7th Order is an American rock & roll band whose debut extended play CD release, The Lake of Memory,http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lake-of-memory-mw0001680223 7th Order "The Lake of Memory" EP on Allmusic.com was issued on the Big Island Sounds label in 2007 (although 7th Order had been in existence for several years by that time).http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/7th_order Rate Your Music – 7th Order biography The band is led by vocalist, guitarist and main songwriter Daniel Joneshttp://danieljones.yolasite.com/ Daniel Jones on Yolasite and is notable for having been assisted by veteran British guitarist Martin Pugh (of Steamhammer, Armageddon and "The Rod Stewart Album"), drummer Tim Kelliher,http://www.randyhansen.com/biography Randy Hansen's Machine Gun Bio (w/ Tim Kelliher) (of Randy Hansen's Machine Gun), and guitarist Geoff Thorpehttps://books.google.com/books?id=KNrV3iQ_qrIC&dq=%22geoff+thorpe%22+%22the+lake+of+memory%22&pg=PA324 "Metal: The Definitive Guide" – VR's Geoff Thorpe sits in with 7th Orderhttp://www.viciousrumors.com/band VR's Geoff Thorpe sits in with 7th Order (of Vicious Rumors). Reviewers have recognized their particular sound as reminiscent of blues-rock bands like The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds, with progressive undertones ala Led Zeppelin.https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1639434422982915.1073741828.1634519870141037&type=3 7th Order reviews
As of October 16, 2015 – 7th Order was the number one Rock & Roll artist for the State of Hawaii on the Reverb Nation web site.
History 7th Order's pre-history began in Hawaii, on the Honolulu rock & roll club scene. Jones (who was born in Page, Arizona and spent the early part of his childhood in Fresno, California) and Thorpe (who was born and spent the early part of his childhood in Los Angeles, California)http://7thorder.tripod.com/7th_Order_history.html 7th Order interview on KAHU 91.7 FM Radio had met in a Honolulu elementary school in the 1960s, where they developed an interest in the rock & roll music of the era.https://myspace.com/7th_order/music/album/7th-order-radio-interviews-more-20764491 7th Order – Band History After spending some time in the late 70's on the local club circuit, they separately undertook music careers that eventually took them to various parts of North America (and in Thorpe's case, resulted in significant worldwide success with his band, Vicious Rumors).http://www.allmusic.com/artist/vicious-rumors-mn0000199163/biography Vicious Rumors Biography on allmusic.com
7th Order later evolved from studio sessions Jones had organized in California/Washington beginning in the 1990s.https://myspace.com/7th_order/music/album/7th-order-radio-interviews-more-20764491 7th Order – Radio Interviews and Broadcasts In various radio interviews, Jones has identified the band's musical influences to be the blues/rock and roll innovators of the 1950s and 1960s.https://plus.google.com/+7thOrderofficial/about/ Google – About 7th Order In one particular interview on the Netherlands' Radio Heemskerk, in August 2003, Jones discussed spending several years playing in various bands around the US, prior to 7th Order's formation, and having crossed paths with established members of the rock and roll scene like Jesse Ed Davis, Randy California, Mick Taylor, B.B. King, Peter Green, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Roger McGuinn, Eric Clapton and others. With Jones acting as band leader, songwriter, and producer – Thorpe and Pugh flew in from California to help out with the very first 7th Order demo recording sessions in Seattle, WA. in December 2001 (and were possibly considered band members during the early stages of the band's development).
The Lake of Memory, Road to Yerevan and Voyager While 7th Order had received worldwide recognition via radio and TVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcFhQBT5h_Q 7th Order live on Seattle TV exposure since their August 2003 radio debut (on "The Mickster's Dangerous Rock & Roll Show" on WNTI-FM in Hackettstown, NJ),https://myspace.com/7th_order/music/album/7th-order-radio-interviews-more-20764491 7th Order – "The Lake of Memory" Radio Debut, WNTI 08/03 their progress may have been impacted by several non-band related matters. Jones once commented in a radio interview: "My 23 year old son passed away in November of 2004...and that is something you don't just bounce back from in a few weeks. I then returned to Hawaii, and the band was just going to have to wait until I could deal with a few things". Consequently, 7th Order appears to have then decided to delay release of their debut CD, The Lake of Memoryhttps://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/bis1001 7th Order – The Lake Of Memory EP (CD) at 45worlds.com (the title song reportedly having been inspired by the writings of Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner),https://books.google.com/books?id=GO2gAAw6D1kCQjCNENcMg2OaNjPEMEtHXh8JiAJWtoxg R. Steiner, "Staying Connected" but they also had to withstand yet another tragic setback when their management consultant and longtime friend, Steven B. Williams, was murdered on a boat off of Santa Catalina Island, California in May 2006http://www.westword.com/news/harvey-morrow-convicted-of-murdering-legendary-denver-dj-steven-b-williams-5839783 'Harvey Morrow convicted of murdering legendary Denver DJ Steven B. Williams" (Williams had previously been a successful rock radio DJ on stations such as Denver's KBPI and Honolulu's KIKI (AM)) – the CD release eventually took place in October 2007.http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/7thorder 7th Order's "The Lake of Memory" Release Date: 2007 The one constant, as far as personnel was concerned, was Jones (who wrote and sang all of the band's material) – with guests Pugh and Thorpe on guitars & bass, Tim Kelliher on drums, and various session players.
