10633 - WAY UP SOUTH - BIG SKY (2015)
WAY UP SOUTH
''BIG SKY''
OCTOBER 16 2015
40:25
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1 Further On 08:04
2 Country Time 06:14
3 Ghost 05:51
4 Until Then 07:50
5 Just One Night 04:23
6 Down Like Rain 08:02
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Paul Ferguson/lead guitar and vocals
Jeff "Bubba" Maider/piano and vocals;
Charley Carrozo/guitar and vocals;
Dave Osoff/organ and keyboard;
John Brigham/bass guitar;
AJ Vallee/drums.
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/OFFICIAL
Recorded almost exclusively live in bassist's John Brigham's home studio, this debut album truly reflects the "Big Sky" sound that characterizes a Way Up South live show. The band insisted on producing the CD LIVE, with no extra special studio effects or add-ons, so they could give the fans an experience akin to a seeing the band in person.
The decision was made not to set any limits on time or the length of the jams so that fans would get a real taste of the signature Way Up South "Big Sky" sound. Says guitarist Charley Carrozo, "Most of all, we made a record that represents our aspirations and passions. That is why we are all so proud of this record. The album was recorded with no restraints on the music…The sound of Way Up South is supposed to be felt as much as heard, just like at a live show, and between the mixes and the performances I think we achieved that with this first album."
Charley has been writing songs for twenty four years and dusted off many of his more southern or country sounding songs for this project. With a message for a hopeful future, the song Further On opens the EP much as it would a Way Up South live show. Featuring guitarist Paul Ferguson on the slide guitar, the song Country Time sets the live “good times” tone, talking about living in the moment with a positive eye to the future. Things take a dark turn on the critically-acclaimed song Ghost; “This is a song you immerse yourself in, as though it were a river, and when you emerge you find yourself clean again” raves Victor Infante of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Mid-set staple "Until Then," co-written by guitarist Paul Ferguson and sung by Bubba Maider, is a beautiful love song infused with an epic building guitar solo. Track 5, Just One Night, is a good-time song riffing on the age-old themes of casual rebound sex that always gets people dancing. Finally, Down Like Rain caps-off the EP with a classic southern rock jam, including an epic organ solo by Dave Osoff and slide solo by Paul Ferguson.
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ABOUT THE BAND/OFFICIAL
Way Up South is a northern band with deep southern rock roots. Way Up South's music goes in directions and to places beyond the Southern Rock or Jam Band genres, and has earned them the right to call their music "Big Sky" sound, incorporating a maturity and musicianship that weaves in and out of southern, blues, country, jazz, and Americana rock songs with precision and finesse that still retains the loose, spacey qualities that are the hallmark of improvisational rock.
Listening to one of their many extended jams, you will be transported to those natural wide open spaces in your mind where you can breathe easy and do some soul dancing. Fresh vocal harmonies, instrumental virtuosity, and dynamic energy transference between the musicians and the audience are the hallmarks of Way Up South.
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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''BIG SKY''
OCTOBER 16 2015
40:25
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1 Further On 08:04
2 Country Time 06:14
3 Ghost 05:51
4 Until Then 07:50
5 Just One Night 04:23
6 Down Like Rain 08:02
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Paul Ferguson/lead guitar and vocals
Jeff "Bubba" Maider/piano and vocals;
Charley Carrozo/guitar and vocals;
Dave Osoff/organ and keyboard;
John Brigham/bass guitar;
AJ Vallee/drums.
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/OFFICIAL
Recorded almost exclusively live in bassist's John Brigham's home studio, this debut album truly reflects the "Big Sky" sound that characterizes a Way Up South live show. The band insisted on producing the CD LIVE, with no extra special studio effects or add-ons, so they could give the fans an experience akin to a seeing the band in person.
The decision was made not to set any limits on time or the length of the jams so that fans would get a real taste of the signature Way Up South "Big Sky" sound. Says guitarist Charley Carrozo, "Most of all, we made a record that represents our aspirations and passions. That is why we are all so proud of this record. The album was recorded with no restraints on the music…The sound of Way Up South is supposed to be felt as much as heard, just like at a live show, and between the mixes and the performances I think we achieved that with this first album."
Charley has been writing songs for twenty four years and dusted off many of his more southern or country sounding songs for this project. With a message for a hopeful future, the song Further On opens the EP much as it would a Way Up South live show. Featuring guitarist Paul Ferguson on the slide guitar, the song Country Time sets the live “good times” tone, talking about living in the moment with a positive eye to the future. Things take a dark turn on the critically-acclaimed song Ghost; “This is a song you immerse yourself in, as though it were a river, and when you emerge you find yourself clean again” raves Victor Infante of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Mid-set staple "Until Then," co-written by guitarist Paul Ferguson and sung by Bubba Maider, is a beautiful love song infused with an epic building guitar solo. Track 5, Just One Night, is a good-time song riffing on the age-old themes of casual rebound sex that always gets people dancing. Finally, Down Like Rain caps-off the EP with a classic southern rock jam, including an epic organ solo by Dave Osoff and slide solo by Paul Ferguson.
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ABOUT THE BAND/OFFICIAL
Way Up South is a northern band with deep southern rock roots. Way Up South's music goes in directions and to places beyond the Southern Rock or Jam Band genres, and has earned them the right to call their music "Big Sky" sound, incorporating a maturity and musicianship that weaves in and out of southern, blues, country, jazz, and Americana rock songs with precision and finesse that still retains the loose, spacey qualities that are the hallmark of improvisational rock.
Listening to one of their many extended jams, you will be transported to those natural wide open spaces in your mind where you can breathe easy and do some soul dancing. Fresh vocal harmonies, instrumental virtuosity, and dynamic energy transference between the musicians and the audience are the hallmarks of Way Up South.
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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