LIONS & GHOSTS Tmming The Unknown
For Lions & Ghosts, the business of breaking big in rock 'n' roll can be a tricky thing. The L.A.-based trio doesn't exactly rely on an image to get their sound across, and their music—a straightforward, rootsy strain of rock—doesn't exactly fit in with the crunchy attack of metal or the slick seduction of mainstream pop.
LIONS & GHOSTS Tmming The Unknown
Paul Jordan
For Lions & Ghosts, the business of breaking big in rock 'n' roll can be a tricky thing. The L.A.-based trio doesn't exactly rely on an image to get their sound across, and their music—a straightforward, rootsy strain of rock—doesn't exactly fit in with the crunchy attack of metal or the slick seduction of mainstream pop.
"We just play the music we like," says Lions guitarist and lead vocalist Rick Parker. "It's a mixture of things. It sounds really hip and contemporary to me personally, but it's nothing new—jt's just fresh."
Parker formed Lions & Ghosts with lead guitarist Michael Lockwood and drummer Michael Murphy while the three were living together in a huge, broken-down mansion near Hollywood. "A bunch of bands lived there, and we were just friends," Parker says. "We started playing for fun, then one thing led to another. . ."