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The Bootcamp Sessions

by Chris Neri/The Criswell Seven

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1.
Bad Chemistry 03:07
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2.
Shogun of Harlem 03:36
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3.
Lost in the City 03:34
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4.
I Met A Girl and Now She's Gone 03:19
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5.
Vigilante 04:53
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6.
Directory Of Broken Hearts 02:27
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7.
Down and Out (And Back Up Again) 02:54
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8.
Wreckage In My Mind 03:11
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9.
Friends With The School Bully 03:02
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10.
Cheap Lipstick On A Million Dollar Face 03:19
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11.
Things Are Strange 03:38
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12.
Look Inside Your Love 02:18
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13.
Pedestrian Blues 04:03
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14.
Directory...Revisited 01:56
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15.
Lost in the City (Remix) 03:43
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all music and lyrics copyright © 2006 chrisrawksongs, BMI

This disk marked a return to music after a long absence from it. I was living in Boston at the time I wrote many of these songs working a series of jobs, living life, just kind of doing my thing. 1999 marked the end of a rather personally tumultuous year and from there songs started coming to me again. Ideas began coming to me at a rapid rate and I got a hold of a Roland VS-880 digital 8-track recorder and set about putting an album together. After a lot of vicious trail and error I got together what I thought was a pretty solid set of songs.

All in all it's pretty lo-fi but the songs are there, which is all I care about anyway. I donât think my songs have ever required a big Mutt Lange-style production. I felt by taking this approach I was making a statement, letting people know that my limitations weren't going to stop me from making music.

I called the project The Criswell Sevenâ combining the sci-fi names of The Amazing Criswell (from Ed Wood's movies) and Gary Seven from STAR TREK. At this point I was afraid of calling myself "Chris Neri" and being a solo guy, so I hid behind a band name. Lots of folks have done this and I thought I would too. I called it The Bootcamp Sessions because I thought of doing this record as a way of remaking myself as a musician and songwriter. It was about breaking down what I was before and building something bigger and stronger. For a first album itâs flawed in places but the strength of the songs I think carry it.

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released January 10, 2003

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Chris Neri Houston, Texas

"Listening to the music of Chris Neri feels a bit like peeking into someone's diary — only without the broken locks and shameful consequences."- from the Houston Chronicle.

Chris Neri is a singer/songwriter based out of the Houston, TX area. He's been around for years in various forms, usually just him and a guitar. Check out his new album 'Dysfunction Junction.' ... more

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