‘Famous For A Day’ by Steve Young And The Real Time Players is a 10 (+1) track rock album that is bright and groovy in a blues inspired way. Each track feels bright and punchy, while the all cover an aspect of our narrator’s life in a way that feels engaging and immersive.
(Limited Edition RED Vinyl available from March 6th.
General digital release on April 4th.)
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‘Famous For A Day’: Track-by-Track
‘Famous For A Day’: ‘S.Y.U.K Special’- ‘Dog ‘n’ Bone’
The album begins with the loud, bright ‘S.Y.U.K Special’, a track the establishes each song’s general structure and the collection’s overall tone and vibe. We’re introduced to our narrator in this song, with the lyrics giving us a sense of who this person is and where they come from.
The highlight of this track (and most of the other tracks), is the explosive guitar solo at its climax. This really seems to sit the tone for this song and the album as a whole.
The next track ‘Dog ‘n’ Bone’ introduces a slightly deeper tone, which feels like it douses the set-list in this familiar calm. Its sound retains the brightness, but introduces elements that are a bit darker and deeper, before gradually settling by the track’s mid-point.
The narrator sings about a love that feels warm, inspiring the best and happiest version of our narrator.
‘Famous For A Day’: ‘Come Around’- ‘Who You’
‘Come Around’ picks up the pace while elevating the album’s groove to something increasingly solid. It’s a track brimming with attitude, sure of itself in the brightest way. This while the lyrics feel playful and flirty, perfectly complimenting the soundscape.
‘Long Long Road Ahead (2025 Remaster)’ tones this bright playfulness down a bit, opting for quiet acoustic guitars that pluck a subtly playful rhythm. The lyris go from playful flirtation to matter-of-fact, “I’m missing you and dealing with it” vibe.
“…One more day since you went away,
I’m starting to feel the burn…
…Take another shot of ehiskey and settle down
To the long long road ahead….”.
The track is calm with a plucky twang.
‘Who You’ is an empowering and spunky tune that features Steve Young’s students singing the refrain in unison. The tracks interesting, bright instrumentation is laced with an edge, an attitude. Its an anthem with a punchy groove and spunky edge, while attempting to spread a hopeful message.
“…Yeah, you can be anything you want to be…”.
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‘Famous For A Day’: ‘Looks Like You (2025 Remaster)’- ‘Feelin’ Fine (2025 Remaster)’
‘Looks Like You (2025 Remaster)’ sounds like it attempts to commemorate the narrator’s journey with bright guitar solos and insightful lyrics. “….I’ve been living everyone’s dreams and they’ve been living mine…”.
“…I’m looking foir something and good lord it looks like you….”.
‘2030’ describes a pretty grounded, optimistic future with its deep, kinetic swing that keeps on building. Its slow rhythm feels like an intense pull that almost jarring, while the refrain’s melodies feel refreshingly familiar at the same time.
‘Feelin’ Fine (2025 Remaster)’ brings in a head banfing groove with a dark edge that seems to pick up the pace. Its lyrics delves into a relationship where the narrator feels used, but is also trying to downplay their realisation of it.
“…I still ain’t figured you out,
You filled me up with doubt…
…Yeah you treat me like a toy,…
…I’m feelin’ fine…”.
‘Famous For A Day’: ‘Killer Eyes’- ‘S.Y.U.K Special (Clean Version)’
‘Killer Eyes’ introduces this interesting beat and melody that stems from a banjo melody. Its deep and descending, but snappy at the same time giving the track this interesting, engaging melody. It takes its tone from the theme of the last song, here our narrator attempts to resist the temptation of someone who’s proven to be untrustworthy.
Going as far as to say;
“…You taste like genocide,
You’re worse than suicide…”.
The final track on the album ‘My Son’ is an emotionally charged letter to the narrator’s son. Its led by fiddles and expansive melodies that build and build into this expansive, moving crescendo that feels larger than life and goosebump raising. The strings are sharp, expansive, intense and glorious, while allowing us to float in that large, vulnerable space.
It even ends on a disonant note that’s one step close to tear-jerking.
The album seems to circle back to the bright, introductory mood of the first track with ‘S.Y.U.K Special (Clean Version)’. This giving us a sense of the journey we’ve just been on and allowing for a more solid, less emotionally vulnerable and dissonant ending.
Conclusion and Note of the Album’s Name
‘Famous For A Day’ by Steve Young And The Real Time Players captures snippets of a life well-lived, while introducing us to a figure who feels as bright and lively as the song’s on the album.
This album’s tone is bright, lively, vulnerable, groovy and whole.
Note on the Name
The album’s title, ‘Famous For A Day’ refers to the day 24th April, 2024. This was the day Steve Young was on the front page of almost every newspaper & the lead story on most TV channels. This for being the first person to receive a revolutionary new mRNA cancer vaccine.
The Artist
Steve Young is a British guitarist and songwriter, originally from the Isle of Wight but now living in Hertfordshire. He’s also a music teacher, corporate entertainer and band coach.
‘Famous For A Day’ by Steve Young And The Real Time Players will be digitally available on 4th April, 2025.
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