road. There was another dad and his son in front of us but they were getting Britney Spears Baby One More Time. Needless to say Abbey Road continues to influence me, and also made it very clear that I was heading in the right direction musically, and in my life. I wonder if the other kid feels the same about Britney Spears?”
—Jesse Suihkonen
