What is Power-Ska you ask? The answer when applied to Rude City Riot is “start with Ska Music and add equal parts Reggae, Punk and Hard Rock and you get “Power-Ska”.
RCR released their debut self titled EP / CD in Nov. 2008 and has released 3 digital singles on Skaspot Records in 2010 . "Nothin But Time" is now released on Stomp Records. It is RCR's first full length album and is available on iTunes, Amazon or from Stomprecords.com.
Dustin Lionhart, lead singer and primary songwriter for RCR has been writing Ska songs since age 14 and is now writing melodic anthems accessible to all those who love good music and well crafted songs.
Typical media / press reviews of Rude City Riot Music:
Ska tends to be typecast,
modeled to a great extent
on the early 80s Two Tone
look and sound from
England, which makes
Rude City Riot different.
Sure, the horn
arrangements and rhythms
that are ska trademarks are
here, but the album starts
with a rock and roll urgency
that suggests Rude City
Riot is flexible and won’t be
hemmed in by typecasting.
It even sounds like
Loverboy at times, which is
really unexpected. “Bonnie
And Clyde,” which follows,
has a punk edge. “Imposter
Man” could be Toots And
The Maytals. “Kick Me
When I’m Down” mixes Van
Halen guitar with a tough
reggae rhythm and nagging
chorus. Etc.."
- Tom Harrison, The
Province Newspaper (Sep
"If you replaced the up-strokes with
down and the horns with another guitar,
Vancouver, BC's Rude City Riot could
be Canada's next Chixdiggit ― that is to
say, creators of some incredibly well
crafted, straight-ahead, insanely catchy
pop punk. The phrasing of the verses
and the expert creation and execution of
a killer chorus (not to mention the lead
vocals of singer Dustin Lionhart III,
which are pretty similar to Chixdiggits'
K.J. Jansen) are pretty much where the
comparisons end though, because Rude
City Riot like to ska the hell out of their
stuff, and they do it impressively well ―
doubly so considering this is their debut.
The seven-piece shine on "Victoria," an
anthem about a troublesome girl (or is it
a city?), and "Rudies Don't Care." Both
open with that beloved ska brass and
continue like the best of favourite
commercial ska punks Reel Big Fish
and Mighty Mighty Bosstones. A select
group of people will treasure this, with
Rude City Riot keeping the ska dream
alive. "
- Nicole Villeneuve,
Exclaim.ca (May 31, 2011)
"Oi, There's a strong new voice in the ska scene and it
belongs to Rude City Riot. Their Nothin' But Time debut
album showcases a sound they call power-ska; it's a
harmonious blend of punk, reggae, soul and ska that files
neatly enough under ska-punk. The songwriting seems
surprisingly sophisticated for a bunch of newcomers, until
you learn that frontman Dustin Lionhart III has been
writing ska music since he was 14. Lionhart's rude-boy
lyrics tell tales of hoodlums and junkies in seedy
neighborhoods like Vancouver's downtown east side; all the
anger, exhilaration and desperation of these sad
but proud souls is brought to life through shoutout
harmonies, beefy guitar riffs and a terrific horn
section that especially shines on the rollicking
instrumental "DC Riot Stomp," the album's best
offering. This is a very fine debut from a skilled
team of musicians who clearly enjoy what they're
doing. Not every riot in Vancouver has to be bad."
- Jody McCutcheon, CHARTattack
“From the untamed wilderness that is the Pacific Northwest comes a gift…and a marvelous gift it is indeed. No, it’s not amateur video footage of Sasquatch doing the Macarena (although that would obviously rock). It’s better. Much better. Those crazy Ska-nucks, Rude City Riot, recently released a double-sided digital single as a follow up to their debut, self-titled album. With “Imposter Man” and “Same Old Story”, RCR picks up right where they left off with the their last studio offering. Brilliant! Power-Ska at its best. The melodic elements of 2 Tone meets the edginess of third wave, pulling up just short of the ska-core precipice. These cats continue to impress. - Drago" WWW.Froglix.Com
"This is seriously infectious stuff. It opens with a solid acoustic guitar ska groove and a power vocal going on about feeling ill, which conveniently rhymes with "pills". When the band kicks in they're as tight as a screw. And look out for that sax solo. iPod worthy."
