It’s likely that for many, this “best of,” compiled from Blizzard’s six albums released between 2001 – 2011, will be the first chance to hear the band. Time Lapse is the right title for this album. While it certainly works as a standalone release, the albums twenty-one tracks covers a span of ten years, showing impressive growth from this indie quartet. Operating just under the radar for nearly a decade, Blizzard – essentially the duo of songwriters Christopher Leyva (guitar, vocals) and Gerardo Baladon (lead guitar, vocals), with for the first three albums, Adrian Ochiuzzi (drums) and Antonio Franko (bass), honed their sound and skills through relentless recording and touring that saw them make several road trips around the U.S. and open shows for a host of artists including Dramarama, Modern English, Tom Petty, Jet, Unwritten Law and many others.
Real Rock ‘N’ Roll is elusive these days. Sure it’s easy enough to go out and buy the uniform and then ape the latest trend, but you can’t fake swagger. And you can’t fake songs. Blizzard has plenty of both. From the first note.
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