{"id":11172,"date":"2016-07-26T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=11172"},"modified":"2016-07-13T09:43:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T13:43:33","slug":"ron-gallo-heart-over-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/26\/ron-gallo-heart-over-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Gallo: Heart Over Head"},"content":{"rendered":"

The primitive side of rock ‘n’ roll informs Ron Gallo<\/strong>‘s music as showcased on RG3 – EP<\/i>, a three-song preview of his upcoming album Heavy Meta<\/i>, due out in August. A self-described musical late bloomer, Gallo says that his early exposure to music was limited to \u201cTop 40 radio. ’90s one-hit-wonder golden hits. There’s really not much in those early years to take from beside the obvious stuff,\u201d he chuckles.<\/p>\n

In college, Gallo dug deeper into music and music history. Whatever he listened to, what comes out in his music bears the influence \u2013 however subtle \u2013 of some important artists. The backing vocals on the hard-rocking \u201cKill the Medicine Man\u201d are reminiscent of the Beatles<\/strong>‘ \u201cHelter Skelter.\u201d And Gallo’s overall musical approach recalls the wild post-Big-Star<\/strong> work of Alex Chilton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI know some chords, and I utilize about one scale,\u201d Gallo freely admits. \u201cI’m trying to evoke primal sounds from the instrument as opposed to being gentle and playing with finesse. That’s a lot more fun for me than learning scales.\u201d In his music one can hear which side of the head-vs.-heart divide he comes down on. \u201cI lean that way entirely,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n