- The hip-hop group featuring the emcees Blueprint and Fess, and DJ Bombay on the turntables. Their album "Columbus or Bust!" is available for free download on their website, myspace.com/greenhousecrew .
- The Psychedelic/Stoner rock band, whom began their journey in 1999 hails from Oakland, CA. Current Members include:
Lando - Vocals/Guitar/Landscapes
Greg Randolph - Bass
Priest - Drums
Their latest release for 2008 is an EP titled: "Ants in the Afterbirth." This is approx. their 3rd cd output including two previous full lengths.
All members are active in the east bay, CA, stoner rock/psych scene playing in several different bands including, Brnr, WhiteWitchCanyon, and Moons of Cronos.
"Official" from the page
Formed in the late 90s, Oakland California's Greenhouse Effect stormed the Bay Area with a barrage of psychadelic laden stoner and doom. With an original line-up of founding members Eric "Lando" Hagen on guitar/vocals, Jason James/guitar, Mike Bummley/bass and Doug Weldy on drums, the bands live performance delivered a psychadelic early 70s rock vibe that quickly secured a place among the elite stoner bands of the time. Greenhouse Effects first release "Blast Shield Down" in 2001, cemented the band as one of the torch bearers of the stonerrock movement in Northern California. Recorded by Thilo Fehlinger at Trident Studios in Pacheco, Ca., the record was done in 5 days with the epic "Gildor" recorded live by default. With the release of "Blast Shield Down" on Hagen's own label Purple Astonaut Records, the album garnered rave reviews being called "the greatest acid-stoner-space-doom-rock record ever made" by Sleazegrinder Magazine 2001. The record also made the Stonerrock.com top 20 best albums of 2001. During this time some of the memorable highlights of their live shows were Eric "Lando" Hagen's Weedstock 2001 shows at the Paradise Lounge in San Francisco, Ca. Those shows which included Acid King, Canyon Creep, Totimoshi, Operator Generator, Gammera and El Buzzard among others would turn into a staging place for co-headliners Greenhouse Effect to unleash their Fuzzed-out sound. With Greenhouse Effects live perormance reputation growing, the band played memorable shows with Keelhaul, Gammera, Natas (Argentina), Bongzilla, Automatic Animal, Brainoil, Jumbos Killcrance, Blessing the Hogs, The Hitch, 16, Skinlab, Sourvein, HDR, Activator, and Spaceboy among others. In 2002 the band performed at Rob Leveys Stoner Hands of Doom IV and delivered a set of music from their yet to be titled second record. A hand shake deal with Jadd from Meteor City Records right after their set would be a quick but short lived success as injuries, line-up changes and other distractions would prevent the as yet to be recorded "Totalsonicfuzzdom" from ever being released on Meteor City. With Lando and Jason James the only original members on board and Greg Emmley playing bass, Eric Powers (Clay Wheels) would be recruited to play drums on "Totalsonicfuzzdom". With Jeff Pinn engineering, Greenhouse Effect would enter Zilla Studios in South San Francisco to begin recording. With musical and personal differences as well as other distractions surfacing, the fuzzdom sessions ultimately would be cut short with Greg Emmley leaving the band and James starting a band with members of Gammera called Tusk or Soot (The Secret order of Tusk). With an invite to play Stoner Hands of Doom 5 in Portland, Ore looming, Lando finished the loose ends and mastered "TSF" @Soundwave Studios in Oakland, Ca. with Jim Juhn. After a short break with Lando involved in other projects and needing to recover from extreme exhaustion both mentally and physically, Greenhouse Effect would ride again. "Totalsonicfuzzdom" was released on Purple Astonaut Records in Sept. of 