Eric Bath Band
The Eric Bath Band was formed in the summer of '95 after the independent release of my first solo album. I had been writing songs and playing the guitar since the age of 13 but my high school band "The Pact" broke up soon after graduation. Although I continued to write songs and play the guitar the pieces never seemed to fall in place to start a new band.
About six months after my wife Brenda & I were married,
she encouraged me to go for my dream. So I recorded a solo album at Firebird Recording Studio here in Milwaukee. After the album was recorded opportunities to play became more frequent and it was easier to get a band together with the material in place and a game plan in hand.
The band has seen more than its share of personnel changes over the past 12 years, but we are very excited about
the most current lineup which includes the addition of
Rick Wegner as a second guitarist as well as veterans Steve Campbell on bass guitar and my brother Chris Bath on drums.
I round if off playing guitar and carrying the lead vocals and song writing duties.
Over the years we have had the opportunity to serve up our own unique brand of original faith based rock-n-roll with flavors of blues, funk, and jazz mixed in for good measure. Overall one of our greatest strengths is in our lyrics which use a lot of humor, wit, and even a little bit of sarcasm to bring forth truths about life, love, & family from a believers perspective.
We have been featured on local radio and television as
well as at several county fairs "The Mexican Fiesta" (on Milwaukee's famed Summerfest grounds),GODSTOCK(where we cobilled with SKILLET),FAITHFEST(where we were on of the openning groups for JEFF DEYO(SONIC FLOOD)and other various coffee houses, bookstores, clubs and festivals across the state as well as in Illinois and Minnesota.
Some may call us a Christian Rock Band but I prefer to just be known as a Rock-n-Roll band and let the music speak for itself. Every song is not about Jesus, but every song is written from the perspective of someone who can't live a millisecond without Him. When the Lord is that important to you it can't help but come out in everything you do, especially your music."
Influences
David&The Giants, DeGarmo&Key,Petra, WhiteHeart, Jimi Hendrix, LanceAppleton,Stryper, Phil Keaggy, Skynard, Allies, Sweet Comfort Band, Guardian,DC Talk, Audio Adrenaline,Carman, Kansas, StevieRayVaughn, PFR, Newsboys, KeithGreen, AndreCrouch,
Sounds Like...
We've been compared to Steve Miler, Elvis Costello, Geoff Moore & The Distance, The Doors, Steven Curtis Chapman & Carman (I 'm not sure that I agree . You decide!)