New CD! Action Packed!

It’s here!

The Action Zone’s long anticipated first studio album! From the gorgeous harmonies of opener Somewhere Guy to the full-out extended rocker Come Back To Me, to the blue-eyed soul of If Only In Our Dreams, we are reminded that good music comes in many forms and styles. This album accomplishes what few releases have in recent times: a memorable journey down a diverse musical road that is filled with delightful surprises. And like any good journey, one wants to repeat it over and over.

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The Action Sound

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The Action Zone sound is breath of fresh air, featuring the Original Songs of Jimmi Accardi.

Click here to hear some of the Action Sound..or check out the one track below!

Live at The Nevada Theatre – a live concert in May, 2015 in Nevada City, CA.
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“ACTION PACKED” – THE BUZZ

"In their debut release “Action Packed”, the Action Zone offer up a genre-defying smorgasbord of musical styles, the common thread being simply great songwriting.

As the Beatles taught us, a musical offering need not be confined to a certain musical style, and such is the case with “Action Packed”. Touching on references as diverse as the Fab Four, Neil Young, the Stones, CS&N, Hall and Oates, the Allman Bros., and 60's British pop, primary songwriter Jimmi Accardi and band deliver 16 thoroughly enjoyable songs that surprise the listener at every turn.

From the gorgeous harmonies of opener “Somewhere Guy” to the full-out extended rocker “Come Back To Me”, to the blue-eyed soul of “If Only In Our Dreams”, we are reminded that good music comes in many forms and styles.

The Action Zone's “Action Packed” accomplishes what few releases have in recent times – a memorable journey down a diverse musical road the is filled with delightful surprises. And like any good journey, one wants to repeat repeat it over and over."

"Finding the right players for The Action Zone was just short of a miracle. It took me years to dive in again like I did with The Laughing Dogs. But this new band made writing 16 new songs in 3 months practically effortless; hence the title “Songs From Heaven”. Thanks, guys!" — Action Jimmi (songwriter, co-producer, mastering)

"The basic tracks for this CD were recorded live, together in one room, in order to capture the energy and spontaneity of the group playing together. Many of the guitar solos were also recorded live during the basics, resulting in an “on the edge” quality that we like. To minimize “bleed” into the drum mics, we drove vintage Auratone speakers from the guitar amps, at low volume. These 4 1/2” speakers, when miced with a SM58 dead center on the cone (about 5” away) record much bigger than one would expect!" — Action Johnny (recording engineer, co-producer)

"Riding back from rehearsal with Jimmi, he thought we needed a couple more tunes for the album and said, ”Why don’t I write one for you to sing?” I have always loved Beatles tunes like “This Boy” and “Nowhere Man” where all verses are three part harmony, so tight, that it seems none of the single parts is the melody ... so I asked if Jimmi could write something inspired by “Nowhere Man”. The next day I checked in to see if he had made any progress on “Somewhere Guy” and in true Jimmi style, within a day he had written a perfect song!" — Action Steve