Album Notes

BREAKING NEWS: .... NEW "LIVE" CD COMING THIS SUMMER!
read below how you can receive your "first day" release copy.

"HIGHWAY BOUND":
REMEMBER THIS BAND.....RAGING SUN. You can hear them first before they reach the national major release of "Highway Bound". A blend of 14 original tracks make up their 3rd outing by these top LA session players. Reaching a rare blend and balance of songs and production, this disc works on all levels to give you a very pleasant listen of today's blues. All tracks by the band share a consistent quality of musical arrangements, solos and vocal energy that only comes from years of festival and concert gigging. Produced by the band and engineered by Glenn Nishida (Rod Piazza, William Clarke, Johnny Dyer, Rick Holmstrom etc) adding a professional sonic quality to the songs. Sample the tracks here and enjoy Raging Sun in your home or hit the road and go "Highway Bound" with a copy for your car. This is the third CD by Raging Sun which continues the mature growth of this top Los Angeles band.
Pick up their other CD's: "Blues On Fire" and "More Than Ready" ...only available on CD Baby!

SPECIAL REVIEW:
Here is recent article by music columnist:
- Robert Kinsler, O.C. Register.

If local blues fans buy only one CD this summer, they should consider making it "Highway Bound", the latest disc from Steve Copeland and Raging Sun. The remarkable quintet explores a wide range of styles on the 14-track disc, reflecting the individual players' diverse background and how they blend those sonic influences as a band.
"The reason why all the songs are different is because they are all not written by the same person. Rock, swing, jump - they are a little bit of Terry, River and me," said lead singer and rhythm guitarist Steve Copeland. The band also features River Blue (harmonica), Terry "the Count" Medeiros (lead guitar), John Palmer (drums), and Larry Nannenga (bass).
Although the members live in Orange and Los Angeles counties, they originally hail from such far-flung locales as St. Louis, Massachusetts and Chicago. Medieros, a native of Hawaii ranks with Walter Trout and Rusty Anderson (Paul McCartney) as one of the top region's most talented and original electric guitar players. Copeland has a powerful voice and is equally at ease singing tender ballads and blistering blues rockers.
Indeed, songs such as the driving title track, the jumping "Blues, Blues, Blues" and the instrumental "Blues Riff" showcase the group's chops in spades.
"We're trying to get out there," River Blue said. "We are playing for approximately 80,000 people this summer" The band already has about 3,000 so-called "Sunseekers" (Raging Sun fans) on its mailing list and is gaining more at each appearance.
It is a combination of powerful performances, virtuoso musicianship and great songs that make Copeland and Raging Sun one of the region's top blues bands.

For more Raging Sun music, be sure to search and pick up your copy of our other two CD's here at CD BABY:
"Blues on Fire" and "More Than Ready"..all original blues.

For more information or to add your comments to our website Guestbook entry, go to www.ragingsun.com. To receive a FREE Raging Sun "Sunseeker" Newsletter, give us your email at our website. Enjoy the Blues!

BREAKING NEWS ..... NEW "LIVE" CD this summer!
Coming this summer 2004 is the new LIVE Recording by Raging Sun. This captures all the excitement and musical energy that the band is known for and for you to enjoy. We can notify you of it's "first day" release and pre-sale information, just email your name to: riverblue1@aol.com and request to be notified.