Mega Soul Revue Burn It In The Blues CD

Strike one ...He also ran through a complete cycle, from obscurity to fame and back, after releasing his own movie -- or, as Meece himself puts it, "from hero to zero in just six weeks."Strike two ...But then came his debut album, Brian Meece, a self-produced collection of original songs, with lyrics wistful and elusive, melodies that stretch and play, and a voice that seems born to tell stories in song.

Home run.

Brian Meece is more than just an album. It's a snapshot of a young artist whose travels left him neither bitter nor defeated. Instead, these performances -- gently humorous, reflective, intimate, jazz-inflected but flavored as well by hints of grunge and even hip-hop -- suggest that Meece has learned the ways of the world without too much damage but with more than a little insight gained along the way.

Beyond that, Brian Meece is about chasing adventures, from small-town Germany to a seat behind a sound board on an Alaskan cruise, then coming back home.

The thread begins on the Mississippi Gulf coast, where Brian was born. He knew his father, his grandfather, and even his great-grandfather, all of whom were singers rooted in country gospel. With presentiments of O Brother planted in his head, he was suddenly transported in third grade to Germany, where his father had been hired to do computer work."Going to Europe definitely influenced me," Brian admits. "Bands like Mr. Mister were all over the radio -- very slick, but fun and melodic. I had just seen Back to the Future, so of course I got a skateboard and a guitar, and right away I started to play."He returned with his family to the States and began high school in Pensacola. By this time Brian had discovered the Ramones, Nirvana, the Violent Femmes ... as well as Donovan, Nick Drake, and Elliot Smith. "All of those guys did music that was simple, direct, and from the heart," he explains.

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