1) Catch 22 (ska):
Catch 22 is a third-wave ska band based in New Jersey. The band was formed in 1995 by drummer Chris Greer and vocalist Tomas Kalnoky. They released a self-produced demo tape, Rules of the Game, in 1996. All 2000 copies of the tape quickly sold out. The band mailed several copies to labels they were interested in working with, including Gainesville, Florida's Toybox Records (which had previously released a 7" by Less Than Jake). Toybox was owned and operated by Sean Bonner, who had recently moved to Chicago, Illinois to work at Victory Records. Sean brought the tape to the Victory office and suggested the band be signed.
The band then signed to Victory and produced their first studio album, 1998's Keasbey Nights. Ansley left and was replaced by Pat Calpin. Kalnoky left the band shortly thereafter, having decided to continue his education rather than tour. Catch 22 continued on with Pat Calpin moved to guitar, Pat "Mingus" Kays on bass, and Jeff Davidson on vocals. The band tested out their new lineup with the 1999 EP Washed Up!. Egan left to continue teaching. Alone in a Crowd followed in 2000 with Mike Soprano on trombone. During this time, the band began touring heavily on a national scale, appearing with Mustard Plug, Reel Big Fish, and other third-wave ska, hardcore, and punk acts. Davidson and Soprano left the band in 2001 to pursue other projects, and for a while the band actively courted new vocalists, even putting an advertisement on their website. The group also recruited Ian Mckenzie, formerly of Long Island, New York ska band Edna's Goldfish, on trombone/vocals.
After a fruitless search, the band decided to continue on as it was, with Ryan Eldred and Kevin Gunther sharing vocal duties. Washed Up and Through the Ringer, an expansion of the Washed Up! EP, was released in 2001, featuring two new songs, three rarities from the Alone In A Crowd era, and a handful of live tracks recorded in October 2000 at Club Laga in Pittsburgh and Euclid Tavern in Ohio. The band released its third full-length album, Dinosaur Sounds, in 2003. This was roughly the same time that Streetlight Manifesto, a band founded by former Catch 22 frontman Tomas Kalnoky and featuring Josh Ansley and Jamie Egan (as well as former members of the NJ ska band One Cool Guy) released their debut, Everything Goes Numb. Both albums featured veiled attacks on each other, suggesting to many fans that there was some sort of disagreement or heat between Catch 22 and Streetlight Manifesto. This was true, although the two parties have since reconciled their differences. Given that Catch 22's Kevin Gunther is in charge of Streetlight Manifesto's tour booking, and members of both bands have said in conversations with fans that there is no "beef" between the two, it is safe to assume that any disagreement is firmly behind them.
In 2004, Catch 22 released Live, a combination CD and DVD recording of a show performed in Farmingdale, New York earlier that year.
Several bands who opened for Catch 22 in the past have gone on to find fame on the mainstream, including Sum 41, Bowling For Soup, Thursday, and Taking Back Sunday.
Catch 22's fourth studio album, titled Permanent Revolution, was released on June 27, 2006. The album can be classified as a concept album, centering around the life of Leon Trotsky (1879 - 1940); the title represents a theorum called Permanent Revolution that Trotsky had been associated with.
2) CATCH 22 (metal):
GENRE:
US Power/Thrash Metal
ORIGIN:
USA (Marietta, Ohio), 1992
CURRENT LINE-UP:
T.J. Berry (vocals, lead and rhythm guitar)
Jesse Forrest (rhythm guitar, backing vocals)
Hank Ramage (bass, backing vocals)
Joe Bailey (drums, backing vocals)
BIOGRAPHY
CATCH 22 was formed by T.J. Berry (vocals, guitar) in 1992 in Marietta, Ohio. When grunge was hitting it big, CATCH 22 stayed true to their art form (metal) and treaded on.
In 1994 their first 6 song demo tape, "Crazier Than Life", was released. One song from this demo, "Fate Keeps On Happening", scored a spot on the Rodell Records compilation "Sounds From The Underground". That was a brave move from Rodell Records because at that time CATCH 22 were considered very uncool as anything metal was labeled uncool.
In 1995 they recorded a 3 song tape, that gained them some national exposure and encouraged them to record a full length CD entitled "Through Eyes Of Pain" in 1997. They scored distribution and a Metal Edge magazine ad from Perris Records, that is known for glam metal, but saw the potential of the band and couldn't resist it.
In 1998 CATCH 22 released their second album, "Time Reveals All", to rave reviews from all over the world. Songs such as "Burn" and "Think For Yourself" still pop up at the band's live shows. CATCH 22 played at the March Metal Meltdown in New Jersey. The year was 2000 and they were surrounded by death metal cookie monster vocals and the outcast once again, waving the flag of true metal loud and proud.
