NEON BLUE/ Neon Blue Gets Great Review
Posted By Neon Blue
Oct 16, 2005

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NEON BLUE is a Bancroft, Ontario based band and recording artist. The band fronted by Mark Doney (lead vocals/ songwriter SOCAN) and with brother Sean (percussion/ harmony vocals) consists of a group of veteran player, performers.

Since it's release in the summer of 2005, tracks off of the album have received airplay on Canada's CBC Radio and on any number of community, commercial and college stations across Canada.

The release of their debut international single to radio across Europe, Asia and including Australia and New Zealand in September 2005, has taken the group to the international stage. Thank God For The Simple Man, the debut single as of October 2005 (within a month of it's release on Hillcrest Records) has already seen airplay chart action in certain European countries, in Australia and in Japan.

The album has also been getting a great deal of support from print media with a number of extremely positive reviews. The most high profile review to date was a very complimentary review in the September 2005 issue of The Country Music News. In the article, the CMN Reviewer compares tracks on the cd to early works by the Eagles and to the Good Brothers.

Captions From The Country Music News September 2005

CMN Reviewer writes:

"NEON BLUE is a five-man band out of Bancroft, Ontario, making their recording debut on this self-titled disc. The band's music is founded on the lead vocals and songwriting talents of Mark Doney."

"The music has a rootsy, down home feel that ranges from early country/rock sounds of the Eagles to the more traditional laid back feel of the Good Brothers."

"Several selections stand out. One Lonely Night is a solid country ballad complete with fiddle and steel accompaniment, and there's a tasty Eagles feel to tunes like Summer's Gone and Katie. Nadine (not the Chuck Berry classic) is a bluesy and dark piece of music, while On My Own takes on a bar-room atmosphere."

"There are a couple of neat changes of pace. I Will Be With You (Dark Isle) is given a Celtic arrangement and moves from a sawing fiddle intro into a fast paced fling. The main attraction on the album comes in the closing entry, Thank God For The Simple Man, an ode to Mark Doney's father and the influence he had on his life and music."

"The album was co-produced by Mark and Sean Doney and recorded at Ken Harnden's Pinnacle Music Studios in Belleville. In addition to Don Reed's fiddle magic, special session guests include Jon Park-Wheeler (guitars), Doug Johnson (steel / dobro) and Ken Harnden (keyboards)."