- John McLaughlin, The Province Newspaper - review of Rude City Riot song "Shots & Pills" (Mar 23, 2010)
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Rude City Riot is:
Dusty Lionhart III - Lead Vocals
Scotty Atkins - Guitars & Vocals
Luis Garzon - Bass Guitar & Vocals
Kevin Tang - Trombone & Vocals
Jonny McCormack - Sax & Vocals
Sean Kight - Drums & Vocals
Peter Bowles - Keys & Vocals
Steffen Peter - Guitar & Vocals
Don't Go Away
Rude City Riot Lyrics
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Rooms spinning around and I'm thinking aboutcha.
I wish I was dead.
You left me today,
To find your own way,
And when the truth really hits you
Will you be there and innoncent?
Don't go away,
Don'tcha go away,
Don'tcha go away from me.
You're everything, you're everything, everything a girl should be.
Don't go away,
Don'tcha go away,
Don'tcha go away from me.
You're everything, you're everything, everything a girl should be.
I never knew why,
You started to cry.
Never ever knew that old sadness inside you
Was just a lie.
You left me today,
To find your own way,
And when the truth really hits you
Will you be there, in this lair?
Don't go away,
Don'tcha go away,
Don'tcha go away from me.
You're everything, you're everything, everything a girl should be.
Don't go away,
Don'tcha go away,
Don'tcha go away from me.
You're everything, you're everything, everything a girl should be.
Aaah go!
Yeah
, okay. So, "Don't Go Away" by Rude City Riot is a song about heartbreak and the struggle to move on from a relationship. The singer is lying in bed, feeling the world spin around them as they think about the person who has left them. They express a desire to die, wishing they didn't have to feel the pain of losing this person. The second verse reveals that the person left to find their own way, but the singer questions whether they will be able to handle the truth when it hits them. The chorus repeats the plea for this person not to go away, emphasizing how much they mean to the singer and that they embody everything a girl should be.
The lyrics suggest a deep emotional attachment to this person, someone who has brought happiness and fulfillment to the singer's life. However, despite this connection, the other person has left, and the singer is left to grapple with how to move forward. The line "And when the truth really hits you, will you be there, in this lair?" can be interpreted in a few ways - perhaps the singer doubts whether the other person will be strong enough to face the realities of life outside their relationship, or maybe they doubt that they will ever fully come to terms with what has happened. Regardless, the song paints a picture of someone struggling to cope with loss and trying to hold onto what they've lost.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm lying in bed, and right up ahead,
As the singer lays in bed, their mind is racing with thoughts of the person who left them.
Rooms spinning around and I'm thinking aboutcha.
The singer is so consumed by thoughts of the person that everything around them feels like it's spinning out of control.
I wish I was dead.
The pain of being left alone is so intense that the singer feels like death would be a better alternative.
You left me today,
The person the singer loved has left them on this day.
To find your own way,
The reason for leaving was for the person to seek their own path.
And when the truth really hits you
The singer ponders if the harsh reality of being alone has hit the person who left.
Will you be there and innoncent?
Will the person who left still be there for the singer and be innocent?
Don't go away,
The singer pleads for the person not to leave them.
Don'tcha go away,
A plea for the person not to leave, with a little bit of a desperate tone.
You're everything, you're everything, everything a girl should be.
The person who left was exactly what the singer was looking for in a partner.
I never knew why,
The singer is confused as to why the person who left them was upset.
You started to cry.
The person who left the singer began to cry.
Never ever knew that old sadness inside you
The singer had no idea that the person who left had an old, deep sadness within them.
Was just a lie.
The person who left may have been hiding their true feelings and put on a facade.
Will you be there, in this lair?
The singer asks if the person who left will be there for them.
Aaah go!
An exclamation, possibly meant to be a call to action.
Yeah
An exclamation to emphasize the singer's feelings about the situation.
Contributed by Tyler M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@WadeWalker7
@barbenoire22 yé tellement solide le EP . Cest tu moi ou sur Shot and Pills la voix me rappelle un certain Vic Ruggiero ? ; )
@keithsa41
Great Job Guys!!