What is not the joneses? Not The Joneses is a modern pop/rock band which fuses today's heavy edged style of music with what could only be termed as a "classic" melodic vocal style. Their unique blend of individual musical influences have provided an interesting backdrop which allows them to explore a vast number of musical styles, all while maintaining their flavorful band feel and without compromising their extremely melodic and catchy vocals. If you could possibly imagine a band that has been influenced by the sounds of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Petra, The B52's, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Joan Baez, Elvis Costello, Stone Temple Pilots, Journey, Bach, Parliment Funkadelic, Squeeze, Charlie Peacock, Husker Du, The Clash, King Crimson, The Romantics, Deep Purple, Rush, Van Morrison, The Letterman, Trip Shakespeare, The Police, David Baerwald, Van Halen, Elvis Presly, Soundgarden, Bob Dylan, Mot the Hoople, The Sweet, James Brown, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, David Bowie, Genesis, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Cream, Steve Taylor, Vivaldi, Nirvana, Tom Petty, King's X, Stevie Wonder, Ozzy Osbourne, The Spin Doctors, Extreme, Buffalo Springfield, Counting Crows, Charles Ives, Stryper, The Pretenders, Uriah Heap, Matthew Sweet, Jimi Hendrix, and They Might Be Giants all rolled together, then you may have a feel for what direction Not The Joneses is headed musically! NTJ is comitted to bringing a much needed message to the world of Rock. In a time where sex, drugs and anger prevail, NTJ strives to show the other side of life. This side does not ignore the struggles of the world, but faces them head-on. This side does not run away from life's problems, but hangs on and fights for what is right. This side understands that with hope and perserverance, Love can prevail.