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MP3 Article 66 - ROCK: Hard Rock

High energy, soulful and honest lyrics, and musical virtuosity make up this quartet which fuses blues, hard rock and hip-hop to bring you this brilliant album.

16 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Hard Rock, ROCK: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

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T-Bone started the band back in 2002. He was in his second year of law school at the University of Miami and I was becoming increasingly frustrated with the band he was in at the time, which lacked direction and focus due, in large part, to the egotism of the lead singer. He met a couple of fellow law students who shared his passion for music and decided to start a new band.
He asked his friend Leo Codias, whom he met through a mutual acquaintance in 1994, to join the new band as well. Leo played drums in T-Bone''s former band and was also frustrated with the band''s lack of direction. They took all the original material they had written over the years and brought it to the table. This was the original incarnation of Article 66 with T-Bone on guitar and vocals, Leo on bass and vocals, Justin "El Civ" Prociv on guitar and David Vaughan on drums. They played several gigs, recorded a demo and generated a good following and great responses during that first year. The band picked up momentum and kept it going until the summer of 2003. The group went on hiatus as T-Bone, Justin and David had to study for the bar exam. After the bar exam, David left the band and moved to Fort Walton Beach. They were left without a drummer.
Despite the loss of David, they were determined to keep the band going. Leo invited his friend Jorge "D.J. JAM" Martinez to a couple of jam sessions to experiment with the band. Leo and DJ JAM were friends since high school, and T-Bone knew DJ JAM from before as well. It soon became apparent that we were on to something good, so DJ JAM became a permanent member of the band. In early 2004 A66 found its new drummer in Ben Belin, who was a local music veteran, and they picked up where they had left off. Ben quickly learned all the material and Article 66 began gigging regularly again. In 2005 they began recording their album. The recording process was completed fairly quickly, but the mixing and editing process proved to be a monumental task. In the summer of 2006, Ben left the band to join another group. Shortly thereafter, El Civ moved to Buffalo and the future of the band was completely up in the air.
Although on indefinite hiatus, Leo and T-Bone continued working on the album. During this time, they auditioned a number of drummers, all to no avail. Leo eventually decided to revert to his roots and take the role of drummer for the band. In the summer of 2007, after auditioning a number of people, they met bassist Michael Luca. The chemistry was undeniable, and Luca joined the band shortly thereafter. This makes up the current line-up of Article 66:
Tony "T-Bone" Tomas - Guitar, Vocals
Michael Luca - Bass
DJ JAM - Emcee
Leo Codias - Drums

T-Bone is a huge fan of Eric Clapton and every musical group he has been a part of, particularly Cream. Clapton is the reason T-Bone picked up a guitar at the age of 12. He is his single biggest influence, although T greatly respects and admires the following musicians, in no particular order: Led Zepellin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Roy Buchanan, Tool, 311, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix, Megadeth, Van Halen, Slayer and the Police.
Leo is a big fan of Dream Theater, Rush, Megadeth, 311, Avenged Sevenfold and Duran Duran.
DJ JAM likes Linkin Park, 311, Rage against the Machine, Jay Z, DJ Quick and the Ghetto Boyz
Luca is obsessed with the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Every one of A66''s songs is about an emotion/state of mind that EVERYONE can identify with. Whether it be frustration, love, hate, rebellion, existentialism, lust, happiness, sadness, feelings of loss or sophomoric stupidity, it is all there. I believe that anyone, regardless of race, culture, religion, sex or social status can identify with and take something away from our music. We offer music that is raw, deep and honest rather than the shallow, over-produced CRAP that you hear on most major radio stations.

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