Generica is the collective title of a series of five EPs

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 released by Jon Crosby

Jon Crosby

Jon Crosby is an American musician, founder of the musical outfit VAST. He is a resident of Seattle, Washington.-Biography:...

, lead singer and founder of the rock band VAST

VAST

VAST is an American industrial rock band based in Austin, Texas. The acronym VAST stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater and is the main creation of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jon Crosby...

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Origins

In late 2007 and early 2008, Jon Crosby released five download-only EPs on the band's website, under the collective title Generica, which was to be "an exploration of people, places and American music." The first three volumes were composed of solo acoustic guitar songs, while the last two were recorded along with VAST band members under the name "Jon Crosby And The Resonator Band". Crosby stressed the difference between this outfit and VAST:

Generica Vol. I (2007)

1. "I Wanted It For You" — 3:15
2. "Hotel Song" — 3:26
3. "It's Not Love" — 2:20
4. "Generica" — 2:38
5. "If She Wasn't Married" — 2:56
6. "All I Care About Is You" — 3:18
7. "Punish Me" — 2:42
8. "Drawing Horses" — 3:23
9. "Sign Onto Me" — 2:54
10. "It's A Wonderful Day To Be Yours" — 2:57

Generica Vol. II (2008)

1. "Those Jealous Lips" — 3:10
2. "One Way To Win (And A Million Ways To Lose)" — 3:03
3. "Poor Chicken" (Old Hack) — 3:28
4. "Evan" — 2:35
5. "Generica — 2:35
6. "When We First Met" — 3:21
7. "Lullaby" (Barry Sadler
   Barry Sadler
   Barry Sadler was an American soldier, author and musician. Sadler served as a Green Beret medic with the rank of Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War...
   
   ) — 3:00
8. "Ya Just Don't Count" — 2:09
9. "You" — 2:42
10. "Having Part Of You" — 3:29
    • This volume was recorded along with Adam Rebeske on cello, in front of a live audience in Arizona.
    • Tracks 3 and 7 are covers. Track 9 was originally on the VAST
      VAST
      VAST is an American industrial rock band based in Austin, Texas. The acronym VAST stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater and is the main creation of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jon Crosby...
      
       album Visual Audio Sensory Theater
      Visual Audio Sensory Theater
      Visual Audio Sensory Theater is the debut album by the band VAST, released on April 28, 1998 by Elektra Records. The album mixed samples of Benedictine monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur and Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares, with an 18-piece orchestra, guitars and electronics.Jon Crosby originally...
      
      

Generica Vol. III (2008)

1. "She Found Out" — 3:35
2. "Until I Die" — 2:55
3. "Here's To All The People I Have Lost" — 3:54
4. "I Thought By Now" — 3:38
5. "I'm Afraid Of You" — 3:26
6. "Tuesday Night In Austin" — 3:42
7. "Everything Has Changed" — 2:36
8. "You Are The One" — 3:15
9. "You Destroy Me" — 2:56
10. "Travelin' Man" — 2:33

Generica Vol. IV (2008)

1. "You Should Have Known I'd Leave" — 3:00
2. "Hotel Song" — 3:26
3. "Travelin' Man" — 2:41
4. "You're The Same" — 5:07
5. "Everything Has Changed" — 2:41
6. "You Destroy Me" — 3:55
7. "You Are The One" — 3:24
8. "What Really Makes A Difference" — 3:19
9. "If She Wasn't Married" — 3:11
10. "Generica" — 3:16

Generica Vol. V (2008)

1. "Until I Die" — 3:01
2. "Here's To All The People I Have Lost" — 4:23
3. "I Thought By Now" — 3:51
4. "I'm Afraid Of You" — 3:28
5. "You're The Same" — 5:10
6. "Let's Run Away" — 3:06
7. "There Are No Words" — 4:03
8. "It's Not You (It's Me)" — 4:07
9. "Tuesday Night In Austin" — 5:00
10. "She Found Out" — 3:44