John Ralston is an American acoustic/electric guitarist singer and songwriter. John is originally from Lake Worth, Florida, and is a member of the band Legends Of Rodeo (formerly called Recess Theory), which is currently on an indefinite hiatus. He has released two full length albums, two EPs, and is currently waiting to release his third solo record, "Shadows Of The Summertime".Contents [hide] 1 Albums 2 EPs 3 Non-album tracks 4 Films 5 External links
[edit] Albums
Needle Bed (2006) Initially released privately and later re-released under the Vagrant label. A music video was shot for "Gone, Gone, Gone", which was Needle Bed's promo single. He toured with Dashboard Confessional in support of this record. Chris Carabba has referred to John Ralston as his favorite songwriter.
Sorry, Vampire (2007) John's second album, "Sorry Vampire", was released on October 2nd, 2007. A short headlining tour supported this record, as John quickly followed up this release with his EP, White Spiders.
Shadows Of The Summertime (TBD) According to recordingwildandfree.blogspot.com, John's new record "Shadow In The Summertime" has been mixed and is now being mastered by Alex Lowe (Cee-Lo, Lil Jon). He has also parted ways with Vagrant Records and will be sending his new album to different labels to see if there is interest shown.
Wild And Free (TBD) This blog was originally supposed to be an update of an unfinished recorded called "Wild and Free", which might yet be released. He also referenced "18 records" that are unfinished. Although this appears to be an absurd, humorous statement, there are several mentions in the blog of the wealth of the material he has tracked. Many fans await further word on new material.
Needle Bed contained the following tracks: No Catcher In The Rye (1:21) It's Not Your Fault (2:49) Hang A Sign (3:16) When We Are Cats (2:23) I Believe In Ghosts (2:33) No One Said It Was Easy (3:03) Gone, Gone, Gone (3:51) Time For Me To Ruin Everything (3:17) Keep Me (2:07) Avalanche (3:14) Our Favorite Record Skips (3:31)
Sorry Vampire: Fragile (2:41) The Only Evidence (3:10) When I Was a Bandage (1:56) I Guess I Wasted My Summer Now (3:49) Lessons I & II (3:20) A Small Clearing (3:44) Ghetto Tested (3:07) Beautiful Disarmed (2:44) No One Loves You Like I Do (4:19) Second Hand Lovers (4:16) Haven't Missed You All My Life (3:19) Where You Used To Sleep (6:00)
Musicians involved with Sorry Vampire: John Ralston, Dan Bonebrake, Dustin Dobernig, Nick Eberhardt, Jon Wilkins, David Vandervelde, John Lefler, Susan Sherouse, Jay Bennett, Jeff Snow, Daniel Padgett, Tim Yehezkely. Recorded by Michael Seaman. Mixed by Charles Dye. Produced by John Ralston and Michael Seaman [edit] EPs
Fragile (single) Fragile Love/Exit
White Spiders EP White Spiders Blood Thirsty Angels and the Terrible Trumpets Don't Go to Sleep Jenny with the Long, Dark Hair Room With a View
The re-release of Needle Bed as a Vagrant album included a link to a website from which the "Box of Chocolates EP" could be downloaded. This six song EP contained the following tracks: Bed (2:48) Still Your Son (4:07) Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight (4:22) Milk and Honey (demo) (2:50) To Find New Ways Out Of Town (3:25) Fake Emergency (from the Needle Bed recording sessions) (2:20) [edit] Non-album tracks "Everything To Be Afraid Of" - played live "Blacklisted (Demo)" - released on his MySpace page, no longer available "Rivermountainview" - released on his myspace " "Room With a View" - played on the Studio C Podcast, also released on the White Spiders EP. [edit] Films
The song "Gone, Gone, Gone" is featured in the upcoming indie film The Other Side of the Tracks.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ralston_(musician)
