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SOLO DOWN

About Me

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"I sing to let the happy times linger. And that's what makes me the hero...or the fool"
................. !SURGE! Cuts NOW ON Myspace!.................. ................... "HERO OR THE FOOL" ..................
**********CD 1--HERO OR THE FOOL--WEBSITE UP NOW!********** **********www.HEROORTHEFOOL.com*********
Twangin' and Twainin', Ol' Solo Down is NOW rocking the (midnight) ramble! Put a harp inna hand and git on down to good times and the high lonesome. And gitcha HERO OR THE FOOL CD-- followed on April 30, 2009 by the SURGE CD--cuz the bees are a buzzin' and the folks have been sayin'...
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"Un-freaking-believable guitar solo on LOVE COMES AROUND Solo! Where the heck have you been and why haven't we heard of you before!!!"
--Mc.K.
"The MAN has got the "solo..DOWN!"
--E.R.
"Solo Down is called 'solo down' for a reason: the guy's got magic fingers on that guitar...thanks for the preview on (SURGE's) 'Comes & Grows' there Solo!..."
--A.S.L.
"Raucous. Amazing. Kickin. SURGE IS AN OUTSTANDING album!."
--N.P.
"Dang, Solo...mighty tasty stuff that Surge..."
--R.E.C.
"SURGE is a triumph, a defining modern moment in Americana and country. Thanks for the privilege of a preview!!..."
--R.M.
" SOLO DOWN establishes himself with SURGE as Americana's newest voice...among its best and brightest.."
--K.J. " (In SURGE...) Ace guitarist Chip 'Solo' Down returns with an exceptional sophomore effort with rich country sensibilities, built into songs that write into deepness under the surface. Five out of five."
--K.L.
"A voice for the ages!..."
--S.B. "Loved it!.."
--S.K.
" About as strong a debut album as I've heard. Solo Down's 'Hero' is chock full of hits..."
--A.R.
"Solo Down has recovered and perfected the art of full production. Country music needs to get off it's kicker tips and take notice."
--R.S.
" Chill factor ten every track!..."
--L. at R.O.A.
" Solo Down rings true with an important debut album that’s already on my ‘Best of 2008’ list...."
--O.R.
"If Creedence Clearwater Revival, or the Band, came back they'd need to listen to Solo Down first to come up to speed!"
--J.A.
"Toe-tapping insight into the human condition with a distinctly American point of view..."
--R.M.
"profound,wry, and folksy..."
--A.E.
"Just the best man!..."
--G.K.
"vocals that break your heart-then patch it all together..."
--G.W.
"amazing sound quality delivers a passionate message from the hills to the hollers"..."
--M.H.
"seasoned skill honed to a sizzle..."
--M.B.
"I know what's on my ipod..git on down!..."
--D.D.
"Familiar but something new all together. If Roy Orbinson had been the inspiration for the 60's rather than the Beatles then the outcome at its height would have been Solo Down..."
--M.S.
"Thanks for the best marriage yet of country and rock..."
--S.S.
"... witty and passionate in deep country-style sensibilities... brings a rich accompaniment and production ...with an updated ‘wall of sound’ approach many see as foreign to Nashville-influenced recording. Remarkably done by Solo Down as a ‘one man band’..."
--K.T.
"Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer returning as pop stars in 2008 would find the fence already painted by Solo Down..."
--M.G.
"A master lyricist with a turn of phrase that haunts and amuses with equal portions of sympathy, compassion, and wit..."
--C.R.
****************************************************** Thanks to these good folks and I hope yeh get good listen to the bodacious song samples. Just click on top fer sweet sounds!
SITE TRAFFIC & 'COMMENTS' POLICY
Yep. Like Wall. SD, my lil' ol' site here is becomin' a d-e-s-t-i-n-a-t-i-o-n . Call it 'virtual ice water' if you will (I know some o' u will git that!). Lotsa folks are commenting now, and advertising their bands. Co-ool! But let's get real: there are limits. If yer pix are too big;too raunchy; too many of them; hateful in some way; ultraviolent; use swears gratuitously, and so on, they're gone. I'm not crazy about positive references to death either. Seen too many good people die young. Seen too many people suffer as they pass. To use the vernacular of youth--death sucks. Fight it off. OK? If you wanna re-post with an amended version; that's awesome. And...none o' that 'I just bought you as a PET see how much yer worth ' stuff. I hate that. Also, older posts will get removed, especially if there are many pics, videos, etc. Just re-post agin' if u want. I thank yeh. Solo-Up!
'FRIENDS' with EROTIC SERVICES
I have nothing against the 'oldest profession' other than it isn't relevant to me. And it really belongs somewhere else besides my myspace page. So I edit out all 'friends' that are obvious covers for 'erotic services'. No hard feelings. Just doesn't belong here.
PICTURES ,"EYE CANDY", AND THE BOYS IN THE BAND
I am so glad u enjoy the shots. Everythin you hear and see here is by me. There ain't no 'band'--at least recording. I use a backup band when I play out; they are called "EAST BY WEST" and the members change depending on the gig and location. I had some help settin' up the site, but that's it. Ain't no clip-art Joe!
AGENTS;LABELS; PROMOTERS
Solo is gittin' a bit irritated by the hype I git. Solo isn't looking for a 'major label'. If you want to license the master then make me an offer. Cash in-hand. Cay--ahsh! Don't need no agent thank yeh kindly. Promoters...have somethin' specific and a draft contract. Tell me why this meets the needs of the fans and helps pay my bills. Get'em best dawg get'em best bark!
INTERNET RADIO POLICY
Solo is excited about your cool plays there DJ's! Jes' keep in mind that we made brandin' to keep the cows with the right cowboys...if you don't report to ASCAP and BMI, I can' let you git yer free MP3's fer media play. Real sorry, but Solo has to pay the bills fer the feed! If you are an ASCAP-reporting station, then drop me a request at [email protected]. I thank yeh!
**SOLO'S PLEDGE TO ALL FRIENDS (Kindly read)**
I am most obliged for your takin' the time to drop by. Everybody is welcome. You'll never get any nasty, crude, ramblin's (nor spam) from me. Once in a while, I may drop you a note to let you know there's somethin' worth checkin' out. As the computer nerds say, WYSIWYG.
I'm doin' this site 'solo', with a little bit o' help from some good friends (who also help with the web sites). But there ain't no suits nor geeks (rec execs and interns) drivin and populatin' the bus here. This is a single man operation powered by an American Dream.
I hope you end up buyin' somethin' but I don't assume it, and I'm surely grateful if ya do! I've got no axe to grind...just a few to play fer your kind consideration. Thank you so!--SOLO
REACHING ME
I am a real person and my real e-mail address is [email protected]. Solo-Up!
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/11/2008
Band Website: WWW.HEROORTHEFOOL.COM
Band Members:
"My vote for the Voice of America"--L.T.

