Protean Rock

When people ask me what type of music The Neighbors play, I reply, "Protean Rock". Many people want to hear some sort of common genre description that would supposedly give them some idea of how we sound, but that is not possible or desirable for The Neighbors.

Jim decided to use the term 'protean' which comes from the Greek god Proteus, a shapeshifting sea-god who constantly changes forms.

pro·te·an
adj.
1. Readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings.
2. Exhibiting considerable variety or diversity: "He loved to show off his protean talent" William A. Henry III.



By this point, The Neighbors have a repertoire of around 30 songs, along with a number of improvisational jams which have basic song structures that we often rework on stage.

Some of these songs feature classical sounding piano and guitar and some have heavily distorted rockish guitars. Still others have a poppy, western sort of groove to them. We also delve into psychedilia and electronic synthesizer sounds. Often many styles are combined within a song, hence the proteanity.