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.
Walking Away
Catch 22 Lyrics
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Won't you pull up a chair?
Won't you tell me your story because I
Really do care about talking, talking, talking away
Here's to me, to you, to us, to everything
I hope it never falls apart
We're talking, talking, talking away
And you seem so kind
And I've got to say that i'm having a
Good time dancing, dancing, dancing away
Here's to me, to you, to us, to everything
I hope it never falls apart
We're dancing, dancing, dancing away
Could things get any better now?
If they can, I cannot see how
But as the time goes by, you stop and sigh
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why
I can't stop this feeling, as i'm walking away
And I could never understand half the things you'd say
As we're walking, walking, walking away
Here's to me, to you, to us, to everything
That ever fell apart, as we're walking, walking, walking away
Things weren't better then
You felt that you had to pretend
But as the time goes by, you stop and sigh
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why
The song "Walking Away" by Catch 22 is a contemplative piece reflecting on a relationship that has fallen apart. The song begins with the singer, who is ostensibly conversing with someone, expressing a desire for the other person to tell their story as he expresses his genuine interest in listening to them. The chorus extols the idea of cherishing the present moment and hoping that things do not fall apart- something that is seemingly ironic given that the song is confessional in nature, hinting that things have already fallen apart. In the second verse, the singer realizes that he has to leave and can't understand half of what the other person is saying as they walk away from each other. The singer can't help but feel that the relationship has already failed, as he conveys that in the lines "as we're walking, walking, walking away, here's to me, to you, to us, to everything, that ever fell apart." The song ends on the note that things weren't better before and that pretending to be okay didn't make things any better- hence the line "you felt that you had to pretend."
The lyrics of "Walking Away" are a commentary on the human experience of relationships, their highs, and inevitable lows, and how one handles moving on from them. It is also a subtle reminder to cherish the present because you never know when things will fall apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, hello, how are you?
Greetings, how are you doing?
Won't you pull up a chair?
Take a seat near me, I would like to talk to you.
Won't you tell me your story because I / Really do care about talking, talking, talking away
I truly care and want to know about your life story, so let's talk and talk and talk continuously.
Here's to me, to you, to us, to everything / I hope it never falls apart / We're talking, talking, talking away
Cheers to our lives, our friendship, and everything we know. May it never collapse. We'll carry on talking and talking endlessly.
Well, you look so fine / And you seem so kind / And I've got to say that i'm having a / Good time dancing, dancing, dancing away
You look charming and warm-hearted, and I can't help but mention that I'm enjoying myself in this dance, dance, dance.
Could things get any better now? / If they can, I cannot see how / But as the time goes by, you stop and sigh / You stop and sigh and then you wonder why
Is it even possible for things to be more pleasant now? I'm doubtful, but time continues to pass, and you pause and exhale deeply, pondering why.
I can't stop this feeling, as i'm walking away / And I could never understand half the things you'd say / As we're walking, walking, walking away
As I depart, I can't shake this emotion inside me, and there were still so many things you said that I can't grasp as we're walking and walking further away.
Here's to me, to you, to us, to everything / That ever fell apart, as we're walking, walking, walking away
Cheers to our lives, to each other, and all of the memories that didn't last. As we continue to walk away, step by step.
Things weren't better then / You felt that you had to pretend / But as the time goes by, you stop and sigh / You stop and sigh and then you wonder why
In the past, things weren't any better, and you had to conceal what you were truly feeling. With each passing moment, you pause and sigh, questioning yourself why.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: TOMAS KALNOKY
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