Singer/songwriter and GRAMMY winning producer Steve Pullara and his Cool Beans Band have crafted a 5-star musical salute to military families in his latest eleven track album release, “Backyards & Home Fronts.” Masterfully performed, sweet and melodic Country harmonies are soundly laced with reflective yet upbeat lyrics. Each song celebrates small moments in the lives of those waiting for loved ones to return from deployment. Varied selections about birthdays, heart-drawn pictures and poems, cookies and mail, and even a secret backyard clubhouse are the milestones so often missed by those when duty calls. “Backyards & Home Fronts” is a true tribute to those who serve and their families!
Reviewed by: Paula Slade, VP Artistic Media Associates, Inc., Boston, MA, July 2017
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Steve Pullara has the ability to write and perform songs that are so joyful and upbeat, you can’t help but be uplifted when listening. From the opening track, you’ll be swept away with his happy stories sung from the child’s point of view about their parent's military deployment. Meaningful themes of hope, love, and anticipation flow throughout this charming CD for kids and adults alike. My personal faves: "Nothin’ in the Bucket", "Guess Who’s Coming Home" and "She Wants To Be A Butterfly."
Cyndy Drue, Radio Personality, DJ, Classic Rock, WMGK-FM Philadelphia, PA July 2017
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Steve Pullara’s newest children’s album "Backyards & Home Fronts" bridges the miles between deployed military and their family with the most upbeat and positive messages of love. Through each of the eleven tracks listeners will find songs of celebrations for life’s little moments that are priceless, Steve’s lyrics and melodies create a path of sharing whether the distance is across a room or across an ocean. Consistently Steve and His Cool Beans Band bring whimsical and meaningful lyrics of love and hope to families around the world. I’ve written before saying Steve’s albums should be part of every home every local library and school, now I include every military base housing should make this album available to the families stationed away from one another and often far from home. When you’re looking for a gift to give to the children in your life I highly recommend Backyard & Home Fronts. Perhaps gift a copy to your local library too.
Review by Toni Taylor-Helser- Barefoot Music Group, DJ Mixstream Radio, Oregon
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With his outstanding new album “Backyards and Homefronts,” Steve Pullara has climbed a playground ladder to the highest rung of excellence. Musically and lyrically (and production wise) this is one of the finest albums of its kind I’ve ever heard. But equally important is this accomplished and beloved entertainer’s ability to get inside the mind (and heart) of a child. Do you remember drawing on the window of your car? How about the fact that the refrigerator box you inherited was the best plaything you’ve ever owned? Waiting excitedly for the mailman? Steve remembers it all, and wraps these memories in the most infectious music a kid- and their parents- are ever going to hear. The closing track “Guess Who’s Coming Home” about waiting for parents deployed by the military to return, transcends any genre, and brings peace, light, love and encouragement to anyone who hears it. This album is the top rung, all the way up the ladder of success.
Review by Chip Mergott’s “Mergott Music Minute” is heard daily on WDVR FM (Trenton, NJ); and appears weekly in The Bucks County Herald, Philadelphia Region, PA.
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