2004. Intact with a new line-up, A cd release show@Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, Ca. with Chris Corona of Floating Goat on the other guitar would once again bring the band to the forefront. Shows with Clutch, Bottom, Crisis, BRNR, Floating Goat and Hot Black Desiato to name a few would follow. With 2005 on the horizon, and members of the band doing other projects, Lando decided to put Greenhouse Effect on the shelf. Lando would form or join several other projects during this time including Grasshopper, The Centaurs of Divine Disco, Fuzzplow and The Moons of Cronos. Greenhouse Effect would lie dormant until 2006 when an invite to play Stoner Hands of Doom 7 in Mesa, Az. would once again create an opportunity to crank up the fuzzdom... ...... Priest from BRNR would join the band on drums as well as Greg Randolph a bay area musical mastermind on bass. Greenhouse Effect would appear @SHOD 7 and 8. With re-newed energy, Lando and the Effect would then begin work on what would be Greenhouse Effects 3rd studio album "Ants in the Afterbirth". The record was recorded @Sonic Room Studios in Livermore, Ca. with Tim Narducci (Spiral Arms, Systematic) engineering. Released in 2007 on Purple Astronaut Records the 4-song EP was dubbed "more stoner trickery and the best lyrics yet" by Adam Dunn of Sludgezine. In 2008 Lando again put the band on haitus and formed another stonerrock project called White Witch Canyon with Tim "Krete" Narducci on drums and vocals. in 2009 Greenhouse Effect celebrated their 10 year anniversary. Album number 4 is slated to have guest appearances, more fuzz, and a few suprises. No recording date has been set. May the fuzz be with you. .... "San Francisco’s Greenhouse Effect represents the greatest of all cliches, your best entertainment value. Combining the best elements of all timeless riff-based rock music (Clutch, Soundgarden and mid-80s Black Flag come to mind, with some good old fashioned Haight Ashbury psychedelia mixed in) Greenhouse Effect continues to develop into what could someday be the West Coast’s greatest underground metal band. I don’t just make this stuff up. See them now and thank me later". .... Matt Brown/Nada Mucho 2003 ....
Square One
Greenhouse Effect Lyrics
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In there. Beats are so ridiculous. I don't know why cats think they can fuck with this. Ah huh. Greenhouse. Take you back to the beginning.
Ah huh, like this.
[Verse One] [Blueprint]
First of all get off my dick
Ain't nobody give me shit
Hard work, we deserve everything we get
When you was dreamin' about rhyming
I was grinding
Sellin' Greenhouse tapes in Columbus
You got ten dollars then holler at me
So I can hop this Greyhound bus back to the 'Natti
We used to rock shows in Dayton with Bahdaddy
And if we made our gas money back then I were happy
It was me, Ill, Inkwell & Manifest
This was before I started buildin' with Plead The Ph5th
Before Soul Position, Orphanage or The Iskabbibles
Back when everything about hip hop was simple
I would buy fifty blank tapes
Dub 'em at home
Print the inserts on my PC
Sell 'em at shows
I didn't want to hold the money so I gave it to Ill
But that had to stop when he said he spent it on bills
See hip hop, was still a hobby I did on the side
And since it never made me a dime, I still had a job
And collaborated only for the love of the music
Not because I wanted big names to move units
Holdin' your own is part of being a man
Don't even ask until you've done everything that you can
Even though there were a lot of times I needed a hand
I still held it down to elevate me and my fam
Like
[Manifest talking]
That's right man. We did it ourselves man. Cats ain't ready for that man. Cats ain't got the juice in they veins. Continue.
