Progress (Rx Bandits album)
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Progress is an album
released by Rx Bandits
on July 17, 2001 through Drive-Thru Records
.
The LP was originally titled Artificial Intelligence and the Fall of Technology.
The album was recorded during a tumultuous time in the band's lineup. Several members had left the band after the recording of Halfway between Here and There
, though former saxophonist Noah Gaffney contributed on the song "Anyone But You." Gaffney's position was eventually filled by saxophonist Steve Borth, formerly of East Bay
ska-punk band Link 80
.
After the departure of James Salamone on bass, the band had many temporary replacements, including Johnny Tsagakis, drummer Chris Tsagakis' younger brother. Joe Troy, a longtime friend of Embree who helped write the song "What If?", eventually joined the band as a permanent bass player.
Steve Choi, formerly of The Chinkees
, also became a full member playing guitar and keyboards. Choi had also played keyboards on the demos that the band made for Progress, but when it came time to record, they decided to have Rich Zahniser of The Hippos
play on the album, because at the time he was touring with the band. Former Jeffries Fan Club
trombonist Chris Colonnier also played with the band at times in the same role as Zahniser.
Shortly after the release of Progress, Chris Sheets joined as a second trombone player. Not long after that, Rich Balling quit the band.
The album spawned the band's first music video for the song "Analog Boy." The band wouldn't make a second music video for another 5 years, until the title track of 2006's ...And the Battle Begun
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by Rx Bandits
Rx Bandits
RX Bandits is a four-piece band based in Seal Beach, California. The band formed in 1995 in Orange County, California. They have appeared on the Vans Warped Tour, at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and at The Bamboozle.-Early years :Originally known as...
on July 17, 2001 through Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....
.
The LP was originally titled Artificial Intelligence and the Fall of Technology.
The album was recorded during a tumultuous time in the band's lineup. Several members had left the band after the recording of Halfway between Here and There
Halfway Between Here and There
Halfway Between Here and There is the second full length release by ska band Rx Bandits.Two versions of the album exist. The first one was released under the name The Pharmaceutical Bandits. The second was a re-release with new artwork under the now-familiar Rx Bandits moniker...
, though former saxophonist Noah Gaffney contributed on the song "Anyone But You." Gaffney's position was eventually filled by saxophonist Steve Borth, formerly of East Bay
East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
The East Bay is a commonly used, informal term for the lands on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay, in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States...
ska-punk band Link 80
Link 80
-Band history:Link 80 started in late 1993 in the East Bay of California. In the beginning, original members played around town as Drano, The Rag-Tags, and Mr...
.
After the departure of James Salamone on bass, the band had many temporary replacements, including Johnny Tsagakis, drummer Chris Tsagakis' younger brother. Joe Troy, a longtime friend of Embree who helped write the song "What If?", eventually joined the band as a permanent bass player.
Steve Choi, formerly of The Chinkees
The Chinkees
The Chinkees are an American ska punk band fronted by Mike Park . The group debuted with 1998's The Chinkees Are Coming!, and followed with 1999's Peace Through Music and 2002's Searching for a Brighter Future before a greatest hits album was released in 2003...
, also became a full member playing guitar and keyboards. Choi had also played keyboards on the demos that the band made for Progress, but when it came time to record, they decided to have Rich Zahniser of The Hippos
The Hippos
The Hippos were an American rock band formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California, and disbanded in 2000. During the band's lifetime they released 3 full-length albums...
play on the album, because at the time he was touring with the band. Former Jeffries Fan Club
Jeffries Fan Club
Jeffries Fan Club was a southern California Third-wave ska band formed in 1996. The band released several albums on now-defunct Vegas Records before breaking up in 2001. The band played their final show January 6, 2001 at The Glasshouse in Pomona, which was later released on CD under the title...
trombonist Chris Colonnier also played with the band at times in the same role as Zahniser.
Shortly after the release of Progress, Chris Sheets joined as a second trombone player. Not long after that, Rich Balling quit the band.
The album spawned the band's first music video for the song "Analog Boy." The band wouldn't make a second music video for another 5 years, until the title track of 2006's ...And the Battle Begun
...And the Battle Begun
-Rx Bandits:* Matthew Embree – vocals, guitar* Steve Choi – guitar, keyboards* Steven Jess Borth II – saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals* Chris Sheets – trombone, backing vocals, percussion* Joseph Troy – bass...
.
Track listing
- All songs written by Matt EmbreeMatt EmbreeMatthew Embree is a singer and guitarist best known as the front-man of the Rx Bandits. Also, he plays lead guitar/vocals for The Sound of Animals Fighting, in which he is known as "The Walrus." He produced their most recent album The Ocean and the Sun....
, except where noted otherwise.
- " – 0:28" – 0:28
- "VCG³" (Rich BallingRich BallingRich Balling is a former member of the Rx Bandits, leaving the band after the release of their third album, Progress.He is also the founder and one of the members of The Sound of Animals Fighting under the name "Nightingale", and the editor of the books Revolution on Canvas and Revolution on Canvas...
) – 3:44 - "Consequential Apathy" – 2:36
- "Analog Boy" – 4:13
- "Get" – 2:42
- "All the Time" – 3:55
- "In All Rwanda's Glory" – 3:35
- "Babylon" – 3:20
- "Who Would've Thought" – 3:15
- "Status" – 3:28
- "Anyone But You" (Rich Balling) – 3:03
- "Nugget" – 4:59
- "Progress" – 3:28
- "Nothing Sacred" – 2:58
- "Infection" – 6:53
Album personnel
- Rich Balling – tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
, vocals - Matt Embree – vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- James Salomone – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Chris Tsagakis – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Additional musicians
- Kate Carter – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average... - Alan Elliot – clavinetClavinetA Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...
- Christopher Fudurich – aural chaos
- Noah Gaffney – saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Brad Lindsay – celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- David Vokoun – double bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
- Rich Zahniser – Hammond B3, trombone