The third Content Providers album, created hot on the heels of WHAT IS TRUTH?, now showcased a real band, albeit one that changed personnel over and over during the recording process. If the first album was focused on the self and the second was focused on friends, the third was intended to focus on society as a whole, particularly the post 9/11 US and the gang of swindlers who have made it their business to dictate the terms of “patriotism” to the rest of us ever since. Mostly recorded on Pro-Tools at Last Stop Records in Daly City, with some work done at The Wally Sound in Oakland. Davis Jones created the cover artwork.
VIEW LYRICS at the links below.
All songs © 2004 J Neo Marvin (BMI) except where noted.
1) RUN CRAB RUN (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals and guitar
Davis Jones: Keyboard and vocals
Cynthia Wigginton: Violin and vocals
Glenn Stevens: Lead guitar
Alan Korn: Bass
Adam McCauley: Drums
Franco Reguzzoni: Keyboard and vocals
2) LITTLE EMPEROR (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals, guitar and percussion
Davis Jones: Vocals, war, and percussion
Cynthia Wigginton: Violin
Glenn Stevens: Lead guitar
Alan Korn: Bass
Adam McCauley: Drums
3) THE HYPNOTIST (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals, guitar and drums
Davis Jones: Keyboard and vocals
Deirdre Fogarty: Vocals
Aaron Sears: Lead guitar
Alan Korn: Bass
Les Harris: Drums
Cynthia Wigginton: Violin
Nik Phelps: Oboe
Jeremy Hanberry: Dumbek
4) PILLS (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals and guitar
Davis Jones: Keyboards, shakers and vocals
Deirdre Fogarty: Vocals
Aaron Sears: Lead guitar
Alan Korn: Bass
Les Harris: Drums
Jeremy Hanberry: Dumbek
5) SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE FLETCHER CHRISTIAN (The Mekons)
© 1987 Low Noise Music (BMI)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals, nylon-string guitar, baritone guitar, organ and guitar case
Wally Sound: Rhythm guitar, lap steel, snare drum and guiro
Alan Korn: Bass
6) A SPY IN THE HOUSE OF STYLE (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals, guitars and percussion
Davis Jones: Shakers, keyboard and vocals
Cynthia Wigginton: Violin and vocals
Glenn Stevens: Lead guitar
Alan Korn: Bass
Adam McCauley: Drums
Franco Reguzzoni: Keyboard
Nik Phelps: Clarinet
7) TWIN HUMAN HIGHWAY FLARES (John Darnielle)
© 1997 Cadmean Dawn (ASCAP)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals and guitar
Davis Jones:Keyboard and vocals
Cynthia Wigginton: Violin
Glenn Stevens: Lead guitar
Alan Korn: Bass
Adam McCauley: Drums
Franco Reguzzoni: Keyboard
Nik Phelps: French horn
8) WINDBAGS (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals, guitar and keyboard
Davis Jones & Deirdre Fogarty: Vocals
Aaron Sears: Lead guitar and acoustic guitar
Alan Korn: Bass and tambourine
Les Harris: Flute
Cynthia Wigginton: Violin
Jeremy Hanberry: Dumbek and vocals
9) HAPPY FUN BALL (J Neo Marvin-Davis Jones)
© 2004 J Neo Marvin and Davis Jones (BMI)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals and guitar
Davis Jones: Keyboard and vocals
Deirdre Fogarty: Vocals
Aaron Sears: Lead guitar
Alan Korn: Bass
Les Harris: Drums
Nik Phelps: Tenor and baritone saxes, trumpet
Jeremy Hanberry: Dumbek
10) YOU OF ALL PEOPLE (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals and guitar
Davis Jones: Keyboard and vocals
Cynthia Wigginton: Violin and vocals
Glenn Stevens: Lead guitar
Alan Korn: Bass
Adam McCauley: Drums
Franco Reguzzoni: Keyboard
11) WE ARE ALIVE (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals and guitars
Davis Jones: Vocals and shakers
Aaron Sears: Lead guitar
Alan Korn: Bass
Les Harris: Drums
Cynthia Wigginton: Musical saw
Nik Phelps: Tenor and baritone saxes, trumpet
Jeremy Hanberry: Dumbek and vocals
12) AT LAST I AM FREE (Nile Rodgers-Bernard Edwards; includes text from the essay “ON NATIONALISM” by J. Krishnamurti)
© 1978 Sony/ATV Songs/WB Music Corp(ASCAP/BMI)
Text: J. Krishnamurti, The First and Last Freedom (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1975 Ed.), p. 148.
Mr. Krishnamurti’s words appear by kind permission of the Krishnamurti Foundation of America (KFA)
Davis Jones: Narration and vocals
J Neo Marvin: Vocals and guitar
Diane Wallis: Violin and vocals
Glenn Stevens: Lead guitar
Alan Korn: Bass
Pam Davis: Piano and vocals
James Oterreau: Drums and flugel horn