Robb Roy
Days of Pride & Hunger
© 2003 RR Productions (601543010428)
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Robb Roy have reached deep into their storied history to put together 14 tales of wonderfully crafted modern pop-rock gems. This enhanced CD also features the video "What If" by Director/DP, Kevin Carrico, who has worked with The White Stripes.
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- 1 Goodbye
- 2 Hole
- 3 As I Am
- 4 Days of Pride and Hunger
- 5 We
- 6 I Don't Want You
- 7 Careful
- 8 Roll On
- 9 Scrapin' By
- 10 Battlelines
- 11 Hamtramck
- 12 Serial K
- 13 Solid Ground
- 14 I Sleep
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Detroit Modern Rockers, Robb Roy, create music that showcases their talent for crafting big beautiful songs. Long regarded as one of city's best bands, Robb Roy will release their 4th CD "Days of Pride & Hunger" on October 21, 2003 (on PURE Recordings). The 14 song enhanced CD will also feature the video "What If" by Director/DP, Kevin Carrico, who has worked with the White Stripes.
With the release of "Days of Pride & Hunger", Robb Roy have reached deep into their storied history to put together 14 tales of wonderfully crafted modern pop-rock gems. The follow up to their popular release "Happy", finds the band exploring a musical landscape steeped in tradition, while looking ahead towards where the modern rock music of tomorrow is headed. With the help of veteran Detroit producer, Jason Kuehn, Robb Roy has fleshed out the very best in Pop, Rock, and even a bit of Americana that influenced them as budding musicians.
Robb Roy show their love of rock in songs like, "Goodbye", "Battlelines", "Hole", and to the city where they cut their teeth, "Hamtramck". Their pop side shines through on "As I Am", "We", and the Beatles inspired "I Sleep". It's the leanings towards Americana though, that pull at the listeners heart. "Roll On" is a lush drive through the countryside of one of America's most treasured roads in search of contentment. "Scrapin' By" asks the question, "Are you the man you hoped to be?" At the very core of it all is the title track, "Days of Pride & Hunger". In this song the band warns, "Don't lose yourself to the past. Cherish the road and don't look back. It's not the end, but how you arrive". Arguably, this is one of the most powerful songs Robb Roy has written to date.
It's all about the music! From their earlier releases: "Uh Oh Here Comes Bob", "Heroes & Cocktails", "Happy" and now "Days of Pride & Hunger", the band continues to produce some of the finest songs in rock today. In 2004 you will find the band out promoting their new CD here in the States and in Europe, with more videos expected.
What's New:
1. Robb Roy's 4th album (enhanced CD) "Days of Pride & Hunger" released nationally/internationally on PURE Recordings.
2. "Days of Pride & Hunger" features the video "What If" by Director/DP, Kevin Carrico who has worked with the White Stripes.
3. IFILM.com adds "What If" to their streaming video site with an audience of 7 million. IFILM.com hosts one of the world's largest collection of short films, movie clips and cutting edge music videos.
4. Robb Roy licensed their single "Roll On" from the CD "Days of Pride & Hunger" to General Motors/Hummer for a national commercial.
5. Broadjam's top 10 artist - Broadjam features Robb Roy's image, music and videos on their new software and song management system - Metajam. It is being presented as a music and information-storing tool to key entertainment industry companies worldwide. Full-page ads in Review, On Stage, Electronic Musician, Re-Mix and Mix Magazines as Broadjam's top 10 artist.
6. Robb Roy's "Happy" video was added into rotation nationally, in Europe and Asia Pacific. Also on the FUSE (MuchMusic USA) Network to over 40 million viewers and featured on ESPN's X-Games.
7. Numerous radio adds across the States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. (Available upon request)
8. Robb Roy showcased on the Peavey stage at NAMM this year. Also appearing: Lisa Loeb, Dweezil Zappa, Eddie Van Halen, and Coolio.
9. Showcases: Midem (Cannes, France), SXSW (Austin, TX), NAMM (Anaheim, CA), NXNE (Toronto, ONT), PMC (Philadelphia, PA), MPMF (Cincinnati, OH).
10. "Days of Pride & Hunger" is available in stores, and also at: CD Baby.com, Tower Records.com and robbroy.com.
Contact:
Susan Leigh, Select Mgt./PURE Recordings, (313) 593-1556 or selectmgt@robbroy.com
Bruce Rosenberg, Huge Records, (416) 538-2823 or hugerecords@sprint.ca
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great CD - nothing short of what I expected from a fabulous band!
author: KatieGreat CD...fun to listen too with same great sound quality and vibe as the previous CD's...a must have for those who enjoy a great band with unique sound.
