 The Return of Dan Ban
"Each Night I Pray To Her", "Guardian Angel" and "Heard The Words Of Love" - three just released recordings from Dan's "Love Songs" sessions...
...have recently been uploaded to garagebands.com - the only internet music company to catch the attention of Beatles producer Sir George Martin, who signed on as garageband.com's Chairman of the Advisory Board. Dan wrote "The songs are great - I'm really curious to see them move up the charts, see how far they'd go - and see if any record industry people would check up on them."
You can either play a low bitrate version of the tunes, or download high quality versions by visiting Dan's page at garagebands.com - At the thought of anything coming out of this Dan said simply, "It would be a riot!"
yeah! yeah! To my bro mark,
This is your old home boy from e.n.y. cypress hills. I want to see your show. Me and audrey..
call me holla back! barry kellam
Whooop! Whooop! Special announcement!...
 Dan, the most elusive Out Of Body has made contact! We've been talking and he's been sending me some new CDs with NEW songs to hear! Got himself a new 4-track recorder and a Beatle Paul Hofner Bass, which he says he'll be recording with soon. Much of what Dan is recording now is of a more spiritual nature - a little different than what we've got showcased on this site so far - and we'll be featuring some of the newest stuff soon... He's also dug out of his closet some things for our "LOST" section, including the hand written lyrics to some of our favorite songs, both OOB originals and great Beatles covers. Dan's not connected to the internet at the moment - but I promised him that any correspondence, questions, and booking inquiries will be promptly forwarded to him just the same...
So if you've got questions for Dan or anyone else around here, just click on the "write us" link on the left or the "submit your own commentary" bar above.
- Donald
Just wanted to say I like it that Buddy Holly's music and legacy are being kept alive. I want to thank his widow Maria for her help in keeping it out there. Buddy was one great singer and arranger, he was way ahead of his time. Too bad he isn't here anymore but there are people like John Mueller who, if you close your eyes, sounds just like Buddy. A famous person once said that imitating someone is a great compliment to the person being imitated. John certainly does a good imitation of Buddy. BUDDY HOLLY FOREVER!! I also am looking forward to going to the Winter Tour Concert in Modesto, CA on June 18. I'd like to see and hear John Mueller perform. Guess I should have given the Crickets a mention too in my post but at this point guess you couldn't insert it or could you? I know how discouraging it can get when you don't get any credit for what you do. Take care.
Pat
"The Out Of Bodies" were the 1990's, at least on Montague Street. Donald & Mark, talk to you soon.
America's Hootman
Just wanted to give a quick acknowledgement to Ed Yutkowitz and his website "The View From Sheridan Square" for linking to us from his Musical Notes page... and right next to a picture of Jerry Garcia and Bob Dylan too. Man... makes us almost look legit! Even if you do call us the greatest band that never was! Heh heh! Thanks, Ed.
- Donald
Donald -
What a small world, if I didn't mention this already. I used to subscribe to your 'F.A.B.' newsletter, getting a coupla letters published and even winning a prize. Nice to see you're still busy helping keep the spirit alive.
Reverend Flash
Oh shoot! No, you didn't mention that before! Wow, what a nice surprise. Ya know, the name did sound a bit familiar but I just couldn't place it. Gee, ain't that sumthin'... a former F.A.B. subscriber! And you won a prize too... was it the F.A.B. T-shirt or the McCartney Unplugged cassette? Heh heh... yeah, that was a fun publication. Glad to bump into you again!
- Donald
Hey The Rev' Flash is correct. "Please don't ever change" is a great Crickets song. Just proves once again how the Beatles copied... Buddy Holly...and The Crickets
Brian Wilson
 Right you are... The Beatles did loads of covers. And of course everybody knows how much Paul McCartney likes Buddy Holly and The Crickets. So much so - he bought all the rights to their music and used to throw parties to commemorate Buddy's birthday. Funny you should mention Buddy and The Crickets, actually -- because a few years back Mark and I had the good fortune of meeting the Crickets at one of those parties! (True -- no kiddin'!) Anyway, Mark snapped a picture of me with them and of course I had to include it in my F.A.B. magazine publication I did back then. I lost the original pic, but here's a scan right out of the fanzine...
By the way, no McCartney that night... but the night before I got a little glimpse from a distance as Paul and Linda entered the building, flashing peace signs and giving thumbs up. For a moment it was great - but then some fat guy the size of a truck stood up right in front of me and I couldn't see anything but his ass crack! Sigh...
- Donald
Just an FYI- Jesse Lee Kincaid wrote "She sang hymns out of tune". Harry Nilson COVERED it! Jesse was a founding member of the Rising Sons (feat. a very young Ry Cooder, and Taj Mahal) Jesse is the Nephew of the great Folkways recording artist Fred Gerlach (Fred did the version of Gallows Pole that Zeppelin ripped off). Just wanted to give credit to Ol' jesse. - - Thanks
- B
Shoot... you've spoiled everything now. I told my wife *I* wrote "She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune!" Heh heh heh... - Donald
"(Please) Don't Ever Change" is not a lost, obscure Lennon-McCartney song. It was originally recorded by The Crickets. After Buddy Holly's tragic death in 1959, his backing band, The Crickets continued to record, taking this poppy tune, written by the legendary writing team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King, to number 5 in the UK charts in June 1962.
