BULLET CALLED LIFE: EP

Bullet Called Life

EP

© 2003 Bullet Called Life (634479252402)

Old School Rock and Roll with a modern Blues Edge.

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2005 marks the fifth year since the inception of Bullet Called Life, a rock band hailing from the south side of Chicago. The band is comprised of four guys in their early twenties whose sound, a rich and rhythmic fusion of classic rock and blues, extends well beyond their years drawing influence from the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Who, Black Sabbath, and Pink Floyd. Their contribution to the local music scene delivers a great deal of big city soul and a far-from-amateur interpretation of rock and blues, in contrast to the angst-driven and sometimes self-piteous Emo and Pop-rockery that suburbia often breeds. It's the kind of music you're damn proud to listen to, with hot-blooded solos that command respect and contagious riffs that are sure to stick in your head well after the show is over. Every show displays an obvious mastery of the sound they've developed, and audiences will find themselves screaming for more. Lead singer and guitarist Aaron Hosek pumps out both vocals and guitar lines that are powerful yet melodious, and at all times passionate. In addition to singing backup, Dave Lundeen delivers each note on his bass with pulse-accelerating vigor and enough on-stage energy to rock the crowd all night long. Tom miller adds an ingenious and indispensable flavor to the mix with his tuneful use of the piano, organ, and harmonica which accentuates each song with dynamic flair. Finally, drummer Dave Jodelka holds a commanding presence over his kit as he wildly and flawlessly pounds his drums into submission.
Bullet Called Life's repetoire includes several electrifying original songs and an endless supply of classic rock covers, and their music has knocked on doors both locally and in central Illinois. The band has played at several venues in the Chicagoland area, including Champ's, O'Malley's, The Big Horse, Tommy's Place, and the Elbo Room;in Dekalb, IL at Otto's; and in Champaign-Urbana,IL at the Iron Post, Canopy Club, and Nargile Lounge. Bullet Called Life has also performed live on WXAV's radio station and they have received airplay from WPGU and WCBU. Their original material has appeared on two compilation albums with Green St. Records, a label based out of the University of Illinois. Bullet Called Life has been a consistent fixture for their albums as well as their live shows, demonstrating their emergence as a feature band in the central Illinois music scene. The members of Bullet Called Life are true rock stars at heart, deserving nothing less than obsessive enthusiasm for their performance, attitude, and style. As a group of genuinely talented musicians who are in this business purely for the love of rock and roll and for their legion of fans, they'll play from dusk till dawn and never get tired of it....and neither will you.

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  • http://www.bulletcalledlife.com/music.html
    author: Tujan

    The songs ROCK, its amazing, i have never heard such good music...until now!

  • Generic, Unoriginal Classic Rock Sound
    author: Jeff Hazel

    My friend gave me this CD to listen to. I started grooving to the music, then I realized why. This CD sounds like every classic rock band. They sound like the Who. They sound like Zepellin. They sound like the Doors. I wouldn't call these songs original sounding. Just an amalgamation of every classic rock song out there. Get this CD if you want to groove to generic classic rock.

  • BCL: The Saviors of Real Rock
    author: Patrick Meredith

    This CD is great. Particularly, I rate What You Really Know up there with the best of Led Zeppelin (though I fear that someone will try to kill me with stones if I compare it to Stairway). In a world with musical taste, this EP would be up at the top of the charts instead of some stupid star-of-the-moment pop singer who didn't even write his/her own song.

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