In 2005 Rich Bloom began writing a film treatment. He then decided to write some songs for the soundtrack. The movie is still a work-in-progress, however the Bramblemen were born as a result. He enlisted his old friend and band mate Ed Watkins to play drums. Ed brought in Michael Bodycomb to play bass and Rich would sing, play guitar and provide the material. In 2005 they recorded five original Rich Bloom compositions (two can be heard here, "Weekend Fever," and "Long Gone Man.") at Hi-Top Productions in Stamford CT. Owner Steve Hansen engineered and provided guitar, organ, dobro and harmonica parts. In 2006 Rich re-connected with another old band mate, Harley Fine. Fine had established himself as one of NYC's leading independent producers and was just launching his new recording/production facility: Zeroville Studios in Long Island City. With Fine producing, The Bramblemen recorded two new Rich Bloom songs, "Drag Strip Rally," and "Long Road Back," both heard here. For these recordings, the group was augmented by Laura Fay Lewis (The Blisstones) on background vocals and Mark Bickerton on lead guitar. In addition to playing bass, Michael Bodycomb provided the keyboard parts. Ed Watkins contributed very cool percussion embellishments along with his drum parts. Rich played guitar, sang lead and backgrounds and Harley rang the bells. The Bramblemen have issued these two songs as their first single release. Finally Evan Mazunik has been added to the lineup ..boards.
Hey, Rich and the guys! The video for "Fast Train To Memphis" is fab. I love this song. My favourite of yours from when you first put the song on your player. What you need to do is put the video on your main page - like mine - so visitors can see the video. Have a fantastic fun summer! Kelv
whoops....sometimes I'm "lafabliss" and most times I'm Laura Fay.... My profile is actually www. igotmuse. com/lafabliss and when you go there, the song will play after 5-10 seconds.....
Rich, great to hear from you and thanks for lovin' "Dimensions of Light". "Dreamworld" and "Fast Train to Memphis" are sweet! Check out a rough mix of "This is Not a Lovesong" recorded @ Zeroville (of course) on my profile page at Remy's site www. igotmuse. com/laurafay Peace, Harmony and ONELOVE....Laura Fay
Hi, Rich, great to hear from you, thanks for your cool comment! "DreamWorld" is really nice, got a great country-pop feel, great beat. Had another listen to "Fast Train To Memphis". Love this song, you should put it higher up your player! Have a great weekend, you and the guys! Kelv
Thank you for keeping me posted, I appreciate your comments!
I had a feeling you were referring to Graboff the minute you mentioned the Cardinals. I'd love it if you could notify me when the song is up, I'm looking forward to hearing it.
