John S. Hall

In "Jesus Was Way Cool," frontman John S. Hall, over a simple piano figure , delivers a deadpan monologue in which he declares Jesus "way cool " for such skills as healing , walking on water, and turning water into wine . Hall states that...

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...2004 . American rapper MC Lars compliments Hall in his song "My Rhymes Rhyme": "Shout-outs to Wesley Willis, Adam G. , and John Hall / Word to MC Paul Barman; hey, return my call !" Lars also praises King Missile in his song "The...

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Feel good about treating yourself: Proceeds benefit the Juniper Fund, an annual scholarship for local students created in memory of John S. Hall, the late bass player for Boston band Addison Groove Project. At Union Square's Family Center...

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...he might have had contact with girls outside the country, in particular the UK where he had contact with minor victims,' said prosecutor John Hall. Threlkeld set up an account on the popular social networking site MySpace where girls were...

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...band's 1991 album The Way to Salvation. In "My Heart Is a Flower," a pop rock track with elements of psychedelic rock, frontman John S. Hall repeatedly sings the titular phrase, recites a short monologue expanding on the heart-as-flower...

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In "The Box," frontman John S. Hall sings a story in which a male subject is placed in a box, given toys to play with, instructed to be creative , and told that he will be let out of the box if he follows his instructions. Although the...

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...Dave Rick to help him put together a new band. Rick recruited multi-instrumentalist Chris Xefos, and Hall retained Dansiger on drums. Hall dubbed the new lineup King Missile, dropping the parenthetical "Dog Fly Religion" subtitle "since that...

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...band King Missile. It was the third and final single from the band's 1992 album Happy Hour . In "Martin Scorsese," frontman John S. Hall, backed by a frenetic rhythm section and ominous keyboard stabs, assumes the persona of a crazed...

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...band King Missile. It was the only single from the band's 2004 album Royal Lunch. In "America Kicks Ass," frontman John S. Hall, backed by an ominous string section and sporadic bursts of white noise, assumes the persona of an...

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...a jangly acoustic guitar and simple drumbeat are punctuated by occasional saxophone fills as frontman John S. Hall delivers a monologue in which he advises listeners to steal various office supplies from their places of employment. Hall...

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