A rock band influenced by the pop, rock, country, and metal of the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's.

12 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, POP: Power Pop



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From the upstate of South Carolina, Greenville area rock band Late To Bloom has been writing, recording, and performing its own unique blend of rock and roll for over a decade. Inspired from childhood by the rock super groups of the 60âs, 70âs and 80âs such as The Beatles, Led Zepplin, Eagles, Pink Floyd, Boston, Foreigner, Journey, and U2, the band members actually came of age during the heyday of Heavy Metal. It was the mid to late 80âs when the screaming guitars, thundering drums, and bombastic behavior of groups like Motley Crue, Van Halen, Guns and Roses, Metallica, Dokken, Queensryche, Tesla, and Iron Maiden stimulated then 12 year old brothers Jeff and Jamey Bailey to beseech Santa for an electric guitar and drum set, respectively. Not long after, their paths would cross with fellow metal head and future vocalist virtuoso Shane Lasseter. A flurry of band names and line ups would follow.

By the early 90âs the trio were embracing not only the emerging grunge and alternative rock scenes, but the singer/songwriter genres of James Taylor, Van Morrison, Elton John, Simon and Garfunkel, Bread, Billy Joel, Dan Fogleberg, and Bob Segar, who penned many of the big radio staples the boys cherished from their youth. They even opened themselves up to new wonders such as Hip Hop, Jazz, Country, and Electronica. An eclectic mix of influences began to shape the styles of the songwriters that would define Late To Bloom.

The millennium ushered in a new era for Late To Bloom. After a brief hiatus the songwriting team decided to put the band back together to record and perform new material. With Jamey keeping time on the drums, Jeff maintaining the lead guitar, and Shane relieving himself of rhythm guitar duties to concentrate on being a full-time front man, the trio recruited long-time friend Lance Lister as a secondary guitarist. Lance was equally comfortable picking the light acoustic ballads or trading licks with Jeff on the fire and brimstone rockers. In April of 2005 tragedy struck with the untimely death of bassist and good friend Chris Clayton. And after an arduous search for a replacement the new group found one right under their noses in Jeffâs and Jameyâs younger brother Ben Davis. Beginning his tenure as a novice, Ben quickly picked up on the refined bass lines previously written, and eventually began to express his own ideas and personality as an ever seasoned player. The new-fangled, highly motivated Late To Bloom burst onto the local scene in the spring of 2005 spending the year feeling out the live experience and fine tuning the new songs before spending seven months in the studio recording a 12 track self-titled CD.
The Late To Bloom sound and style can transcend genres, but easily blends into most pop and rock radio formats. From heavy anthem-like rockers âWhoâs Proudâ and âUh-Huhâ that would fit easily on latter day Motley Crue or Tesla albums, to the haunting ballad âAll She Wroteâ and the inspiring âKeep in Touchâ which reminisce with the likes of alt-country favorites Son Volt and Ryan Adams, to the soundscape tinged âSurrealâ and âA Piece Of Our Miseryâ which recall the big echo of U2, to the ready-for-rock radio âWas itâ and â21 More Daysâ, which would have made Late To Bloom an ideal opener for a young touring Journey, the boys can plow through an all out metal meltdown with the Queensryche motivated âMy Hemlockâ, or pull on the heart strings with the quintessential rock power ballad âA Box Canât Hold A Love Songâ.

Lyrically, the song catalog dabbles in philosophy, history, humor, folklore, party anthems, and various forms of storytelling, but focuses most heavily on relationships. Whether dealing with infatuation (Surface Tension), shifts of power (A Piece Of Our Misery), abandonment (All She Wrote), friendship (Stoned On Yesterday), or star-crossed love (Fine For Awhile), thereâs a Late To Bloom song that captures almost every emotional build-up or breakdown. And with close to 100 songs between them, the three writers have plenty of material to flesh out.

Late To Bloom live is pure rockân roll adrenaline. With myriad shows under their belts, ranging from small barrooms to large outdoor venues, the boys look forward to conquering the broader Southeast and beyondâ¦.

- Peter Strathmore, Rock Review Magazine, Feb. 14 2006