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What It Takes

by Jon Strongbow

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A beautiful four panel replicated CDr of Jon Strongbow's What It Takes album.

    Includes unlimited streaming of What It Takes via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Full Digital Discography

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    Get all 10 Jon Strongbow releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Strange Cathedral, Secret Teachings, Insect Masque, Dreams Of The Earth, Future History, A Normal Sort of Guy, Unusual Tales, What It Takes, and 2 more. , and , .

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1.
What It Takes 04:10
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2.
Watch Me Unwind 03:58
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3.
Stupid Fear 03:53
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4.
Paper Guru 04:46
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5.
Little Crimes 03:55
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6.
Talkity Talk 03:57
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7.
Boo Hoo Hoo 03:53
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8.
Separate the Rhythm from the Blues 05:04
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9.
Love Will Find You 03:48
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10.
Dead Sick Thing 04:38
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11.
Depression 03:33
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12.
Cannibal Love 04:35
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13.
Fine Line 03:50
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14.
Breathing Lizard 02:26
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15.
Nonsense Inside 05:05
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about

Jon: What It Takes is a ragged loose thing, lacking the tightness and sparkle of Something Different. It is also darker and more perverse. Part of the reason for this was that I had no benefactor, and took part-time jobs in order to pay for the recordings. This meant my mind was scrambled, and I had to work very fast in the studio in order to save money, hence the roughness.

The album was originally going to be called Cannibal Love, but at the time I felt that the song eluded me, and I didn’t have any definite chorus and generally felt it didn’t work so I discarded the song…and the album became What it Takes …

…Years later I discovered the original tapes and realized that with a few simple changes, the song ‘Cannibal Love’ could be a little gem of a masterpiece! (notice that most of the musical construction of the song is pretty much identical to the song ‘Target Area’ from Alien City) Still, the album is a hodgepodge!

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released February 25, 2022

All sales go to Jon's family. More about Jon can be found at jonstrongbow.com. View an interview with Jon here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGLJmwo3Gsw

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Jon Strongbow Seattle, Washington

Jon Strongbow was a nearly-hidden Pacific Northwest wonder, with six albums of his songs and another six albums of his instrumental music, most with his band Mystery School. He was an author and a graphic artist with multiple books and art prints which he sold at the Pike Place Market, where he was a community fixture. Books and CDs available here. All sales go to his family. ... more

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