Greenlight Promise

Artist Information

Biography

Early Greenlight Highlights
It was a friends-of-friends cross-pollination that led to the meeting of guitarist Jason Bloodworth and vocalist Ross M. Hull. Bloodworth’s “we should write some songs” was not only a polite conversation maker, but what led to the formation of Greenlight Promise. Joined by a revolving rhythm section, the band hit the NY/NJ live circuit, working out chemistry kinks and developing an overall sound. (Look: you know that bands cringe at writer’s sound-defining adjectives. Let’s say GP is “rock that’s a little alternative” for starters, and agree to listen and decide for ourselves.)

The band soon entered the studio and didn’t leave until completing the ambitious In A Mirror That Lied The Truth. The self-produced 13-song album is the product of a band moving forward in a way most bands today sadly move backward. Simply put, Greenlight Promise is a group actually focused on the craft of song writing.

In A Mirror … Reflections
The first minute of opener “Full Circle” (okay, it’s really the first 1:06) offers a good snapshot of the band’s sound: out-front vocals, clever drumming, similar-but-different guitar parts and a pinned-down bass that all lead up to a memorable chorus. (“That’s our most accessible one,” Bloodworth reckons, and he may be right.)

Lest the listener get too comfy, In A Mirror ... takes left turns with the likes of the five-minute plus “After The Sugar,” where the four-string takes the lead, guitars get fuzzy and the lyrics more cryptic. The whole thing builds into a wall of sound that crumbles into a piano piece.

“I don’t like to say much,” explains Hull regarding his lyrics, but he may be half lying: they do more than rhyme, and touch on universal themes of love found, lost, and found again, sometimes from all angles.

Production subtleties make In A Mirror ... a worthy repeat listen in its entirety; guitars, keys and even violins (“And Everything”) weave in and out of a spacious mix.

The collection ends with the smart, atmospheric pop of “A Song Is Worth A Thousand Pictures,” which would fit in anyone’s iPod hit list.

Live Greenlight Promise.
With In A Mirror That Lied The Truth finally completed and “out there,” Greenlight Promise is returning to live performing. “We’ll be everywhere,” says Bloodworth, who adds that in addition to club dates, the band is looking to appear on festival bills and at college campuses around the country. Since the record's release, the band has been billed as the best local band by G106.3 FM and its listeners and Philadelphia's City Paper also selected the band as one of the best in the region extending from Baltimore to NYC. Selections for 2005's Midpoint Music Festival (Cincinnati) and this year's Dewey Beach Popfest also show that the band's songwriting talent and intense live performances are starting to garner serious attention.

Instrumentation

Jason Bloodworth - guitars, keys
Ross M. Hull - vocals, guitars

Discography

Full Length CD - In A Mirror That Lied The Truth

Audio

• The Day We Changed The World
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• A Song Is Worth A Thousand Pictures
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• And Everything
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Lyrics

• And Everything
• The Day We Changed The World
• A Song Is Worth A Thousand Pictures

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Press

• Review 1 [+ Show ]
  

  Finally, a band that understands that a sound cannot always fit in one genre or be described in a co...Finally, a band that understands that a sound cannot always fit in one genre or be described in a couple of words. If you need the definition however, I would say that GP's sound is along the lines of mellow alternative rock. The band self produced the 13-track disc which I always find admirable. The songs on this CD are not loud, obnoxious, and in your face. Instead, they are slowed down and well executed.

• Review 2 [+ Show ]
  

  When I first started listening to this CD, I admit I rolled my eyes. I thought, oh another rock band...When I first started listening to this CD, I admit I rolled my eyes. I thought, oh another rock band that sounds like the rest. But once I let myself truly listen to it, I realized it only sounds that way on the surface.
  
  Greenlight Promise is offering us something in this CD that appeals to all of us. It can be enjoyed when you want to really rock or if you are feeling a little more subdued. It is something you can listen to with your parents or children. It offers people a more mature type of rock that seems to have almost disappeared these days.
  
  It starts of with the catchy song, "Full Circle," that draws you into the rest, which are more complex. They've included keys and violins mixed with haunting vocals where the rock isn't so hard.
  
  In their bio, Greenlight says that they didn't leave the studio until they knew they had finished. Their hard work at self-producing this CD is clear. Unlike many debut albums, this disc is flawless. Ross M. Hull's vocals are raw when they need to be, yet they can make the flip to mysterious and soothing in an instant. His words can speak to anyone, as we've all experienced the pains and joys of love in our life. He touches the heart without whining about girls he's lost.
  
  The other band members display their talents in well laid-out solos throughout the disc. They make the entire Mirror CD feel complete. You can feel throughout this CD that these musicians truly worked together.
  
  Greenlight finishes off this CD with "A Song is Worth A Thousand Pictures." A beautiful, calming song, it's sure to become a hit once radio discovers this gem hidden away in Jersey. Its complexities in sound makes Greenlight Promise seem like something almost surreal, when they are really just a rock band that has done it all right.

Setlist

We usually perform for around 45 minutes. Our setlist, includes only original songs; however, we do play 'Run Like Hell' by Pink Floyd and "Cherub Rock" by Smashing Pumpkins on occasion.

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