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The concert line-up includes pop/rock bands Nine Days, SR-71 and Stroke Nine. </div> <bR> <div> The Director of Entertainment Activities Branch at Fort Bragg, Rollin Shelton, said they feel lucky to have them.</div> <bR> <div> He said that the MGD concert series has a track record of bringing hot up-and-coming acts. In 1997, Matchbox Twenty performed at Fort Bragg. </div> <bR> <div> Offering entertainment at Fort Bragg is more economical for the soldiers compared to other area entertainment venues because they offer free parking and reasonable concession stand prices, Mr. Shelton said.</div> <bR> <div> "We really wanted a show that got our young soldiers, 25 and younger, first rate entertainment at a reasonable price," Mr. Shelton said.</div> <bR> <div> After the band completes it current tour, Nine Days, known for its pop/rock hit <I>Absolutely (Story of a Girl)</I>, will head back to the studio to record its second release. Vocalist/guitarist John Hampson said it will be deeper and "edgier" than the group's first release, <I>The Madding Crowd</I>, which he said had a sense of humor. </div> <bR> <div> "I think with this one, it wasn't so much a conscious thing, it was more that I found myself writing a little deeper lyrically," Mr. Hampson said.</div> <bR> <div> "I think it's definitely going to be a better record than <I>The Madding Crowd</I>," he said, before adding, "maybe better isn't the best word, but it's definitely going to be a step." </div> <bR> <div> Vocalist/guitarist Brian Desveaux, bassist Nick Dimichino, drummer Vincent Tattanelli, keyboardist Jeremy Dean and Mr. Hampson's second release is due out early next year.</div> <bR> <div> The band has been writing new songs since it came off the road in May. It recently finished recording demos of this material at a Long Island studio before heading back on the road this month.</div> <bR> <div> Two of the demo songs recorded in July were <I>Beautiful</I> and <I>I Feel Fine</I>. <I>Beautiful</I>, a song Mr. Hampson describes as having a roots, organic rock sound is one of his favorites. </div> <bR> <div> "It's about a guy saying there's a woman out there who he thinks there's no one in the same light as she is. But yet something isn't making her happy. It's sort of saying you're beautiful, you have everything, and yet you're still not quite happy," Mr. Hampson said.</div> <bR> <div> Like <I>Story of a Girl</I>, <I>Beautiful</I> is also about a particular member of the opposite sex, but this time Mr. Hampson wouldn't reveal who she is.</div> <bR> <div> His other favorite,<I> I Feel Fine</I>, was co-written by Splender's lead vocalist, Waymon Boone. </div> <bR> <div> "It was the first time I've ever really co-written like that, but I was really blown away by how it came out," Mr. Hampson said. </div> <bR> <div> The band will choose 14 songs for the album from 20 to 30 of the recorded demo songs. After choosing the tracks, the group will return to the studio in September to record the new album. </div> <bR> <div> According Mr. Hampson, the recording process will probably be complete by November or December and a single will be released early next year.</div> <bR> <div> "I know it seems so far away. But it's weird, once you get in this business, that's just the way you have to start thinking about things unfortunately. Everything takes time."</div> <bR> <div> Although no more singles are slated for release from <I>The Madding Crowd</I>, Nine Days fans need not fret. A new song, <I>Another Day</I>, will be released on the soundtrack to the locally filmed movie <I>Summer Catch</I>, and the song may also be realeased as a single, according to Mr. Hampson.</div> <bR> <div> In addition, the band covered an old Twisted Sister song, <I>The Price</I>, for a Twisted Sister tribute album due to release this month.</div> <bR> <div> "At least there will be a couple of things that people can listen to until we get the record out," Mr. Hampson said.</div> <bR> <div> Fans who sign up on the bands email list on the Nine Days web site, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>www.nine-days.com</U></FONT>, may be in for an extra gift come Christmas time. Mr. Hampson said the band plans to send audio files of new music to everyone on the e-mail list to check out the before anyone else can.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Absolutely, the story of Nine Days </b></div> <div> Friday, July 14, 2000 </div> <div> <B>Kristi Singer, Morning Star correspondent</b></div> <div> <I>Wilmington Morning Star</I></div> <div> Copyright 2000 Wilmington Star-News</div> <bR> <div>      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The song can be heard on both the pop and rock radio and the video seen on MTV and VH1.</FONT></div> <div>      The first single from the red-hot band Nine Days, (Absolutely), Story of a Girl, is climbing the Billboard charts every week. IT just moved up to No. 4 on the Adult Top 40, spending 12 weeks on the chart. And although their tune is playing all over the country, vocalist/guitarist Brian Desveaux remains down to earth.</div> <div>      "The weirdest thing is when we were away from New York and it came on the radio," he said. "Even yesterday, we drove two days and you turn the radio on and boom, there it is. It's like 'Oh my god, we're in Ohio and they're playing us.' That's still kind of weird. </div> <div>      "Growing up watching MTV all our lives and it's like 'Oh my god we have a video!' It still feels weird holding the CD in our hands. It's amazing. I don't know if it's hit me yet. It's funny being like 'famous,' as people call it. I wouldn't consider myself famous."</div> <div>      Long Island, NY - based Nine Day consists of five men in their late 20's. John Hampson on vocals/guitars, Brian Desveaux on vocals/guitars, Nick Diminchino on bass, Vincent Tattenelli on drums/percussion and Jeremy Dean on piano/keyboard.</div> <div>      Both vocalists played together for 10 years in different bands growing up in New York. They decided to do something different during the grunge era of the mid - '90's, getting back to the basics of writing good songs with melodies and lyrics. The two spent 1994 writing until they "came up with a batch of songs that were strong enough to stand the test of time."</div> <div>      The band got its name, Nine Days, from a recording session. "The first session took nine days to complete, so that's how we named the band. I think after that session our drummer quit and our drummer now, Dan, joined and we completed the CD."</div> <div>      While showcasing in New York City, Mr. Desveaux said, every record company passed them up at least twice, until August 1998, when (Absolutely) Story of a Girl was written. "After that a whole bunch of interest came. Columbia was interested and Warner Bros. and everybody, including Sony."</div> <div>      The band signed with Sony in March 1999 and finished their record that summer. Absolutely was written by Mr. Hampson about a particular girl, who is now his fiancee. "We were at a gig in Long Island and John and his now fiancee, weren't getting along. They were arguing about something, and they split up that day. She walked away and he went his own way and he turned around to look at her, and she was talking to some friends across the room. She just started laughing in the conversation and he just thought to himself, 'God she drives me crazy but I absolutely love her when she smiles.'"</div> <div>      "A lot of the songs from John and I (deal) with relationships. A lot of the songs from me were definitely personal experiences that I've been through, and the same with John. Even though his songs are a little happier for the record. The things we write about are things we've experienced personally."</div> <div>      For the future of Nine Days, promoting The Madding Crowd is priority one. He also said the next single, If I Am, will be released this fall. </div> <div>      Mr. Desveaux didn't know he would reach the level of success that he has, but never thought he would do anything else. "This is it, this is what I'm going to do ... And I think what kept me going is with Nine Days, once we started, every year we kept taking a step up. And that's why we never quit. We were always bettering ourselves. I was like, I know it's going to happen, I just have to wait awhile, and eventually it did. And now we're right smack in the beginning of it."</div> </td> </tr></table></body>