Rocco DeLuca and the Burden

tcaporale
tcaporale Posts: 1,577
edited December 2009 in Other Music
Anybody familiar with this band?

They're mostly just known for being in that documentary with Kiefer Sutherland (and for the minor hit "Colorful"), but they're very talented. DeLuca's got a very unique voice and he's a great guitar player, playing a Dobro for that gritty blues feel, particularly on their first record, I Trust You to Kill Me. Their second record, Mercy, is more subdued and sounds more like a singer-songwriter effort, but the production is top-notch (done by Daniel Lanois, who definitely knows how to add the right amount of space and atmosphere to recordings).
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  • pj66jp
    pj66jp Posts: 41
    loved the first album, hoped the second one would be better, but it is still a pretty good record... Seen them in concert in a small venue in St Pete, last year or maybe earlier this year and they put on a great show...I would recommend them to anyone to check out live...
  • slightlystoned
    slightlystoned Posts: 229
    Saw them in atlanta a couple times after the first record came out. They put on a really great show and his voice is even better live if you can believe that- like jeff buckley reincarnated.
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    requiem4adrm78 wrote:
    like jeff buckley reincarnated.

    I don't doubt you, but I'm just going to point out the obvious; that is a bold, bold statement. :)
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,920
    dcfaithful wrote:
    requiem4adrm78 wrote:
    like jeff buckley reincarnated.

    I don't doubt you, but I'm just going to point out the obvious; that is a bold, bold statement. :)
    It may be a very bold statement but I have to say it's not far off the truth. Of all of the singers that have been compared to Jeff Buckley since he died, Rocco is probably the closest you'll find. He just pours so much emotion into every single note live that sometimes it's hard not to feel like you're intruding on something really personal. I saw them in Cardiff a few years back and his guitar playing is pretty special too.

    **reaches for the iPod with a sudden urge to hear 'Swing Low' really loud!**
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    goldrush wrote:
    dcfaithful wrote:
    requiem4adrm78 wrote:
    like jeff buckley reincarnated.

    I don't doubt you, but I'm just going to point out the obvious; that is a bold, bold statement. :)
    It may be a very bold statement but I have to say it's not far off the truth. Of all of the singers that have been compared to Jeff Buckley since he died, Rocco is probably the closest you'll find. He just pours so much emotion into every single note live that sometimes it's hard not to feel like you're intruding on something really personal. I saw them in Cardiff a few years back and his guitar playing is pretty special too.

    **reaches for the iPod with a sudden urge to hear 'Swing Low' really loud!**

    I'm definitely going to have to check this guy out...I've heard his name plenty of times but never really made the effort to listen to him, now I will. Thanks! 8-)
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,920
    Here's a good place to start:

    Swing Low
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnNvxdu0YEU

    Dope (live)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RNYVqJ5bTk
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    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    :shock: 2:40 into "Swing Low" and I'm loving it! This guy does have an incredible voice.

    Don't know why I hadn't looked into this guy more earlier! :x

    Thanks all!
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    He had to have been influenced by Jeff. ;)
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,134
    great band- was going to see them last year or the year before- can't remember when, but then canceled
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    LukinFan wrote:
    great band- was going to see them last year or the year before- can't remember when, but then canceled

    Awesome avatar. :D
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    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
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  • tcaporale
    tcaporale Posts: 1,577
    My favorite song by him is either "Dope," "Soul," or "When You Learn to Sing".
  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    Great band. I love the "I Trust You To Kill Me" album. "Swing Low" is such a badass tune, and "Colorful" is one of the better pop songs in a long long time. "Mercy" is a good album as well. I REALLY like "Bright Lights (Losing Control)"
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