Since their formation in Tempe, Arizona in 1991 they have toured North America with Agent Orange, Jawbreaker, All Systems Go and have shared the stage with the likes of Bad Religion, Green Day, Face To Face, Blink 182, The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, At the Drive-In, Fugazi, NOFX, and Rise Against (just to name a few).
They have appeared on over 30 compilations around the world, 12 EP's (including a split with Face To Face and a EP on Fat Wreck Chords), plus the top-selling DVD video compilations Cinema Beer Nuts (Hopeless) and Punk Broadcast System (Coldfront). They have also appeared on television shows such as "Homicide: Life on the Streets" (NBC), "Orleans" (CBS) and "Party of Five" (FOX).
They have toured the world relentlessly for the releases of Power Tools (Earwax/Justice), Burn Tempe To The Ground (Onefoot), Pop Culture Failure (Jump Up!/Victory). Shortly before the release of the record, bass player Chris Bauermeister (formerly of Jawbreaker) joined the band. Bauermeister's role in one of punk's legendary bands created a flood of interest, including features in Maximum RocknRoll and Punk Planet. Later that year, Horace Pinker released the CDEP Copper Regret (Coldfront).
After a North American tour and numerous European tours the CDEP Red-Eyed Regular (OffTime/Cargo) was released in 2003 which featured alternate versions of songs from their upcoming full length, Texas One Ten, and a live recording of "Bryan's Song" from the 2002 Groez Rock Festival in Belgium.
HP will circle the Globe again (including Europe and South America) in support of their new record Texas One Ten on their new label, THICK Records.
Texas One Ten (Thick) is a perpetual road trip that started in Southern California and culminates here and now. A defining album, 12 tracks of gritty, street smart punk rock from a band who's been there from the beginning. Outlasting many of their contemporaries by being about the music and message, HP seem to have reached enlightenment.
This new record recorded with Mass Giorgini (Screeching Weasel, Rise Against,
The Methadones) at Sonic Iguana studios, is a superlative effort relentless in its
pursuit of volume, dynamics and intensity.
Nothing At All
Horace Pinker Lyrics
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That i see isn't you does it change a thing? we're hopelessly waiting for
That letter to arrive well i haven't sent it i'm alone with a pen and paper
For the present it's evident my perfect descent it began at the end and
As i looked ahead can't even take the first step can't even try to pretend
It's all in reverse that bad day got worse your anger insecurity pushed
Me away and i should have known everything i learned that day but you can
Never know until you try never know until you try has it changed nothing
First and then the middle begin do you think it will work for me? breathe
Out before you suck in maybe i'll try to smoke again it seems to have worked
For you when you wanted me and i wanted you and it was such a simple singular
Point of view an equal equation adds one and one, two one and one, two
The lyrics to Horace Pinker's song "Nothing At All" speak to the universal experience of heartbreak, regret, and the difficulty of moving on from a past love. The singer is struggling to come to terms with the end of a relationship, and is tormented by the memories and feelings that linger even after the person is gone. They try to distract themselves by focusing on other things - looking at other girls and pretending they are not thinking about their ex - but nothing seems to help. The singer is alone with their thoughts, and has been unable to even write the letter they know they should send in order to properly close the chapter on their past love.
The lyrics are filled with powerful imagery and emotions - the idea of looking until their eyes turn from brown to blue, the sense of being hopelessly stuck waiting for something that may never come, the feeling of being unable to take the first step forward. The singer's attempts to rationalize their feelings and come up with a new strategy for moving on - starting at the beginning instead of the end, for example - ring hollow. The pain of heartbreak is all-consuming and seems impossible to overcome.
The song is a poignant reminder that, no matter how much we may try to hide from our past or push away our pain, sometimes the only way to move forward is to face it head-on. The singer's struggle to let go of their ex represents a struggle that is all too familiar to many people, and the raw emotion of the lyrics will resonate with anyone who has ever been through a difficult breakup.
Line by Line Meaning
I can look until my eyes turn from brown to blue and pretend every girl
That i see isn't you does it change a thing?
No matter how hard I try to move on and pretend every other girl is not you, it doesn't really change anything.
we're hopelessly waiting for
That letter to arrive well i haven't sent it i'm alone with a pen and paper
For the present
We are waiting for a letter that may never come and meanwhile, I haven't even sent one knowing I'm alone with just a pen and paper.
it's evident my perfect descent it began at the end and
As i looked ahead can't even take the first step
It's clear that my journey to failure began with the end in mind, and now I can't even take the first step forward.
can't even try to pretend
It's all in reverse that bad day got worse
Your anger insecurity pushed me away
I can't even pretend that everything is going well, it's like living in reverse where things progressively get worse, your anger and insecurity was what drove me away.
and i should have known everything i learned that day
But you can never know until you try
Never know until you try
I should have known not to trust you, but the lesson learned that day was that you never know until you try.
has it changed nothing
At all i think i'll try from now on not to start at the end
Get the conclusion first and then the middle begin
Has anything changed? I think from now on, I'll try not to start with the end in mind but instead start with the beginning and work towards the end.
do you think it will work for me?
Breathe out before you suck in
Maybe i'll try to smoke again it seems to have worked for you
Do you think this approach will work for me? Sometimes it's better to take a step back and breathe before making a decision like how smoking worked for you.
and i wanted you and it was such a simple singular point of view
An equal equation adds one and one, two one and one, two
I just wanted you, and it seemed like such a simple point of view. You add one to one, and it equals two, just like the two of us together.
Contributed by Alexandra O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.