Explosive, tight, slammin and on the money - this band rocks!!! Led by lead singer Jeff Reids edgy in your face soulful rock tenor-baritone, scorched by guitarist Joe Freyres fiery Hendrixian, Van Halenish jazz funk flare, the slammin' groove oriented bass playing of Nick Geluso and anchored in the nastiest of solid foundations on the drums is Gary Gonzalez, this band says wake up damnit and hear the music. And they invite you to do just that.
This one came to us late, but its one we feel that area music fans should check out. Recorded by veteran music industry pro Micky James at his Freedom Of Speech Studios, SamePaige offers 14 tracks of indescribable, indefinable rock with a serious funk-oriented jazz & R&B bent that serious music fans should enjoy.
The Center Moriches-based band Jeff Reid, Danny Aviles, Charlie Leech and Joe Freyre on this album serve up a progressive blend of sounds thats completely original. The opener could be considered a kindred spirit of Living Colour, but there are so many ideas and grooves offered here that to compare SamePaige to any other band would be a disservice to these talented musicians.
Overall, wed have to peg lead vocalist Reid as one of the finest singers in the region at present. His aggressive yet melodic style brings to mind some of the great singers of classic rock, but his funk leanings put him into another category altogether. Today, SamePaige consists of Reid, Freyre, Nick Geluso, and Gary Gonzalez on drums, and they're gaining steam by the day as one of the most unique regional bands one thats totally unafraid to be original and groove-oriented. More, gentlemen, please more!
And, despite their moniker, SamePaige isn't yet another Led Zeppelin tribute band. Thank God.
SamePaige is a band I've seen and heard many times throughout the course of my music career, and every time they get better and better.
Their funk-rock sound is so amazing that you count the days until you get to see them again. Jeff Reid, lead vocalist, is passionate about what he does, and he turns that passion into some great music.
They have a mixed set of covers and originals that make you wonder why they are still on the Island and not touring the country.
Their new, self-titled album has a great sound that mixes covers as well as mostly originals.
The covers include Come Together, originally done by the Beatles, and Little Wing, a Hendrix classic. They put their personality into these and make them their own.
That ability, as well as the ability to write great originals is making me keep my eyes on them and you should as well.
I expect great things from the guys of SamePaige.
--Greg Wilson
..Many thanks for your support and hope you had a great Easter holiday! I think a really cool song for the Easter Bunny would be Rapper's Delight (A Hip Hop Hip then a hop (laughs)) Wishing you every success! Big Respect from Newcastle, UK, Richard a la HerxPanPop
Dear friend, many thanks for accepting my friendship request. this is a real pleasure for me. I wish you and yours all the best and a nice and peacefull week. All the best wishes from Düsseldorf Germany Mindmovie
This is one of the songs of my debut album - please watch and I hope you will like it
..this Saturday night on Long Island you can hear what it would sound like if METALLICA played BILLY JOEL songs! JD'S PLACE 1005 FULTON ST (RT 109) FARMINGDALE, NY set time at 9pm we hope we see you there!
Hey, I just wanted say thanks for the add. Glad you liked our music! It'd be great if you could make it to a show someday but in the meantime, thanks again and have a great week! Boomer
Thank you for your friendship. Please check out the my flyer for the great lineup of musicians I’m going to be working with at the Iridium Jazz Club on June 16th. I am so excited! Peace and love, Pat Holley
Hey mate, how’s it going? It’s been crazy on this end, just letting you know that I just got back from Los Angeles and have lots of new tunes to show for it (a few of these tracks will be up on my myspace very soon :). The Pre order is up and running at www.reneecassar.com.au so if you’re keen to get in there before anyone else does there are t shirts, guitar pics, posters and other kool shit to tickle your ear drums….
