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Music To Get Shit-Faced To!
by Steve Newton  

...You know that cool rock noise that occurs when a skilled guitarist with a loud amp runs a pick sideways along the neck of his instrument?.  Well, Royal Grand Prix guitarist Rocky Romoli creates that lovely racket most effectively on "Well Oiled Machine", the first tune on the band's 'High Performance'.  That choice snippet of raunch-rock dynamics is inserted directly after an Ace Frehley-type solo, and sets the stage for 15 tracks that blend the vocal banter of the Beastie Boys, the machine-gun rhythms of the Ramones, and the catchy melodies of Urge Overkill.  Lyrically, the group makes rowdy fun of everyone from Doukhobors to cover bands to foulmouthed girlfriends to squeegee people...
The Georgia Straight
 

One the best live acts on the West Coast
by Denise Sheppard  

...There's no denying it, this band is obsessed.  The RGP are four boys made up of two things - gasoline and testosterone.  Pierce them and are they not flammable?  Oh yeah, baby.  Chords coming from their amps that sound like engine revs, song tiles like "Well Oiled Machines", "Full Service" and their live classic "Squeegee Boy" make their intentions crystal  clear.  But enough about their hot rod fixation: the bigger question is does the music hold up?  Hell, yeah!  High Performance is track after track of stomp-along punk rock fun...
Exclaim! Magazine
 

There's no posing here, just heavy, riff-oriented rock
by William Peyton  

...These B.C. boys like their punk thick, crunchy and a little bit silly (see "Scabies," "Damned Cover Band" and "Squeegee Boy" for starters). There's no posing here, just heavy, riff-oriented rock that manages to combine punk's nasty edge with a sort of metallic rockabilly and enough hooks to catch a carp. A perfect party disc....
Canada Campus Magazine
 

They were amusing to watch, aurally appealing, and even better to heckle.
by Shawn Merrill  

...the Royal Grand Prix came out to play for an incredibly intoxicated and blissfull audience. The Prix had the moves of the Backstreet Boys, the pop sensibilities of the Pointed Sticks, and the ferocity of early Black Flag. They were amusing to watch, aurally appealing, and even better to heckle. ...
Exclaim! Magazine
 

 
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2000-09-23 17:34:10
Prix Ready To Rock Lovonia
Rocky and Rosie Royal Grand Prix are set for a trip abroad!!!...
While vacationing in the sun on the nude beaches of Lovonia, Rocky Romoli had a fender bender.
"The guy was going the wrong way", says Romoli, guitarist and lead vocalist for Vancouver based band Royal Grand Prix.
Romoli had a head-on collision with a local Lovonian which sent the man to hospital with life threatening injuries. Romoli, who came out unscathed except for a few minor head injuries, was sentenced to 2 years in a Lovonian prison for "reckless driving with endangerment to life".
To reduce his sentence, Rocky and his brothers have agreed to play a benefit concert in Lovonia with the proceeds going to the "Lovonian Relief Fund For Motor Vehicle Related Injuries". The concert, which will be attended by some ten thousand Lovonians, will be recorded and released domestically sometime in the fall/winter of this year.
The small, and relatively unknown country of Lovonia had been introduced to motor vehicles just 18 months ago. Since then almost fifty percent of the population has been hospitalized due to motor vehicle related injuries. "It's very no good!" says Lovonian Prime Minister Mot Notsilloh. When asked to comment on his brother and the benefit concert, Rosie Romoli had this to say, "What are you talking about?.... Where did you say my brother is?"
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News Headlines
2008-07-06 17:34:10
DRIVING TIPS: The Roundabout
I live in Vancouver, the city with the worst drivers in the world second only to Los Angeles...

2008-06-22 17:34:10
DRIVING TIPS: The Merge Idiot
If you can't merge stay off the highways...maybe you should think about getting a sidewalk cart...

2008-02-01 17:34:10
DRIVING TIPS... Life in the fast lane?
This lane, unlike it's idiot brother, is not for "cruising" and being stupefied by the brilliant scenery.

2006-07-22 17:34:10
DRIVING TIPS: Turn Signals
It seems so simple yet it also seems to be beyond some peoples' comprehension...

2003-11-25 17:34:10
Rocky Attempts To Get Rhythm
When asked about his drumming skills, Rocky had this to say, "What are you talking about? I gotta drum?!!....

2001-07-11 17:34:10
Prix Play Independents Day
'Independents' Day serves up a sonic cocktail of punk, pop, rock, surf, country, blues, rockabilly and everything in between.

2001-02-27 17:34:10
Rocky Romoli Involved in 2nd Vehicle Accident; Collides with Montreal Snowplow.
While visiting in the wind-chilled bawdy streets of Montreal, Rocky Romoli had, yet, another fender bender. "The guy was going the wrong way, again!!", says Romoli, guitarist and lead vocalist for Vancouver based band Royal Grand Prix.

2000-09-23 17:34:10
Prix Ready To Rock Lovonia
While vacationing in the sun on the nude beaches of Lovonia, Rocky Romoli had a fender bender. "The guy was going the wrong way", says Romoli, guitarist and lead vocalist for Vancouver based band Royal Grand Prix.

2000-01-02 17:34:10
Rosie Plays Bass With Show Biz Giants
Rosie Romoli is at it again playing bass with with Tommy, Johnny, Ford, Scott Henderson, Gilbert and Sullivan.

1999-09-19 17:34:10
Prix Announce 'Canadian at Par Tour 99'
The Royal Grand Prix embark southward to California January 20 to begin their 2 week 'Canadian at Par Tour 99'.

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