It started out with two dudes fascinated by the allure of John Taylor’s bass playing and the idea of recreating a song from the RIO sound template… Kieran Kelly soon found out that we had a duo bromance for the music of duran duran.. the track started out with a keyboard sequence that Kieran came up with and then ferocious bass playing of Jonathan Maron…. what followed was yours truly crafting a lyric about my teenage years growing up in the 80’s….. The song is literally a testament to the new wave music of that time period and how it provided a soundtrack to my life, as well as confidence to start out on my own musical journey…. The poster of duran duran from the first album and also a poster of Adam and the Ants were hung on my walls with care…. it provided that sanctuary of hope that I could achieve something just as far out and fashionable in far flung Grand Rapids Michigan…..
I sent my melodic and lyrical ideas to KK and we ended up overdubbing the rest of the song at my studio in Franklin Tn. Armed only with a Shure SM7B and the idea that this song could be our own personal ‘RIO’…. Glory Boys was born. KM
Music- Kieran Kelly & Kevin Max
Lyrics- Kevin Max
Keys- Kieran Kelly
Bass- Jonathan Maron
Drums- Matt Johnson
Guitar work was done by a friend of Kieran’s in NYC
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