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Press
"FreightTrain throws all the rules of songwriting out the window...Each track is a journey through open-ended celestial jams and underwater-sounding interludes…" - The Boston Phoenix
"Funky, jazzy and spacey....The musicianship is first-rate…" - The Noise (Boston, MA)
"A musical kaleidoscope, FreightTrain shift from psychedelic passages ala Aloha to breezy Galactic-esque soul, never losing their charm or compromising their ability to make hips shake..." - Shut-Eye Records
Live Review:
“FreightTrain’s friday night set of 25+ songs ranged from meaty rock to gritty blues to hard-driving jazz to the occasional foray into reggae/ska, and many points in between. One part Allman Brothers, one part Cream, one part Sublime, one part Pink Floyd, and many parts utterly unique, FreightTrain served up several hours worth of incredibly tight jamming and perfectly executed music, replete with their own light show. Together for about three years, FreightTrain’s newest addition is the versatile Yoshino Ishii who shifts between keyboard and saxophone throughout the show. A quicker tempo instrumental rendition of Cream’s “Born Under A Bad Sign” was nothing short of brilliant as Ishii’s saxophone danced between the flawless performances of the other members. Whenever the band delved into an extended improvisational jam, Ishii’s alto or soprano saxophone provided the perfect compliment to the stunning bass work of Abrams, the peerless driving force of Levin’s drums, and the sublime guitar work of Cuiffo and Elliott, who, at many points throughout the show, sparred back and forth with their respective six-strings. Playing mostly originals, it’s obvious right away that these guys are anything but just an average bar band. With delightfully catchy songs, intoxicating grooves, inventive melodies, and incredibly well synchronized jams, all five members play on stage with tremendous skill and impressive intuitiveness. If you like your rock dosed with a little jazz or your blues peppered with some funk, FreightTrain is your ticket.” - Rivier Review Magazine - Rivier College
Discography
The Great Space Coaster (Reverse Feed) - 2004
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Bio
FreightTrain songs are rooted in the psychedelic rock of yore, but are not a 60s revival band by any means. The sound is new, fresh and original, with influences of Pink Floyd and Neil Young, actually just influencing and not defining the bands sound.
Formed in 2002, FreightTrain was created by Leo, Adam and Mike as an outlet to play the blues rock they had so enjoyed growing up - no frills, just good old fashioned stuff in the vein of early Led Zeppelin or The Allman Brothers. They called it "The People's Music" and picked the name FreightTrain because of its ubiquitous presence in the lore of blues and americana . As Garrett and Ishii joined the band from Berklee School of Music in Boston, the sound has evolved; becoming decidedly more bold and experimental. With this evolution the band has seen its audience grow, and become the favorite band of many - music afficianados and musicians!. People who play music, who live and die music and who love music seem to love FreightTrain.
FreightTrain continued to be an apt name as the band hit the road, playing over 200 shows in the three years since their inception, from Maine to Washington D.C., including The Knitting Factory and Tribeca Rock in NYC; Harpers Ferry and The Middle East Downstairs in Boston, as well as a number of outdoor festivals, playing before crowds of 5 to 5,000. The live show is a high energy wave of a ride.
please read our live and album reviews posted under media files. Hope you'll select us to perform and be heard!
Thank you
All of us at FreightTrain
ps. -Some of FreightTrain's songs may qualify as actual art and some may be longer than 3 minutes. For this reason they may be to be too big to post here. We recommend a freer site to immediately stream our music: http://www.myspace.com/freighttrainnewenglandsfi
Press for The Great Space Coaster:
"A musical kaleidoscope, FreightTrain shift from psychedelic passages ala Aloha to breezy Galactic-esque soul, never losing their charm or compromising their ability to make hips shake..."
-Shut Eye Records
“Songs range from meaty rock to gritty blues to hard-driving jazz to the occasional foray into reggae/ska, and many points in between. One part Allman Brothers, one part Cream, one part Sublime, one part Pink Floyd, and many parts utterly unique…With delightfully catchy songs, intoxicating grooves, inventive melodies, and incredibly well synchronized jams.."
-Rivier College Review (campus paper)
"Each track is a journey through open-ended celestial jams and underwater-sounding interludes…"
- The Boston Phoenix
"Funky, jazzy and spacey....The musicianship is first-rate…"
- The Noise (Boston)
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