[Verse Two] [Blueprint]
Uh huh,
I used to hop on any stage
Play for free
Now I only do that for fam related to me
I got a higher learning
Paid with it degree
Realized a desk job ain't made for me
I'd rather be doin' shows gettin' paid to MC
I'm a first generation Weightless MC
Started out slangin' tapes
Made some cream
When nobody else was thinkin' that way but me
Took a bunch of individuals
Made a team
I helped acts come up but they ain't thankin' me
I seen shit I gave birth to get twisted up
Cats flip shit up
Like they build shit up
It made me wanna walk away from this and give this up
But then Manifest said, "Print, stick with us"
So I did and made calls that probably cost me friendships
But if I didn't, I would have lost this business
I know my people smart enough to know the difference
And not wanna beef over this when they hear this
So many dreams cross paths cause we rhyme
I had blinders on
I saw nothin' but mine
And any move I made wasn't cause I wanted to shine
Because the way we were both headed, wasn't in line
And I love y'all
But sometimes it's hard to express it
And it comes off lookin' like I'm being hard headed
We could have worked it out but our pride wouldn't let us
Now we gotta chalk up another life lesson
[Outro] [Manifest talking]
That's right. We learned from that. And all it did was make us stronger. Now we unstoppable man. Shit. It's Weightless. Ha. Greenhouse.
The song Square One by Greenhouse Effect is a reflection of the struggles and hard work that Blueprint put into his career in hip hop. The song takes the listener back to the beginning of his journey where he had to put in the groundwork by himself. The verses describe how he was grinding and selling Greenhouse tapes in Columbus before anyone knew him. He reminisces about the days when hip hop was simple, and he would buy fifty blank tapes, dub them at home, print the inserts on his PC, and sell them at shows. Blueprint talks about how holding your own is a part of being a man, and you do not ask for help until you have done everything yourself. The song also touches upon the difficulties of working with other artists and how pride can often come in the way of success.
Overall, the lyrics of Square One emphasize the dedication, hard work, and perseverance that it takes to succeed in the music industry. Blueprint raps about how he had to hustle and grind to make it and how he still holds it down for himself and his family.
Line by Line Meaning
First of all get off my dick
Stop criticizing and trying to bring me down.
Ain't nobody give me shit
I didn't receive any handouts or special treatment, I had to work hard for everything I have.
Hard work, we deserve everything we get
Our success is a result of the hard work we put in, and we deserve to reap the rewards.
Back when you was dreamin' about rhyming, I was grinding
While others were simply dreaming of success, I was working hard to make it happen.
Sellin' Greenhouse tapes in Columbus
I started out selling tapes in Columbus to get our music out there and build a fanbase.
We used to rock shows in Dayton with Bahdaddy
We used to perform shows in Dayton with Bahdaddy back when we were starting out.
It was me, Ill, Inkwell & Manifest
I was part of a group of artists that included Ill, Inkwell, and Manifest.
Before Soul Position, Orphanage or The Iskabbibles
This was all before we formed Soul Position and before Orphanage and The Iskabbibles existed.
Back when everything about hip hop was simple
This was all before things got more complicated in the hip hop industry.
I didn't want to hold the money so I gave it to Ill
I didn't want to be responsible for the money we made, so I gave it to Ill.
But that had to stop when he said he spent it on bills
I had to stop giving Ill the money we made when I found out he was spending it on bills instead of investing it back into our music.
Even though there were a lot of times I needed a hand, I still held it down to elevate me and my fam
Even though I struggled at times and needed help, I still took care of my family and worked hard to make a name for myself in the music industry.
I used to hop on any stage, play for free
When I was starting out, I would perform on any stage and do it for free just to get my name out there and build my reputation.
I'm a first generation Weightless MC
I was one of the original members of the Weightless collective and helped establish the group.
Took a bunch of individuals, made a team
I brought together a group of talented individuals and formed a successful team.
It made me wanna walk away from this and give this up
There were times when I felt like quitting because of the challenges we faced in the music industry.
So many dreams cross paths cause we rhyme
There are so many different dreams and aspirations that converge when you're a rapper in the music industry.
And any move I made wasn't cause I wanted to shine
I didn't make certain moves in my career because I was trying to become famous or successful, but because it was necessary for the success of my team and our music.
Because the way we were both headed, wasn't in line
We had different visions for our careers and where we wanted our music to take us.
And all it did was make us stronger
Despite the challenges we faced, we were able to overcome them and become even stronger as a result.
Now we unstoppable man
We are now a force to be reckoned with and cannot be stopped.
Contributed by Charlie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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