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\"3.2
3.2 featuring Robert Berry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s hard to keep a secret these days. Things just got a lot more interesting for Progressive Music Fans and for those that\u00a0value authentic classic bands with great players. Word has spread quickly that 3.2 featuring Robert Berry will indeed\u00a0perform at this year\u2019s ProgStock Festival, the annual 3-day event this October in Rahway, New Jersey. ProgStock is the\u00a0gem of the Prog music festivals as it continues to feature more prestigious acts every year and has proven to be one of\u00a0music\u2019s premiere interactive events, where the artists and fans mingle and bond over more than just music. This is an\u00a0event everyone will want to attend.<\/p>\n

Robert Berry, riding high with his latest release, \u201c3.2-The Rules Have Changed\u201d, co-written with keyboardist Keith Emerson has just revealed the members in his stellar four-piece touring band. They\u2019re set to begin performing soon.<\/p>\n

Those who appreciate the artistry of YES, ELP, Keith Emerson, Genesis, Jethro Tull, and the like are in for a real treat.\u00a0Berry is renowned for his bass and vocal work, as a multi-instrumentalist, and for writing and touring with Emerson, Carl\u00a0Palmer, Steve Howe (Yes), GTR, and Ambrosia, to name but a few. Rounding out the new touring group are drummer\u00a0Jimmy Keegan (Spock\u2019s Beard), guitarist Paul Keller (Emerson\/Palmer), and keyboardist Andrew Colyer (Circuline,\u00a0Cell15). In addition to the instrumental heavy lifting, all four band members sing \u2013 a rarity in the world of Prog.<\/p>\n

Berry, Keegan, Keller and Colyer began live rehearsals in November 2018, and are looking forward to not only\u00a0performing Keith Emerson’s great final work, but will also be pulling from Berry\u2019s 30-year catalogue of Progressive Rock.\u00a0Additionally, the sets will draw from Berry\u2019s work with Steve Howe, Ambrosia, his solo efforts, and his critically\u00a0acclaimed songs from various Magna Carta tribute albums which feature the music of YES, ELP, Genesis, and Jethro Tull.<\/p>\n

Robert Berry is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He\u2019s co-written with Steve Howe for the band GTR,\u00a0and is a former Ambrosia band member. He earned international acclaim for his powerful version of the Yes\u2019s\u00a0\u201cRoundabout\u201d for Magna Carta, drawing some to anoint him as a \u201ccrafty American version of Trevor Rabin”, an honor\u00a0Berry seems too humble to talk about. Berry and Keith Emerson formed \u201c3\u201d in the 1980\u2019s along with Carl Palmer, and\u00a0had the #9 Billboard hit \u201cTalkin\u2019 Bout\u201d. Their debut album \u201cTo The Power of 3\u201d on Geffen \u2013 a label known at the time\u00a0for their stable of notable artists such as Peter Gabriel, charted respectably.<\/p>\n

In 2015, a Boston radio station unearthed tapes from the 1988 \u201c3\u201d tour, and released them as a live album. After\u00a0hearing that impressive live performance, Emerson was inspired to reunite with Berry, and the pair resumed work on\u00a0the unfinished \u201c3\u201d follow up album. Then, with Emerson\u2019s tragic passing in 2016, it appeared the new album might be\u00a0lost, but Berry persevered. In the spring of 2018, with the blessing of the Emerson Estate, Berry and Frontiers Music\u00a0released the long awaited new record. The first official pre-release single, \u201cSomebody\u2019s Watching\u201d, unleased in May,\u00a0sparked impressive pre-orders on Amazon. That initial excitement generated 7,000 YouTube views in the first 36\u00a0hours, surged to over 12,000 views in the first week and continues to grow. A musical phoenix had indeed risen. The\u00a0album was released on August 10, 2018, and hit #1 on Amazon, selling out on the first day, and placed in the top tier\u00a0on two Billboard charts. A pair of videos from the album have over 64,000 cumulative views on YouTube. The new\u00a0album has met with unanimous positive acclaim internationally, from over 100 magazine articles, blog and website\u00a0reviews, and FM and internet radio stations interviews.<\/p>\n

What if Robert Berry was in YES today, and they were just now writing Roundabout? How would that sound? We got\u00a0the answer when Berry re-envisioned and re-arranged the song for the Tales From Yesterday album, and it was wickedly\u00a0fantastic! His series of classic Prog re-workings for Magna Carta Records not only won him international acclaim, but\u00a0earned him praise from the creators of those songs. Jethro Tull\u2019s Ian Anderson reached out with a gracious personal\u00a0letter expressing how much he enjoyed Berry\u2019s re-working of \u201cMinstrel in the Gallery\u201d. Berry\u2019s friend Steve Howe\u00a0wrote that he quite liked the new recording of Yes\u2019s \u201cRoundabout\u201d, saying that the new bass line \u201ckicks the original all\u00a0about\u201d. Howe even played acoustic guitar on Berry\u2019s new version. \u201cWatcher of The Skies\u201d (Genesis) is about as\u00a0quintessential Prog as anything. To many it\u2019s the Holy Grail of the genre, so it\u2019s hard to imagine anyone even daring to\u00a0alter it — yet the new Berry version is heavier and deeper in many ways. For Emerson, Lake & Palmer\u2019s \u201cKarn Evil #9\u201d,\u00a0he pays tribute to his mates Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, by calling on Dream Theater\u2019s Jordan Rudess for\u00a0Keyboards, along with Drummer Simon Phillips, and Violinist Mark Wood. And let\u2019s not forget Berry was a former\u00a0member of Ambrosia, and he gives us a heavier and punchier version of their classic \u201cLife Beyond L.A.\u201d His\u00a0unmistakable Vocals, Bass and Guitar form a clear sonic trademark on all five of these re-envisioned songs \u2013 they really\u00a0are astounding — and they will all be performed in the band\u2019s new live show as well.<\/p>\n

3.2 featuring Robert Berry Live is More Than Just a Concert \u2013 It\u2019s An Event: With his 30 year history of playing side-by-side\u00a0with many of Prog and Rock music\u2019s elite, Berry has a deep well of enlightening tales to share and his warm\u00a0personality, spontaneity and approach allow him to appeal to fans of many musical genres. More than just a concert,\u00a0these shows will have the songs and the road stories and recollections behind those storied songs.<\/p>\n

\"3.2
3.2 featuring Robert Berry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Band Lineup<\/strong>
\nRobert Berry –\u00a0vocals, bass
\nJimmy Keegan – drums, vocals
\nPaul Keller – guitars, vocals
\nAndrew Colyer – keyboards, vocals<\/p>\n

Official website:\u00a0http:\/\/www.robertberry.com<\/a>
\nFacebook:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Robertberrymusic\/<\/a>
\nTwitter:\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/theRobertberry<\/a>
\nInstagram:\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/berrysongs\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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