Showing posts with label No Refund Band. Show all posts
Showing posts with label No Refund Band. Show all posts

Sunday, December 28, 2014

No Refund Band - Current State Of Blue

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:24
Size: 113.1 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:33] 1. Buy The Blues
[4:29] 2. Current State Of Blue
[3:31] 3. St. Louis Bound
[3:56] 4. Favorite Fool
[4:20] 5. Love Unmade
[4:47] 6. Bell Bottom Blues
[2:19] 7. Mississippi Queen
[3:49] 8. I Gotta Play
[4:24] 9. Bought & Sold
[3:58] 10. Blues Man Dying
[6:05] 11. Still Got The Blues
[4:08] 12. She Take Me

This is the second CD from the No Refund Band (NRB), a follow-up to the critically acclaimed self-titled first CD. This recording reflects a natural progression for the band, filling this CD with 9 originals and the cultivation of the NRB sound. The personnel remain the same with Ricky Jackson, (Lead Singer/Lead Guitarist), Rik Robertson (Bass), Mike Crownover (Rhythm/Lead Guitar), Anthony Terry (Saxophone) and Jim Brady (Trumpet). NRB has evolved into a solid team of songwriters, band mates & friends that seem to personify the stuff successful bands are made of. “Current State”, is NRB’s statement of the Blues. From the gritty “Buy the Blues”, the hard driving “St. Louis Bound” to the softer grooves of the title track, “Current State of Blue” and “Favorite Fool”, the Latin inspired grooves in “Love Unmade” and the driving horns in “I Gotta Play”, there is a song for every mood. There are no two grooves alike on this CD as the band shoots for originality and energy in each tune. NRB’s lyrical versatility is illustrated in the song writing credits. Jackson leads the way with five songs, Crownover and Brady join in with a song apiece and the Jackson, Robertson, Crownover team add two more co-writes to round out the originals.

Current State Of Blue mc
Current State Of Blue zippy

Thursday, October 17, 2013

The No Refund Band - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:27
Size: 101.8 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:21] 1. Blues Is My Business
[3:57] 2. Come Down Slow
[4:51] 3. Eleanor Rigby
[4:04] 4. Fall Again
[4:10] 5. Just To Be Blue
[3:54] 6. Got Whiskey
[3:49] 7. One More Drink
[4:25] 8. Soul Shine
[0:49] 9. Spain Prelude
[3:23] 10. Never Been To Spain
[3:00] 11. Top Side
[4:39] 12. Willie The Wimp

This is the debut recording for the No Refund Band (NRB), but don't confuse that with inexperience. Collectively, the band members have toured and recorded full time for multiple decades. NRB found its sound two years ago when Ricky Jackson, (Lead Singer/Lead Guitarist) and Rik Robertson (Bass) joined forces with band founder Mike Crownover (Rhythm/Lead Guitar) to form the core of the band. In addition NRB features Anthony Terry on saxophone, Jim Brady on trumpet, and Walter Cross on drums. Jackson's soulful voice and penetrating guitar licks lead the way with an air tight rhythm and horn section that deliver a very big soulful, rockin' sound. NRB has evolved into a solid team of songwriters, band mates & friends that seem to personify the stuff successful bands are made of. While staying close to the bluesier side of things, the band has its own definitive style regardless of the genre, from covering Eleanor Rigby to the acoustic originals Come Down Slow and Fall Again, to more classic blues styles like Just To Be Blue, Blues Is My Business and Give Me One More Drink Before I Drown. Making a guest on the CD is the totally awesome Tommie Lee Bradley, bringing her sassy & soulful vocals that will leave you wanting more.

The No Refund Band