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Curt Granger : 420 Homegrown Avenue
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A cool blend of hard rock and pop styles that are as comfortable in track-to-track transition as a good pair of old jeans.
Genre: Rock: Hard Rock
Release Date: 2007
420 Homegrown Avenue
Curt Granger
Record Label: Blue Nite Records
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1. Alloyzism 1:06 + MP3 $0.99
2. Real Thing 2:40 + MP3 $0.99
3. Goodnight Tonight 3:47 + MP3 $0.99
4. Can't Get Enough Of You 3:20 + MP3 $0.99
5. Help Me To Believe 3:39 + MP3 $0.99
6. It Hurts Me Too 2:53 + MP3 $0.99
7. Highway Song 4:20 + MP3 $0.99
8. Walk Away From Here 2:57 + MP3 $0.99
9. Shadows Of Grace 4:33 + MP3 $0.99
10. Sinplicity 3:41 + MP3 $0.99
11. Bullets And Wine 3:36 + MP3 $0.99
12. Tomorrow Never Knows 3:29 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

This is the long awaited, first release album from Curt Granger.

Take equal parts melody from Tom Petty, The Beatles, 3rd Eye Blind, and mix in the guitar stylings of greats like Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton (the inspiration for the album title), and Steve Vai, and you might come close to describing Curt's music. A musician from the American south, Curt Granger cut his teeth on the classic bands of the 70's and 80's such as Boston, KISS, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, Van Halen, Journey, and King's X.

Curt Granger has been a major player in the local Birmingham Alabama music scene for over 20 years. He began his professional music career in 1986, as a founding member and guitarist of the popular circuit band Pyrate. With this rowdy gang of rockers he logged thousands and thousands of miles on the road, performing over 600 shows all across the southeast. After taking a short hiatus as an active musician, Curt formed the alternative rock band Scream Sophie. It was with Scream Sophie that he released two very well received CDs - "Offerings" in 2000, and "Secrets In A Jar" in 2003, and took the band on the road to perform hundreds of shows. In 2004 he worked a brief stint with the rock band Empty Fall, playing bass, writing, and producing. October 2004 found Curt forming the band Traumatide, with many subsequent shows and releasing the full-length CD "This Thing Called Life. In 2007, Curt joined forces with some of his fellow golfing pals to form his current band Citizen Jayne, playing lead guitar, contributing backing vocals, and singing lead on a few choices numbers, as well as handling the day-to-day business activities.

Regarding the new album, Curt says, "This is something I've always longed to do, ever since I recorded my first overdub on an old Fostex 4-track. Not only the 'total creative control' aspect appealed to me, but the opportunity to wear multiple 'hats' and think outside the norm of how a guitar player usually thinks. I'm very fortunate that I could work on this album at home during breaks and downtown from my other projects. I'm stoked, to say the least."

For more info, you can visit Curt at CurtGranger.com, or on MySpace at www.myspace.com/curtgranger

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REVIEWS

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author: jeff johnson
                            
I have known curt for 37 yrs,and had the thrill of playing bass in his first band in 1983 (TYRANT) and was also the first bass player in Scream Sophie,before my long term hiatus began.curt is one of the best guitarist\"s i know,and GOD has really blessed him.the homegrown cd is a fine piece of work.he put his whole heart in it and it shows.when curt records next,i would love to fill in on a bit of it.\'HELP ME TO BELIEVE\' is inspiring to anyone.keep on rockin bro,your the best!

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Pyrate Roadie
author: Bob Godwin
                            
I love Booger's diversity on this Cd. The hard rock of Pyrate is still evident in his style of play, but the ability to grab your attention is an attribute to his development and adjustment to the changes in the industry since the rowdy days that we used to party at Thunderbirds and other circuit clubs. You will love his latest offering and will play it over and over and still be mesmerized.

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Impressive!
author: Jayne Stewart
                            
I am extremely impressed with Curt's diversity on this CD!  Each of the songs has it's own style and story to tell, rather than having the same sound as most songs on a CD have.  I knew that Curt was an excellent guitarist before listening to his CD, but I had no idea he was just as skilled and talented as a singer/songwriter and musician of multiple instruments! Curt's abilities are phenomenal! All of the songs are great, but Shadows of Grace mesmerizes me...I absolutely love it!  And I absolutely love the entire CD!  You will play this CD over and over again, and will not be disappointed.  I highly recommend it!

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Outstanding!
author: Christopher Garrett
                            
As a songwriter and guitarist for Scream Sophie and then Traumatide, Curt's playing and his musicality have always intrigued me. Now to hear him sing and play multiple instruments is truly a wonderful thing to experience. Each song on the CD sounds as if it were crafted with a lot of thought and attention to detail, and I can only imagine the effort and time required to produce such quality work. The sonic attributes are superb -  nicely mixed and mastered. This CD deserves a spot in everyone's collection, and you owe it to yourself to go see Curt perform live too.

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