Count Zero is an innovative Boston band that mixes electronics, acoustic gr… Read Full Bio ↴Count Zero is an innovative Boston band that mixes electronics, acoustic grit, strong melodies, intriguing arrangements and creative lyrics into an intense, eclectic stew of musical experimentation... and it's catchy too. It's Future Pop for the disenchanted.

History
Founded by three former members of the groundbreaking Boston band Think Tree, Count Zero recorded their debut CD "Affluenza" in 1996. With the addition of a full-time bassist and keyboardist, they played their first show in March of '96 at The Middle East in Cambridge, MA, and have been entertaining an expanding congregation of devoted fans ever since.

Personnel
Peter Moore: vocals
Will Ragano: guitars
Eric Paull: drums
Izzy Maxwell: bass
Joel Simches: keyboards

Sound
An obsessively creative mashing of many classic and modern styles of popular music are found in any given Count Zero song, from retro-groove to indie-rock to electronic pop to country twang. Raw sounds intermingle with lush Radiohead-esque orchestrations and unexpected sound/sample manipulations, affording a unique listening experience known for grabbing even the most jaded ears. Their distinctive sound combines the flair for melody and complexity of Flaming Lips and later Blur, the brains of Talking Heads/ Brian Eno and the raw power of Zeppelin and Sly Stone.

Why you should care
• They tastefully present inordinately infectious melodies
• They ingeniously engineer durable, socially-observant yet heartfelt lyrics
• They create sophisticated, yet unpretentious arrangements
• Their live performances are vigorous, exuberant and challenging
• They probably won't go away........ever

What they are up to
Count Zero toured North America with The Dresden Dolls for six weeks in the Fall of 2004 to much acclaim. Their most recent release (their 3rd CD) Little Minds is a melody-riddled songfest, with lilting, melancholic lap-steel intermingling with an array of exotic synths, samples, odd turns and intense beats. With songs on both Guitar Hero 1 & 2 (one of the most popular video games in recent history), their fanbase is growing quickly.

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Count Zero Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Count Zero:

A Cell for Salieri Nine months afloat in a well Never see much past the…
Behold This tale's been told a time or two But I keep…
Bite Off The Roses That twelve-year old girl sure knows how to flirt. She gets…
Bright Blue Hole BRIGHT BLUE HOLE we finally fell in the bright blue hole…
Cry for Sugar CRY FOR SUGAR Last night they done caught me, trying to…
Cure of a Kiss I walk into this party half out of steam, Half in…
Did You Decide Yet? You’ve always lent an ear for all his suffering. Now, what’…
Dream a Million Stars The crayons are being repo'd from cocoons The clouds learn …
Finnegan Very obvious, even Ho Chi Minh Could sympathize with the mes…

Generation We're here to cut the ropes off! and get your hands…
Golden Years Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop wh…
Good News Good news is not news to you, Not without evil, or…
Heaven's Balloon god imagine me upon your dream not…
Hello Somebody Maybe I’m going through a phase. Lately I dwell on younger…
Hold Me HOLD ME I can make you, Tomato, With my underworld eye …
Jeffrey No JEFFREY NO Remember Jeffrey? He wore that referee shirt …
Man 27 Dies Sleepwalking Silence throws it's spread across this April dawn. It's cot…
Manpower You, with the ribbons in your hair: Recall when there were…
Marigold You and I are one in fear of loneliness and danger of…
May May, the only bugs seems to be these buxom, busy,…
Moon 69 We got the Moon, it's ours for the taking We got…
My Little Mind My little mind so snugly fits within this tiny skull…
My Mockingbird She still gets out, just to see and be seen.…
Out There Where's my quill? Where's my satchel bag? Make haste! Clouds…
platforms This Song I Wrote is a far ways away from…
Radium Eyes Merry is the man With money in his hand With grease betwee…
Roach Motel Mr. Pennycounter, Tell me what's the matter. Is that my cand…
Sail Your Ship By When I met you, you were off course. Fate's winds blew…
Schizoid Astroplane Hey, gurl! Your backyard's tight, as runways go. But…
Shake (Come on, shake) Thought I had you pegged On the prowl f…
Sham Maker Can't keep gettin' screened by your Thought Police…
Slow and Easy SLOW AND EASY Lying in the lion’s den, so close. Somethi…
Starry Skies You're down again Ten out of ten Your talent tries Who'll…
To Meet the Moon TO MEET THE MOON sitting on a smokestack she rehearses l…

We'll Get By WE’LL GET BY Smoke in the sky it's a word formation r…

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