Reverend Flash
I listened to every one of your tracks and i have to say-it was the best music i have heard in a long time-absolutely brilliant. Can i get hold of a cd of congratulations. My daughter is giving birth to a baby boy in september and it would make a brill present.
Lbeachbaby37 (louise)
Thanks, Louise - we can't send out any cds right now, but eventually we hope to have an online Out Of Bodies *postcard* page - music included... but being we don't do a lot of this complex webpage coding ourselves, I don't think we'll have that done by September. - Donald
Most impressive. Out Of Bodies is truly an homage to the Beatles indeed. Love the tunes (don't go JZero....ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba baaa......).
Sean (kr2nist)
As a fan of the "Night of the Living Dead" genre, I eagerly await "The Night of the Living Oobs!". Ever thought of going to a mall and recreating a few of the scenes from "Dawn of the Dead"? Of course, I'd probably be more interested in the reactions from all the mallrats...
psyaeger
hey dude!!!
I just want to say that your music rocks, and even though i'm drunk and everyone else is too, we all love your music!!! I made a CD of your music and now I play it at like every party I go to, and everyone just loves it!!!! I came across your music through the AOL homepages hall of fame, and i just loved the sound the first time I heard a song (which was Pink And Blue, only because that's the first one listed in your mp3 section!). Thanks a lot, and I hope you keep making those sweet songs of yours!!!!
FreakyStyley217
Wonderful music! I'm inspired to pull out my ole' guitar from the closet now! Particulary liked "Hey Mr. Sunshine" and your Kink's cover song, "Wonder Boy". Keep it up. Looking forward to more!
reordan_153
Hello! You guys are a funny bunch. Bunch of what, I haven't quite figured out yet... but I must tell you I've enjoyed your music.
Marcaswave
Hi! I saw you on here today & I'd love to hear something by you, but sadly I don't have access to any computers with sound cards/speakers etc. so I can't listen to anything online. I was wondering if maybe I could receive something through the post as I would really like to hear/find out more about you...?! : )
h@hazelgrove6.freeserve.co.uk
ENGLAND
Hello Hazel - a long time back we used to make cassettes, but that became too problematic and expensive for us, which was one of the main reasons we put this stuff up on the web in the first place. A computer with no sound? That should be against the law! - Donald
Where did all the flowers go? I am from the 60s and saw Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show when a wiggle of the hips was a disgrace. LOL! It is something how times have changed... Good luck you guys! I found your page in AOL's FAVORITES! God love you all! The flowers are the people from the 60s... Where did all the flowers go? Will you bring them back? In your music? Love and Peace to you all! I would love to know where you are playing! My husband is a singer and drummer, my sons play guitar, and their sons too. It, music runs in the family. I used to play piano, but because of arthritis I can't play anymore, it breaks my heart... good luck again guys, The pages are beautiful and so are you! From the heart :*) A mom from Phila. PA
hey,
i just wanted to say that i like your music. Im more of the death metal/hardcore type but when i heard the song "in the south bronx" (my personal favorite) i felt talent in you guys. Right now im hearing"pray for the dead"as i write this. I think Out of bodies is swarming with talent
-MetalHeadLeech
Hi guys! I had seen your site before from your posts in the SoHo Message Board, but hadn't taken the time to listen to your music samples. This time I listened to 3 of your new MP3 files:
"I Love My Horse" was very funny, and just fun to listen to as you guys cracked up over the silliness of the lyrics... ;)
"Pink and Blue" was good, though not my favorite of the three I listened to. To do it justice, you should probably try to record it with more than 4 tracks to give it more "body". If I may don my critic's hat, I found the rythm and pacing to be a little uneven. Very interesting lyrics, though... =)
"Analyzing" was my favorite! Honest, poetic lyrics combined with simple but mood evoking music and harmony. The electronic voice changing was a nice touch... =)
Great job! God bless! Tinidril (co-founder)
I'll let you in on a little secret about "Pink and Blue" - - the "drums" or "percussion" on that track were in reality... not achieved by drumskins and drumsticks, but... are you ready for it?... Dan banging on an old trash can with the back of a hairbrush. REALLY!!! I would imagine it's near impossible to do a proper drumroll with that! "I Love My Horse" was great fun, and of course I'm still healing from the real life dissapointments that prompted me to record "Analyzing" Heh heh.... ughh - Donald
Wow! You guys have a very Beatlesque sound! ...looking forward to hearing some more stuff!
gnwatt
Well, I REALLY liked it, thanx. Especially that little song - jzero, it's something.
