Positive Mental Trip is
Luke Weiler-lead/rythm Guitar and Vocals,loops,djembe and other percussion,and sax,trumpet,bass,drums,organ,sitar,violin,oboe,steel drum,marimba, and all othern kind of crazy sounds created through synth guitar and orchestrated together through loops. At this point in time luke is flying solo a straight up one man army of love.
former band members which may drop by and play unexpectedly @ some pmt performances are , Alethea Brown, Jean Marie Scopa,Anthony Michaels, Kevin Ozmon, Rob Distlecamp.
Influences
Jesus Christ
Mozart
George Benson
Brothers Past
Brak from The brak show(what a buddy)
Ray Charles
Could you please pass the George Benson?
The Disco Biscuits
Primus/Les Claypool(Frizzle Fry being a personal fav,in my mind 1 of the most original bands of this age,way to go Claypool :)) too many puppies
Dispatch
Jack Johnson(great chill songwriter)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Disco Stu!!!!
There is a question in life that everyone needs the answer to and musically I'd say the answer is GEORGE BENSON
Pixies
Conehead Buddha!!!!!!!!
Lynch!!!!!!!!!
Umphrey's Mcgee(influenced by there instrumentation,pretty sweet indeed fellas,I think these guys practice a bit)
Flaming Lips
StevieRay(shame he died young)
Jerry Garcia
Frank Zappa(1 of a kind man)
I must say that's a pretty sweet riff George benson, trying to figure out how you did that so fast
Jimi Hendrix(shame he died young)
Pink Floyd
moe.(1 of the best jambands around right now)
String Cheese Incident
Keller Williams
Phish
Delirious
Bob Marley
Bob Dylan
Sublime
Dr.Jah and the love prophets
Matisyahu
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
good people everywhere( not a band)
B.B. King
Allmann Brothers
Oteil and the peacemakers
Steve Kimock
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Louie Armstrong
pretty much all the old blues and jazz guys,Anthony and Oz particularly dig on the jazz
Charlie Daniels Band
Aquarium Rescue Unit
And then George Benson, George Benson, george benson,george benson and then a little bit more of george benson and then many MANY more.
Definitely not influenced by Slayer!!!
Dio is not an influence either I mean although ozmon does a mean Holy Divah!!! Rainbow in the dark!!!!! :)
Sounds Like
What we hear in our heads comes to life instrumentally.
For a free Positive Mental Trip c.d. or a free Catskill Mountain music festival sampler message us your address and it's on."Wake up, get dressed,don't be stressed,feel blessed-don't hate lest you walk with that weight upon your chest,the time is near,spread cheer, stomp fear,message clear,unless you wanna be a victim pouring endless tears-brake the mold,the goal,take control,take hold,of your own reality don't be bought and sold,by a world of snakes and lies that hate and criticize,just remember the battle is all in your mind-rejoice the choice,don't keep silent your voice,if you got something good to say you better say it loud,some people just ain't kind,don't pay no mind,you won't be getting any love from the world that's blind-brake the mold the goal,take control,take hold of your own reality,don't be bought and sold,by a world full of snakes and lies,don't hold back this time,just remember that the battle is all in your mind"(Positive Mental Trip-It's all in your mind)
Peace and Love,
-Luke, Kevin, Alethea, Rob,Anthony,Jeanmarie and Kimmie.
hey thanks for the add. dig the sound, keep it up. maybe some time you'll have a gig down in south jersey, and more than likely that time i will be at that gig. lookin forward to it. pc good man
man...i miss ragen with/for all you guys... that's the only bad thing about philly is missing all the good shit in NY this time of year... not to mention my friends and family :)i hope things are well!!!
YO! Let's do that again! Shall we say, AUG 30th? I think we shall. I'll be in touch with details, but I'm pretty sure we're just going to set it up and rock it out the same way we did tonight... set times and order of events pending. But it's ON! See you soon!
Fanatical maniacal just plan radical dead poets pushin up roses in my mind phat beats pumpin me across that line stop stare look listen where does it all end look what youve been missin grateful jerry starin down on our crew lots of love floatin from me to you no one understands us except that crazy fucker Neil that drove that bus influences cultures enlightennment travelers lost in a sea of dope lusts we know the truth weve touched that noose society that deadly sickle that chops your head loose goergie makin money phat profits shit im starvin guess i aint doin as bad as that dude marvin meth killed his ass its the wrong thing man dont fuck with that jazz it will put your head in another land Lucy is my main squeeze DMT just puts me on my knees I look at god and i say please show me the way man should i go follow this band or should i go to the factory and make plastic cans i am waiting so extend your hands and guide me to the right plan man stolen faces hula hoops bare feet on the land who are you people who shun uncle sam music strums your heart music tickles your soul I wish you all could surround me till I grow old Love is a rare thing dont put all your heart in chasin that bling its worthless on the real tip it wont ever make you happy just mess you up in some bull shit love your neighbor like you love yourself give a bum some food off your shelf always remember to smile cause we all gonna be around for a real short while
owen and i cant wait to party down with you and kimmy at last daze- we cant do musefest cause thats the weekend i am moving to NY from nh, and wont be HOME till sunday night. we should all camp together, that way we cant lose each other! we go on the wed before to set up, so if you want we can save some space... MUCH LOVE!
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