The following year saw the beginning of a great relationship for CATCH 22 with the Classic Metal Festival series. They went to Kalamazoo (Michigan) to play the first annual CMF. At CMF 2 they met J.B. Mestad which led to his label Molten Metal, releasing CATCH 22 third album, "Awaken", in 2003.
CATCH 22 played at Classic Metal Festivals 1, 2, 4 and 5 and have shared the stage with TESTAMENT, EXCITER, ANVIL, OMEN, ATTACKER, HALLOWS EVE, S.O.D., SEVEN WITCHES, CAGE, DORO and many other well known acts.
CATCH 22 were featured on four tribute CDs released by Dwell Records, performing songs of KING DIAMOND, TESTAMENT, WHITE ZOMBIE and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES.
In December 2006 CATCH 22 entered the studio again to record songs for the new album. The sessions resulted in 22 heavy and diverse power/thrash metal cuts, however due to the limited budget only half of these songs saw the light of day, being released by the band under the title "Soulreaper Vol. 1" in 2007. This CD got many great reviews from all over the globe, however it was more of a promo without the booklet, so Metal On Metal Records decided to release "Soulreaper" the way it was planned by the band in the first place: as a double CD with all the songs, lyrics plus a lot of additional artwork in the booklet.
3. Catch 22
Catch 22 is a UK Hip Hop artist signed to Sugar Free. Catch 22 released his debut feature length album "The Harlequins Monologue" in 2009 on Sugar Free.
Hard To Impress
Catch 22 Lyrics
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In the song Hard To Impress by Catch 22, the singer is perplexed by the behavior of someone who claims not to know him. The person being addressed is a liar, who speaks superficially, and yet somehow sees themselves as superior to the singer. The singer is left wondering what he did to earn this person's disrespect, and why their intelligence seems to be so important to them. The singer is also confused by the other person's behavior towards him, and is unsure if they feel positively or negatively towards him.
Despite all of this, the singer experiences a moment of clarity towards the end of the song. He realizes that he no longer needs to try to impress this person or anyone else. He is content with who he is, and he knows that he can't control the opinions of others. This realization is a powerful one, and it marks a turning point in the singer's life.
This song is ultimately about the struggle to connect with others and to be recognized for who we truly are. It's a reminder that we can't control what other people think of us, and that the only person we really need to impress is ourselves.
Line by Line Meaning
You say that you don't know me and you couldn't if you tried and your ignorance amazes me with every single lie.
You claim to not know me, but even if you attempted to, you wouldn't be able to. Your constant dishonesty and lack of knowledge about me is astonishing.
You say one thing and mean it then but then you can't decide.
You make promises and seem sincere, but your indecisiveness causes you to backtrack on your word.
I would like to know. What did I do to earn your disrespect?
I'm curious as to what I've done to deserve your lack of respect towards me.
An overrated importance of superior intellect.
You place too much value on intelligence and believe yourself to be superior to others because of it.
The words I say are not as big but does that mean a thing.
My words may not be grand, but that doesn't make them any less important or valid.
I guess that I'll just stop. Trying to impress.
I've realized it's futile to attempt to impress you because you're never satisfied or impressed by anything.
[Chorus] I look at you and wonder what you're thinking. And what you say when I turn my back to you. Your arrogance powers your ego.
I'm curious about your thoughts and actions when I'm not around. Your arrogance fuels your ego and behavior towards others.
You say that I don't know you but I've tried and tried and tried and I don't know what you're thinking when you look into my eyes.
Despite my efforts to understand you, you claim I don't know you. When you look at me, it's unclear what thoughts or emotions you're experiencing.
Is it positive or is it negative the trend.
I'm unsure if the way you're treating me is positive or negative, as your behavior seems to fluctuate often.
And it's funny the way you thought of me when I thought that we were friends.
It's ironic how differently you perceived our friendship compared to how I did.
I'm glad it all worked out. The way I knew it would.
I'm happy with the outcome of our relationship, as it turned out exactly how I predicted it would.
I'm glad that I can stop. Trying to impress.
I'm relieved that I no longer have to waste my time trying to impress someone who is impossible to satisfy.
[Repeat Chorus]
The chorus reiterates the singer's confusion and frustration towards the person they're addressing, highlighting their arrogance and unpredictable behavior.
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Chuck Pepin
I'm still listening to this like a maniac for 20 years now.
Richard Keyser
Same here brother
Skullink 521
Kevin Gunther was my music teacher throughout elementary school
Sauly Bee
Me no but my bass guitar teacher did some session work for Sophie Elise bextor ?
Art Vandelay
bruh me too
Delaney Reeser
Having a total Catch 22 day:)
Jakov Doljani
caught them with reel big fish at the house of blues, best show I've seen still
keccsmester
EPIC!
pushedTOOfar
don't which singer this is for 22 but he brought a GREAT edge to it!
Warren Angub
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