mary_n_909
Hey, I went to your site and listened to some of the songs, but the thing wasn't working too well. Anyway, from what I heard, your group sounds pretty good. I heard a little bit of a song, I think it was called "Hey Mister Sunshine" (sorry if that's not the name of the song, I have a really bad memory.) It reminded me a little bit of "Glass Onion" on the Anthology 3. But I didn't hear the whole song, the thing kept clicking on and off. Sorry. Great though! C-Ya around.
ebola_101
That's your player trying to play the music as it's downloading. Sometimes with a slow connection it will not come in fast enough to play fluently - but the solution is easy... Press "pause" as it's downloading and wait till it's finished downloading completely before pressing "play." Then it'll play uninterrupted. - Donald
You guys are pretty good. I am a Beatles fan from way back {the beginning}. Went to see them in Philly on their first US tour. What a long time ago. Hope you get to sing for lots more people, cause you do some interesting stuff. Loved "South Bronx".
waterrose
Hello OOBs, I enjoyed looking at your site. Nice work! My wife likes "Bouncing Baby Boy" because we just happen to have one and he likes to hear the baby laughing in the beginning! Is that one of yours? I also enjoyed "Don't Go Jzero" and "Hey Mr. Sunshine." We're Out Of Bodies fans now!
limoman14
That was my own bouncing baby boy when he WAS a bouncing baby boy - seems like ages ago. - Donald
Just a note to say how much fun I had at your website! It was musical, creative, fun and (if you can believe it) downright inspiring!
I'm a professional singer (TV jingles, what a life!) who has been timid (running scared!) about doing what you guys have done in Aces! I'm not sure how to start the ball rolling but now I wanna, I'm gonna try it! I have a recorder (8 track digital) I just need to find out how to convert the tunes to wavs? Is that info available on the web? If you have the time, please drop me a line with details. I would really appreciate it!
Thanks for having the heart (and talent) to just put it out there! You guys rule! Sincerely, your fan,
Willecomm (Michelle)
First, a heartfelt THANK YOU from us! Wow!! I never thought the Out Of Bodies would inspire anyone to do anything but put cotton in their ears (grin!) But seriously, we appreciate it much! Digital 8-track, eh? Well - right off the bat that's a step up from what we use (Dan owns an analog Fostex recorder... and a beat up one at that!) and if you're blessed with the lungs to sing professionaly, another plus!
I'll send you what I know about wav file recording (which is minimal at best) - I originally used SoundBlaster, which came preinstalled on my first computer, but in a pinch you can use the recorder that comes with Windows. I've been told the better way is recording in MP3 format, in which you can save your music in smaller files, but that's all Greek to me and I gotta admit - I got frustrated just trying to find non-brainiac information about MP3 on the web - and gave up! Wavs were simpler. Record, edit, and save - done!
Good luck on your music! - Donald
[Note: Soon after this letter was posted we accomplished some MP3 knowledge and implemented it within the site!]
"Don't Go Jzero" reminded me of the Fab Four. "In The South Bronx" was okay too. If you are open to suggestions, hit it a little harder. My opinion. I am sure you are doing well. Working the clubs in N.Y.? I used to live in the Bronx and still have relatives there. Good luck!
kleinpete
Hi from sunny Florida. I was just checking out your home page and quickly became interested in your band just from reading others' comments. How can I get a copy of your music? I just finished listening to "Don't Go Jzero" while my boyfriend was in the shower and played it back for him while singing along. I love it!!! Keep music alive!
Nacho78 :o)
I hope the floor was dry before you started dancing! Right now we haven't figured out if we want to distribute any tapes or anything - for several reasons too boring to list here. We actually did this once before through a Beatles fanzine, but we didn't do it the right way. But you never know. We'll keep you posted. - Donald
Congratulations on your nomination for the AOL Hall Of Fame as a member of the Out of Bodies. This is a well deserved honor and one that has no doubt been a long time coming.
The Out of Bodies have truly been one of the all time most influential musical talents in pop history with some of the most original music ever composed and performed. Their upbeat songs have inspired some of the most comercially successful artists in history like the Traveling Willburies, the Rutles, and the incomparable Ringo Starr MBE. They are a legend beyond their short time together and their extraordinary bootlegged albums still remain mainly undiscovered.
So here's to the Out of Bodies and their timeless pop music. May it forever remain in the vaults until history is prepared to figure out their true place, wherever that may be? And let's all hope that those rumblings of a reunion are as false as George Washington's teeth in the Smithsonian! Rock On,
Lonnie Ostrow
(Former Host of "Beyond the Beatles - From Wings to the Wilburies" and the only living man to ever broadcast an Out Of Bodies song on the radio).
So nobody thinks for a minute that they somehow slept through all this and these things really happened - let us assure you that Lonnie here is kidding! Well, about most of it anyway - - he really was the first person to play our music on the radio on his "Beyond The Beatles" radio show, and he was also generous enough to let me blab on the air on not one but two separate occasions on his show! He has made one major error though - and that's thinking that he was the only living man to ever broadcast an Out Of Bodies song on the radio. There was one other, although not here in the States. Part time Deejay Terry Toner played half a dozen OOB tracks clear across the planet Earth on New Zealand radio. All that and still no record contract! - Donald
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