Gatsbys American Dream (album)

Gatsbys American Dream
Studio album by Gatsbys American Dream
Released	August 8, 2006 (2006-08-08)
Recorded	c.2006
Genre	Progressive rock indie rock pop punk
Length	33:43
Label	Fearless
Producer	Bobby Darling and Casey Bates
Gatsbys American Dream chronology
Volcano (2005) Gatsbys American Dream (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(95%) [1]
AllMusic	[2]
Punknews.org	[3]
Mammoth Press	(7.5/10) [4]

Gatsbys American Dream is the self-titled fourth album from Gatsbys American Dream. It is the band's second album released under Fearless Records and their fourth full-length overall. It is also the first album with band member Kyle O'Quin.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You All Everybody"	3:13
2.	"We Can Remember It for You Wholesale"	3:42
3.	"Badd Beat"	3:13
4.	"My Name Is Ozymandias"	3:21
5.	"Margaritas and Cock"	3:05
6.	"Station 5: The Pearl"	2:49
7.	"Shadow of the Colossus"	3:02
8.	"Filthy Beasts"	2:36
9.	"Looks Like the Real Thing"	2:36
10.	"Me and Ed Loyce"	2:54
11.	"The White Mountains"	3:09

Track title references

• "You All Everybody" is the title of a song by Charlie Pace's band "Driveshaft" on the TV show Lost . Aside from the title, this song and the one on the show bear no similarities.
• "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" is the title of a science fiction novelette written by Philip K. Dick upon which the film Total Recall was based.
• "My Name Is Ozymandias" comes from a line of the sonnet titled "Ozymandias" by poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. It is also a reference to the character Ozymandias in John Christopher's The Tripods trilogy.
• "Margaritas and Cock" is a line from the movie The Matador . Pierce Brosnan's character Julian Noble says the line "Margaritas and cock" in reference to "things that taste better in Mexico." The song is about bullfighting.
• "Station 5: The Pearl" refers to the name of one of the Dharma Initiative's research stations on the TV show Lost .
• "Shadow of the Colossus" is the name of a video game for the PlayStation 2.
• "Me and Ed Loyce" is in reference to a Philip K. Dick short story called The Hanging Stranger in which the main character's name is Ed Loyce.
• "The White Mountains" is the title of the first novel in The Tripods trilogy by science fiction writer John Christopher.
• "Filthy Beasts" contains a reading of the lyrics of NOFX's "It's My Job To Keep Punk Rock Elite" from their album So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes .

Band members

• Nic Newsham - vocals
• Bobby Darling - guitar, vocals
• Rudy Gajadhar - drums
• Kirk Huffman - bass, vocals
• Ryan Van Wieringen - guitar (did not take part in this album)
• Kyle O'Quin - keyboards

References

1. "Gatsbys American Dream - Gatsbys American Dream - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. August 8, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
2. Corey Apar (August 8, 2006). "Gatsbys American Dream - Gatsbys American Dream | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 27, 2016.
3. "Gatsbys American Dream - Gatsbys American Dream". Punknews.org. August 8, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
4. "Mammoth Press". Mammoth Press. Retrieved March 27, 2016.

External links

• Fearless Records