The Compulsions

[chineseblues]

Has anyone else heard of these guys?  I personally think their awesome. http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=3290096&Mytoken=20041012063558

The song Down on the tracks features Richard Fortus. These guys are probably the best rock band out there right now.

[*Izzy*]

I don't really dig that
Something abit generic about them

  Izzy?

[JMack]

Rob Carlyle of The Compulsions talks to The GnR Syndicate



Frank bringin' it with The Compulsions.


Describing The Compulsions? sound may quickly become a subjective process; everybody seems to identify their own particular nuances.

What am I hearing right now? Tom Petty? The bluesy swagger of early Guns n Roses? Eric Clapton? The Stones?

Rob Carlyle isn?t one to delve into some grandiose, exhaustive narrative chock full of ego and cliches. His answer, much like the band?s music, is straight forward and to the point, ?Rock ?n? roll.?

Mind you, The Compulsions aren?t attempting to repackage a retro sound, they?re merely expanding on something that has been MIA for years now: An organic, no frills approach to kick ass rock n roll.

Their latest release ?Been Through Hell? has been receiving stellar feedback and Rob Carlyle was nice enough to talk to the Syndicate about the new release.

Read the interview here

[FunkyMonkey]

THE COMPULSIONS Featuring GUNS N' ROSES Members: New Song Available For Free Download - Sep. 15, 2011

New York-based rock band THE COMPULSIONS will release its first full-length studio album, "Beat The Devil", before the end of the year. The group's recording lineup consists of Rob Carlyle on lead vocal and guitar, Richard Fortus (GUNS N' ROSES, THIN LIZZY) on guitar, Sami Yaffa (NEW YORK DOLLS, HANOI ROCKS, MICHAEL MONROE) on bass and Frank Ferrer (GUNS N' ROSES) on drums along with many of Carlyle's favorite local musicians; including long-revered blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin (HOWLIN' WOLF, MUDDY WATERS).

"Beat The Devil" track listing:

01. Hired Gun
02. I Just Wanna Play Guitar
03. Dirty Woman Blues
04. Yer Too Good For Me
05. Eat My Dust
06. Ea$y Money
07. Ya Never Got Me Down
08. She's So F****n' Sexy
09. I Was Right, You Were Wrong
10. Shut Yer Hole (feat. Hubert Sumlin)

"Ea$y Money" os available for free download at THE COMPULSIONS' Facebook pageuntil October 15.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=163324

[Mr. Redman]

Rob Carlyle, is one person I can say I can call a friend.