Tagged: Workin’ Progress

July 13, 2011

Feature and Interview at PensEyeView.com!

Hi all. I have the pleasure of being the Featured Artist on PensEyeView.com on July 13-14, 2011.

I’m very excited about the feature and the interview posted so please have a read and let them know that you liked it. The direct link is http://penseyeview.com/content/lou-tambone.

New Jersey native and latest PEV feature Lou Tambone makes his albums the way they used to be made – a method he calls “true 70’s style”. Lou says “When I decided it was time to go out on my own I knew I had to start writing some new material. I cranked out two albums in under two years… I did this so I’d have a nice bunch of songs to choose from when playing live. I also did this so I could get a lot of these songs out of my head and off the paper.”

And playing live is something Tambone excels at – booking more and more shows as we speak. Those albums he references? The first is called “Damaged Goods”. The second? It’s titled “Workin’ Progress”. The sound comes from the same roots for both records – Lou says “I’m not 100% sure I even have a specific sound anymore. I guess that’s the whole thing I enjoy about genre-smashing. People don’t know what to make of you. They hear rock, country, blues, funk, R&B, jazz, ska and whatever else I feel like writing. At the end of the day, I guess I’m just a rock guy who enjoys playing more than rock. I don’t want to have just one sound.” So there you have it – the roots are all over the place. Sample some songs for yourself. There’s much more to read, so keep going for the answers to the XXQ’s.

For the full feature and interview: http://penseyeview.com/content/lou-tambone

Lou's News / Music

February 10, 2011

Four New Songs Released: Workin’ Progress Album Completed

I am pleased to announce that the Workin’ Progress album is officially complete with the addition of four new songs!

The new songs are: “One More Round”, “Monday”, “Talk Too Much”, and “La La La La La La La”.

They are all on the music player here on the site and are also available on my other pages (Facebook, Reverbnation, etc.) I have not added them to Nimbit yet but will soon.

I’m very excited and happy to be able to finish the record and move onto the next few projects I have in mind. Hopefully, this year will see the formation of a live band and gigs in the NY/NJ area. I hope to see you out there because these songs are going to sound much better when played live with a great band.

Enjoy the new songs and send me your feedback.
Thanks for stopping by!

Lou's News / Music

October 11, 2010

New Song: Space Reggae

I have a wacky little treat for you today – an instrumental! It’s a bit far out and loaded with crazy synthesizer mayhem but I think it’s pretty fun! I hope you enjoy it.

This will be part of the Workin’ Progress record which is starting to really shape up. Check it out in the music player and let me know what you think.

Look for more news, songs and hopefully some gigs in the near future.

Workin’ Progress titles, so far:

Welcome to the Party
There You Are
Something New
My Own Private Babylon
Secrets
Space Reggae

More soon…

Thanks for coming by and listening.

Lou's News / Music

September 29, 2010

New Song: Welcome to the Party

Today I’m proud to release a new song from the Workin’ Progress project called “Welcome to the Party”. This one was a bit different for me and a bit challenging but a lot of fun. It’s basically a funky party jam.

The amazing sax you’ll hear on the track is by Gary Breitling, a local NJ player. The organ parts were played by Chris Preston. I played everything else.

You can play the track on the right in the music player or if you want, you can hit one of my other links listed here and get to the song that way. If you’re having trouble, just contact me.

Hope you enjoy it!

Lou's News / Music

August 2, 2010

New Music & Some Progress

In my latest attempt at genre-smashing, I’m heading south for some country flavor. I’m admittedly not a big country music fan and I’m not sure how this country song came out of me, but it did and so I’m releasing it into the wild today as part of the Workin’ Progress record. It’s called “Secrets” and you can check it out in the player on the site or on my other music pages listed under links.

I want to note that the Pedal Steel Guitar was played by a really great guy aptly named PJ Steelman. You can hear his work on ReverbNation or you can check him out on Facebook as well. Drop by and let him know how you like his songs. He’s a great player and I’m honored he played on the track for me. Thanks PJ!

The other song I’m releasing today is not going to be part of the Workin’ Progress record because it’s technically a cover song. When my wife and I were first married we used to drive around and make up our own Weird Al versions of songs in the car. One that comes to mind was Chic’s “Good Times” which I turned into a song called “Good Fries”. We had just finished eating. Fast food can be inspirational, I guess.

Anyhow, this song is called “Elmo & Grover” and it’s a Weird Al version of Tommy James’ “Crimson & Clover”. It’ll be a free download on my sites, just like my cover of McCartney’s “Every Night” because who wants to deal with all those legal tangles, right? As long as I’m not making money from it, no one cares. So head over to ReverbNation or one of my other links and feel free to download this comedic parody. You can hear it on this page as well. That’s right, it’s a joke, folks. Fun. Does anyone remember laughter?

There will be more music coming. I’m always working on more songs but for now I’m trying to focus on a live band because while some of the recordings you hear on the site aren’t amazing quality, I think they’re going to be fun and really pop live. I’ve got one old friend of mine playing bass for me and yet another old friend who is going to be the lead guitarist and double on keyboards until I find a keyboard player. We’re going to start trying out drummers in the next two weeks and hopefully I’ll be able to start announcing some gigs. That’s where the fun is!

So enjoy the new songs and the older ones and hopefully I’ll see you out there in the fall!

Lou's News / Music

July 21, 2010

New Song: My Own Private Babylon

The next song in the Workin’ Progress release schedule is called “My Own Private Babylon”.

I guess you could say it’s written from the perspective of a fading rock star or other celebrity.

I have more songs in the works so stay tuned, but for now enjoy the new song and the many others you can hear on the site.
Thanks for visiting and listening!