Murphy's Law (Ghost of the Robot album)
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Murphy's Law is the second studio album by American rock band Ghost of the Robot
due for release late November 2011 and will be available digitally on both Amazon and iTunes.
The band gave the fans an opportunity to guess the album name, while giving them a hint by revealing that it includes two words. They stated that the first word has 7 letters with an apostrophe before the last letter, the second word has 3 letters and the name also includes a hyphen between both words. After several guesses from the fans, the band then chose to pick their ten favourite names, and let the fans vote for which one to be used for the album name. This caused confusion amongst the fans as they initially believed the band had already named their album.
The 16-track album features a mix of the band's newest songs as well as a few that date back years. Marsters
says that "Smile" was actually the first of his own songs that he played for De Mars. A trio of pieces that close the album was written by De Mars before the two met.
Also featured on the album are several songs that stem from Marsters' work as an actor. "Alone," an A Capella number with a country twang, is inspired by the SyFy movie High Plains Invaders
. "Moonshot" is based on his experience playing Buzz Aldrin
in the TV movie Moon Shot
. The band also notes that "Truth Is", has a bluesy vibe, many different types of guitar, consistent blues bass line, and raspy lead vocals.
Ghost of the Robot
Ghost of the Robot is a rock band, based in Southern California. It gained a following mainly due to its lead singer, actor James Marsters. Influences include, Nirvana, Weezer, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Pavement, Ben Folds, Pink Floyd, Muse, and Radiohead among...
due for release late November 2011 and will be available digitally on both Amazon and iTunes.
The band gave the fans an opportunity to guess the album name, while giving them a hint by revealing that it includes two words. They stated that the first word has 7 letters with an apostrophe before the last letter, the second word has 3 letters and the name also includes a hyphen between both words. After several guesses from the fans, the band then chose to pick their ten favourite names, and let the fans vote for which one to be used for the album name. This caused confusion amongst the fans as they initially believed the band had already named their album.
The 16-track album features a mix of the band's newest songs as well as a few that date back years. Marsters
James Marsters
James Wesley Marsters is an American actor and musician. Marsters first came to the attention of the general public playing the popular character Spike, a platinum-blond yobbish English vampire in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel from 1997 to 2004...
says that "Smile" was actually the first of his own songs that he played for De Mars. A trio of pieces that close the album was written by De Mars before the two met.
Also featured on the album are several songs that stem from Marsters' work as an actor. "Alone," an A Capella number with a country twang, is inspired by the SyFy movie High Plains Invaders
High Plains Invaders
High Plains Invaders is a 2009 science fiction television film that aired on Syfy. The film stars James Marsters.-Plot:A man goes to a small Colorado town to be hanged for his crimes in 1892...
. "Moonshot" is based on his experience playing Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin is an American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history...
in the TV movie Moon Shot
Moon Shot
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon is a book written by Mercury Seven astronaut Alan Shepard, with NBC News correspondent Jay Barbree and Associated Press space writer Howard Benedict. Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" Slayton is also listed as an author, although he died before...
. The band also notes that "Truth Is", has a bluesy vibe, many different types of guitar, consistent blues bass line, and raspy lead vocals.
Track listing
Sources
- http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/08/james_marsters_ghost_of_the_ro.php Retrieved August 3, 2011
- http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/08/james_marsters_ghost_of_the_ro.php?page=2 Retrieved August 3, 2011