Sometimes it only takes a little luck - or a run-in with the devilês brother. In Blueprintês case, it took both. On a foggy day during the autumn of 1997 guitarist Zach Friend took a stroll down Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz. He came across an elderly blind man playing a 1930s National guitar behind a coffee can filled with spare change. After a few bars the man stopped. –My two chords can change the world boy, and guitarists like you ainêt never going to play like me.” The timing was perfect. Zach had been immersed in the Modern Rock Fake Book for days. The only conclusion he reached was that catchy tunes required three chords, not two. After a short discussion and a handful of Coronas at noon, the pair began to discuss the secret two-chord progression. With these two chords Blueprint was born.

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"The most promising new band of the year"
- AFS Magazine

"Blueprint is a band filled with incredible spirit and promise. Certainly we will be hearing more
from them"
- Musician's Trade Journal

"Blueprint's unique brand of guitar oriented pop and Mc Clure's solid vocal work moves listeners
with its graceful explosions--clearly a band to look out for"
- Musicosm

"This is not your standard alternative pop faire... Blueprint has a true bright future"
- Indie Journal

"Absolutely remarkable"
- Frank Handler, In the Spin Light

"Blueprint has got it all. Musicianship, an identifiable voice and strong

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Sometimes it only takes a little luck or a run-in with the devil’s brother. In Blueprint’s case, it took both. On a foggy day during the autumn of 1997 guitarist Zach Friend took a stroll down Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz. He came across an elderly blind man playing a 1930’s National guitar with a coffee can filled with spare change. After a few bars the man stopped. “My two chords can change the world boy, and guitarists like you ain’t never going to play like me.” The timing was perfect. Zach had been immersed in the Modern Rock Fake Book for days. The only conclusion he reached was that catchy tunes required three chords, not two. After a short discussion and a handful of Coronas at noon, the pair began to discuss the secret two-chord progression. With these two chords Blueprint was born.
The musicians wanted ad was placed that day. All the essential locations were hit. The local record store, the University, and various gentlemen’s clubs around town. Vocalist Darren McClure was the first to answer. The band has never discussed where Darren saw the ad, but everyone has their suspicions. Drummer Dave Price and Bassist Ben Edwards quickly followed suit. Their calling came from a different sort. The University of California, Santa Cruz. Zach and Dave were freshman hall mates and all three attended the same residential college. You see a bond is formed when everyone has attended the same school. After all

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