3.2: ‘Third Impression’
– new album
featuring KEITH EMERSON
by
multi-instrumentalist
R O B E R T B E R R Y
Exclusive Z O O M Interview
on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
Robert Berry has managed to survive in the treacherous minefield that is the music business and flourished as a performer, songwriter and producer. It seems he's done it all. While he may be best known as the vocalist/bass player in the ELP spinoff, 3, with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, Berry impressive list of credits include a stint fronting Ambrosia, and long running affiliations with Alliance, December People, and the Greg Kihn Band.
Berry has released 5 solo albums, contributed to a number of high-profile tribute albums and has an impressive track record in the studio.
Robert has just released on Frontiers Records, his new album of new
music entitled Third Impression, under the name 3.2.
Third Impression featuring the last track (entitled Never) that
Berry and his friend and mentor Keith Emerson worked on together
before Emerson’s tragic passing.
BERRY
3.2
THIRD IMPRESSION
at amazon.com
The second 3.2 album, a band/project that is a
continuation of the band 3, which featured Robert Berry, Carl Palmer, and the
late great Keith Emerson.
"Third Impression," the follow up to 3.2's
debut album, "The Rules Have Changed," is a fine match for its
predecessor. It mixes epic songs, such as album opener “Top Of The World” and
closing song “Never”, the latter co-written by Robert with Emerson, with more
melodic and AOR moments.
For more information
about
ROBERT BERRY
visit
facebook.com/robertberrymusic
twitter.com/therobertberry
instagram.com/berrysongs
Video links from the new album:
FOND FAREWELL - 3.2 full video (2021)
A BOND OF UNION - 3.2 lyric video (2021)
Discography
Solo album
Back to Back (1985)
Pilgrimage to a Point (1992)
In These Eyes (1994)
Takin' it Back (1995)
A Soundtrack for the Wheel of Time (1999)
Prime Cuts (2006)
The Dividing Line (2008)
Hush
Hush (1978)
79 (1979)
Hot Tonight (1982)
3
To the Power of Three (1988)
Live Boston '88 (2015)
Live – Rockin' The Ritz (2017)
December People
Sounds like Christmas (2000)
Rattle and Humbug (2001)
DP3 (2005)
Classic Rock Christmas (2009)
St. Nicks Picks (2017)
Alliance
Bond of Union (1996)
Alliance (1997)
Missing Piece (1999)
Destination Known (2007)
Road to Heaven (2009)
Fire and Grace (2019)
All 41
The World's Best Hope (2017)
Greg Kihn Band
Rekihndled
3.2
The Rules Have Changed (2018)
Third Impression (2021)
IS FINALLY OUT!
ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC
LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of
the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR.
JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL
KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE
MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE...
BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN
LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD
RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN
ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX...
RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER
FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK...
SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know
I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying
something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers.
This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter
with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print.
It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably,
modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The
second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the
musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is
for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes
for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts,
aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new
things by going back in time.
https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/ Gold Award Winner
