CLEMENTI: Clementi

Clementi

Clementi

© 2002 2002 Groundstar

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Smart western country with rockabilly grooves and tight two part harmonies, driven by big retro guitar licks, with a moody spooky edgy side dripping with vibe.

tracks

1 Honey Don't Hide Your Love
2 110% Pure Blue Heartache
3 Moments Like This
4 You Want Someone Else
5 Why Do I
6 Love's Dangerous
7 Say You Love Me Again
8 Anything and Everything
9 Now Until Forever
10 I Got a Feelin'
11 Once Around the Sun

notes

Clementi is George and Jay Clementi, the father/son duo who hail from the
Denver, Colorado area. In 2002 "Clementi "their self titled debut was
released on Ground Star Records, through Universal Nashville.

From the time Jay was a boy he performed with his father's weekend bar band.
By his teens he was the front man of the popular band, The Rio Grande Kings.
With Dad stepping back playing his signature guitar licks on his old
mail-order 1967 Silvertone and adding harmony. The Kings won numerous
battles of the bands, through the 90's and amassed a big Colorado following.
"I grew up listening to stuff like Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Faron Young
and Ray Price. My dad and I always sang Everly Brothers tunes because we
loved the tight harmonies." Jay says. That love of the Everly Brothers and
traditional country icons helped form their unique sound.
Jay moved to Nashville in 97' and began amassing a catalog of original
tunes. One of the people to notice Clementi's fresh and intriguing sound was
respected publisher Pat Higdon, senior vice-president and general manager of
Universal Publishing in Nashville.

Pat listened to his head and his heart. He underwrote an album of tunes by
the father-son duo and produced by acclaimed hit maker, Radney Foster. The
compilation was completed spring 2002.

Jay's early demo caught the attention of Foster "I met with Jay and told him
he wrote good songs and had a cool sound, but seems to have no clear musical
direction,"" explains Foster. Jay told him "I feel like I've lost my musical
compass."" When asked by Foster what was his "musical compass", Jay replied
My Dad. We always sang and wrote together and I miss what we used to do
together on stage." George arranged to fly into Nashville and perform with
his son for Radney. "They blew me away and I knew then that George was the
missing link in Jay's music," claims Foster.

If you ever get a chance to see these two guys together, you need to.
They have an unmistakable sound that is classic.
You can't just put two guys together and make them sound like this, it's
years in the making.Indeed they are.

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  • author: Marge

    Happy for you. Your life long dream of performing and music came true. Can't wait to play your CD. Fan from Co.

  • author: Pauline Staggs

    Hey Jay and George. Great album, Miss you in Denver. Heard too late that you were at Red Rocks

  • Something for everyone
    author: Derek

    "if you have a wide variety of musical preferences, this is the cd for you. Timeless country sounds, classic piano bar vibe, this cd has it all. A must have for music fans!!!"

  • Clementi deserves your attention.
    author: Jeremy

    Clementi blends a variety of genres into catchy, intelligent, timeless songs that you'll be humming along to for weeks. This cd seems like an experimental album. The band tries it's hand at too many musical styles to mention. And they hit the mark on every try. I'm suprised that the large record labels aren't fighting over this band. In the currently bland mainstream music world, Clementi is the escape you are looking for.

  • Whole cd is great
    author: Joseph P. Marino

    Clementi is great, I love their unique style it kicks ass. Keep up the good work guys!

  • A magical journey through old country riffs and Sinatra like sounds
    author: Deez Snutz

    This CD is an instant classic. Two CDs from now, people will look back on Clementi as the CD that truly launched Jay Clementi into stardom. This CD has a little bit of everything. What's not to like?

  • Fabulous!
    author: Al Hood

    Sounds like it's back to honky tonk country music. where it came from in the first place! Except with lot's of heart and soul.

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