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Uncle Bobb

Press Release

Uncle Bobb: it’s never too late to rock and roll

Band’s release D’Jahaf 2B 4Me proclaims: Hey You – S’not Love!

San Francisco, CA, June 6, 2005: With over 4 decades of songwriting, guitar-slinging and singing under his belt, Uncle Bobb founder Rick Cittar shows no signs of slowing down, as the band’s new release D’Jahaf 2Be 4ME proves. Far from being the young man’s game that was prophesied by the oft-quoted Pete Townshend line “hope I die before I get old”, rock and roll has proven to be at least a tonic and perhaps even the very glue that binds body and soul of half-centenarian rockers. One need look no further than legends like Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Plant or seminal pre-punker Link Wray for proof – all at least in their sixties, age has served to hone and polish their abilities, not diminish them. And dearly departed masters like John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters attest that death was simply an untimely interruption in a continuum of unceasing artistic growth. Following in their august footprints, Cittar feels he’s only just begun to hit his stride.

D’Jahaf 2Be 4ME?

Entitled D’Jahaf 2Be 4ME, the new CD’s five tracks – Hey You; S’not Love; Hardware Store, Brave New World; and Debbil Song – feature the perversely humorous, pop-metal songsmithery of founder and frontman Rick Cittar. Rick’s capable tenor voice and proficient guitar work inform this finely crafted gem of an EP, superbly suited for driving, making toast, or simply grooving. Tracks can be heard at the Uncle Bobb website, http://ratso.com/unclebobb.htm . The tunes sport metal-approved super-saturated guitar textures coupled with complex, sophisticated song structures, served on a bed of forceful, funky, interlocking bass and drums – candy for the brain as well as the ears and pelvis.

Classic Pop-Rock ethos informs songcraft

Raised on the classics – including Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, and Black Sabbath – Cittar has been a professional musician for upwards of 30 years, fronting and writing songs for a string of hard-working local bands like U3, Random Men, Wise Guys, Duosonic and RCB. The essential lessons of hit songcraft have not been lost on Cittar, as evidenced by his paean to lust, S’not Love, or his brooding, driving, anthemic wake-up call to aimless youth, Hey You. “We’re not talking about symphonies here,” says Cittar. “A great pop-rock song gets in there, shakes things up and does some damage, then gets out.” Citing Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong as a genius at crafting compelling compositions within the simple confines of four chords, Cittar also finds inspiration in other contemporary artists like Shai Halud, Godsmack, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Producer, mentor, ‘school of rock’ prof

Cittar finds satisfaction in passing on the lore of rock to his guitar and bass students, something he’s been doing for over 30 years, the last several at Countrywood Music in Walnut Creek. As well as being the father of two teenage boys (musicians themselves), his mentoring activities have expanded in recent years to producing a series of all-ages shows, featuring local bands whose membership include many of his current and former students. Watch for the next series of dates coming up in August and September.

The urge is in the blood – auditions open to join Uncle Bob onstage

Uncle Bobb is Cittar’s current vehicle for the sonic life-force that is rock. “Rock and roll is something that gets in your blood…after doing it for so long, it becomes impossible NOT to do it. I love the way Paul McCartney puts it: ‘Rock and roll is something you either do, or you don’t. You can’t fake it – you’ve either got it, or you don’t’”. Cittar is presently auditioning for musical partners to perform on drums and bass with him at upcoming Uncle Bobb shows. Interested parties should go to http://ratso.com/audition-info.htm .

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