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Big Wide World's blues-scarred brand of slightly grungy rock-n-roll has produced an album that delivers plain- spoken tales of life, love and death. The quartet from Daytona Beach, FL have created an exquisite blend of peppy tunes with bitter-sweet lyrics and soul-bending power ballads. To Whom It May Concern contemplates death while insisting upon life - flirting with depression while recapturing hope. The band, which has been playing together since 1995 is made up of lead singer and lyricist Doug Fuchs; lead guitarist, song writer, James Ruffini; percussionist, Richard Lysloff; and bassist, Mike Bell. Originally a cover band, the group started mixing in some of their own originals when playing gigs and discovered that the fans ate it up. Making the switch from cover band to one that does all originals has been a hard, but worthwhile transition. Born on the North Florida club circuit that has produced breakout acts like Matchbox 20, Seven Mary Three, Mighty Joe Plum and Creed, Big Wide World has toured incessantly from Key West, to Atlanta, New Orleans and Mississippi, playing such venues as The Sunset Strip, Sloppy Joe's and Durty Harry's and is fast becoming a spring break favorite in Daytona Beach and Panama City. Their first CD is an Indie production with a truly polished sound. Fuchs and Ruffini have written a mix of songs that mourn a sister's death, rage against teenage injustice and the cruelty of children, give closure to an ended relationship, and rail against rock-n-roll's senseless, drug-induced deaths in an infectious incarnation of modern adult contemporary themes mixed liberally with teenage angst. The weight of the topics is matched by the drama and universal appeal of the music. Big Wide World is a band that appeals to people on all emotional levels. Sung over an intoxicating blend of Ruffini's melancholy guitar melody and Lysloff and Bell's intense rock tempo each song has a strong chorus line that will leave an indelible impression on your soul, both musically and lyrically. "I think just about anyone can find an emotion
to cling to in some part of any of our songs - you just have to let yourself
in," says guitarist/co-song writer James Ruffini. "I'm influenced
by any kind of music that gives me something to hold onto. It could be words
or melodies or even just an emotion that a song evokes. This album has all
three poured into it." - Donna Clapp For more information please contact:
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