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.
Neverending Story
Catch 22 Lyrics
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She knew it all along if she just could take control
of the situation. Investigation.
Try to tell the story even though she couldn't take it.
Was it suicide? Why did she have to pull the trigger?
Was it burning her inside? Or did she have an itchy finger?
Can't shake that picture.
It's not the way I want to miss her.
I can't believe that all the memories just fade away.
Next thing I know, I'm a cult. I'm trying to get the hell out but Mephisto ain't no motherfucking joke.
I could choke, but instead I clear the smoke.
Take a step back try to clear my head and find myself again.
Keep moving on, and on and on
Keep going strong
I've sung this song for so long
Back up back up, pick up again
I don't need your help because you're not my fucking friend!
Blind man stood by the road and he cried.
Blind stood by the road and he cried.
Blind man stood by the road and he cried.
He was lost without her. He couldn't move on.
He tried to find salvation with a needle in his arm.
He can't feel it. He's numb.
e asked for my help. I told him,
"You're the only one who can save yourself. You've got to grip real tight.
The battle's half won if you make it through the night."
Neverending story.
Never seems to bore me.
I go to sleep at night just to dream it all away.
Next thing I know, I'm a cult. I'm trying to get the hell out but Mephisto ain't no motherfucking joke.
I could choke, but instead I clear the smoke.
Take a step back try to clear my head and find myself again.
Keep moving on, and on and on
Keep going strong
I've sung this song for so long
Back up back up, pick up again
I don't need your help because you're not my fucking friend!
Blind man stood by the road and he cried.
Blind stood by the road and he cried.
Blind man stood by the road and he cried.
The lyrics to Catch 22's song "Neverending Story" deal with heavy subject matter, touching on suicide, drug addiction, and the struggles to find one's own identity. The song opens with the line "Neverending story but the lesson went untold," suggesting that the story has no clear resolution or moral, leaving the singer lost and struggling to make sense of the situation. The female character in the song knows that she needs to take control of her life but cannot escape her circumstances, leading to her potential suicide. The singer then questions the motivations behind the suicide, wondering whether it was a premeditated act or an impulsive decision made in a state of emotional distress.
The song then shifts to another character, referred to as a "cult" member who is trying to leave but is trapped by a toxic community. The singer acknowledges the difficulty of leaving such a situation and compares it to being choked by smoke, yet perseveres in trying to find himself again. The lyrics then return to the theme of struggling with addiction and the impossibility of finding salvation in others, as the singer advises a friend that he is the only one who can truly save himself. Alongside these heavy themes, the song also features a repeated refrain of "Blind man stood by the road and he cried," possibly suggesting that the world can be a cruel and indifferent place to those who struggle.
Line by Line Meaning
Neverending story but the lesson went untold.
The story doesn't conclude, leaving no moral lesson to learn from it.
She knew it all along if she just could take control of the situation. Investigation.
She was aware of the situation and needed to take charge to investigate.
Try to tell the story even though she couldn't take it.
She attempted to narrate the story, although it was harrowing for her to recall.
Was it suicide? Why did she have to pull the trigger?
The reason behind her taking her own life perplexes and haunts those who knew her.
Was it burning her inside? Or did she have an itchy finger?
Did she feel the psychological agony inside, or was it just a random thought of suicide that took over her?
Can't shake that picture.
The mind can't let go of the image or memory.
It's not the way I want to miss her.
The circumstances of her death are not something one would want to recall or remember her by.
I can't believe that all the memories just fade away.
It's unbelievable how memories that once felt so vivid can fade away with time.
Next thing I know, I'm a cult. I'm trying to get the hell out but Mephisto ain't no motherfucking joke.
The persona feels like they're caught up in something that they don't understand, and it's not easy getting out of it.
I could choke, but instead I clear the smoke.
The individual could give up, but they choose to endure and clear their mind.
Take a step back try to clear my head and find myself again.
It's essential to take a step back, and reflect on oneself, to find balance and move forward once again.
Keep moving on, and on and on. Keep going strong.
The message is to never give up and keep going, no matter how hard it gets.
I've sung this song for so long. Back up back up, pick up again.
It's been a long journey, but the song never gets old, and when things get tough, it's crucial to pick oneself back up again and keep trying.
I don't need your help because you're not my fucking friend!
The persona doesn't need help from someone who isn't there for them in the first place.
Blind man stood by the road and he cried.
A visually impaired individual stood by the road, grieving.
He was lost without her. He couldn't move on.
The persona was unable to move on from a significant loss, and they felt lost.
He tried to find salvation with a needle in his arm. He can't feel it. He's numb.
The individual turned to drugs to cope, but now they feel nothing and are desensitized.
He asked for my help. I told him, 'You're the only one who can save yourself. You've got to grip real tight. The battle's half won if you make it through the night.'
The persona told the individual that the only person who can genuinely change things is oneself, and to keep fighting, because getting through those tough moments is half the battle won.
Neverending story. Never seems to bore me. I go to sleep at night just to dream it all away.
The story is ongoing, and it never gets boring. Even when the persona sleeps, their mind keeps reliving it repeatedly.
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Adam Smith
Thanks...I love this song
mohd syafiq
great....fast of furios