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Phil Ayoub : Schoolbus Window Paper Heart
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"Grad-School Rock." Smart lyrics and radio-friendly songs with shadows of Springsteen, Petty, Josh Rouse, David Gray...
Genre: Rock: Modern Rock
Release Date: 2005
Schoolbus Window Paper Heart
Phil Ayoub
Record Label: Phil Ayoub
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1. White Feather 3:37 + MP3 $0.99
2. Carnival Days 3:38 + MP3 $0.99
3. Lying and Stealing 3:57 + MP3 $0.99
4. Scenes From An American Highway Rest Stop 3:51 + MP3 $0.99
5. River to Ocean 4:14 + MP3 $0.99
6. Cinderella and the Subway 3:15 + MP3 $0.99
7. Low (or Libra) 4:33 + MP3 $0.99
8. Goodnight Kiss 4:05 + MP3 $0.99
9. No Heart Ache 3:39 + MP3 $0.99
10. If I Walk Down Her Path 3:56 + MP3 $0.99
11. Believe 4:14 + MP3 $0.99
12. Mother's Day (Run) 4:20 + MP3 $0.99
13. Track 13-silence-no song 3:33 Album Only
14. 4th District Court of Bristol County 5:35 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

Inspired by Springsteen, U2, and Oasis, Phil has the energy of Bruce, the passion of Bono, and none of the attitude of Oasis' Gallagher brothers (well, usually...).

Like most kids, when Phil was in junior high school he ignored his mom when she encouraged him to take music lessons. Instead, the hard-working, dynamic singer/songwriter's music career began in college. Phil made a local name for himself creating, fronting, and engineering the Boston band Riverside Train, as well as through his solo acoustic performances.

While with his former band Riverside Train, Ayoub (pronounced A-yoob) amassed a solid, loyal fan base, with shows at some of the most well-known and popular Boston and New England live music venues.

When he eventually brought Riverside Train to its final stop, Ayoub walked away armed with experience, new friends, a growing mailing list of fans, and over 40 acoustic demo songs. He answered an ad online from a producer looking for new talent to work with and that producer turned out to be Tim Bradshaw. Bradshaw has been the keyboard and guitar player for David Gray since the late 1990's, including playing on Gray's breakthrough record White Ladder and hit song "Babylon." Bradshaw liked Ayoub's demos and signed on to produce his solo record.

The result of the collaboration is Schoolbus Window Paper Heart, the debut disc from Phil Ayoub, which consists of 12 brand new tracks written or co-written by Ayoub. The record also features the drumming of Ed Toth, formerly of Vertical Horizon ("Everything You Want," "You're A God") and currently with the Doobie Brothers.

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REVIEWS

ALL HEROS AND NO ZEROS
author: Theresa Lane
                            
This CD is SUPERB Start to finish! I can't wait for the follow up! Everyone that I know who hears this says...WHO IS THAT??!! Perfect songwriting. Perfect Voals. Perfect arranging. Perfect band. Um did I say PERFECT?

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Fantastic listen! It's on constantly now!
author: Lockjaw, The Podcast Junkie
                            
I haven't stopped listening to this CD since I got it five days ago - it's that good!  I had a chance to interview Phil about the music on this disc, which you can hear starting September 16th at thepodcastjunkie.podshow.com.  Give it a listen, and hear for yourself how good this disc really is!

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Dylanesque observations on life, love and lust
author: Phil
                            
Phil has a way of taking the human condition and using metaphor to bring the struggles of all humanity into sharp relief. There are only 5 songwriters I'd take with me to a desert island: Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and Phil Ayoub. The lyrics say it better than I ever could: "If you let me be your friendly neighbor / I will be your ice cream man," or "I wanna save the day / But I lost my bloody cape / Trying still to fly." Buy this CD now!

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‘Schoolbus Window Paper Heart’ is filled with potent hooks and evocative lyr
author: The Sun Chronicle
                            
A collection of radio-friendly pop-rock tunes that span subjects ranging from relationships to social commentary...Infused by Ayoub’s canny songwriting, masterful keyboard tracks from Tim Bradshaw and drumming from Ed Toth, ‘Schoolbus Window Paper Heart’ is filled with potent hooks and evocative lyrics.  -12/8/05

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