Upon having changed their home base to the Hawaiian Islands, the band has shown some interest in supporting benefits and community causes. A broadcast in May 2009 originating from KKCR radio on the Hawaiian island of Kauai featured several station ID promos (done by band founder Jones, who was introduced as "...of 7th Order"), recorded for one of the station's yearly "fund drives". Members also autographed and donated copies of The Lake of Memory CD for attendees of a benefit motorcycle run for Aseltine School, a school that "helps meet the educational needs of emotionally disturbed and learning disabled students from throughout San Diego County" in San Diego, California – held on July 22, 2011. Additionally, after the death of guitarist Ronnie Montrose in 2012,https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ronnie-montroses-death-ruled-a-suicide-20120410 Ronnie Montrose's Death Ruled a Suicide the 7th Order home page encouraged fans to support the "Concert For Ronnie Montrose" – a memorial concert event (featuring a re-formed Montrose) held at The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, San Francisco, CA, USA on April 27, 2012.https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ronnie-montrose-tribute-concert-coming-dvd-december "A Concert For Ronnie Montrose–A Celebration of his life in music" Guitar World October 24, 2013 The band has also recently posted on Facebook that they are releasing their own tribute to guitarist Montrose, a cover of a song titled "Voyager" (written by Montrose and vocalist Davey Pattison) – to benefit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.https://www.sweetrelief.org/news/7th-orders-tribute-to-the-late-ronnie-montrose-to-support-sweet-relief 7th Order – 7th Order's tribute to the late Ronnie Montrose to support Sweet Reliefhttps://www.facebook.com/7thOrderband/videos/1105064689852231/ 7th Order – "Voyager" Ronnie Montrose tribute, benefiting Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
The title track from the second 7th Order "extended play" CD single release, 2011's Road to Yerevan (a band original written by Jones/Pugh), was played and discussed extensively on radio shows on RTRFM in Perth, Australia:, CKWR in Ontario, Canada, FM 93.8 in Johannesburg, South Africahttps://myspace.com/7th_order/music/song/road-to-yerevan-fm-93.8-johannesburg-south-africa-114472235-130137476 7th Order broadcast on 93.8 Johannesburg, South Africa and WNTI-FM in Hackettstown, NJ (US).http://blindman.fr.yuku.com/topic/29547/Rockit-Science-919-WNTI-hackettstown-NJ Rock-it Science 91.9 WNTI Hackettstown NJ
Current activities The ASCAP database may show evidence of what the future may hold for the band, as it lists several Jones compositions that are not on any 7th Order CDs. It therefore seems possible that these previously unknown songs may be destined for a future 7th Order release (as mentioned on DJ Stan Hilborn's show on CKWR Radio in March 2012).
In May 2015, the 7th Order web site announced a new compilation/career retrospective "mixed media" CD (audio and video) release titled The Initiate's Journey, 2003–13,https://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/bis1003 7th Order – The Initiate's Journey, 2003–13 (CD) at 45worlds.com which has been available worldwide since June 2015.http://bigisland.hawaii-networks.com/ 7th Order's "The Initiate's Journey, 2003-13" available from Big Island Sounds The new CD subsequently received regular airplay on numerous radio stations around the world, including Radio Italia (Milan, Italy),https://www.facebook.com/Raffaella-Piccirillo-100788683321836/ Raffaella Piccirillo's "Brucia di invidia, solo grandi successi!" on Radio Italia DJ KKUP Radiohttp://doncampau.podomatic.com/ Playlist incl 7th Order on "No Pigeonholes", KKUP (Cupertino, California), KWTF 88.1 FM in Bodega Bay, California,https://myspace.com/7th_order/music/songs 7th Order Radio Broadcasts on MySpace WPIR at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, WVPH 90.3 in Piscataway, New Jersey, Channel Radio (Kent, England)http://www.channelradio.co.uk/shows-staturday-selection/ Channel Radio – Saturday Selection and Radio Marabu (Berlin, Germany).https://www.facebook.com/7thOrderband/ 7th Order – Official Facebook Page
On December 17, 2016, the "Adventures in Plasticland" radio show on 98.5 CKWR-FM in Ontario, Canada featured a 7th Order 15th anniversary special, that included an interview as well as an airing of the band's first ever demo recording session in Seattle, December 2001. The press release on 7th Order's Facebook page stated that this would be a one time only opportunity for followers of the band to hear these sessions.
During the last week of September 2017, 7th Order's Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages began announcing that the band would be acknowledging the 10th anniversary of the release of their "The Lake of Memory" CD (which was released on October 1, 2007) by temporarily posting a downloadable, free version of the entire CD (with a bonus track, a studio outtake of the 7th Order song "Lazarus") – available from their Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/7thOrderband/posts/1935646236695064 7th Order's FB 10th anniv. announcement
On a radio broadcast on Nyack College's WNYK Radio in Nyack, New York in December 2017, the announcer stated that new music from 7th Order was being worked on for a 2019 release.https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc2bMQqlYOb/ WNYK Warrior Radio on Instagram New music from the band was also discussed in an interview with band leader Jones in an interview on England's Channel 1 Radio on February 3, 2018.https://www.facebook.com/7thOrderband/photos/a.1660906144169076.1073741829.1634519870141037/1993476234245397/?type=3&theater 7th Order interview on Channel 1 Radio
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