Neil Fallon (born October 25, 1971 in Gaithersburg,
Maryland
) is the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist
for the rock band Clutch, and lead singer for super-group
The Company Band.
Biography
He and
Clutch played at the 9:30
Club
in Washington, D.C. as early in their career as
1991, and bandmate Jean-Paul Gaster appeared in the documentary
930 F Street about the history of the club. Neil is
known for his harsh, raspy, and deep vocal style. Neil writes most
if not all of the bands lyrics. Clutch's
lyrics, at first angry and serious in tone, had by
the time of 1993's
Transnational Speedway League
become characterized by intelligence, wordplay, and often
humor (although comedy is not usually the focus).
Their songs make frequent reference to
history,
mythology,
popular culture, and
religion: for example, "I Have the Body of
John Wilkes Booth", from their self-titled
album, tells the story of a fisherman who discovers the corpse of
Lincoln's
assassin in the
Susquehanna River, and
Jam Room's "Release the
Kraken" inserts a hero called "Useless the Younger"
into the movie
Clash of the
Titans. At other times the lyrics contain some very
surreal imagery, as in this quote from
Robot Hive/Exodus's "Burning Beard":
"Every time I look out my window/ same three dogs looking back at
me. Every time I open my windows/ cranes fly in to terrorize
me."
His younger sister, Mary Alice Fallon-Yeskey, is employed at Charm
City Cakes, and appears on the
Food
Network series
Ace of Cakes.
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