Grandaddy are an American indie pop band formed in Modesto, California in 1… Read Full Bio ↴Grandaddy are an American indie pop band formed in Modesto, California in 1992 by singer/guitarist/keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch; although a noisy, lo-fi approach characterized early recordings like 1994's Complex Party Come Along Theories, with the 1995 additions of guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden the group's sound expanded exponentially over the course of subsequent efforts including the unreleased Don't Sock the Tryer and the 1996 EP A Pretty Mess by This One Band. Originally issued on indie label Will Records, 1997's acclaimed full-length Under the Western Freeway proved Grandaddy's creative breakthrough, and the following year the album was reissued on major-label V2, with "Summer Here Kids" earning Single of the Week honors in the pages of the NME. The Broken Down Comforter Collection, a compilation of singles tracks, preceded the 1999 Signal to Snow Ratio EP, which heralded a movement toward the vintage electronic textures further in evidence on 2000's superb The Sophtware Slump. In 2002, the group released another odds-n-sods collection, Concrete Dunes, which paved the way for a busy 2003: that spring, Grandaddy released the Floating Debris EP and their fourth full-length, Sumday, and spent the rest of the year touring, making appearances at festivals such as Glastonbury. In 2005, they resurfaced with the Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla EP and a full-length album (Just Like the Fambly Cat) followed in 2006. It was to be their last, though Jason Lytle continues to tour, playing Grandaddy songs as well as his own solo works.

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Under the name Arm of Roger, Grandaddy recorded a joke album entitled The Ham and its Lily in 2002.

A.M. 180, which was released as a single, is featured prominently in the British film 28 Days Later.

On the 27th January 2006, Jason Lytle confirmed that the band would split following the release of their final album, Just Like The Fambly Cat.

Jason Lytle has since toured the US as a solo artist, playing Grandaddy songs from the last album and others. He is said to plan a solo career of new material.

On March 2, 2012, Grandaddy announced their reunion with news of a headline slot at the End of the Road Festival in Dorset, England on 2 September. Further dates are expected.

Go Progress Chrome
Grandaddy Lyrics

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Go progress chrome
They paint the moon today
Some brand new future color
Go progress chrome
I aim to shoot the scarfolds
I like it how it's always been
Go progress chrome
Nocturnal glare confusion

The night owl and I
Will hunt the contractor
Go progress chrome
I won't be at your unveiling

I like it how it's always been
How it's always been

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Grandaddy's song "Go Progress Chrome" are filled with contradictions and juxtapositions. The phrase "go progress chrome" seems to encourage the idea of technological advancement and modernization, yet the rest of the lyrics suggest a reluctance to embrace these changes. Painting the moon in a "brand new future color" suggests a desire to change and improve the world, but the singer also aims to "shoot the scaffold," suggesting a destructive impulse towards those responsible for this change.

Line by Line Meaning

Go progress chrome
Let's embrace progress and modernity

They paint the moon today
Advancements in technology have allowed us to manipulate even celestial bodies

Some brand new future color
The color represents the promise of new, exciting things to come

I aim to shoot the scaffold
I plan to disassemble traditional ways of thinking and doing things in order to make room for progress

I like it how it's always been
I appreciate the traditions of the past, but recognize the need for progress in the future

Nocturnal glare confusion
The blinding lights of progress can be confusing and disorienting in the darkness of night

The night owl and I will hunt the contractor
I will not let those who resist progress stand in the way of the future, even if it means a nocturnal hunt

I won't be at your unveiling
I am uninterested in the unveiling of outdated ideas or technologies

How it's always been
While progress is necessary, I still value the traditions and ways of the past

Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: JASON LYTLE

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