"The Road to Hammerlane" was a long way coming. Never before had Jon Robert Quinn worked so hard to put together a well rounded and compelling CD."The Road to Hammerlane" is an all vocal rock/acoustic CD produced, written and performed by Jon Robert Quinn."Don't Want You Back" brings the sound of Nickelback, meanwhile"Girlfriend" brings a Punk influence into the picture. Then the second half of the CD is all acoustic guitar and vocals. This CD is something nobody would ever expect from Jon Robert Quinn and by writing a CD to this extreme simply proves one thing... JRQ isn't afraid of change.------------------------Here's a breakdown of each song from the mind of Jon Robert Quinn.Well before I get into each song, I'll start off by saying, this CD was supposed to be a full band project. I had hired the musicians for the band, hired a recording studio to reherse in and put a ton of money into making the project work. All of my old tour gear was getting a little old from the Solo-Fisticated, One Long Road, and JeRQ THIS Tour. I went out and purchased all new gear for this project. New guitars, amps, effects, sound gear. We were all together to get the project started. The project was to be called Hammerlane. We went in the studio and started writing and from the get-go, schedules started clashing. The drummer wouldn't have time this day, the bass player wouldn't have time that day, so I hired another drummer. Everything was coming together. Then the bass player dropped out, so we got another bass player. He wanted to play metal and I wanted to write songs, so he dropped out. Running businesses like I do, I didn't have time to keep seeking deadbeat musicians to eventually end up with a good team. Months of looking for the right guys lead to the project slowly falling apart. I eventually fired everybody and went into my home studio and wrote the music using tracks. Here's a breakdown of each song. I'M SORRY - I have always wanted a love song that was more of a GO GET HER BACK love song. A song like, you messed up, now go tell you that you love her. I sat down one night with the acoustic guitar and a piece of paper and started writing. I had never written a song like this before so I didn't know where to go with it. I just started writing about my surroundings. The songs opens with"I am Here, Nothing to do. I just sit here, and think about you". You being the song. It was getting late, so I looked at the clock. Thats where the line"its almost 11" comes in. I was kind of waiting for the news to come on, so the line"The TV is on" follows. The rest of the song came naturally. Take a listen and enjoy. It tells the story a guy sitting in his living room and his girl just left, so he pleads he's sorry. HOLLYWOOD - Another song that every musician needs is a song about Hollywood. Who doesn't love Hollywood? I know I do. So I wrote a song about Hollywood. I talk about all the people we meet everyday and the ones we sometimes want to meet, but shouldn't. Take a listen, its a fun song. Even before the song was released on CD, fans would yell out"Play Hollywood" at shows. DON'T WANT YOU BACK - Have you ever had a boyfriend or girlfriend that you just were so sick of that you wanted to tell them to leave and never come back? This song is dedicated to everybody who has that ex that they just cannot stand. No, we Don't Want You Back.LIGHTER DAYS - I have very very strong feelings about domestic violence. I think under no circumstances that a man should hit a woman. I wrote this song about the emotions and events that take place in domestic violence. There is a point that larger penalties should be in place for guilty. The story talks about a woman thats alone and abused. GIRLFRIEND - Who doesn't like the roots of Punk music? I know I do. Girlfriend is a little ode to every guy who has had a girlfriend leave them. STAY WITH ME - There is a point when you get dumped. You never plan on it, but its happened to every one of us. This song was written for all those that have that relationship that seems shaky but regardless you still love eachother. Listen to the song and apply it to your life. Regardless, you were happy yesterday, but today you're fighting. Do what it takes to make it like yesterday. TRAPPED - Has anybody ever said something to you that really messed you up? Meaning, you cannot get it out of your head no matter what you do. This song is about that one person that always gets under your skin no matter how bad you try to ignore it. I'M SORRY (ACOUSTIC) - This is an acoustic only verson of I'm Sorry. Personally, I think it is much prettier than with the full arrangement. HOLLYWOOD (ACOUSTIC) - Another acoustic version of an earlier song. Some of the words are changed a little bit. DON'T WANT YOU BACK (ACOUSTIC) - I think this song is a lot more dynamic and emotional than with the full arrangement. Some of the words are changed. Still an awesome song. LIGHTER DAYS (ACOUSTIC) - An acoustic version Lighter Days. Still a very sad song. Nobody wants to write a song about domestic violence, but a times current events put us in a position to pour out our soul and express our opinions and how we feel. WE ARE (ACOUSTIC) - We Are was written for everybody. Every one of us need help from time to time. There are people that have nothing or very little and the ones that have a little more to give, should give. Whether its support in time of need or charity. This song was written shortly after Hurricane Katrina, and WE ARE alone in this world if we don't help out our brothers. Well, there you have it. The original project was to be called Hammerlane. The band fell apart, but the music still became a reality. The record was appropriately titled, The Road to Hammerlane. ------History behind the artwork. When I wrote this record, I lived in Sacramento, California. About 40 miles from Sacramento is a little town called Stockton. Well, in Stockton, there is a road called Hammer lane. For the CD Cover, we got a picture of the sign that reads Hammer lane and with photoshop, changed it to Hammerlane.