Yellow #1 | Bottle of Rain (1997)

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1. The Bone Smuggler
2. Day Off
3. Everything Matters
4. Bit My Lip
5. Clutter at the Table
6. Gandhi's Lunchbox
7. Felt
8. It's Sad Being a Cartoon Character
9. To Know Why
10. Who Do I Think I Am?
11. Broken Eyes
12. Ravenloft
13. Dirt Blue Star
14. A Summer Dream
15. Dirt Blue Star's Third Christmas
16. As the Worm Turns
17. Peaceful Night

Yellow #1 was Brian Paone’s first band. Formed in 1995, Yellow #1’s music was intended to have the whimsical flavor of synth-pop and old-school hip-hop, with the lyrical integrity and vocal intensity of industrial and metal bands. Combining the two polar opposites into one sound make for very debatably interesting songs Their debut album, Bottle of Rain, was released in 1997.

Their live shows were full of samples and triggers, as well as the bandmembers swapping instruments on stage. During the Bottle of Rain era, the band played shows throughout MA, NH, & RI. The pinnacle of their success was when WAAF, a Boston radio station, played the single, "Broken Eyes," on rotation, and Yellow #1 was asked to open for Godsmack. Yellow #1 disbanded in 1998.

In 2014, Brian breathed life back into the band to work on a second album. Collaborating with hip-hop producer and rap artist, Darius Malloy (aka RedStryke) from Lakeland, Florida, the second album, Thanks for the Nostalgia, was released in 2016. The new album focused more on an old-school rap atmosphere, while staying true to the original flavor and vocal intensity of the first album.

Brian Paone - vocals, programming, drums, keyboards, guitars, samples

Additional musicians:
- Matthew Diglio - guitar: “A Summer Dream”
- Eric Park - harmonica, programming: “Dirt Blue Star's Third Christmas”
- Jenny Applebaum - guitar: “As the Worm Turns”

Additional vocals:
- Dave Ouellette: “Clutter at the Table,” “Dirt Blue Star,” “Dirt Blue Star's Third Christmas,” “As the Worm Turns”
- Christine Kelley: “Everything Matters,” “Who Do I Think I Am?,” Dirt Blue Star”
- Dann Paciulan: “The Bone Smuggler,” “Dirt Blue Star”
- Barbara Sullivan: “To Know Why,” “Dirt Blue Star's Third Christmas”
- Lauren Sullivan: “Dirt Blue Star”
- Matt Diglio: “Dirt Blue Star”
- Mike Vicione: “A Summer Dream”
- Jenny Applebaum: “As the Worm Turns”

Produced by Brian Paone & Dan Tarlow
Recorded & mixed at Zigmo Studio in Marblehead, MA
Artwork by Sean Carmichael

Yellow #1 live band (1996 - 1998):
Brian Paone - vocals, keyboards, programming, drums, guitar
Dann Paciulan - drums, guitar, keyboards
Dave Ouellette - vocals, percussion
Christine Kelley - keyboards, programming
Jason Paul - keyboards, programming
Matthew Diglio - guitar
Mark Sieczkowski - drums
Marc Pugliese - guitar

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