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.
Kristina She Dont Know I Exist
Catch 22 Lyrics
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I watched a girl from so far away
But every time she passed me by
I turned my head away and quietly sighed
And when she walked by
Her hair would dance a secret tango
That only I could understand
And if she asked me for the time of day
Ooh Kristina, Kristina
Do you have any clue who I am?
(Hell no)
So listen up because I'll tell you once
And I'll explain myself the best that I can
Ooh Kristina, Kristina
You don't know me so I'll have to persist
I'm kind of shy so don't wonder why
Kristina she don't know I exist
From class to class I followed her
But I swore I'd leave her undisturbed
And if she ever stopped and turned around
I got so nervous and I stared at the ground
And then one day in photography
I found a contact print that I could not believe
And there she was staring back at me
So I took her home so quietly
1.17.98 it's been a day that I've come to hate
As I walked into the video store
There she stood as my jaw fell to the floor
Tapping her toe waiting in line
With a movie and another guy
Why did I bother?
Why did I care about this girl named Kristina Behr?
Kristina, Kristina
You'll never get to know who I am
This is goodbye so please don't cry
And I'll let you down as softly as I can
Kristina, Kristina
Another name to cross off my list
In another life it could have been nice
But Kristina she won't know what she missed
The song "Kristina She Don't Know I Exist" by Catch 22 explores the theme of unrequited love. The lyrics portray the singer's unrequited crush on a girl named Kristina. It highlights the singer's inability to express his feelings to Kristina and his regret that they never got to know each other.
The first verse of the song establishes the context of the singer's obsession with Kristina. The singer describes his days in high school, where he would watch Kristina from afar, admiring her hair that danced a secret tango every time she walked by. The chorus then reveals the singer's frustration due to Kristina's lack of knowledge about his existence. He yearns for her to acknowledge him, to understand his feelings for her.
The second verse explains how the singer had followed Kristina from class to class and found a contact photograph of her. This shows the extent of his obsession with her. He then encounters her in a video store with another guy, the realization dawns on him that he should not have cared for Kristina as she did not reciprocate his feeling, and it was time for him to move on.
In conclusion, the song "Kristina She Don't Know I Exist" is a lament about unrequited love, conveying the feelings of unfulfilled longing and regret of a man who never had the courage to express his feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Not long ago in my high school days
In my not so distant past when I was in high school
I watched a girl from so far away
I used to observe a girl from a distance
But every time she passed me by
Whenever she walked by me
I turned my head away and quietly sighed
I would look away and silently release a breath
And when she walked by
Whenever she passed me
Her hair would dance a secret tango
Her hair would elegantly sway and move in a way that only I found attractive
That only I could understand
I was the only one who could truly appreciate the way she moved
And if she asked me for the time of day
If she ever asked me for the time
I'd look her in the eyes and quietly say
I would make eye contact with her and quietly respond
Ooh Kristina, Kristina
Oh Kristina, Kristina
Do you have any clue who I am?
Do you have any idea who I really am?
(Hell no)
No, you definitely don't
So listen up because I'll tell you once
Listen to me because I'll explain this to you once
And I'll explain myself the best that I can
I'll do my best to clarify my situation
You don't know me so I'll have to persist
You don't know who I am so I'll have to continue trying
I'm kind of shy so don't wonder why
I'm a bit introverted so don't be surprised
Kristina she don't know I exist
Kristina has no awareness of my presence
From class to class I followed her
I would trail her from one class to another
But I swore I'd leave her undisturbed
I promised myself that I wouldn't disturb her
And if she ever stopped and turned around
If she ever paused and looked back at me
I got so nervous and I stared at the ground
I became anxious and looked at the floor
And then one day in photography
Then one day when I was in a photography class
I found a contact print that I could not believe
I found a print of her that was unbelievable
And there she was staring back at me
There she was looking directly at me in the photograph
So I took her home so quietly
I quietly took the photograph home with me
1.17.98 it's been a day that I've come to hate
January 17, 1998, a day that I really dislike
As I walked into the video store
When I entered the video store
There she stood as my jaw fell to the floor
And there she was, and I was completely shocked
Tapping her toe waiting in line
Tapping her foot, waiting in line
With a movie and another guy
With a movie and some other guy
Why did I bother?
Why did I bother obsessing over her?
Why did I care about this girl named Kristina Behr?
Why did I even care about someone like Kristina Behr?
Another name to cross off my list
Kristina is just another person to remove from my list
In another life it could have been nice
In a different world or situation, things could have been better
But Kristina she won't know what she missed
But Kristina will never know what she passed up on
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