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Rico's Review-It's been quite awhile since we last saw the boys from CAROLINE BLUE perform.
Too long if you ask me! ("Who did?"-BUCKY)....Anyhoo-CAROLINE BLUE opened up for Kat Tale at Tundra this
night. 1st of all,I have to say the band looked really good. New drummer J. Morey even had leather pants
on while he played-now that's dedication! I have to give kudos to whoever was running the lights & sound
that night-they were awesome! I know UMTV was there filming 2 live videos ("I'm No Angel" & "Hard Life")
and I can't wait to see them! The band had a ton of energy onstage-maybe alittle too much. Some of the
songs were faster than I remember and I did hear some miscues-but given that this is their 1st show in
10 months and with a new member ta boot-it was pretty damm good! J also did an awesome drummer solo-proving
that he's more than capable of filling the shoes of the last few power drummers that have been in CAROLINE
BLUE. B-Ass Guitarist HAM was leaping around like a mexican jumping bean and taking no prisoners. Wayne
was also quite mobile-in part cause there were cameras around ("Since when are there not a ton of cameras/camcorders
at a CAROLINE BLUE show???"-BUCKY),but also cause he's now wireless! RATING- *** . I've seen the band
do better in the past,but this was a damm good start for this lineup. If they can smooth out a few rough
edges,they're gonna be killer!
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Rico's Review-Hiya,hiya,hiya people! Rico's back on da attack with another review of CAROLINE
BLUE! This time, CAROLINE BLUE was playing out at Arena's Eis House opening for Aftershock. The 1st thing
I have to say was-the place lived up to it's name-it was damm cold in here! Not to mention it was kinda
dark as well....Anyhoo, CAROLINE BLUE got off to a late start-in part cause it just so happened that,
not 15 feet from the stage,people were having dinner! Apparently, new drummer J. Morey got impatient
and started banging on his kit rather loudly-causing the dinner party to run for their lives! ("And people
say I'M dramatic???"-Bucky)...Soundwise,the band was better and tighter than at Tundra-although there
was still a number of rough edges that needed to be polished. Guess CAROLINE BLUE are still trying to
find their "stage legs"-more shows will help that out though. At the end of their set-in tribute to 9/11-they
performed the "Star Spangled Banner"-which was very cool. Unfortunately,it sounded like this was a last
minute thing cause it wasn't very tight at all. Still cool to hear though. J didn't seem as nervous this
time around-although his head mic did make him look like he worked at Burger World ("You be nice!"-Bucky).
Wayne sounded better this time as well-although not as mobile. Could be cause the stage floor was very
slippery....Course,after that one woman grabbed his "lucky charms" on stage (!!)...I'm surprised he could
move at all! However,the MVP award goes out to Ham-who actually had a woman go in front of him and bow-
proclaiming herself as a Hamiac-and we actually caught a pic of it!! RATING-*** 1/2 The band looked
more relaxed and things sounded better-but they still need to get tighter as a unit.. Hopefully they'll
kick it into high gear at Mac's!
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Rico's Review-Hey now-Rico's back with another jaw dropping review of a show with CAROLINE BLUE! 3
shows in 3 weeks-I like it! Hope they can keep this up. This night CAROLINE BLUE was opening up for Modern
Rock Madmen Grind. The band exploded on stage and I have to say that the band is getting tighter and
tighter. Lights & sound were awesome courtesy of Fairplay Sound. One cool thing was how the mics for
the bass drums were put right in the skull's teeth! Musically the band has come a good way from that
Tundra show a few weeks ago. Visually the band looked good-although they didn't seem as animated as I
have seen them in the past-surprising since there was quite a crowd here. Wayne seemed to have a few
problems managing his hair in the beginning-I'm surprised he could see! One word Wayne...Aquanet. His
guitar sound was alittle thin too. Ham's bass was kinda hard to hear upfront-but that's what happens
when you rent a bass amp from KMart.... J seemed quite inspired-could be from the horde of hot women
that were around him all night-looks like Wayne's about to be dethroned! RATING-*** 3/4. The band is
getting tighter & tighter. There were a few hecklers in the crowd-but that's gonna happen to every band.
The band did a great job of ignoring them and rockin on-keep it up guys!
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Rico's Review-Hey-Rico's back with another hot & spicy review of CAROLINE BLUE. This time
we see the band playing at Mac's. The show was a Benefit for Breast Cancer Research. It's so cool that
the band was able to do this-even while going thru a lineup change! I have to admit being alittle worried
about CB. I mean, they get a new bassist and in 2 weeks they're gonna play a show! Well, I have to say
that my fears were unfounded. CB's new bassist, Big Bad Billy Pierce, did an awesome job! I was very
surprised at how tight the band sounded onstage. It was like they'd been playing together for months!
Seeing that Bill's a lefty, the image of the band looks so cool with a 3 piece lineup. Course, we might
have to get Billy a wig-but I plan on giving him my Cosmo Fashion list soon so he should be all set.
I must also say that, although I loved seeing Ham's KMart amp, Billy's bass stack looked & sounded cool!
