The industry member supergroup is comprised of Wyatt Beard, Nick Buda, Jon Conley, Kenny Greenberg, Harmoni Kelley and Danny Rader, all of whom have enjoyed careers producing, playing for other artists and songwriting. Rosie & the Revival came together touring with Kenny Chesney, and after getting together to jam during extended soundchecks and then writing some originals, they decided to hunker down and formally capture the chemistry.
The project features five covers, including AC/DC’s band-naming “Whole Lotta Rosie,” and six originals from a band who has recorded and toured with artists including Grammy-winners Bonnie Raitt, Shelby Lynne, Willie Nelson, the Allman Brothers, Chris Stapleton, Steve Earle, Merle Haggard and Taylor Swift. Designed to create a song cycle that delivers on the Revivals’ vast experience and set of influences, the collection also evokes a time when freeform album rock radio was a place where people could hear all kinds of music tied together by creative intention.
“It was really a way to have fun when we were doing soundchecks with Kenny Chesney,” admits guitarist/producer Greenberg. “We were in Tampa a few years ago, and just started calling out songs. Suddenly, we’d been there almost two hours. Everyone up here takes music very seriously, but this was just a blast. And the more we did it, the more fun we had.”
“We can play a lot of different things,” adds multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Conley. “But at our core, Soundchecks and Tape Decks is who we are as musicians, writers, producers. Writing for this turned out to be great, it really focused us as a band. But getting to record songs by everyone from Tom Petty to the Meters to the Stones? When you can find that kind of musical alignment, you start to really understand the engine that drives this band.”
To celebrate the release, No Shoes Radio aired an exclusive interview with the band earlier this week announcing the project, with album tracks “Just Getting Started,” “Wait A Minute” and “Keep It Coming” in regular rotation on the channel all week.
Soundchecks and Tape Decks Track List:
1. “Just Getting Started” – Wyatt Beard, Jim “Moose” Brown & Jon Evans Conley
2. “Wait A Minute” – Danny Rader, Danny Myrick, Jon Evans Conley, Nick Buda, Kenny Greenberg & Wyatt Beard
3. “Whole Lotta Rosie” – Angus Young, Malcolm Young & Bon Scott
4. “Listen To Her Heart” – Tom Petty
5. “Keep It Coming” – Danny Rader, Danny Myrick, Kenny Greenberg, Nick Buda, Jon Evans Conley
6. “Ain’t Holding Back” – Wyatt Beard, Jim “Moose” Brown & Jon Evans Conley
7. “Chain Reaction” – Kenny Greenberg & Gary Nicholson
8. “Cissy Strut” – Arthur Neville, Joseph Modeliste, Jr., Leo Nocentelli & George Joseph Porter, Jr.
9. “Start Me Up” – Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
10. “Voodoo” – Kenny Greenberg, Nick Buda & Danny Myrick
11. “Already Gone” – Jack Tempchin & Robb Strandlund