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The Big Provider

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""Monkey Crate" CD reviews"

OUTSTANDING!! Always knew Jackson & Joey would go far!!
Reviewer: Chris Johnson

Very Very Funky. i wish that they played all ages
Reviewer: Breeanne Barbani
The CD is awsome and i cant wait to see the band again. Please give me a call. we want you to play at our house.

Knee trembling - toe throwing - mouth watering magic.
Reviewer: senor jam, the San Diego Scene
Finally, a CD that nearly captures the rapture and spirit of a hell-fire, boot-swinging live band. The perfect CD to have playing in your car when you pick up the ladies. If you can't afford it, steal it. Trust me.

Energy, Musicianship, Promise of Most Excellent Things to Come
Reviewer: Capt. B. Morgan
The Big Provider: all the name implies and then some. Every song is a witty, and sometimes emotionally charged, musical twist that keeps you bumping all day. I've had the album for a couple months and have been listening to this crew for a while and all I can say is... great things are in store for the world of music.

EVERY SINGLE SONG!!!
Reviewer: Amelia
For the first time in my life, I bought a CD and discovered that I love EVERY song!!I can't even begin to describe this group, except to say that LIVE they are even BETTER!!! Thank you TBP for giving us some REAL music!

Plenty of Providing going on...
Reviewer: Matt Long - Smithfield, R.I.
Get this CD soon or continue to live the same monotonous, mainstream, and musically deprived life you most likely have been involuntarily participating in for the past twenty some odd years. TBP provides you with the chance to change all that with Monkey Crate. Ride the revolution or live in the past...it's up to you.

soothingly hype and original
Reviewer: Clay Colton from BENDER
Great work guys. I bought the CD from you Sunday at Campland and I haven't taken it out of the CD player yet. #4 - Straight towards the sun - nice! Keep it up.

Only 10 words? I don't stay anywhere I don't like.
Reviewer: Michelle Anna Rivera Blue
Hey i bought the CD. The French...very unique. im not going to say you sound like anyone else, cause thats not good, you guys sound like Big Provider.. you Provide to me some good sounds, good lyrics, interesting voices, and gives me a good thought on music today.

a fresh new sound...
Reviewer: denice
the cd by the big provider was a great relief to my ears after hearing the same sounds for so long! the cd is modern, but the band gives it a fresh sound and mixes different sounds to keep you on your toes. you never know what you'll hear next from them...i guess we'll just wait with baited breath!!

- CDBaby.com


"Sin Song Review"

ARTIST: THE BIG PROVIDER
SONG: THE SIN SONG
GENRE: POP / ACOUSTIC ALTERNATIVE
SIMILAR: SUBLIME / BARE NAKED LADIES



"Ropes, whips, chains, handcuffs, now we're gettin' freaky, and the bed is gettin' squeaky." This is the line that greets us when we first load up the mp3.com page for this band. It’s enough to make you scratch your head and chuckle as the song downloads. What follows is pure tongue ’n cheek, a slightly humorous pop sound unencumbered by polished studio gimmickry.

The Big Provider is a San Diego California based trio, whose presence on the local scene has propelled them into the limelight in that part of the country, with airplay on two local stations and plenty of positive press.

The Sin Song is the kind of material that appeals well to a live club crowd. With the Parental Advisory, it’s unlikely that there is much marketability via radio in the U.S. However, this is the kind of thing that drives young, hormone raging teens to shell out hard earned allowances to purchase.

The music itself is pretty light fare, building off of the raggea / ska / funk acoustic groove that bands like Sublime and Barn Naked Ladies have capitalized on successfully the past few years.

In many of the college markets, this is the kind of music that brings out the barefooted patchouli wearing crowd adorned in dreads and beads … not quite jam band-y, but definitely organic. And, most definitely very funky.

The performance on this recording is loose. The harmonies don’t quite come off as tightly as they could have. The lead vocal sits just enough in back of the mix to make me have to strain a bit to understand the lyrics. The rhythm section grooves, and despite the song’s flow being broken up mid-way thru, it’s a fun romp.

I’m not particularly enamoured by the overall mix and mastering of this recording either. This is one of those areas I think where someone else may like the very wide open sound on this recording. I get the impression of a very live tight room, with a pretty fair amount of separation in the instruments … I personally would wish for a tighter sound … but, that’s me.

Overall, this is a fun song, performed by a band that I’d bet kicks ass on stage.

