No Refund Band - Current State of Blue (2014)

Tracklist

01. Buy the Blues
02. Current State of Blue
03. St. Louis Bound
04. Favorite Fool
05. Love Unmade
06. Bell Bottom Blues
07. Mississippi Queen
08. I Gotta Play
09. Bought & Sold
10. Blues Man Dying
11. Still Got the Blues
12. She Take Me



This is the second CD from the No Refund Band (NRB), a follow-up to the critically acclaimed self-titled first CD. This recording reflects a natural progression for the band, filling this CD with 9 originals and the cultivation of the NRB sound. The personnel remain the same with Ricky Jackson, (Lead Singer/Lead Guitarist), Rik Robertson (Bass), Mike Crownover (Rhythm/Lead Guitar), Anthony Terry (Saxophone) and Jim Brady (Trumpet). NRB has evolved into a solid team of songwriters, band mates & friends that seem to personify the stuff successful bands are made of. “Current State”, is NRB’s statement of the Blues. From the gritty “Buy the Blues”, the hard driving “St. Louis Bound” to the softer grooves of the title track, “Current State of Blue” and “Favorite Fool”, the Latin inspired grooves in “Love Unmade” and the driving horns in “I Gotta Play”, there is a song for every mood. There are no two grooves alike on this CD as the band shoots for originality and energy in each tune. NRB’s lyrical versatility is illustrated in the song writing credits. Jackson leads the way with five songs, Crownover and Brady join in with a song apiece and the Jackson, Robertson, Crownover team add two more co-writes to round out the originals.

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