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John Lenny Rancher started playing around portland oregon in 1978. He started a band called the Malchicks with his brother Billy and friend Peter Jorgusen in that same year and proceeded to play the Northwest for another 18 years. Taking time off to rest his lungs and climb some trees, he is now back with activist vengeance with this self-produced album "Emotional Stew". Thirty songs in all, the album reveals the Stones - Ronnie Wood-John Lennon type influences Lenny carries about. Recorded at a small basement studio in Portland(Herbert House), it definitely has an organic feel to it. Lenny played all the instruments except drums and keyboards getting help from old Malchick drummer Peter Jorgusen and from keyboardist Mel Kubik. Lenny has come a long way from the days of wanting to get a"record deal" to realizing that music is more than just a journey to satisfy ones individual desires. He now believes that music should entertain, but also motivate and inspire people. "Emotional Stew" shows Lenny at his activst best, making statements about everything from overt materialism to the plight of the natural world.Using plain language and simple melodies, he makes a strong case for walking lighter on the planet and for helping the powerless prosper.

Check out the artist's website:
http://www.JohnRancher.com

Track List:
1. Rebirth
2. I'm Alright
3. Flowers in the Meadow
4. 3:30
5. True American
6. Emma Goldman
7. She's Not Coming Back
8. Tooling
9. Machines and Streets
10. I'm Just Gonna Smile
11. Scarecrow
12. FBI Blues
13. Pistol to My Face
14. Waterfall
15. Freddy Fired At Me
16. Belly of the Beast
17. Emotional Stew
18. For the Dreams(of Mary and John)
19. Sunburnt
20. Crazy Horse
21. Sacred Place
22. This Town Alone
23. Misanthropic Blues
24. Hey Woman
25. I'm a Lover/Living Deep
26. Luddite Shuffle
27. Forest Canyon
28. Freedom
29. How Come You're In My Dreams?
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