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.
Point The Blame
Catch 22 Lyrics
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Somebody said it once before but I'm really not too sure. Who it was, and where it was, and why I'm so insecure. We've got the rhythm wrong. It sounds just like a Dead song. "Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile, smile." So brother say what you want. I never know what you want from me. I'm moving up, moving on. So, say goodbye because I won't say goodbye to you. [CHORUS] Running around and I'm thinking about, I can't wait to figure it out. Policeman coming, so I'm running away. Badboy coming, so I'm running away. Richboy coming, so I'm running away. [CHORUS]
The song "Point The Blame" by Catch 22 talks about the game of life and how some people are always trying to play by the rules and follow a set path to success, but still end up losing the game. The "picture frame" and "window frame" refer to people who are constantly blaming their circumstances or others for their failures, instead of taking responsibility for their own actions. The lyrics mention hearing the same things being said over and over again, but not being sure who said them or why they feel so insecure. It is perhaps a nod to the general confusion and anxiety that people feel while trying to navigate through life.
The line "we've got the rhythm wrong, it sounds just like a Phish song" is a clever way of showing how people's lives can often feel like they are out of sync, just like a bad music performance. "Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile, smile" is a quote from a Grateful Dead song that talks about finding happiness in little things, even when things don't seem to be going your way. The chorus repeats the idea that people lose the game of life because they are too busy trying to play by the rules.
Overall, "Point The Blame" is a commentary on how society's obsession with following the rules and conforming to a certain standard of success can often lead to frustration and failure. The song encourages people to break free from these constraints and take charge of their own lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Point the blame picture frame
Blaming someone else for your mistakes and misfortunes.
Playing by the rules that's why you're losing the game.
By following the norm and not being able to think creatively, you are destined to fail.
I think I heard it through the walls in the bathroom stalls, or maybe in my yesteryears hanging out in the halls.
Sometimes we hear things that affect us, but we are not quite sure where or when we heard them.
We've got the rhythm wrong
Our lives are not in sync with what we want or expect.
It sounds just like a Phish song.
Our lives are haphazard and random, much like the music produced by the band Phish.
"Please her with a tweezer, I'll stick it in the freezer."
We sometimes resort to making no sense or using absurd language to express ourselves or communicate our feelings.
So, brother say what you want.
People often say things that are difficult to interpret or understand.
I never know what you want from me.
It is hard to decipher other people's motives and intentions.
I'm moving up, moving on.
It is sometimes necessary to move on from people or situations that no longer serve us.
So, say goodbye because I won't say goodbye to you.
It is important to know when to walk away from relationships that are not fulfilling or healthy.
Running around and I'm thinking about, I can't wait to figure it out.
We often feel lost and unsure of our direction in life but we hope to find clarity and purpose soon.
Policeman coming, so I'm running away. Badboy coming, so I'm running away. Richboy coming, so I'm running away.
We tend to run away from people or situations that can bring us trouble or that we perceive as threatening.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Burt F. Bacharach, Hal David
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Rich Fforrealz
I split my head open stage diving back in 2000 when Catch 22 played this song live I'll never let that one down.
Big Poppa Rasta
What a song to split your head open too though
Miguel Gouveia e Freitas
bet you'd do it all over again.
Conscious Love
God bless you!!!!!!!!
Conscious Love
I'm so sorry
Jeremy Rowe
This album is super underrated - I like the next few albums as well but i actually dig his voice and energy on here
Secondbest9966
This band is fun as hell. With or without Tom.
Miguel Gouveia e Freitas
@rigoleum He's all about the trombone.
Secondbest9966
rigoleum Oh lol have I? Guess I like commenting! Rock on
rigoleum
Secondbest9966 Since Day 1; you've always been on All of the Ska/Punk comment sections.. Even the rarest of the genre... Cheers!