1. Up Front was an American hardcore band from New York, United States. The… Read Full Bio ↴1. Up Front was an American hardcore band from New York, United States. They were an influential part of the late 1980s New York hardcore and Connecticut Straight Edge scenes. They played many of their early shows at the now famous Anthrax Club in Norwalk, Connecticut. In 1987 they appeared on the X Marks The Spot compilation 7-inch, one of the first documents of the burgeoning Connecticut Straight Edge scene.

In 1988, they released their Spirit LP, and a summer tour followed in 1989 with Unit Pride, Insted and Gorilla Biscuits. Up Front remained active through 1992, releasing the Daybreak 7 inch in 1990, touring the US again in the summer of 1991, and completing their first tour of Europe in the winter of 1991–1992.

They initially broke up after recording the Changes 7-inch in 1992, but reformed in the spring of 1994 to record the What Fire Does 7-inch followed with their second tour of Europe that summer.

After a brief hiatus Up Front wrote and recorded the Movement CD in 1997. After a handful of US shows, a tour of Japan in 1998, and their third summer tour of Europe in 1999 followed.

Other than three "reunion" shows in the summer/fall of 2005, and one "reunion" show with a return to the Daybreak lineup in November 2009 at the A Time We'll Remember Fest, the band has remained dormant since 1999.

2. 80's disco group. Hit song "Infatuation" Released: 1983 Genre: Electronic Style: Synth-pop, Disco Credits: Arranged By [Vocals] - Karen Diggs Engineer [Recording, Mixing] - Bruce Kahn Mastered By - Herb Powers Jr. Producer - Eddie Colon , Fred Zarr , Winston Negron Written By - Winston Negron Favorite Club Song here in Miami Florida,

Geekweek
Up Front Lyrics

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You've got a mind like a no-fingered hand that wants to hold a key for a lock on a door to a room without a goddamn thing inside except for an old teevee that only shows maude you're a hole in a bag and a car that's out of gas and a tree that never grows and a voice that no one hears and an ocean full of sand and a window on a floor and a race that no one wins and a book that never will be read

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Up Front's song "Geekweek" speak to a sense of disillusionment and frustration with life. The central metaphor of the "no-fingered hand that wants to hold a key for a lock on a door to a room without a goddamn thing inside" suggests a feeling of being stuck or trapped, without any clear purpose or direction. The references to objects and concepts that seem to be futile or pointless -- like the old TV that only shows Maude, the hole in a bag, a tree that never grows, and so on -- underline this sense of futility.

Line by Line Meaning

You've got a mind like a no-fingered hand that wants to hold a key for a lock on a door to a room without a goddamn thing inside
You have a mind with potential, but no direction or purpose to channel that potential towards.

except for an old teevee that only shows maude
The only thing occupying your mind is useless, unproductive content.

you're a hole in a bag and a car that's out of gas and a tree that never grows
You're incomplete, unfulfilled, and stagnant.

and a voice that no one hears
The effort you put into expressing yourself often goes unnoticed and unheard.

and an ocean full of sand and a window on a floor and a race that no one wins and a book that never will be read
Your life feels empty and pointless, there's no destination, reward, or legacy in sight.

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