In the fall of 1989 I got a call from drummer
Jim Linstrum to come audition for the bass position in a psychedelic
blues band he'd been playing with. The current bass
player was going through some drama and couldn't focus on the band at
the time. I got a tape of some of the material they had been working
on, learned it and added some of my own feel to it then went and played
with John, Colin and Jimmy. I'd met these guys briefly a few times when
I went to their shows. It was great to hang and play with them and we
hit it off really well, I think the way I played really complimented
what they were doing. Months later ex-bassist Scott Brakebill got his
affairs in order and was welcomed back as rhythm guitar into the band.
Blue Persuasion went on from there for the next four years recording
and gigging out as much as possible. In 1991 we recorded a five song
demo on a budget of $800.00 at The Playroom in Park Forest Il. it was
every ones
first experience recording in a professional studio. The songs were
" Majesty Of My Soul " a really driving number with
great hooks and great lyrics. The first song led directly into "
Too Far Away To Care " with a thunderstorm raging into this
melodic contemplation. The third song of this recording is called
" Wall Of Truth " Colin busted out the the heavy blues
roto vibe for this one and I did my best to funk up his groove. Next
is " Southland " which oddly enough was our biggest
song at shows, girls would scream and run out to the dance floor whenever
we started this carefree jam. Closing this recording is Colin Peterson
solo on the Dobro with " D-Blues " it's a short but
deep seated piece that pays homage to the blues greats that inspire
him. Many shows throughout Chicago, Illinois and Northwest Indiana followed
after theses recordings and some were caught on tape. In 1993 John Pio
had been struggling with throat troubles and decided he wouldn't be
able to go on as lead vocalist of the
band. He encouraged the band to seek another singer and carry on but
after much discussion we'd come to the conclusion that at that point
we'd done more than we set out to accomplish and it wouldn't be right
without John at the mic so we called it a day. For a full look at Blue
Persuasion you can visit the web site I designed as a retrospect to
what we called our Bluesadelic Experience. Look at pictures, download
MP3 files of studio and live recordings and see other items from the
bands past. Blue
Persuasion
In the fall of 1989 I got a call from drummer
Jim Linstrum to come audition for the bass position in a psychedelic
blues band he'd been playing with. The current bass
player was going through some drama and couldn't focus on the band at
the time. I got a tape of some of the material they had been working
on, learned it and added some of my own feel to it then went and played
with John, Colin and Jimmy. I'd met these guys briefly a few times when
I went to their shows. It was great to hang and play with them and we
hit it off really well, I think the way I played really complimented
what they were doing. Months later ex-bassist Scott Brakebill got his
affairs in order and was welcomed back as rhythm guitar into the band.
Blue Persuasion went on from there for the next four years recording
and gigging out as much as possible. In 1991 we recorded a five song
demo on a budget of $800.00 at The Playroom in Park Forest Il. it was
every 
ones
first experience recording in a professional studio. The songs were
" Majesty Of My Soul " a really driving number with
great hooks and great lyrics. The first song led directly into "
Too Far Away To Care " with a thunderstorm raging into this
melodic contemplation. The third song of this recording is 
called
" Wall Of Truth " Colin busted out the the heavy blues
roto vibe for this one and I did my best to funk up his groove. Next
is " Southland " which oddly enough was our biggest
song at shows, girls would scream and run out to the dance floor whenever
we started this carefree jam. Closing this recording is Colin Peterson
solo on the Dobro with " D-Blues " it's a short but
deep seated piece that pays homage to the blues greats that inspire
him. Many shows throughout Chicago, Illinois and Northwest Indiana followed
after theses recordings and some were caught on tape. In 1993 John Pio
had been struggling with throat troubles and decided he wouldn't be
able to go on as lead vocalist of the 
band. He encouraged the band to seek another singer and carry on but
after much discussion we'd come to the conclusion that at that point
we'd done more than we set out to accomplish and it wouldn't be right
without John at the mic so we called it a day. For a full look at Blue
Persuasion you can visit the web site I designed as a retrospect to
what we called our Bluesadelic Experience. Look at pictures, download
MP3 files of studio and live recordings and see other items from the
bands past.