All photos by, and courtesy of, Solo Down (c) Bestscenics Ltd.

Solo Down does the honors on anything and everything ya hear-- beatin'; hummin; singin;lyricizin'; composin'; strummin'; wailin; cryin'; keyin; shreddin'; pickin; and grinnin'. 'Cept fer the crickets and hoot owl!

So You Asked about "Surge"...?
WIND UPON MY SHOULDER..... from SURGE N-O-W on the player!
LOVE COMES AROUND..... from SURGE N-O-W on the player!
STANDIN'UP from SURGE N-O-W on the player!
CELLIE'S PLACE from SURGE N-O-W on the player!
SURGE is AVAILABLE NOW, while SHINE is out in July 2009. The digital files will be available for sale in the Spring, shortly after the CD release. Sorry for the delays...just being realistic so I don't lose my shirt...hope you don't either! Solo-Up!

SURGE--Song Sequence. HERE IT IS, FOLKS:-) ............... 1) Wind Upon My Shoulders; 2) Love Comes Around ; 3) Beautiful Losers; 4) Standin'Up; 5) Comes and Grows; 6) World Ain't Made for Lovers; 7) Always; 8) Ten Days Out; 9)Cellie's Place; 10) Fire in the Rain

.... FLASH! CD 'Hero...' Now in FOURTH PRESSING! ....

