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.
No Love For The Roadie
Catch 22 Lyrics
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These punk motherfuckers now a hip hop crew?
Naw, we just having some fun.
A little somethin' we wanna get done.
Anyone say a word, better shut your mouth biotch.
We'll kick your punk ass to the curb
Sit your stupid ass on the couch
And nod your head to something new Feel it? Na?
To beef with anyone who fucks with our ambition
So check it and give a listen and let me explain
Yo E-rock bring back that instrumental refrain.
Seven different members,
Meaning seven different names,
Meaning seven different mouths speaking seven different ways
All common goals reamin
Still pigeon-holed status quo sucks 'cause I haven't changed.
No love for the roadie?
Yo man, you're the roadie, you don't...
Seven members, seven members,
That's it. That's all you got.
Eight! Eight!
Lick a shot-shot. Boom 5 4 3 2 1 wanna make you jump up,
It's like a clean cut
Slicing through the track with a machete
Ready set go
A Derringer cover
Cover me, cover you I'll take it slow and easy, indiscreetly,
I'm completely numb
Come come
Surburban ragamuffin with a dancehall twist,
I'm saying I'm saying I'm saying nothing
This Shot a licka say it again kick it and come back for one
I'm running I'm running I'm running I'm running
It takes some time It's like a dream come true I'm in heaven again
We're right here jumping with you
Once again again, once once again again
Seven different members,
Meaning seven different names,
Meaning seven different mouths speaking seven different ways
All common goals reamin
Still pigeon-holed status quo sucks 'cause I haven't changed.
Yo man, I work.
Dude, you don't work.
I work.
Yo, so let me come in real slow.
Like 1, 2, I bet you thought you knew about the style we present,
So intense cutting through with precision never watered down
But you're bound to drizound coming around
Your town rocking a crowd with the sweetest sound
You ever heard fool there aren't no other
You wanna talk shit I have your running for your mother
Coming in quick you little bitch
Throwing a brick up in your window to get your affection
So pay attention, learn your lesson on this whole next session
When I grip the mic I spit my shit like a veteran
Wait stop the beat a second
Now bring it back again Catch 22 has come to bump your party
And get you jumping and keep it bumping
Nah forget about the bump,
I'm gonna go and blaze it up
Seven different members,
Meaning seven different names,
Meaning seven different mouths speaking seven different ways
All common goals reamin
Still pigeon-holed status quo sucks 'cause I haven't changed.
YoI'm saying that's not right.
Step back punk you ain't got no place here...
I'm the one they call
Perm so listen learn
Gonna make you twist and turn with this beat that I kick it South River, Trax
East
Fuck with me you'll be deceased 6 foot underground is where you'll be to say
The least
East Coast Pride until I decide I come in strong gonna bust you in the eye
My piece of pie is all I'm looking for
Gotta get the door I came to let you know
All I rock is eckou
Yo what up Bean (Yo what up bro)
So let me finish this up quick 'cause shit be getting thick
So let me go out nice and slick
Perm signing off so hand me my sticks
I'm not down with this motherfucking microphone shit.
Yo dude, uh, you gonna sing the chorus?
No dude I don't like singing the chorus.
Just sing the hook.
No, no, dude.
Try that.
No, I really don't... check it. Peace.
Seven different members,
Meaning seven different names,
Meaning seven different mouths speaking seven different ways
All common goals reamin
Still pigeon-holed status quo sucks 'cause I haven't changed.
You'd better recognize man, that ain't right.
Yo bump that man and get behind that table and sell that t-shirt.
It's eight, I said eight, yo.
Na, I don't think so. It's seven.
Whatever, dude.
