Joseph Riddlebarger approaches songwriting with reckless abandon. I get a sense that every time he sits to work on a song, he feels like he is embarking on an adventure.
He doesn’t sound like somebody else. He doesn’t sound like he is trying to sound like somebody else. He calls his music; “Low-Fidelity Cries For Digital Mercy”.
He is a poet and a storyteller, sometimes he bares a little of his soul and sometimes he can make you smile. It’s not slick produced stuff, just a guy recording some songs that he’s writing.
I met him on MySpace a couple months back and I’ve been following along as he writes at a prolific rate. Every song is different musically and thematically, I have a feeling that I’m witness to his development in real time.
I really don’t know much about the guy, other than he lives in Dayton, Ohio. I don’t know the back story, I’ve been learning the story as I go by listening to the songs.
Last night he had a new one on there called “Visited By Kerouac”, a song about meeting the ghost of Jack Kerouac during a bar fight. It’s compelling.
Go and check out Riddlebarger at MySpace.
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Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com wrote,
He sings kind of strange but interesting :-)
However I don’t know if I would be able to listen one full album.
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Link | May 29th, 2008 at 4:56 am
Pat Darnell and Pork Burgers wrote,
I like this songster very much. He is very good at his art-form. I hope he goes far, and catches on. I understand his poetry. Thank you for showing me this one, Mr. Pribek.
Good night, and God bless;
Patrick Hynds Darnell and Friends
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Link | May 29th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Pam wrote,
I like your music. I’m sorry to say that Joseph Riddlebarger took his own life yesterday. He was a talented songwriter and musician and an amazing person.
Link | September 17th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Pribek wrote,
I am very saddened by this news, Pam. I never met Joseph in person but, we corresponded frequently and I will truly miss him.
Link | September 17th, 2008 at 8:54 am