Disc Reviews
author: Eric A. Harabadian, Music Connection MagazineRobb Roy Days of Pride and Hunger Pure Recordings Producer: Jason Kuehn Top Cuts: "Goodbye", "Hole" Summary: Lead vocalist Graham Strachan is the catalyst who sparks this group’s music attack with an incendiary mix of charisma, irony, pathos and drama. Robb Roy’s Beatles/U2/Counting Crows amalgam makes for strong songwriting and a captivating listen. Guitarist Mike Kudreiko has the goods when it comes to axe-slinger virtuosity, yet opts for taste and substance as an accompanist. Bassist John Cottos and drummer Duane Huff follow respectively as one of the tightest rhythm sections in recent memory.
Quick CD Review
author: Will Reisman, FACE MagazineDays of Pride and Hunger/Robb Roy — On their new disc Robb Roy belt out slacker musings about getting older and being alone, sounding scarily like popular radio-rock acts Matchbox Twenty and Three Doors Down while doing so. The band produces solid tunes that can range from sappy prom cuts ("Careful") to kick-ass funk licks ("Goodbye"). Switching it up enough to not sound like caricatures of modern pop bands, Robb Roy have the ability to succeed with their radio-friendly rock sound.
Robb Roy combines a lyrical sophistication with a solid rock sound
author: Jennifer Layton, Indie-Music.comRobb Roy presents an intelligent option for pop/rock fans. These are four skilled musicians and songwriters who bring a little more depth and originality to the genre. The strength is in the lyrics. Case in point: the opening track, "Goodbye." Every artist on the planet has written at least one sad song about a couple breaking up. This one goes into detail about the angry, fed-up dissolution of a marriage. Bitter children, pill-popping ex-wife, and a man who’s moved back in with his parents and bums smokes from the kid next door. One real image after another. Not a single lyrical love song cliché in the bunch. Vocalist Graham Strachan has a strong, radio-ready voice that sounds like a less angst-ridden Michael Stipe. Duane Huff makes the percussion part of each song’s story, pounding out frustration in a way that sounds like pummeling fists in some songs and injecting a funk vibe into others (such as the amusing "I Don’t Want You"). I was also intrigued by a percussion effect on "As I Am." It sounds like a soft exhalation of breath, adding a sensual touch to this warm love song. Robb Roy combines a lyrical sophistication with a solid rock sound. It’s a combination that works.
DAYS OF PRIDE AND HUNGER Robb Roy (Pure Recordings)
author: Rod Lockwood, Toledo BladeDetroit’s Robb Roy is a solid everyman’s band, able to deliver appealing mainstream rock with panache. Echoes of disparate acts like School of Fish, REM, and even Bon Jovi show up on this, its fourth release, thanks to the band’s muscular rhythm section and ringing guitars, but a high level of energy and commitment keeps Robb Roy from being overly derivative. "Days of Pride and Hunger" proves to be a solid pop rock release by a young band on the rise.
Music Review: Robb Roy "Days of Pride & Hunger"
author: Mitch Phillips, MichiganBands.com“Days of Pride & Hunger” is rich with sincere expressions of vulnerability, poignant illustrations of regret and an undercurrent of reflective melancholy that gives this record a emotional depth greater than any of Robb Roy’s previous releases. The songs live and bleed with personal revelations in which aching passions are tempered by mature acceptance and resignation evolves into knowing self-realization. This CD is what happens when indie-rock grows up - beyond the dream.
Who says there’s no good, new rock music?
author: Bob CianciI often hear adults of my generation bemoaning the lack of quality, new rock music. Such is not the case. One must assume the role of musical prospector and dig deeper to find the good stuff. Robb Roy: Days Of Pride And Hunger, Pure Recordings Now the scene shifts to Detroit for Robb Roy’s first major release. Robb Roy is a racially mixed four-piece band whose material is full of strong melodic hooks, sweet vocal harmonies and tough instrumental passages that rely on spare but powerful guitar chords backed by a punchy rhythm section. In other words, it’s radio-friendly rock. No crime in that. Overall, Robb Roy’s sound is seventies and eighties reminiscent, but they wisely avoid the musical excesses of the latter decade. If one had to compare Robb Roy with another band, the logical choice might be Matchbox 20. Not much more to say: Good tunes, solid playing and singing. Could you ask for more? It might take a few listenings to grow on you, but Robb Roy’s new one is a keeper.
Robb Roy Rocks Again!!
author: Elizabeth GriffinThis CD was well worth waiting for! Robb Roy fans will find their desire for this fourth release to be completely satisfied. New listeners are sure to get hooked from the very first track. If you have seen the band live then you know how much heart and soul they put in to every performance. This CD captures that energy and puts it in a form you can savor again and again. Thanks guys!!