It's the P-a-t-are-I-see-k with the t-h-see m d-m- a
So listen while I wreck it
Then listen to the record
Check it wait another second this won't take all day
I'm the dank natty dread deep banana head
Making a six string sing is hard done than said
'cause saying it and doing it just ain't the same
They're like fire and rain It's like night and day
But at night or day in the AM or the PM
You know I'm hitting TM I call 'em like I see 'em
So rewind the rhyme stick it in your eye
And let the old school open your mind one time
Seven different members,
Meaning seven different names,
Meaning seven different mouths speaking seven different ways
All common goals reamin
Still pigeon-holed status quo sucks 'cause I haven't changed.
Yo I ?? represent.
No you ain't busting no rhymes, man.
The only thing thing busting is your ass if you don't sell those records &
Tapes, kid.
I do my work.
You ladies better run for cover,
'cause I'm the lyrical lover I stimulate and penetrate you like no other
I'm a hip-hop transformer,
A sexual performer Best get out of my way
'cause I'm turning the corner
So let me start with my present I'm the phat Illmont resident,
Getting more play than our current president
Ladies start the bump
Let's get the bass to thump
I'm Ian and I'm calling out the motherfucking chumps
'cause I'm badder than Darth Vader I'm called the Terminator
Lyrically you all know that I'm the dominator
You're not ready for me and all that I bring
'cause I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee
So now you all know it's true that the C22 crew is coming for you
With a beat that's brand new
That's right 'cause I'm the big smooth and you be feeling my groove
Yeah I'm the motherfucker showing Jordan his moves.
Seven different members,
Meaning seven different names,
Meaning seven different mouths speaking seven different ways
All common goals reamin
Still pigeon-holed status quo sucks 'cause I haven't changed.
Yo I'm not saying it again, I want props.
Yo you best step away from the mic before I get Ike Turner on your ass.
Aw fuck
You wanna get jumped chump punk?
Come press your luck by our whole crew we all stone you,
Own you, for a while you just wasn't looking
But what you gonna do?
(Whoo, is that Mingus over there?)
Yeah you hear me talking
Spitting out the candy for your ears
Move your rears to this Ghetto booty shaking
Taking it all and yo raking the dough in ho
And me and my boys in 22 you just don't know we be pimping in the clubs
With my man Jeff singing reggae dub with Perm, TM, Ian, and KG, Kirk E.
Fresh, me I'm Mingus and our boy J-E.
Merch guys and roadies around the world this is your time so grab your girl
It's time to show you what we do We're not your little tools
TDE is down for me as I kick it old school.
East coast Jersey represent don't fuck with me 'cause you can't repent
What you say will come back to you If you doubt me just test my crew
Don't break my trust 'cause I'm no fool and you starting rumors doesn't make you
Cool
Just a punk ass bitch with too much time and until you talked shit everything
Was fine
But now it's too late what's said is said,
You're getting fucked up this is the end. Biotch.
Seven different members,
Meaning seven different names,
Meaning seven different mouths speaking seven different ways
All common goals reamin
Still pigeon-holed status quo sucks 'cause I haven't changed.
Eight different members, eight different names,
Eight different mouths speaking eight different ways
All common goals remain,
Still pigeon-hole status quo sucks 'cause we haven't changed.
The song "No Love For The Roadie" by Catch 22 is a punk/hip-hop fusion track that explores the band's identity as seven or eight members with unique voices and styles. The opening lines criticize the concept of pigeonholing artists into a single genre or style, and they assert their mission to challenge anyone who stands in the way of their ambition. The lyrics repeatedly emphasize the number of members in the band, implying that this is both a strength and a challenge. They reject the idea that they should stick to one style or formula and instead use their diversity to create something new and fresh.
The song also includes references to the band's experience with working hard on the road and dealing with the challenges of being in the music industry. They mention the importance of merchandise sales and the role of the roadie, often unsung heroes who work hard to make shows happen. The lyrics display a mix of bravado and self-doubt, as they state their confidence in their abilities while also acknowledging the difficulties they face.
Overall, "No Love For The Roadie" is a song that celebrates Catch 22's uniqueness, perseverance, and their refusal to be boxed into one category or style. It's an anthem for anyone who refuses to conform to others' expectations and instead embraces their own voice and vision.
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