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| From | Steve Alter <shteevea@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Calling The World |
| Date | Mon, 2 Jul 2007 14:13:32 -0700 (PDT) |
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I quite like it, and think it's head and shoulders above the debut. And it destroys the new Click Five, which really blows from a power pop standpoint.
"Stupay, Robert" <RobertStupay@clearchannel.com> wrote: Has anyone else heard this long-delayed sophomore disc from Rooney (out
July 17th)? They recorded it and scrapped it, then re-wrote it and
re-recorded it. I have the original demos (titled Kids After Sunset)
and they are rough to say the least. Calling The World is more in line
with the debut from '03. Very power-popish, a good summer disc.
Check out the press release....
Rooney is: Ned Brower - Drums, backing vocals Taylor Locke - Guitars,
backing vocals Robert Schwartzman - Vocals, Guitar Louie Stevens -
Keyboards Matthew Winter -- Bass
Their second album "Calling The World" - a pop-rock manifesto and
contribution to the rock-pop body of work initiated by The Beatles and
The Beach Boys and propagated by subsequent groups such as Queen,
E.L.O., Cheap Trick, The Cars, Jellyfish and Weezer.
Lead singer Robert Schwartzman wrote all of the songs on "Calling the
World" after searching for a sound that would at once rock and "also
make people dance."
The first single from "Calling the World" is "When Did Your Heart Go
Missing?" - an effervescent head-bobber with an infectious chorus. The
colorful video was shot in various locations in Los Angeles by noted
director Benny Boom (50 Cent, Missy Elliot) and depicts a day in the
California life of Rooney, complete with afternoon wake-up, beach
bar-b-q house party, classic car Hollywood cruise and late-night Silver
Lake club romp.
Other songs from the album include the mini-rock opera "I Should Have
Been After You," "Believe In Me," a driving synth-propelled call for a
leap of faith, "What For" a breezy and melodic slice of friendly advice,
and "Help Me Find My Way," a poignant ode to Robert's late father.
Producer John Fields (Andrew W.K., Switchfoot) recorded "Calling The
World" with Rooney in Los Angeles by harnessing the band's expert
musicianship via live takes and extemporaneous improvisations, at times
even using a laptop to capture the urgency of the moment. "Rooney" sold
400,000 albums of their debut and toured extensively across the United
States and Europe. The members of Rooney recently hosted a Monday-night
residency at Los Angeles' renown Roxy nightclub during the entire month
of April 2007 so they could play their new "Calling the World" material
for their loyal, hometown fans first. They were joined on stage by
friends to perform covers including Phantom Planet, The Donnas, The
Chapin Sisters, Ben Lee, Susana Hoffs (who performed Walk Like An
Egyptian with the band), and Cherrytree Records label mates The Feeling.
Rooney released their eponymous, debut album in 2002 when the median age
of the band was 19 years old.
Rooney is a favorite of other bands who are constantly asking to hit the
road with them. They've toured with Weezer, The Strokes, All American
Rejects, Travis, Pete Yorn. In May 2007, Rooney embark on a club tour of
the UK and Continental Europe and return to the US for a national tour
as opening act for Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas.
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