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COOL BLUE HALO
THE FAN CLUB TAPES (1993-1995) + KANGAROO (1996)

Cool Blue Halo was formed in 1990 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, by members Paul Bodreau, Jason Ives, Barry Walsh, and Glenn MacCulloch. The band was a large part of the burgeoning Halifax music scene, and in 1993 they released an independent, self-titled cassette. The group signed to Halifax-based No Records, and in 1996 they released their full-length CD, "Kangaroo", to great reviews. Ranging from ballads to rock, all 12 songs seem to be about girls and breaking hearts. The four-piece, known for its three-part harmonies and Beatlesque melodies, released "Too Much Katlheen" as the lead single. The album also includes a band version of "Sweetie Said". Today, Barry Walsh can be heard with Galore.

Special note: I grabbed the fan club tapes a few years ago on a website i can't find anymore. So, this is the reason why i decided to bring them to everybody along their only CD ever released "Kangaroo". An overlooked album i purchased on the recommendation of Not Lame at the time of its release. I wish this album had been in the Shake Some Action Top 200 list... Anyway, the album is not too easy to find (i only found 3 used copies @ amazon, grab them as soon as possible)

KANGAROO (1996)
Spark-O-Matik / Too Much Kathleen / Throw Me Down / 3AM / Congratulations / Not Sorry / Take It Back Now / Katie Be Careful / Stick Together / Laudry / The Only One / Sweetie Said

THE FAN CLUB TAPES (1993-1995)
Come With Me If You Wanna Live (1993)
Come With Me If You Wanna Live / 3AM






Cool Blue Halo (1993)
Go And Get It / Come With Me If You Wanna Live / 3AM / Supercindy / Some Other World



Just For You (1995)
Agenda / Laundry / Sweetie Said / Katie Be Careful / Clover / Helpless