Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite
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Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite is Tiger Army
's second album, released on July 24, 2001. It featured London May
on drums
, Geoff Kresge
on stand up bass
and Nick 13
on vocals
and guitar
. London May left the band before their next album, Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise
(he was replaced with Fred Hell). This album in particular features songs that are laced with rockabilly
overtones (such as "Cupid's Victim"), though the band is considered psychobilly
.
"Annabel Lee" references the popular poem of the same title by Edgar Allan Poe
. Some songs, including "Under Saturn's Shadow" and "Annabel Lee," are backed with vocals by Davey Havok
of AFI
.
The word "incorporeal" is consistently mispronounced throughout the song of the same name.
Tiger Army
Tiger Army is an American psychobilly band that was formed in 1995 in Berkeley, California. Its constant member and lead song writer is Nick 13. The band have released a total of four studio albums.-History:...
's second album, released on July 24, 2001. It featured London May
London May
London May , is a rock musician best known for playing drums in Glenn Danzig's post-Misfits/pre-Danzig punk/goth band Samhain, which he joined in the summer of 1985...
on drums
Drum kit
A 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 ....
, Geoff Kresge
Geoff Kresge
Geoff Kresge is a songwriter, guitarist, bassist, who played with AFI for most of their early career, from 1992 through 1997, and co-wrote the majority of their early material alongside frontman Davey Havok. During an AFI hiatus in 1993, he briefly moved to New York to join Blanks 77...
on stand up bass
Double bass
The 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...
and Nick 13
Nick 13
Nick 13 is the guitarist, vocalist, and main songwriter of psychobilly band Tiger Army as well as a solo artist in the Americana/Country genre....
on vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
and guitar
Guitar
The 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...
. London May left the band before their next album, Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise
Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise
Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise is Tiger Army's third full-length album. It was released by Hellcat Records on June 29, 2004. It takes the psychobilly of their first two efforts and layers it with elements of country, blues and punk to create a more mature and emotional sound than previous works...
(he was replaced with Fred Hell). This album in particular features songs that are laced with rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
overtones (such as "Cupid's Victim"), though the band is considered psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
.
"Annabel Lee" references the popular poem of the same title by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
. Some songs, including "Under Saturn's Shadow" and "Annabel Lee," are backed with vocals by Davey Havok
Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
of AFI
AFI (band)
AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...
.
The word "incorporeal" is consistently mispronounced throughout the song of the same name.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Nick 13Nick 13
Nick 13 is the guitarist, vocalist, and main songwriter of psychobilly band Tiger Army as well as a solo artist in the Americana/Country genre....
- "Prelude: Call of the Ghost Tigers" – 0:50
- "Towards Destiny" – 2:42
- "Incorporeal" – 2:40
- "Power of Moonlite" – 2:58
- "When Night Comes Down" – 3:18
- "Grey Dawn Breaking" – 3:10
- "Cupid's Victim" – 2:30
- "Valley of Dreams" – 2:48
- "Annabel Lee" – 3:32
- "In the Orchard" – 3:52
- "Under Saturn's Shadow" – 3:04
- "F.T.W." – 2:14
- "Remembered Forever" – 2:40