FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
The singer and songwriter known as
Rolly Gibb has released his new LP record album, “We Are the
Boomers!” The album is comprised of 13 original songs and a reprise
of the popular 1950's single, “You Were Not There” by Jack Ledru,
Gibb's uncle. The record contains more than an hour's worth of music
and is Gibb's most significant rock-'n'-roll release to date. It has
been published on the Eagle Nest Music recording label. A tribute to
and revival of the great rock spirit of the 1960s and '70s, “We Are
the Boomers!” stands as a reminder that the heart of rock 'n' roll
is here to stay, now and forever.
Though the songs on Rolly Gibb's new
record are nearly all originals, still each is reminiscent of an echo
from the past, one of rock 'n' roll's most striking and historical
pieces.
“All the rock bands of the '60s, '70s
have a great influence on me,” Gibb writes. “My song creation
process starts with a riff that sounds like coming out of the great
bands of these years.”
Fans of the Velvet Underground, the
Rolling Stones, and others will undoubtedly hear a roar beneath the
notes of “We Are the Boomers!” that comes from the same musical
soul, the same thrumming thread which blew speakers out and blew
people's minds nearly fifty years ago. It is aggressive, groovy,
bluesy, and full of soul.
Speaking of the themes with which he
has infused his LP, Gibb writes: “It is sharing the love for rock
music, the soundtrack of our lives for us Baby Boomers, and also
sharing the reality of our present, past and future. By sharing my
own emotions and stories in music, I should not only revive the sound
of our younger years but also highlight some of my generation’s
[perspective] of today.”
One of the album's most touching
moments comes at precisely its middle, at its heart, when Gibb's
version of “You Were Not There” by his uncle, Jack Ledru begins.
The piano for the song comes from one of Ledru's French records of
the 1950s, accompanied by his nephew Rolly Gibb on guitar and
singing. The English lyrics are Gibb's own, as is the new musical
arrangement. It is a deeply touching moment and a work of great
beauty. Ledru's original recording could not have been more
profoundly moving than this edition, published nearly 70 years later.
“We Are the Boomers!” by Rolly Gibb
is available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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