John Smith Quintet Vs The Narrow Road Vs Admiral Ackbar’s Dishonourable Discharge

Bands:

John Smith Quintet (JSQ)

The Narrow Road (TNR)

Admiral Ackbar’s Dishonourable Discharge (AADD)

JSQ to AADD

Define your style of music?

“Punk / Ska, It’s like Wagner with attitude.”

TNR to AADD

If you could tour with any band who would it be?

“I would pretty much drop trou for Reel Big Fish or Aquabats.”

AADD to JSQ

“If nine out of ten nutritionists recommend eating wheat bix what did the other one recommend?

“He recommends really good music at The Espy June 3.”

AADD to JSQ

What can the audience expect at a JSQ gig?

“Indiana Jones style face-melting… which is hard because there is no actual heat coming from the stage.”

JSQ to TNR

If your band was a pizza what type would it be?

“We would be a supreme, but without pineapple as pineapple ruins everything. Otherwise rather than a half and half, we would probably be seven different types.”

AADD to TNR

Being a seven-piece band, what instruments do you have?

“Bass, two guitars, synth, trombone, sax, trumpet and everyone sings.”

JSQ to AADD

How did you come up with the band name?

“Drunk and we thought it was funny.”

JSQ to TNR

I believe you are recording at the moment.

“Yes we are halfway through recording a EP which should be out later in the year.”

AADD to JSQ

How do you rate your success on stage?

“Basically the space between claps: if they are shorter it means you are better.”

AADD / JSQ / TNR

Highlight so far?

TNR: “Winning the Basin Music Festival and winning a free recording session.”

JSQ : “Touring earlier in the year to Perth and Adelaide and Adems first gig in The Gershwin Room.”

AADD : “Everything we do is a highlight.”

AADD / JSQ / TNR

Do your songs have a message?

TNR: “Some do, some don’t; we have one about a car crash victim, another about chicks that control you, or our song about a robot/tiger relationship.”

JSQ : “Our song’s topics cover life: to put it in basic terms.”

AADD : “Our songs range from being poor, getting evicted, being shitty at the government and cutting up a girl and eating her insides.”