MARK SCHEER

`I never liked making narrow minded records. I always enjoyed albums that challenged me as a listener. I view it as an opportunity as a songwriter to switch gears and try and keep the listener guessing what may be next`, says Scheer. And he succeeds at this endeavor. The opening track is a mid-tempo pop/rock tune called, `Misery`. As if inviting his audience back, Mark`s first line is `Here we are again, what matters is what matters`. Mike Scheer supplies tasty slide riffs throughout the song. The second track, `A Shaken Martini` shifts into high gear with great guitar work by brother Mike. `This one was recorded back in 2005 around the time I did Roller Coaster Falls. Mike came over and we just jammed something. It was unfinished and nearly forgotten. I wrote some words one day and laid it down. It is my favorite on the record`. `Runaway Rock and Roll` is a bombastic piece of harder edged rock. With an Alice Cooper-esque vocal styling, Mark delivers his view on the pitfalls of rock and roll. `That was just Steve and me on that song. He played the guitars and bass and I did the drums and vocals all in one night. I had the basic tune and Steve had a wonderful middle eight that fit just perfect. It was a blast to record and you can tell because we`re laughing on the track`! Up next is the instrumental track, `Car Trunk Hustle`. Mark describes the song as two shady characters haggling over merchandise being bought out of someone`s car trunk. `That song evolved from a jam we fell into. Mike overdubbed a second guitar. Both guitars sound as if they were two people arguing back and forth`�¦or it could be Frank Zappa dueling with Robin Trower`! `Moon and Stars` closes out side one with a midnight moody feel. Says Scheer`That was a song I wrote for Logan Klemm. He was just a baby and had a hole in his heart. There were surgeries and it seemed it was rather touch and go. I knew he`d make it through. Just a song about being thankful for the present moment we are fortunate to be experiencing.

Side two opens up with a pop bang classic sound. The title track,`Car Stereo` has a summertime sound. `This one just reeks of summertime fun`, says Mark. `I was trying to write a song that would be great to hear at swimming pools and field parties`. Track #7 is called `Belfry`. A mid-tempo rocker about killing your girlfriend when you discover she is really a vampire. `A true story`` adds Mark. An R&B number called `Baby Come Back` is next. This is new territory for Mark Scheer. `I was listening to Ronnie Wood`s NOW LOOK album. He wrote a lot with Bobby Womack on that record. I tried to incorporate some sounds and grooves from that and `Baby Come Back` is the result`. Complete with saxophone (courtesy of Todd Bushyager), smooth R&B rhythm guitars from Mike and a great bassline and blistering guitar solo from Steve gives this song a lazy Sunday morning feel. `I couldn`t do a record without adding a country song`, laughs Scheer. `Dirty World Blues�¢` offers up a country feel a la the Rolling Stones `weet Virginia`. Great resonator guitar bits by brother, Mike, give this toe tapping tune a drunken swagger. Rounding out the collection is `The Soberest Place (Is My Heart)`. Fuzz bass and a mega distorted guitar and vocals deliver like a throbbing, well, you know. J As for the last line in the song, Scheer says: `I heard a little boy say: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United Stench of America! I just thought it was brilliant`

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