Actionslacks is a rock band based in the United States. Yes, the country. B… Read Full Bio ↴Actionslacks is a rock band based in the United States. Yes, the country. Because while 2 of the band - singer-guitarist Tim Scanlin and lead guitarist Chuck Lindo - reside in the greater Los Angeles area, bassist Ross Murray lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and drummer Marty Kelly hangs his hat in Waterville, Maine.

It's been a long, strange trip for this outfit, which formed from the ashes of various collegiate bar bands in and around Berkeley, CA in 1994. The band has since released 7 albums on 5 different national labels, had 12 different members, logged over 50,000 miles, played hundreds of shows, contributed music to numerous film and television projects, and generally endured all manner of threats and pitfalls that haunt any band who dares to shoulder the Mantle of Rock. However, some things have never changed: Kelly on the skins, Scanlin on the wires/mics, and an unswerving dedication to and obsession with writing Songs. For Actionslacks the melody is key. It doesn't always have to be pretty, but if you don't have one, you don't have a song.

The penultimate album, Kids with Guitars, was an EP the band produced over the course of seven days in May of 2008, following a year of songwriting, demoing, and practicing (though never in the same room). It was initially released on-line (http://slacksaction.com/) on a pay-what-you-want basis, but is now available through iTunes and similar digital retailers or, more recently, as a CD release available through CDBaby.

The self-titled Actionslacks was recorded in mid-November 2009 and while it was slated for a Spring 2010 release, delays resulted in a release in early-October 2012.

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Actionslacks Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Actionslacks:

33 1/3 Fade into a scene A small suburban home Mom and Dad asleep…
All You'll Ever Need to Know Hello, boys and girls Hello, posterity If you can hear my …
Bury Me in the Blue Sea Summer falls into a winter Evening falls in mid-December E…
Folding Chair The deception was the reception buzz And someone beat me to…
I Hope This Makes It Easier for You And I know it's been a long time Is this…
Joan of Arc Hey I know That there's something inside And you're afraid…
John L. Sullivan New gold watch and derby hat New silk suit and bloody…
Last Night I Dreamed I want something I want something good for me I got nothin…
Moneypenny's Theme The moon shines bright And all the starts alight But I onl…

Perfect G I don't watch TV It only serves to show me What we've…
Randy in the Prize Van How many stickers will it take To pave the interstate And …
Shining Jewels Friday night comes down and all the people hit this town S…
Tad Loves Kimberly James Saturday rain comes down Comes without a sound And you and…
The Scene's Out of Sight I don't want to work for anyone There's no time there's…
The Sun in St. Tropez Everyone at school was mean to you They never even…
This Damn Nation I can hear this country cryin' Three hundred million tears …

We Are Not the Losers It's the little things you say That no one ever does My…

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