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Jon Courtney plays a guitar in a group that is shite. He can't sing, and writes absolutely meaningless lyrics and composes 'music' in strictly 4/4 time. His band last played on October 15th, and will next play on April 12th. Now, I ask you, is that a band that's going anywhere? |
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'''Jon Courtney''', who grew up in ], is a ] and ]ist in the ] ] band ]. He is also responsible for most of the ] and lyrics, though some songs are attributed to former band-member Greg Jong. Outside of Pure Reason Revolution, Courtney is involved in the DJ set All Bangers No Mash, with partner "Jack (Knock 'em Dead)", under the pseudonym "Cedo Simplex".<ref>http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=247913090</ref>. |
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==Background== |
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Courtney and his brother and former bandmate Andrew Courtney grew up in Reading, as did Pure Reason Revolution member ]. In an interview, Courtney points to the precise moment, at approximately age 11, when he decided he wanted to be a musician, when he saw the band ] on the ] in about 1991.<ref name="words">Wilcox, John A. . progsheet1. Retrieved 15/03/08.</ref> Courtney said, "rom that point on it was like "wow!" - I was transfixed by the TV - "this is what I've got to do, there's no question." The next day I was just hassling my mom for a guitar. I have to play guitar and then I started a huge obsession with Nirvana and the whole grunge scene. So that's definitely a strong turning point for me."<ref name="words"/> He credited the appeal of the moment to the passion of the music and the audience and also to the "alien" style.<ref name="words"/> |
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Courtney began playing in bands in high school.<ref name="PRR">Vermillion Media. vermillionmediagroup.com Retrieved 15/03/08.</ref> He and his brother were involved in the ] band Gel, which was scouted and briefly signed by ], the founder of ], although it was dropped prior to releasing any material.<ref name="Alexia">Loundra, Alexia. (] ]). '']''. Retrieved 15/03/08.</ref> Courtney enjoyed the experience of touring and recording, and teamed up with his brother, Alper and several others to form the indie ] band The Sunset Sound,<ref name="Alexia"/> which received some airplay before the band members dissolved the band as not representing their style. |
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<ref name="Velocity">Velocity Recordings. velocityrecordings.com. Retrieved 15/03/08.</ref><ref name="Alexia"/> |
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Along with his brother and Alper, Courtney came together with Jamie Wilcox and Jim Dobson to form Pure Reason Sound, whom Courtney met at ].<ref name="PRR"/><ref>http://www.contactmusic.com/new/artist.nsf/artistnames/pure%20reason%20revolution</ref> The band's name was inspired by Courtney's ] on the nature of genius and its application to Beach Boy ], for which he studied '']'' by ].<ref name="Alexia"/><ref name="PRR"/> The band's music was also inspired by a project in which Courtney was involved creating new original music for the 1960s television show '']''.<ref name="PRR"/> |
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==Songwriting== |
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According to Alper, the music of Pure Reason Revolution "grew organically from Jon's songs and influences".<ref name="Disorder">Ridgway, Julian. (] ]) . ''Disorder Magazine''. Retrieved 15/03/08.</ref> The band's prevalent use of ], described by ''Disorder Magazine'' as a "trademark", is credited to Courtney.<ref name="Disorder"/> Courtney's songwriting draws together the inspiration of such bands as ], which he describes as his "first obsession", the ], the ] and ].<ref name="Alexia"/> In 2005, ], who termed Courtneythe "creative force" behind the band, described the "amazingly intricate" songs as "one of the most enticing things" about Pure Reason Revolution.<ref name="Gigwise">Einwiller, Petra. (] ]). . ]. Retrieved 15/03/08.</ref> Lyrically, Courtney expresses an interest in writing about "the less obvious", stating that he writes "subconsciously about snapshots of life, observations, moments, my and other people’s experiences, dreams".<ref name="Gigwise"/> Dreams, and the time individuals spend asleep, are among what Alper describes as Courtney's obsessions, which, she notes, "kind of trickle down to us".<ref name="Disorder"/> Courtney acknowledges that his lyrics are often directly inspired by his dreams, which he frequently writes down.<ref name="PRR"/> |
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==References== |
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Jon Courtney plays a guitar in a group that is shite. He can't sing, and writes absolutely meaningless lyrics and composes 'music' in strictly 4/4 time. His band last played on October 15th, and will next play on April 12th. Now, I ask you, is that a band that's going anywhere?