Barely Blind

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Name = Barely Blind


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Origin = Groves, Texas, USA
Genre = Pop punk/Alternative/Rock
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = TDR Records
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Current_members = (from left): Will Smith, Canaan Davis, Brad Cuccio, Reid Guidry
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Barely Blind is a band that was formed in 2002 by Canaan Davis (vocals and guitar), Brad Cuccio (bass and vocals), and Will Smith (drums) in Groves, Texas, a small city on the Gulf Coast. Barely Blind has cited Blink 182, Lagwagon, Green Day, and Boston as some of their major influences. Guitarist Reid Guidry joined Barely Blind in September 2005 after the disbanding of his previous band, Bennington.

History

In 2003, at the ages of 15 & 16, Barely Blind was signed to local record label Set X Records. They wrote and recorded their first e.p. the same year, titled "Bueno Dias Pantalones". In the winter of 2004, the trio went back into the studios to record their follow up e.p. "The Greatest Adventure Story of All Time", which was released in March of 2005. This release earned them a spot on 2006's South By Southwest in Austin, TX. With the huge local success of their new e.p., Barely Blind embarked on their first West Coast Tour, which made numerous stops in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Through all their hard work and dedication, Barely Blind has opened for national acts such as Bowling for Soup, Punchline, Hellogoodbye, Socratic, House of Fools, and Near Miss to name a few.

As the shows and their fan base grew larger, Barely Blind decided to pick up guitarist Reid Guidry and go back into the studio in 2006 to record their third e.p. "Give Back the Radio" which was released June 3, 2006. This album shows a more experienced and mature side to the boys, while still staying true to their punk based roots. In February of 2007, Barely Blind headed back into the studio once more. They travelled to Stubenville, Ohio to record at Innovations Studios with Steve Soboslai of Punchline. With the help of Steve, the band recorded three new songs which take a totally new direction for Barely Blind. On March 10, 2007, Barely Blind released these three new songs. The new songs received great attention, even though only released on the band's myspace and purevolume. For the summer of 2007, Barely Blind plans to go on a brief tour with musicians and friends, Punchline.

Their new CD was released on August 28 entitlded "The Way We Operate." Song selections for this new album include "Crazy," "Pariah," "Crowded Room," and "Life on Wilson Street."

Discography

Albums

References

* [http://www.barelyblind.com Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/barelyblind Myspace page]