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.
Sounds Good
Catch 22 Lyrics
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Yet the end. Bus station, it's 4 a.m. Took a taxi to the city.
Matt Ball left. Looking too familiar and I don't know how to feel.
Not a penny in my pocket. I'm a stranger. Wanna get home.
Spare some change, sir? Wanna get back home. Wanna get back
Home. 40 miles across the Hudson. Those train tracks. Get back.
Can you smile? Here's another joke. Have you got another smoke?
I'm broke. Sounds good, but I don't know.
I don't know but it sure sounds good to me. I don't care because I
Still don't know. The way it is, the way it was, the way it's supposed
To be. I don't know but it sure sounds good to me. I heard this city
Never sleeps.
I heard this city never sleeps, but its eyes are half-closed.
Not a passerby. Babycry. I suppose, that I'm selfish. Stuck and I
Don't give a f***. Twenty one. Morning comes. I've heard and
Had enough. I have no friends It hurts so much to be alone. I wish
This night would f***ing end. I close my eyes and dream of home.
(CHORUS)
I wish this night would f***ing end. I close my eyes and
Dream of home.
In Catch 22's song "Sounds Good But I Don't Know", the singer finds himself stranded in a city he doesn't know, with no money or means of getting home. He talks about seeing it on TV and hearing it on the radio, but now that he's there in person, it's not what he expected. He's approached strangers for help, tried to make jokes and get someone to share his cigarette, but ultimately he's stuck and alone. The chorus repeats the phrase "I don't know but it sure sounds good to me", suggesting that even though things may not be as he hoped or planned, he's willing to make the best of it and keep moving forward.
The lyrics suggest a feeling of displacement and disconnection - even though the city never sleeps, the singer feels isolated and unable to connect with anyone or anything around him. He talks about the pain of being alone and the longing for home, highlighting the universal feelings of homesickness and the struggle to find a sense of belonging. The use of profanity in the lyrics creates a raw and unfiltered effect, conveying the frustration and anger the singer feels in his situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Saw it on the television, heard it on the radio. This in truth, is not Yet the end.
I've been hearing and seeing a lot of things, but I know this isn't the end.
Bus station, it's 4 a.m. Took a taxi to the city.
I'm at the bus station at 4am, and I had to take a taxi to the city.
Matt Ball left. Looking too familiar and I don't know how to feel.
My friend Matt Ball left, and seeing his face made me feel both happy and sad.
Not a penny in my pocket. I'm a stranger. Wanna get home.
I have no money, I'm in a strange place and I just want to get back home.
Spare some change, sir? Wanna get back home. Wanna get back Home.
Can you give me some money please? I want to go back home.
40 miles across the Hudson. Those train tracks. Get back.
I have to travel 40 miles across the Hudson River using the train tracks to get back.
Can you smile? Here's another joke. Have you got another smoke? I'm broke. Sounds good, but I don't know.
I'm asking if you can smile, then sharing a joke, and asking for a cigarette. I'm broke and unsure of what to do next.
I don't know but it sure sounds good to me. I don't care because I Still don't know. The way it is, the way it was, the way it's supposed To be. I don't know but it sure sounds good to me. I heard this city Never sleeps.
I'm not sure what's going on, but it sounds good to me anyway. It doesn't matter because I still don't understand the way things are, or how they're supposed to be. I've heard this city never sleeps.
I heard this city never sleeps, but its eyes are half-closed. Not a passerby. Babycry. I suppose, that I'm selfish. Stuck and I Don't give a f***. Twenty one. Morning comes. I've heard and Had enough.
I've heard that this city never sleeps, but it seems like it's half-asleep right now. There's no one around and I hear a baby crying. I feel selfish and stuck, and I don't care anymore. I'm only 21 years old and I've had enough of this.
I have no friends It hurts so much to be alone. I wish This night would f***ing end. I close my eyes and dream of home.
I don't have any friends and it hurts to be alone. I wish this night would end already. I close my eyes and dream of being back home.
I wish this night would f***ing end. I close my eyes and Dream of home.
I'm really hoping this night will be over soon. I just want to close my eyes and go home.
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