Member Since: 04/04/2006
Band Website: http://www.sonicbids.com/RobertTaylor
Band Members:
In the studio:
"hollow & broken" EP/demo ie: Be The One, Elvis An Epic and Been Down Too recorded at IVM Music in Doral, FL
Robert Taylor - vocals, guitar and harmonica
Ivan Valles - drums, bass, guitar, keyboards and engineering
Elizabeth Connelly - backing vocals on Elvis An Epic
Elisa - backing vocals on Be The One
Elvis An Epic (Nashville Version) recorded at Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN and produced by William Smith for Baldwin Entertainment
David Flint - acoustic guitar | Doug Grieves - electric guitar | Steve Holland - drums | Dow Tomlin - bass | Dennis Wage - piano, organ
Elvis An Epic
Elvis stole the black man’s blues, swore he’d give it back
he invested it in drugs and food and a fleet of Cadillacs
He dressed it up in jumpsuits, ‘til it busted out the seams
it exploded into mythology in little boys dreams
And we went down to Memphis, we stood at Graceland’s gate
we longed to take the tour but my daddy wouldn’t wait
He stuffed us in the station wagon, headed further west
spent Easter in Anaheim and Disneyland sucked
It’s an epic tale of tragedy, a Technicolor fantasy
A mini-series on TV and a cartoon to be
It’s an epic tale of tragedy
Wanna build a stage on Elvis’ grave, invite the world to play
have an eternal open mic night twenty-four hours a day
It seems humans have a deep desire to be often entertained
why we feel our minds with drivel has yet to be explained
It’s an epic tale of tragedy, an unsolved mystery
just a boy from Mississippi trying to shake off his misery
It’s an epic tale of tragedy, an epic tale of tradegy
So Elvis stole the black man’s blues, swore he’d give it back
we’re eating up the interest and getting mighty fat
And if thievery’s an art than hippocracy’s a craft
rock-n-roll’s a joke, but don’t you love to laugh
It’s an epic tale of tragedy, an underdog victory
a truer than life story of a false reality
It’s an epic tale of tragedy, an epic tale of tragedy...
Copyright 2007 Robert E. Taylor, Jr.
Influences: Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan
Tom Waits
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Reminder Records
Type of Label: Indie