Limbeck
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| Limbeck | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Orange County, California, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Indie Rock, Alt-Country, Americana | |
| Years active | 1999–present | |
| Label(s) | Doghouse Records | |
| Website | http://www.limbeck.net/ | |
| Members | ||
| Robb MacLean Patrick Carrie Justin Entsminger Jon Phillip |
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| Former members | ||
| Matt Stephens, Cy Scott, Tom Moser, Jason Abraham, Mike Seretan | ||
Limbeck is an indie rock band hailing from Orange County, California.
Limbeck's next album, Limbeck, will be released April 10th, 2007.
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[edit] Instrumentation
The Limbeck Band:
- Robb MacLean - Vocals, Guitar
- Patrick Carrie - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
- Justin Entsminger - Bass
- Jon Phillip - Percussion
[edit] Genre and style
While classified as indie rock due to the their relatively small niche in Southern California, the band's musical style is most often described as "alternative country music". Their original sound was more emo as heard in their early releases, including This Chapter is Called Titles. They moved towards a more alt.country sound after that record, attributing the early emo stuff to the influences they had in high school. They have all but abandoned these early songs, rarely playing this material live, if ever.
Geography appears to play a primary role in the band's recordings, both in musical arrangement as well as in lyrical content.
Many songs actually name interstate highways which are known primarily to Orange County and San Diego County residents, such as the 8, 22, and 15. Musical intellectuals argue that this could both hinder a band's marketability to other regions of the United States for obvious reasons, but others point to the international success of media powerhouses such as The O.C. and pop-punkers Something Corporate, which capitalize on the current American fascination with the Orange County lifestyle.
The band's complete contrast to the punk rock style which most of the music scene has come to associate with the region makes the group a diamond in the rough.
[edit] Discography
[edit] LPs
[edit] Singles/EPs/Other
- Skiball Champs EP
- Tour Support EP
- Hey, Everything's Fine.
- Limbeck/Motion City Soundtrack 7" Split
- Tour EP (2006)
- The State (Digital Single)
- Big Drag (Single)
[edit] Compilations
- We're Not Generation X (out of print)
- Sound Relief Volume One: From CA to NYC - "Why Don't You Just Leave Already? (Dance Remix)"
- Doghouse 100 - "Don't Turn Around, She's Not Worth It"
- Policia!: A Tribute to The Police - "So Lonely"
- Paupers, Peasants, Princes & Kings: The Songs of Bob Dylan - "Tonight, I'll Be Staying Here With You"
[edit] Trivia
- Their song "Honk + Wave" was featured on +44 bassist and vocalist, Mark Hoppus' podcast, Hi My Name Is Mark.
- Limbeck received national exposure (in the United States) as a finalist in December 2005 Yahoo.com's Who's Next.
- Long-time drummer Matt Stephens left the band in September of 2005 and was replaced by Jon Phillip, the former drummer of The Obsoletes and The Benjamins.
- The band has received local radio play as well as exposure on XM Satellite Radio's channel 43.
- Their song "Stop Internet Romance" from This Chapter Is Called Titles was used in one of the first iMac commercials. The band used the royalties for that ad to buy the van they tour in to this day. In the commercial they were called Garage Monkeys. They never actually went by this name, though. It was created specifically for the commercial.
- The band recorded percussion tracks in 2006 at Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas
- The band created a sport called Baseball or Die!!! which involved playing whiffle ball in the street, regardless of the amount of traffic.
