Royal Bliss is an American rock band formed in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were previously signed to Capitol Records and have released ten studio albums.
History
Background
Formed in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Royal Bliss regularly played to sold-out venues in Salt Lake City, Provo, Ogden, and Park City. They also played to sold-out crowds in a number of cities in California, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Iowa, and Texas. In September, 2002 they played to a sold-out crowd at the Key Club in Hollywood and subsequently have been requested to come back to play. In March 2003, they headlined the Roxy Theatre and the show proved to be extremely successful.
In June 2007, Royal Bliss signed with Jason Flom CEO of Capitol Music Group. In August and September 2007, the band recorded a new CD at The Commune, a recording studio in Oregon, produced by Rob Daiker and engineered Matt Winegar.
Neal's accident
The members of Royal Bliss have had their share of trials and tribulations. The band went through a period of time that included Neal falling about 35 feet from a balcony in Southern California. After nearly dying and being told that he will never walk again, Neal rehabilitated himself from almost complete paralysis of the lower half of his body and has even been seen playing soccer now and again, being a longtime player of the sport. The other members also were busy around the same time including, Jake becoming a father, Chris puncturing his face in a skiing accident and having to have reconstructive surgery, and Taylor breaking his foot, not to mention totaled cars, lawsuits, failed recording sessions and broken relationships.
"We've always told each other, as long as we keep moving steps forward, we'll never give up, we'll never quit," Middleton said. "As long as each year we advance as musicians and we advance as people, then we'll never give up. It's kind of like going to school to become a doctor for 8 or 10 years. That was our college, playing in a band."
Free Again (1998) This appears to be the first CD that the band recorded in 1998 which had (7) seven songs. It included some longtime fan favorites such as "Love Song", and "Morning After". A heavy metal effort also made the cut on this first one titled “Blah”
Gimmie a Little Bliss (1999) This CD is considered their debut EP and with a new type of rock incorporated with a strong Reggae vibe made the CDs sell quickly. They quickly sold out of about 3,500 units and had orders for more.
Old’s Cool (2001) This CD was a compilation of the band's first two CD's, Free Again and Gimme A Little Bliss. It Also included two bonus live songs, "No Surprises" and a rough version of the band's current hit “Devils and Angels”
King Size (2001) Their next CD titled King Size (2001) met with similar success. At the time of release, 5,000 copies were distributed to Media Play, Sam Goody, Warehouse Music and Gray Whale stores. This CD also quickly sold out and stores had to put in subsequent orders to accommodate the demand. Many stores have had to struggle to keep this hot disc on the shelves since its release. Some of the more notable songs on this disc include “Now She’s Leaving”, “Drink and Smoke”, and the much requested fan favorites “Fine Wine” and “Roll One”.
After the Chaos (2005) and After the Chaos II (2006) The aptly named Sixth CD After the Chaos is a reference to how after all the pain and suffering that they went through to record it. Producer Rob Daiker re-mixed the After The Chaos record and two more tracks where added to createAfter the Chaos II which has been described as "Royal Bliss at its best".