Alone in a Crowd (Catch 22 album)

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Alone in a Crowd
Alone in a crowd.jpg
Studio album by
Catch 22
ReleasedOctober 10, 2000
RecordedJune 2000
Genre Ska punk
Length36:58
Label Victory
Producer Catch 22, Eric Rachel, James Egan
Catch 22 chronology
Washed Up!
(1999)		Alone in a Crowd
(2000)		 Washed Up and Through the Ringer
(2001)
Professional ratings
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Alone in a Crowd is the second album by Catch 22, and the first and only studio album featuring the band's second lineup (featuring Jeff Davidson as lead vocalist, replacing Tomas Kalnoky). It was recorded in June 2000, [2] and released on October 10, 2000.

Contents

Composition

The album features a song trilogy, "What Goes Around Comes Around," "Bloomfield Avenue," and "Neverending Story," which follows two young lovers who commit multiple acts of homicide on a cross-country spree before finally succumbing to their own personal demons. Themes on the album include a longing for childhood and home, and a general feeling of alienation from the rest of the world.

The end of the album features seven blank tracks, each 22 seconds long, followed by a bonus track that starts after 22 seconds of silence, bringing the album to a total of 22 tracks.

Release

To promote the album, the band made a music video for "Point the Blame", the album's first single. However, due to financial problems, the video was never completed. The band closed the year touring the US with Reel Big Fish. [3] In March 2001, the band toured across Canada with AFI. [4] In May and June 2001, the band toured Europe as part of the Deconstruction Tour. [5]

On January 30, 2016, Jeff Davidson joined the band to perform the album in full at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jeff Davidson and Ryan Eldred unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:18
2."Point the Blame"2:17
3."Sounds Good But I Don't Know"1:56
4."It Takes Some Time"3:05
5."What Goes Around Comes Around"2:39
6."Arm to Arm"2:07
7."Guilty Pleasures"2:22
8."Bloomfield Ave."3:09
9."Hard to Impress" (Kevin Gunther)2:05
10."San Francisco Payphone"2:49
11."Wreck of the Sloop John B." (Traditional)2:29
12."Neverending Story"2:35
13."Thinking About Things"1:58
14."Alone in a Crowd"2:27
15."Blank Track"0:55
16."Blank Track"0:22
17."Blank Track"0:22
18."Blank Track"0:22
19."Blank Track"0:22
20."Blank Track"0:22
21."Blank Track"0:22
22."Bonus Track"1:32

Personnel

Catch 22

Additional personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Alone in a Crowd at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Never alone in a Catch 22 crowd..." Punknews.org. June 23, 2000. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ Paul, Aubin (November 13, 2000). "Some Victorious News". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ Paul, Aubin (February 28, 2001). "Rise Prevails". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ Paul, Aubin (February 26, 2001). "Official Deconstruction Tour dates arrived!". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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