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.
Prologue
Catch 22 Lyrics
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He and others like him felt the world was changing fast,
So they embarked on a journey with their very best intentions,
And thought that what began with them would never find an end.
Ready set go it's easy you know,
It's easy to get wrapped up in the madness,
Ready or not it's all that they go,
Suspend your disbelief in revolution,
Their solutions were a way for them to change the world they lived in
The rich stay rich, the poor got even poorer
And the world engulfed in war only added to the horror
Unlike the more moderated movements that proceeded theirs,
They were absolutely unconcerned with splitting heads,
They fought for the rights and belief that they might even change the human race,
But global revolution never seemed to show its face
Ready set go it's easy you know,
It's easy to get wrapped up in the madness,
Ready or not it's all that they go,
and so it goes
Suspend your disbelief in revolution,
Their solutions were a way for them to change the world they lived in
The rich stay rich, the poor got even poorer
And the world engulfed in war only added to the horror
The song "Prologue" by Catch 22 talks about a group of people who believed that the world was changing too fast, and they wanted to make a difference. These people went on a journey with the best of intentions, believing that what they were doing would never end. This "hero," as he is referred to in the lyrics, is a representative of a movement that emerged in the not-so-distant past. This movement is characterized by people who wanted to make a change and believed that they could do so. They were willing to fight for what they believed in and were willing to take the necessary risks to achieve their goals.
The lyrics describe the hero and his comrades as being fearless in their pursuit of change. Unlike other movements that preceded theirs, they weren't afraid of violence and didn't shy away from splitting heads. They believed that revolution was the only solution to the problems of the world. Unfortunately, global revolution never seemed to show its face. The rich continued to get richer, and the poor continued to get poorer. The world was engulfed in war, and it only added to the horror.
Catch 22's "Prologue" is a song that reflects the contemporary situation we see around us. The world is changing at an unprecedented rate, and there are people who want to make a change. Unfortunately, revolutions are not easy to achieve, and they often lead to violence and chaos. The lyrics encourage us to suspend our disbelief in revolution and to believe that we can make a positive change in the world we live in.
Line by Line Meaning
A hero was born of a movement for the not so distant past,
This hero emerged from a movement that was rooted in recent history.
He and others like him felt the world was changing fast,
The hero and those who joined his cause believed that the world was rapidly evolving.
So they embarked on a journey with their very best intentions,
They set out on a mission with the purest of intentions.
And thought that what began with them would never find an end.
They were optimistic that their efforts would continue on after their movement began.
Ready set go it's easy you know,
Starting something new may seem simple and straightforward at first.
It's easy to get wrapped up in the madness,
As things progress, it's easy to become engulfed in chaos.
Ready or not it's all that they go,
Regardless of whether they were prepared or not, they continued with their mission.
and so it goes
And thus, the story unfolds.
Suspend your disbelief in revolution,
One must temporarily abandon skepticism to truly believe in a revolution.
Their solutions were a way for them to change the world they lived in
The solutions that the hero and his group proposed were aimed at altering their current world.
The rich stay rich, the poor got even poorer
Economic inequality persisted, with the wealthy remaining wealthy and the poor becoming even more impoverished.
And the world engulfed in war only added to the horror
To make matters worse, the world was embroiled in war - amplifying an already monstrous situation.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: SEAMUS MICHAEL EGAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Rob Smith
a very underrated album that stands on its own, despite Keasbey Nights. I find myself coming back to this album for the really cool concept and catchy ass songs like this
DerekP513
Rob Smith Catch22 has been killing it like this for almost 20 years. Always awesome
Ghosty64
derek lbs Are they touring again yet? I haven't heard anything about Catch 22 in years.
because yes
5 years later my boy
Joseph Schultz
Don't get me wrong, I love Streetlight Manifesto a lot and they're among my top picks when it comes to ska, but whenever people hate on Catch 22 after Tomas left, I just feel like they're denying themselves some great music.
This song is a fantastic example. It's awesome.
Botar Akutabi
So true. I think both Tomas and Catch 22 went on to do bigger and better things after they split.
Karbonated Febreze
This entire album is amazing from start to finish and it only gets better the more you listen to it. I've listened to it at least 15 times through already
joshua charbonneau
by far the best album they have done
Matt Bagley
best ska album of all-time IMO, and I'm not a tankie. I just love the concept! I wish they still played.
Lettermark
Awesome album!!! So happy i found, thank you.