The light show was awesome here and Wayne's voice was in good form. His guitar tone wasn't though-you
could hear constant feedback and a crackling noise-time for maybe some upgrading Wayne-O? Metal J was
his crazy self and was even more intense after the show. Seeing the horde of women following him after
the show, I think maybe Wayne's reign as head ladies man in the band is over! RATING-**** 1/2 The band
sounded & looked great! Have to take a half star off for Wayne-O's guitar problems-but otherwise this
is one of the top CAROLINE BLUE show's I've ever seen! Can't wait till the next one!
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Rico's Review-Here we are with another review of CAROLINE BLUE! The band is back at Tundra
Tavern-this time opening for Titanium Black. The band came out with some cool intro music and blasted
into their originals. They were well received by the crowd there. There weren't as many lights as the
last time they were there,but it still looked good. The band was dressed to kill and I have to say I
love Triple B's (Big Bad Billy) Oar Bass-talk about a harbinger for future fashion! Musically, the band
sounded good,but they weren't as tight as they were at Mac's. Not far from it mind you-but just alittle
bit off. Triple B really helps the tightness of the band. Metal J brings the intensity-you can almost
feel the energy coming off of him. I also have to say that Wayne was really on vocally this night. Course-he
was also posing for pics all night long so..... Rating- **** They weren't as tight as at Mac's but
that's just nit picking. I believe that CAROLINE BLUE is on a roll. This lineup rocks!
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Rico's Review-Hey True Blue fans! Rico's back in action baby-damm, I should get a raise for doing
so many reviews ("The only raise you'll get is my foot up your %$&+!!!!"-Bucky).....Gotta love them happy
pills....Anyhoo, CAROLINE BLUE was in Phoenix tonight, sandwiched between Zadoc...& The Nightmare and
LoveBone. Both of those bands did very well and put some pressure on our boys in da blue to meet and
rise above their standard. In addition, although all the bands were doing uMTV shoots, CAROLINE BLUE
was the only one that had to lip-synch in front of a live crowd-twice! That's no mean feet baby! Since
this was CB's show, we got the full treatment of strobes-but no flashers. WTF? Plus,the strobes were
on too long at times. I thought I was gonna get dizzy at one point! Maybe Wayne got dizzy too,cause he
made several errors onstage this night. Maybe I'm just nit-picking, but I don't think he was on this
night. Then again, when it came time for the video-he was definately on. Metal J & Triple B did a great
job during the live show-very energetic! During the shoot though ,they seemed alittle hesitant. Course,this
was their 1st concept video-Wayne already had one under his belt with "Mine,Mine,Mine." RATING- ***
Although Wayne gets points for singing "Happy Birthday" to a fan-alternating between Marylin Monroe &
Cookie Monster-he wasn't on this night like he should have been. Add to that a few other little mistakes
and this show is the lowest rating of the new lineup yet! Get it in gear guys!
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Rico's Review-Looks like we got a last minute show here! CAROLINE BLUE got called in to sub
in for a band this night at Tundra. How well did they do? Well, they must of read my last review and
took it to heart cause this is more like it baby! There wasn't a huge crowd here-but that didn't stop
CB from kickin booty baby! The band looked & sounded great. All those errors from the last show were
basically non-existant....I do wish these clubs would use more than red and green lights. The pics look
like the show was on Mars! Course,if it was green light, the guys would all look like zombies...I gotta
say too-everytime Metal J does his solo at Tundra, a drum stick goes flying out of control and tonight
was no exception. We're gonna have to make a video comp. of this if it keeps up! RATING-**** 1/3 Even
people around me were saying that CB was much better & tighter than the last time they saw them. This
is the way the band should sound all the time. Ooh-yeah!!!
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Rico's Review-To my knowledge, this is the 1st time CAROLINE BLUE has done a show 2 days in
a row. I don't think Wayne's ever sung 2 shows in a row either, so I knew this show would be interesting.
Nice place 1st off. The bands were put in this cramped area-I'm surprised Wayne & Triple B didn't run
into each other. Lights weren't that good at times. During the 1st song, the lights weren't even on for
3/4 of it! Triple B wasn't even heard thru most of the 1st song! Metal J was on this riser-which was
cool-but if he stood up his head would've been in the ceiling! The band sounded good the 1st half of
their set, but started to get a tad ragged towards the end. Outside of a few little mistakes here and
there, the band did good. Wayne's voice held out-although it did crack once during "I'm No Angel". Kinda
funny, cause later on he got onstage with LoveBone to sing "Cold Gin" with all these high screams and
he did fine. There weren't any strobes, but with all the flashes going off, there might as well have
been. RATING-***7/8 Not bad-better than Gatherings,but not as good as Tundra. If the band can just
tighten things up alittle more, they'll be mint baby!
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Rico's Review- The boys in CAROLINE BLUE were back at Tundra with 6 other bands in a send off to 2004!
The band went on 2nd and played a good.-yet short set. In fact, even the band seemed puzzled as to the
length of their set. Outside of a few little mistakes here & there, the band looked & sounded good. Kudos
to Metal J for not having a stick fly into the crowd when he did his drum solo :) It was also cool to
see CB actually have a merch table set up at the show. RATING-**** The band did good and seemed to
get a great response form the people that will there. Blue Mania is starting to spread.....
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