........ Get It at www.HEROORTHEFOOL.com ! ........

**** SOLO-UP! Happenin's SOLO-UP!****
............................................................ .................. Updated June 1 2009 ............................................................ ..................

SURGE Pressing 1 SOLD O-U-T!...NEW REVIEWS OF "SURGE"!...SURGE Pressing 1 SOLD O-U-T!

As much as I wanted to dismiss another Americana CD in an already mountainous pile, Solo Down’s ‘Surge’ gave me pause. Not the least was the CD package itself, which shows no instruments and no musician, let alone a singer. Without delving into the stereotypicality of country, rockabilly and rock, Solo Down forges a melting pot that works, works well, and go beyond those forms into something new. This shouldn’t be surprising, given Down’s shtick about ‘getting down a legacy’ based on travels in the US over many years. Solo Down has a voice and knows how to use it, not just as a singer, but as a mouthpiece for an America that still vibrates with oddities, failures, longings and self reliance, the US you don’t see on the evening news. Whether he’s harping on the sarcasm of blues pills and getting in the mood in Love Comes Around, failure and it’s consequences in Wind Upon My Shoulder,a western diner-turn-strip joint in Cellie’s, lost friends and isolation in Fire in the Rain, or the angst of being a traveling musician in Ten Days out, Solo Down’s ‘Surge’ rings true with that stab of America that goes beyond hillbilly music or the vapidity of southern rock and rockabilly and pushes the present rather than the past. **** ½. – RockFever Review

From out of Everywhere USA, Solo Down launches a second course of modern Americana with slurps of country rock blues and RNB. Hook laden songs with some of the best country and rock guitars heard in quite a while . We thought this type of guitar playin was dead. Nope. Solo’s got it on 11. Standouts include-- Wind Upon My Shoulder, Beautiful Losers, World Ain’t Made For Lovers, and Cellie’s.—Pickers Grin

Heart , mind, soul and Solo. This (SURGE) is an exceptional collection that reminds us why we love this type music in the first place. A- Recommend--Joe's Bar and Swill Music Beat

MAY 2009: Album 2 released 30 April--- title: "SURGE". FIVE B-I-G cuts up on Myspace player !
MAY 2009: Album 3 "SHINE' now in full production. Playlist available!
JUNE 2009: First song from SHINE up on Myspace player June 15...Title: SOMETIMES !
JUNE 2009: Album 2 "SURGE' and "HERO OR THE FOOL"will be available on ITunes, and AMAZON . Keepya posted!
JULY 2009: Release of Album 3 'SHINE' on July 31 !
NOVEMBER 2009: Release of 4th album: 'GETTIN FUZZY'
SPRING 2010: Release of 5th album: ' DRINKIN GASOLINE'
SUMMER 2010: Release of 6th album: D_O_U_B_L_E ALBUM entitled: 'DOUBLE DOWN--PLAY TO WIN'
FALL 2010: Release of 7th album: ' DUSTY ROADS & TORTUOUS PATHS: Best of SOLO DOWN Volume 1"
WINTER 2010: Release of 8th album: 'EMOTIONAL GRACE'
SPRING 2011: Release of 9th album: 'ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE'

SHINE --- TRACK LIST * RELEASE* 31 JULY 2009 ........ 1)Sometimes ; 2) Ordinary Day; 3) Let it Be Me; 4) In My World; 5) She Got To Me; 6) Singin’ the Blues; 7) Big Sunshine; 8) Somewhere; 9) Song of the Mountain; 10) Leave Only Footprints

Solo Down (R) , Live+Plus (TM) ,East By West (TM) and EXW(TM). All Songs (C)(P) 2008, 2009 SoloDownSongs. All rights reserved

