Duguay, Richard -and The Beautiful Decline-
Second Prize
Hot on the heels of his two critically acclaimed concept albums Bad JuJu and Beautiful Decline, Richard Duguay gets back to his roots with Second Prize, a straight-up rock 'n' roll EP loaded with driving guitar hooks, groovy bass lines and monstrous drums. The vocals soar over top with imagery straight from Duguay's punk past including killer choruses on "Guaranteed OD," "Mystery" and the single track, "Running Alone." This 5-track scorcher features a solid new band and claims Duguay's place in the 70s rock revival. Richard Duguay nails the hard truths of life with a sound thats been described as "The New York Dolls meets The Rolling Stones." Swaggering rock n' roll with story-telling panache, cinematic sonic assaults, flat-out rockers and shakers full of catchy melodic riffs that melt into psychedelic bridges leading to bursts of unexpected acoustic charm. Duguay writes and records in his home studio in North Hollywood, CA. Previous releases include critically acclaimed albums Beautiful Decline, Bad JuJu, Lead Us To Temptation, Gloriously Reckless and Big in Cleveland. Duguay appeared on Guns & Roses "The Spaghetti Incident," featured on Johnny Thunders tune, "You Cant Put Your Arms Around A Memory," and toured the globe with Duff McKagan. His roots run deep in the punk rock scene, starting his career playing with the legendary Personality Crisis.