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Shooting Rubys
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Dream Like You

Pop Rock Alternative with an Americana twist
SHOOTING RUBYS - CD "Mood Swings and Cravings" History Doesn't Repeat - It gets better. God bless post-modernism - just when you think that everything that can be done with your basic guitars-bass-drums combo has been done, someone can come along and prove you wrong. On the first listen of "Mood Swings and Cravings" one can hear why the word has spread. Turning media and radio heads as far as the U.S., Spain, France, Belgium, Yugoslavia and Russia. Straddling the top 10 of many a chart, at home and abroad. The fresh, eloquent sophomore self-recording by these do-it-yourselfers, showcases solid kick-in- the-ass song writing. All four of these Montreal based members write and deliver the goods within this dynamic roller coaster collection of Alt.Pop / Rhythm Rock / Americana flavours, all thrown into a blender for a refreshing cocktail. Shooting Rubys have been dubbed the "Wilco" of the North and "Blue Rodeo's kid brothers on trucker speed”. No matter what your musical pallet and range... there's a song on Shooting Rubys' "Mood Swings and Cravings" that will please. Just slap it in the deck and play it with the top down. It's going to be a nice cool ride.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
Yes. Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa
Your musical influences
Shooting Rubys have created a Alternative Pop / Rhythm Rock / Americana sound using melody, mature arrangements and vocal harmonies. Each member sharing in the song writing and singing, bringing together four separate voices, letting each track stand on it's own. To date, Shooting Rubys have collaborated on over 50 songs with a wide variety of distinctive styles. Always evolving, always diverse. Sliding easily from up-tempo guitar twang to mellow acoustic strumming, to a hard edge crunch. A long collective history of stage experience, playing in various bands and projects has contributed to giving the band a great versatility and confident stage show.
What equipment do you use?
Gibson Guitars and Vox amps
Anything else?
"In the best traditions of bands producing well-structured pop / rock songs comes the Canadian four piece, SHOOTING RUBYS. MOOD SWINGS AND CRAVINGS"...pop / melodic guitar tunes with catchy uplifting lyrics and vocal harmonies" PHASE 9 - London, England Rating: 4 stars "Mood Swings And Cravings" Opening track "Even If", complete with its' Nirvana bassline and anthemic chorus, is a real storming start. Elsewhere, the bright strumming pop of "Dream Like You" and last track "Well Weathered" stand out and there's also the occasional twang here and there. It's all catchy as hell, chock full of excellent tunes and harmonies. Highly recommended. Americana-UK June 2002 "Shooting Rubys has a distinctive sound bolstered by solid melodies and harmonies, creative guitar work and a steady rhythm section. Standout songs seem to be the ones effectively capturing a mood, from the melancholy "Never Come Around" to the ironically upbeat "Dream Like You". Fans of catchy guitar rock will not be disappointed." - Steve Donnelly - TuneVault, Ottawa "Even If by the Shooting Rubys..." "...This is a raw rock track by the Rubys...theres a nice structure, a good chorus and it has sort of a surprise ending". Jerry Harrison - Talking Heads (Real.Com Music News Feature) "This Canadian band is more than just proficient with their rootsy, 12 string jangle and full bolstered vocal harmonies, they put together a winning and credible formula of classic (but competent) Replacements, Blue Rodeo (a lot!), some early REM, The Windbreakers, Wilco and Ryan Adams. Just consistently excellent songwriting and rootsy charm overflow and hint a band who must rock live."... "Oodles of heartfelt and warmly earnest vocals shine inside all the jangle 'n strum, making this a Very Highly Recommended fix for fans of rootsy jangle pop! " - Not Lame - Fort Collins, Colorado "Mood Swings and Cravings is a catchy album."... "a relatively successful pop album that's loaded with hooks and pleasant melodies. Not only that, as this is largely a collection of demo material, it shows a lot of promise for the Rubys' future. In fact, they come off as being much more polished than most bands in their situation, and it will be most interesting to see how their sophomore release turns out. Matt Shimmer - IndieVille, Toronto
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