Waiting... (EP)

Waiting...
EP by The Rockfords
Released	January 2004
Recorded	October 2003
Genre	Alternative rock
Language	English
Label	Ten Club
Producer	John Goodmanson
The Rockfords chronology

Last updated April 22, 2019

Waiting... is an EP by the American rock band The Rockfords. It was released in January 2004 through Ten Club.

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

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The Rockfords were an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1999 by Carrie Akre, Chris Friel, and Danny Newcomb of Goodness, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, and Rick Friel of Jodie Watts. The group served as a side project for its members, who had already tasted success with their respective bands.

Overview

The Rockfords features members of Goodness and Pearl Jam. The EP was recorded in October 2003.^[1] The band worked with producer John Goodmanson, who also produced the band's debut album, The Rockfords . The EP was released in 2004 through Pearl Jam's website.

Goodness was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, led by Carrie Akre, formerly of Hammerbox and now primarily a solo artist. Goodness featured Akre (vocals), Danny Newcomb, Garth Reeves (guitar), Fiia McGann (bass), and Chris Friel (drums). Akre, Friel, and Newcomb later joined Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Rick Friel to form the rock band The Rockfords.

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John Goodmanson is an American recording engineer and indie rock record producer. He is best known for producing multiple albums by Bikini Kill, Blonde Redhead, Death Cab for Cutie, Los Campesinos!, and Sleater-Kinney.

Track listing

All tracks written by Carrie Akre, Chris Friel, Rick Friel, Mike McCready, and Danny Newcomb.

Carrie Akre is an American musician best known for her work with Seattle underground bands Hammerbox and Goodness.

Michael David "Mike" McCready is an American musician who serves as the lead guitarist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. McCready was also a member of the side project bands Flight to Mars, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season and The Rockfords.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waiting"
2.	"Everything"
3.	"So Young"
4.	"Call My Name"

Personnel

The Rockfords

Carrie Akre – vocals
Chris Friel – drums
Rick Friel – bass guitar
Mike McCready – guitar
Danny Newcomb – guitar

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, gazal and popular music styles such as pop, rock, electronic dance music and filmi.

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Production

Danger Island Music – design
John Goodmanson – production

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

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References

↑ "Demos". rockfords.net. October 13, 2003.

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[1] "Demos". rockfords.net. October 13, 2003.

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Carrie Akre Chris Friel Rick Friel Mike McCready Danny Newcomb
Studio albums	The Rockfords (2000)
Live albums	Live Seattle, WA 12/13/03 (2003)
EPs	Waiting... (2004)
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