Arrogance is a rock

Rock music

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 band

Musical ensemble

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 from Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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. In the 1970s and early 1980s it was one of the most popular local bands in the state . The group has released six full length album

Album

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s in its history and an early non-LP single. In 1983 the group entered a dormant period and the members did not perform together again until 2000, when the band reunited for a few select concerts and gigs in the Triangle

The Triangle (North Carolina)

The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of...

 area in celebration of Arrogance's 30th anniversary. The most notable was the "Reunion" concert at the North Carolina Museum of Art Amphitheatre in Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

 in 2000. After large turnouts at the band's 2000 performances, Arrogance began performing again in local clubs, bars, and at special events, averaging about one show a year. The band's current lineup consists of Rod Abernethy

Rod Abernethy

Rod Abernethy is known throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas for his cutting-edge approach to music composition for video games, television and film...

, Don Dixon, Scott Davison, Robert Kirkland, and Marty Stout.

History

Arrogance began in a dorm room at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

 when Don Dixon and Robert Kirkland began singing together in 1969 . The band's success has inspired numerous other North Carolinian bands to emerge in search of national fame.

Christened "Arrogance" by Don Dixon for their reputation of blowing other bands off the stage and known for their smart lyrics and catchy rock tunes, Arrogance was an indie band before there were indie bands.

Discography

• "Black Death
  Black Death (song)
  "Black Death" is the first recorded work by the North Carolina band Arrogance, released in 1970 . Black Death was originally slated to be the lead track, but according to Don Dixon it was inadvertently switched...
  
  " (single) (1970)
• Give Us a Break
  Give Us a Break (Arrogance album)
  Give Us A Break is the first album by the North Carolina band Arrogance, released in 1973 . Only 300 copies of this album were pressed on Sugarbush Records, based in Chapel Hill.-Track listing:Side One...
  
  (1973)
• Prolepsis
  Prolepsis (album)
  Prolepsis is the second album by the North Carolina band Arrogance, released in 1975 .-Track listing:Side One#"Six Wings" – 3:20#"Bad Girl" – 2:42#"Barely Alive" – 2:23#"Sun Sweet" - 8:50...
  
  (1975)
• Rumors
  Rumors (album)
  Rumors is the third album by the North Carolina band Arrogance, released in 1976 . It was their first album on a major label, Vanguard Records. In 2000, Don Dixon released all of Arrogance's albums on his own label, Dixon Archival Records...
  
  (1976)
• Suddenly
  Suddenly (Arrogance album)
  Suddenly is the fourth album by the North Carolina band Arrogance, released in 1980 .-Track listing:Side One#"Burning Desire" - 3:42#"I'm Not Your Taxi" - 2:53#"Bad Girl" - 2:48...
  
  (1980)
• Lively
  Lively (album)
  Lively is the fifth album by the North Carolina band Arrogance, released in 1981 . It was recorded live in March 1981 around various clubs in North Carolina. Most of these songs were unreleased at the time of its release, although a few existed as singles or B-Sides. Some also existed as unreleased...
  
  (1981)
• The 5'11" Record (2002)