Gatsbys American Dream (album)
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Gatsbys American Dream released their fourth full-length album on August 8th, 2006. It is their second album released under Fearless Records and their first with bandmember Kyle O'Quin.
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| Studio album by Gatsbys American Dream | ||
| Recorded | Johnny Cab | |
| Genre | Progressive Rock | |
| Length | 33:43 | |
| Label | Fearless Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bobby Darling and Casey Bates | |
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| Gatsbys American Dream chronology | ||
| Volcano (2005) |
Gatsbys American Dream (2006) |
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Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "You All Everybody" – 3:13
- "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" – 3:42
- "Badd Beat" – 3:13
- "My Name Is Ozymandias" – 3:21
- "Margaritas and Cock" – 3:05
- "Station 5: The Pearl" – 2:49
- "Shadow of the Colossus" – 3:02
- "Filthy Beasts" – 2:36
- "Looks Like the Real Thing" – 2:36
- "Me and Ed Loyce" – 2:54
- "The White Mountains" – 3:09
[edit] Band members
- Nic Newsham - vocals
- Bobby Darling - guitar
- Rudy Gajadhar - drums
- Kirk Huffman - bass
- Ryan Van Wieringen - guitar (did not take part in this album)
- Kyle O'Quin - keyboard
[edit] Miscellanea
- The cover artwork is presumably a not-so-subtle reference to John Christopher's The White Mountains and H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.
- The songs "You All Everybody" and "Station 5: The Pearl" are references to the television series Lost. "Station 5: The Pearl" also references the novel "The Pearl," by John Steinbeck.
- The song "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" is a reference to a short story by Philip K. Dick of the same name.
- The song "Me and Ed Loyce" is a reference to another short story by Dick, "The Hanging Stranger".
- The song "Shadow of the Colossus" is a reference to the Japanese-developed video game of the same name for the PlayStation 2.
- The song "Margaritas and Cock" is a reference to the 2005 film The Matador, starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear.
- The song "The White Mountains" contains numerous direct references to John Christopher's The White Mountains
- The song "My Name Is Ozymandias" is a reference to the famous sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley, published in 1818. It is frequently anthologised and is probably Shelley's most famous short poem. Ozymandias is also the name of a character in John Christopher's The White Mountains. Ozymandias is also a character in Alan Moore's Watchmen graphic novel.
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