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Blue Room : Great to Be Alive
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The group's sound is bluesy but stretches well beyond the 12-bar blues format to include R&B, jazz, rock, pop, country and jump blues influences
Genre: Blues: Rockin' Blues
Release Date: 2000
Great to Be Alive Record Label: Blue Room
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Red Beans and Rice 3:15 $0.99
Next Exit 3:26 $0.99
Blues in the City (Big City Blues) 3:33 $0.99
Sometimes 4:36 $0.99
Moanin' Mama 3:01 $0.99
Get Outta the House 2:43 $0.99
Fall Down, Get Up 3:08 $0.99
Womanly Man 3:16 $0.99
Spare Change 4:13 $0.99
Deeper Into the Blues 3:05 $0.99
When the Money Runs Dry 4:43 $0.99
Wake Up Cryin' 3:35 $0.99
Who's On the Telephone? (Telephone) 3:47 $0.99
Southbound Road 4:05 $0.99
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Album Notes

Toronto-based BLUE ROOM evolved out of a recording project which began in 1996 and resulted in a debut CD release, "INTO THE NIGHT", in 1998.

The core musicians of BLUE ROOM are veteran live and studio players featuring: Brian Neller's big, bluesy, passionate vocals; Fraser Lawrason's solid bass lines and backing vocals; Paul Sanderson's soaring blues rock guitar; Norm Ryan's fluid and inspired saxophone; Frank Watt and Pat Quinn's seasoned drum grooves.

Since 1997, the band has played many well received live dates in the Toronto club scene and has had the privilege of sharing the bill with acoustic blues virtuoso and musical legend, John Hammond, at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern in August, 1998 as part of the JVC Jazz Festival. BLUE ROOM was a finalist in the 1997 Toronto Blues Society Talent Search, runner-up in 1998 and second runner-up again this year!

"INTO THE NIGHT" garnered air play on over 40 radio stations in Canada, including CBC, Q107, CJRT, hit top 20 CHR radio on Radio Kaleidoscope in Grenoble, France and received a 5 star rating (the highest) on Radio Halo in Holland.

BLUE ROOM'S recordings are available at retail through Indie Pool and all better record stores, including Sam The Record Man and HMV in Canada and over the Internet at www.indiepool.com/blueroom and CD Baby at www.cdbaby.com/blueroom.

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REVIEWS

An awesome blues rock album!
author: David Bradley
If you liked Duke and the Drivers, or the Blues Brothers, you'll love this disc. Blue Room lay on the blues along with some comedy and some rock all mixed together to give you a non-stop great time from start to finish. Fav cuts are: 'Red Beans and Rice', 'Fall Down, Get Up', 'Womanly Man' (this last track may not be appropriate for some younger listeners )
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Great Toe-Tappin' Blues!
author: Bob Hunter
Wow! These guys know how to have fun and keep the joint hoppin'! Best cuts are: Red Beans and Rice, Fall down, Get Up, and Southbound Road. I hope to hear more from these guys soon!
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its a great cd,very enjoyable to listen to
author: Paul
after listening to the cd i found i kept on wanting to play it,now i know all the songs very well.
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