Jazz Articles

King Missile III: Failure

by Glenn Astarita
March 1, 1999

The on again off again New York City based band King Missile this time return under the auspices of King Missile III, as spoken word laureate John S. Hall wreaks havoc with modern pop culture. The press release for this new recording states that while growing up in New York City, Mr. Hall was influenced by the Irish Folk group “The Clancy Brothers, pop radio and the blues. After listening to “Failure” one would surmise that Hall’s roots were akin ...