Chris K. Pro Critic Radio


Charisma: 7.50
Technical Skill: 7.50
Structure: n/a
Interest: 7.50
Lyrics: 7.50
Performance: 8.00
Arrangement: n/a
Recording Quality: 7.00
Long Term Appeal: 7.50
OVERALL: 7.50
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- godsofmusic.com


"Locked Doors"

ARTIST: THE BIG PROVIDER
SONG: LOCKED DOORS
GENRE: ROCK / ROCK
SIMILAR: SUBLIME




Great song! I love the bass line, smooth like butter. The drums are tight and funky. The vocals are clear as a bell. The song as a whole is a good time. Nice recording. Not to heavy on the effects. The lyrics are hooky and fun.

I was impressed with the chord changes through out the tune. A wonderful ride I was sorry it ended when it did. I would highly recommend taking the time to download this song.


Joe westman


Charisma: 9.00
Technical Skill: 9.50
Structure: 9.00
Interest: 9.00
Lyrics: 9.00
Performance: 8.50
Arrangement: 9.00
Recording Quality: 8.50
Long Term Appeal: 8.50
OVERALL: 8.80
What do these scores mean?


- godsofmusic.com


"City Beat Write-Up"

“…hip-pop freestyles, funk extrapolation and the open-ended jam band mentality find their way into The Big P’s mix. But the wonderful results are not the usual gimmicky, hippie-pleasing tricks. The Big Provider is in it for the songs, not just the groove; so come ready to dance, sure, but listen closely. These guys got more than one trick for your pony.”

-Will K. Schilling - San Diego City Beat


"San Diego Reader Snippet"

“The crowd really goes crazy… it’s fun, funky party music.” - San Diego Reader


Discography

Monkey Crate-2001
Not For Sale- 2002

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Bio

WHO: Two hard working, hard playing brothers from Northern California and a rock solid Philadelphia drummer. The three hooked up through a near catastrophic finger laceration and almost immediately formed what has become one of San Diego’s most consistent draws, rocking club after club with an energy that would suggest the boys are playing for the Queen herself.
SOUND: With shockingly tight Police-esque grooves pounding forth from drummer Brendan Concannon and bassist Joey California, it is nearly impossible not to join the seething swarm of bodies immediately in front of the stage. But sit back and bask in the vocals and you will understand that it is singer-guitarist Jackson Price’s pitch-perfect sultry swoon and Joey California’s Bee Gees meet Journey falsettos that set The Big Provider apart from their peers. Price explains, “We’re all nostalgic for the vocals of Stevie Wonder, Sting, Van Morrison, even The Crash Test Dummies; vocalists with style, grace, depth. We’re just trying to add our own stamp, to sing what we feel, in a way that makes people stop and say ‘shit, those guys are for real.’” Add Price’s ear-candy clean guitar rhythms and ear-splitting rock solos and you have The Big Provider; a sound built of rock, soul, ska, reggae, and a desire to make a mark on the world.
PROVIDING WHAT? The trio fields endless questions regarding their name. So, what does it mean? “Whatever you want it to,” explains Concannon. “If you’re out for dancing & partying, we’re providing that. Music that you can listen to over and over and find something new and exciting each time, we’re providing that too. Straight up great rock, yep. And if you’re looking for the soundtrack to your day, the music that makes life better, sex music, well, you get the point.”
BROTHERLY LOVE: Coming to California from The City of Brotherly Love, Brendan Concannon was not surprised to find himself on the road and in the studio with two loving, bickering brothers. “Joey and Jackson have this ridiculous give/take relationship in all aspects of our music; give an idea take some criticism, there is really no restraint, our songs are borne through pushing, pulling, cutting, pasting, bitching, and laughing. And it works!” explains the backbone of the trio. Conversely, the brothers are thrilled to have a solid third “brother” that they never got from their parents. Adds California, “Brendan is such a steady foundation, when Jay [Jackson] and I get rolling, he just steps in like, ‘knock that shit off,’ and we pretty much function like a well oiled machine in that sense.” Whatever the dynamics, it’s agreed: IT WORKS!
HAIR WE GO AGAIN: One look at the trio will tell you that they’re not interested in fitting into the cookie cutter pop style machine. “We’re pretty much not interested in eyeliner and image,” states California. But the hair? Price interjects, “Hair is power!” While the freshly shorn Concannon sums it up in his own words, “Skin is in.”