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.
Lamont
Catch 22 Lyrics
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To fog up the day that precedes
From sad then to happy
From happy to bitter
That bitter old man is me
Hey (hey), drink it all away
I said hey (hey), drink it all away
And sleep all alone tonight
One for my headaches, 2 for the road
3 for my family and 4 for the show
5 for my sorrows, 6 for my wrongs
7 to hell with this song
Hey (hey), drink it all away
I said hey (hey), drink it all away
And I dance for the light of the stars in the sky
And sleep all alone tonight
Well everyone feels the need to belong
Everyone feels the need for a cause
The forces of nature are naturally sure
But where's the effect? where's the effect?
The song "Lamont's Lament" by Catch 22 is a melancholic reflection on the destructive impact of alcohol and the resulting loneliness it brings. The opening lines "Sad is the man who drinks with himself/ To fog up the day that precedes" depict how alcohol can become a coping mechanism for individuals seeking to escape from their reality. The sadness that emanates from the lyrics stems from the fact that the singer of the song repeatedly shifts between feeling happy and bitter, a cycle that has left him feeling bitter and alone.
The chorus "Hey (hey), drink it all away/ I said hey (hey), drink it all away/ And I dance for the light of the stars in the sky/ And sleep all alone tonight" showcases the coping mechanism of the singer: drinking away his sorrows and dancing under the light of stars. The repetition of 'drink it all away' reinforces the idea that alcohol is a temporary escape from reality, and dancing alone under the stars shows how the singer's reliance on alcohol results in loneliness.
The lines "One for my headaches, 2 for the road/ 3 for my family and 4 for the show/ 5 for my sorrows, 6 for my wrongs/ 7 to hell with this song" highlight how the singer has used alcohol for various reasons, including to relieve headaches, to cope with family issues, and to deal with guilt. The final line of the verse "7 to hell with this song" showcases the singer's desire to forget the cycle of drinking and despair that he finds himself in.
Overall, "Lamont's Lament" is a powerful commentary on the negative impact of alcohol on individuals and society as a whole, and how it can lead to loneliness and isolation.
Line by Line Meaning
Sad is the man who drinks with himself
It is unfortunate for a person to consume alcohol alone
To fog up the day that precedes
To make the previous day seem hazy or unclear
From sad then to happy
From feeling unhappy to being content
From happy to bitter
From feeling satisfied to feeling resentful
That bitter old man is me
The artist is the person referred to as a bitter individual
Hey (hey), drink it all away
Encouragement to consume all of the alcoholic beverage
I said hey (hey), drink it all away
Reiteration to finish the beverage
And I dance for the light of the stars in the sky
The artist dances under the starlit sky
And sleep all alone tonight
The artist will sleep alone tonight
One for my headaches, 2 for the road
One drink to alleviate the headache, two for the journey
3 for my family and 4 for the show
Three drinks for the family and four for entertainment purposes
5 for my sorrows, 6 for my wrongs
Five drinks for moments of despair and six for personal mistakes
7 to hell with this song
Seven drinks to express dislike for the current song
Well everyone feels the need to belong
Everyone has a desire to belong
Everyone feels the need for a cause
All individuals want something to support
The forces of nature are naturally sure
Natural occurrences are inevitable
But where's the effect? where's the effect?
What are the consequences of these natural occurrences?
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Mike Fernandez
why isnt this song longer
Daniele Pearce
short and brutal mate
DabbaRanx Ska-Punk
Such a terrible album, ended with one of their finest songs. I'd have loved it if this was a steer into the following album - a rough and aggressive venture into a semi ska-core sounds. Alas, the follow up was as disappointing as this Dinosaur Sounds.