The Grays were a short-lived rock band comprising singer/songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Jon Brion

Jon Brion

Jon Brion is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer.-Early life:...

, Jason Falkner

Jason Falkner

Jason Falkner is an American pop and rock musician. Active since the late 1980s, he has performed with several bands. In addition to releasing several albums as a solo artist, he is a prolific session musician and producer who has contributed to dozens of other recordings by other bands and...

, Buddy Judge, and Dan McCarroll. They only released one album, the out-of-print but highly regarded Ro Sham Bo

Ro Sham Bo (album)

Ro Sham Bo is the debut album by The Grays, released on February 22, 1994.The album title Ro Sham Bo is taken from one of the many names for the game Rock-Paper-Scissors.-UK CD: 475839 2:#"Very Best Years" – 3:26...

(1994) on Sony

Sony BMG Music Entertainment

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/Epic Records

Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

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Their musical style featured careful composition married with pop-friendly melodies influenced by The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

 but with a harder edge. Their songs also contained musical surprises such as atonal harmonies ("Is it Now Yet"), backwards vocals ("Everybody's World"), and dissonant ukelele-like solos ("Oh Well Maybe") mixed in with traditional rock instrumentation.