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ANTHONY FOCX RETURNS WITH GENERATION BEAUTIFUL:
March 26, 2007
GENERATION BEAUTIFUL TO ISSUE SELF-TITLED LIVE ALBUM ON INTERLINE RECORDS -APRIL 6TH, 2007
Los Angeles-based rock band, Generation Beautiful, possesses a sound thatseems tailor-made for modern day radio, as evidenced by any number of tracksfrom their self-titled live debut album, on Interline Records. The band wasformed when Beautiful Creatures guitarist Anthony Focx began writing music withfemale singer Shelby Goff. As the project progressed, lead guitarist FredNilsson, drummer Jerry Vidal, and bassist Jamie Zimlin came aboard with theirown, unique musical backgrounds to complete the dynamic quintet.
The upcoming eight-song release is sure to please any rock fan. GenerationBeautiful’s music combines heartfelt ballads (“Father”, “Freedom”) withharder hitting rock songs (“Everything”, “This Is Me”, and “Rowdy”). Thealbum was recorded live on stage in front of a high-energy audience, and itfaithfully captures the excitement of Generation Beautiful live.Generation Beautiful – Live was mixed by Focx, whose other production workconsists of projects such as Beautiful Creatures’ Deuce, Aerosmith’s recentremake of “Back in the Saddle” for NASCAR on ESPN, Cinder Road’s new album onEMI, and also has worked on the Katherine McPhee track “Home”.The multi-talented Focx has certainly met his musicalmatch with Goff, whose vocal style encompasses raw aggressive strength yetis soulful at the same time. A dynamic live performer, Goff was nominated for “Female Vocalist of the Year” and won the award for “Rock Single of the Year”at the 2005 Los Angeles Music Awards. As a result, the singer is consideredby many to be one of the most promising and upcoming women in rock today.
In addition to playing traditional Southern California rock venues, Generation Beautiful has also taken a unique route towards perfecting their music andstage act. They have performed for the troops in Iraq , Afghanistan , theBalkans, and Eastern Europe . As a result the group has received a number ofaccolades including a write up in the largest international military newspaperStars and Stripes.
Generation Beautiful – Live will be released April 6, 2007 exclusively inall the major online music stores, including iTunes, Napster, and Rhapsody. The band plans to follow up with a full-length studio record due out Summer2007. In August 2007 they will embark on yet another tour, this time for thetroops in Korea and Japan, to be followed by a US tour.
For more information on the band visit www.generationbeautiful.com
GENERATION BEAUTIFUL – LIVE TRACKLISTING:
01 Intro
02 This Is Me
03 Borrowed Time
04 Freedom
05 Breathe
06 Sweet Caroline
07 Father
08 Everything
09 Rowdy
Courtesy of www.generationbeautiful.com