Influences: Everyone with a God's gift o' music.and..(wait for it)...The Mindful Moment.
Sounds Like:
Hittin ya with some new clear AMERICAN Music! The sound is biiiiiig! The words written from a crazy quilt of experience. Y’all like: Eagles; Beatles; most other kindsa critters and even Rascal Flatts; Bruce Springsteen; Lucinda Williams; Johnny Cash; Van Morrison; Bon Jovi; Roger Miller; Ryan Adams; Garth Brooks; Phish; Doobie Brothers; Bob Seger; Creedence Clearwater Revival; Counting Crowes; Roy Buchanan; Steve Earle; Everly Brothers; Neil Young; and (the anti-Neil) Lynyrd Skynyrd; R.E.M.; Stevie Ray Vaughn; Duane Allman; Tom Petty; John Fogerty;Bob Dylan; Brian Wilson (Beach Boys); the Band; Sheryl Crow. Solo Down has led a full life’s journey that’s taken him over up and through the heart of America on the road that travels constantly on...through the trials, sorrow, and joy. Learning and hangin’ with musicians, some famous, many now gone, Solo found that expression is what makes the journey possible, and that expression must be, for him, a legacy of song. Along the way Solo taught himself how to play a barnful of instruments and to sing with a brimmin’ heart, full sound, and a style like no other. Coming full circle, Solo is now "gittin’ it all down", celebrating his long journey,in portfolio of song. The result is a powerful gumbo of styles with a distinctly contemporary pedigree, with lyrics that speak of truths and happiness often left unheeded. Songs that convey the longing, sadness, hope, joy and salvation of the American spirit. Songs with a self-reliant synergy of composition, a rich and fully orchestrated ’wall of sound’ with guitar and keyboard emphasis, and high fidelity recording. All done solely by Solo Down himself. With over a dozen instruments at play. Solo Down’s first album from his extensive songbook is called: “Hero or the Fool”. followed by "Surge". And as either hero or fool, he steps out, one foot in front of another, to stake a well-earned claim in the legacy of American music. .. ..
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Record Label: Twang It Down Records !
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Leave Only Footprints...

LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTSI may be one of the few people around who has suffered from dehydration in the desertthree times in a 24 periodand lived to tell about it.Its quite insidious. You dont particu...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:41:00 GMT

LOVE COMES AROUND

....you better be ready. Ask your Doctor if Solo Down is right for you!
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 19:34:00 GMT

The Curious Case ....of CELLIE'S PLACE

Most of my music centers around travels over the years in the U.S. of A. They were wonderful travels with many friends made along the way. Every once in a while I would run into some folks and some pe...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:59:00 GMT

Questions and Answers Part Deux

Q: Wht isn't there a fiddle or pedal steel guitar on your songs?A: I don't play them well enough yet. Give me a few more years and I'll be passable. Also, I am not partial to pedal steel because its s...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:39:00 GMT

Walden and FIRE IN THE RAIN

Not by accident, I live just more than a country-stone's throw from Walden Pond. I like where I live. Its a corny quiet community where spit and polish mix with granola and understated old money. Not...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:45:00 GMT

21 January 2009 Still...H -E-R-E

Hello Folks,I am still kickin'...just like everyone else I am trying to manage the chaos that we call reality in 2009, and that has kept this album stuff delayed. In my case that means helping the fol...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:13:00 GMT

Questions and Answers ..Round 1 :-) UPDATED Oct 08

Q: What do you look like? A: THE most asked question...here's a shot of me working, in Album 98. OK:-)? I am not 'Buckethead' (I love his shredding BTW). Q:Are you country, or rock n'roll? ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:12:00 GMT

Co-Dependence Day...

June was real tough around here.... first I had a car accident ( I was rammed  from the back on a major hiway); got pneumonia (got this Black Death from one of my son's friends--and then I gave i...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:58:00 GMT

I am SO-oo Grateful to Y’all!

I jes' had to drop a note to let y'all know how humble and thankful I am fer yer good spirits and well wishes! Ol' Solo had his moment o' doubt that y'all didn't like this type of music. I was wrong. ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 17:12:00 GMT