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ROOSTER'S sophomore (2nd) Release: (HELLO DARKNESS) - full of great harmonies, catchy hooks and riffs, 12 original songs, The drummer/Rick Jackson & guitarist/Tom Nava handle all vocals, (except noted *) Rick lead vocs on: "Burning Eyes" "Silence" "Spare Me the Details" "Just a Night on The Town" "Pages(of our memories)" "Bridges" Hello Darkness" Tom lead vocs on:" Late in December (2nd verse by Rick)" "Never" "Screamin Annie Leaman" “Say What You Will" *John Lead Vocs on:* "Old Blue” Great upbeat rock tunes on here, as well as great ballads, A great rock band can play both, from the true story of a woman brutally murdered in Boston ('JUST A NIGHT ON THE TOWN") Rick was so upset by it he sat and wrote the lyrics in 10 minutes, then called Tommy and the two of them wrote it the following Sunday. Tommy's rockin' break up song on his girlfriends birthday)"NEVER") to ("SILENCE") a song Rick wrote about his mother who had just had a brain aneurysm to ("BURNING EYES") a great rocker with mystical lyrics that Rick who wrote the lyrics and Tommy who wrote the music 1 Sunday afternoon. to (Late In December) about when your girlfriend or wife wants to be close and right in the middle says no,then OLD BLUE written in a double meaning, about a truck and or about a woman, lol so it’s all here……………….. Album was originally going to be called "BRIDGES". With a bridge going over a shallow river with trees and foliage around, but mike nesmith (The Monkees) had an album called this with a similar picture on the front. This sophomore album is testimony that ROOSTER needs to be signed by a record label, they have way too much talent and material written to be ignored....... 2 albums a year this band could release easily, a must for Rock & Roll lovers, has all the ingredients a good band should have: a straight forward rock cd with 12 original tracks that drifts through moods, places in time, era’s and touches all aspects of life & death, that's what Rock is about..........add this to your cd collection......... Personnel: Rick Jackson: Drums/Lead & Harmony Vocals/Lyricists for tracks - 1, 3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12 Tommy Nava: Rhythm & Lead Guitar/Lead & Harmony Vocals/Lyricist for tracks – 2,5,10, John Cesarini: Bass Guitar/Vocals/Lyrics for tracks – 11 Bryan Birtwell: Lead & Rhythm Guitar CD Cover: (r to l) Rick Jackson,John Cesarini,Bryan Birtwell,Tommy Nava cd design: Rick Jackson