Melomaniacs by The John Sally Ride

When you type “Melomaniac" on your computer or phone, you’ll see those tsk-tsking red dots appear beneath. But rest assured. it is indeed a legitimate word.
Merriam-Webster’s definition is “an individual with an excessive or abnormal attraction to music.” The new John Sally Ride album is titled Melomaniacs and is a song cycle celebrating those individuals struck with that peculiar affliction. The type of folks who examine musical artists like sports radio dissect their local teams. Those rare beings who still pay for the music they listen to, buy tickets and go out to see the bands they love when they come to town, and take the occasional road trip to see them in other towns Those folks who still subscribe to music magazines and have multiple music blogs bookmarked to check on a daily basis.

You will hear songs chronicling the see-saw one is on when music is what matters most in life;. A sing-along about the anticipatory excitement of your favorite band putting out a new album. ( Their New Album) . An appreciation of the music press for guiding your impressionable early days of music discovery ( God Bless The Music Press ). A complaint of an undeserving band being way too successful ( The Band I Can't Stand). The elation of discovering all the words to the songs inside an album ( The Lyric Sheet). A love song to the forgotten format- The Compact Disc ( First Time On CD ). The uneasy feeling of realizing a band you once loved is no longer brining you joy. ( She's Breaking Up With The Band). You’ll meet the man whose record collection is a concern, the guy who faces a Sophie’s Choice of buying his first Kinks album, and the woman who never loved any man in her life except a certain singer-songwriter. The tales are brought to life by what we’ve come to expect from The John Sally Ride, droll, perceptive lyrics set to melodies with more hooks than a non-SAG Peter Pan audition.

Each time John Dunbar put out a new solo album he first played it for his close friend, and fave drummer, Sal Nunziato, He always hoped Sal would ask to play on the next record. Each time Sal heard a new Dunbar record, he wondered why he was never asked to play on it. They both always dreamed of playing with mutual friend, Sal Maida. After the unspoken was spoken, The John Sally Ride was formed.