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Robert Bruce Scott : The Light
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Progressive rock served up with thick orchestration and ferocious vocal performances. Robert's lyrics create stirring mental images and his melodies will haunt your dreams.
Genre: Rock: Progressive Rock
Release Date: 2003
The Light Record Label: Robert Bruce Scott
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Chain of Evil 4:53 Album Only
Suspicious Woman 3:18 Album Only
Dance All Night 2:57 Album Only
The Wrong Man 2:11 Album Only
On Nights Like These 4:25 Album Only
Mediterranean 3:04 Album Only
The Storm 3:26 Album Only
Getting Over You 3:20 Album Only
Life Ain't Through With You Yet 4:20 Album Only
Summertime 4:27 Album Only
The Light 3:14 Album Only
You 0:22 Album Only
Light Snack 1:35 Album Only
10 seconds of silence 2:46 Album Only
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Album Notes

The Light is Album Oriented Rock (aka Progressive Rock, Classic Rock.)

Robert Bruce Scott: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboard, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Banjo, Mandolins, Celtic Harp
Cody Dorrell: Backing vocal on "Chain of Evil"
Lisa Owen-Carlson: Lead vocal on "The Wrong Man"
Danielle Bailey: Lead and Harmony vocals on "Getting Over You"

With rich synthetic orchestration and a broad range of vocal stylings, The Light blends elements of hard rock, disco, country, blues, folk rock, and classical music into a coherent album that you will listen to again and again. Robert's instrumentation for this album includes a 32-string Celtic harp as well as 12-string guitar, mandolin, banjo, along with strong rock instrumentation.

Songs on The Light have been compared favorably to: Alan Parsons Project, Pink Floyd, Styx, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Bon Jovi and Jesus Christ Superstar (Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber).

NOTE: The Light includes a web page that will autoload when you put the cd into your computer. The page has pictures, lyrics, liner notes and copyright information.

Here are some things other people have said about Robert's music:

* "BOY CAN HE SING!!!!" - Sharon Trimmer, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
* "His guitar is unpretentious (that's good) and emotive. It isn't saying 'Look what I can do!' Its saying 'Lemme tell you how I feel...' This stuff is very smooth." Simon "Vampsteroonie" Holyoake - a well known speed metal guitarist in Leicester, England
* "This is definitely rock. I must really like rock. He must have been strongly influenced by Jesus Christ Superstar" - Dr. Barbara Scott, Lawton, Oklahoma
* "What a voice!" - Elizabeth Sarver, Operatic Soprano, San Antonio, Texas
* "The keyboards are really good" - Rob Archer, Lawton, Oklahoma
* "That boy can really sing and play the piano" - Dr. Linnea Boynevich, Chicago, Illinois
* "It's unusual to see a guy with fingers that big playing a harp" - Glen Henry, Oklahoma City, OK
* "That voice is a deadly weapon" - David "Jones" Smith, Lawton, Oklahoma
* "A lot of people think I'm into music. I'm not. I'm into sound. That's what I like about Robert's albums. Lots of interesting sounds." - George Geurin, Digital Engineering Services, Dallas, Texas
* "This is almost music theater. It reminds me of Styx." - Lisa Owen-Carlson, Lawton, Oklahoma
* "Unpretentious progressive rock is an oxymoron" - Christopher Young, Tokyo, Japan
* "Man, you're so picky" - Michael Kern, Lawton, Oklahoma

The Light is an Album Oriented Rock project with strong classical influences. A secular epiphany regarding relationships. Listen to excerpts here at cdbaby

Produced by Robert Bruce Scott at The Asylum, 2003

RBS Discography:

Robert Bruce Scott - Heavy Metal Poisoning (2009)
...Heavy Metal with Belly Dance / World Music rhythms, powerhouse vocals and guitar, all drenched in heavy metal synthesizers. Over the top in a good way... Noiseman433, vocals, signal processers; Bradley Moore, keyboards; Paul Radecki, percussion. Availability: http://www.cdbaby.com/rbs6

Robert Bruce Scott - Heart and Soul (2007)
...gorgeous Celtic harp and stunning classical guitar music with cultured vocals of an operatic tenor at the peak of his training and performance. Availability: http://www.cdbaby.com/rbs5

Robert Bruce Scott - Woody (2006)
...glistening acoustic rock. Evelyn Johnson, additional vocals; Jonathan Silpayamanant, cello. Availability: http://www.cdbaby.com/rbs4

Robert Bruce Scott - Killing Time (2004)
...rock, rock and roll - guitar driven. Availability: http://www.cdbaby.com/rbs3

Robert Bruce Scott - Virtual America (2003)
...piano-driven gospel, country and rock. Availibility: http://www.cdbaby.com/rbs2

Robert Bruce Scott - The Light (2003)
...album oriented rock with synthetic orchestration. Additional vocals by Cody Dorrell, Lisa Owen-Carlson and Danielle Bailey. Availibility: http://www.cdbaby.com/rbs

The Troubadour - BONNIE ROSE (2002)
...classic and original folk songs and Italian arias arranged for mandolin, two voices, tambourine and bassoon. Susan Diekman, Bassoon; Martha Aponte, Alto; Robert Bruce Scott, Tenor, mandolin, and tambourine. Availability: contact robert@ArtistStudio.com

The Source - Embryo / Three Trees - nut (1999)
...two albums on one cd. The Source was David Christian Anderson, Casey Alexander Gray and Robert Bruce Scott. Three Trees was David (Jones) Smith, Casey Alexander Gray and Robert Bruce Scott. Embryo is AOR, nut is folk/classical/alternative. Both are very experimental. Availability: contact robert@ArtistStudio.com

Three Trees and Friends - Christmas on the Boulevard (1998)
...a collection of classic and original christmas songs performed by more than 20 musicians from Lawton, Oklahoma. Availability: contact robert@ArtistStudio.com


Robert Bruce Scott's current projects include il Troubadore - Indy's 16th Century Rock Band. Formed with cellist Jonathan Silpayamanant in 2004, the band has garnered notoriety around Indianapolis for their unique instrumentation (mandolin & cello), their offbeat covers of popular music from the 11th Century to the present, and their work with belly dancers, featuring original songs with strong middle-eastern folk influences. For more information, go to www.troubadore.com
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REVIEWS

Layered, Interesting and Imaginitive
author: Simon Holyake
Although I'm known for being something of a metalhead, this album really grabbed me by it's accessibility, and Robert's powerful vocal stylings, along with his well chosen guests. I'm a fan of good guitar playing, and this album has a good level of musicianship without being showy. Well structured songwriting coupled with an ear for a tune and some deep, meaningful lyrics make this an album to keep returning to, time and time again Standout Tracks - Chain of Evil, Dance all Night, Mediterranean, Getting Over You
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