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:: Release Info:
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:: Artist......> The High Score
:: Title.......> We Showed Up to Leave
:: Label.......> Self Released
:: Genre.......> Rock
:: Rip.Date....> Nov-05-2006
:: Street.Date.> 000-00-0000
:: Source......> CDDA
:: Quality.....> VBRkbps - Joint-Stereo
:: Play Time...> 43:02 min
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:: Track Listing:
::
:: 01. Back Tonight
:: 02. Roky Erickson
:: 03. Kick the Door
:: 04. Telling Me to
:: 05. Ringing in Our Ears
:: 06. We're Not Like You
:: 07. I'm Not Real
:: 08. Classic Rock
:: 09. I Can't Come Down
:: 10. Heart Skip
:: 11. Rip it Apart
:: 12. Cruise Control
:: 13. Cadillac Girls
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:: Release Notes:
::
:: Http://www.thehighscore.org
::
:: The High Score manages to take every known genre of rock and
:: compound it into one solid mass of power pop.
::
:: ThereÆs something to be said for environment and the unique
:: creative product that it spawns. The High Score is Southern,
:: all snarls and sass and wit and will. The band hails from
:: Tennessee, and just like the stateÆs diverse musical legacies
:: in blues, early rock and roll, and country, The High ScoreÆs
:: sound is simultaneously nostalgic and new. If people around
:: there ever used the term ôblue-collar,ö Knoxville could be
:: described this way, and the honesty and grit that breeds in
:: mid-sized, unaffected towns like this can be heard in each
:: drumbeat and rock riff off of The High ScoreÆs new release,
:: We Showed Up To Leave.
:: Music fans will be familiar with the members of The High
:: Score through their former rock ventures. Robbie Trosper
:: (guitar/vocals) previously played in The Faults, which also
:: included former members of The V-Roys. Chris Cook
:: (guitar/vocals) was the front man for Mustard. Both bands
:: toured throughout the Southeast, building a loyal fan base
:: through their live shows and album sales. When these groups
:: disbanded in late 2001, the longtime friends and occasional
:: musical partners, including bassist Dave Walker, began
:: playing together full-time as The High Score. After the 2003
:: release of their debut album Sexy Losers, the band
:: immediately began recording a new album, but took an extended
:: break to perform as the backing band for Mic Harrison (ex
:: V-Roys and Superdrag). After adding Brad Henderson as the
:: drummer for both bands, the band toured the Midwest, East
:: Coast, and Southeast, with the tour culminating in a Bonnaroo
:: 2005 appearance.
:: Audiences consistently responded favorably (and loudly) to
:: the few High Score songs in the setlist, and this combined
:: with highly successful local shows propelled the band back
:: into the studio with producer Don Coffey, Jr. (also of
:: Superdrag) to finish what they had started more than two
:: years before.
:: With the addition of Harrison as a touring member, the band
:: is ready to load up the van in support of their second
:: release We Showed Up to Leave. Their live and recorded sound
:: includes a nod to 70s punk, a wink to metal excess, and a
:: Townshend-style windmill to true classic rock. The band mixes
:: just enough rock and roll irreverence with their brow-raising
:: musicianship to engage the audience like the bunch of
:: charmers they are. While you may witness a few pseudo-rock
:: god poses during a High Score show, you wonÆt find any
:: posturing or pretension here. WeÆre talking BIG,
:: Bonham-in-time drums and fiery, dueling guitars; weÆre
:: talking catchy songs from fellas who arenÆt afraid of a
:: melody; weÆre talking honesty and grit and FUN. The High
:: Score donÆt claim to be saving rock and roll, but they sure
:: are having a helluva time representing it.
::
::
:: Reviews
:: "This is a wonderful, promising debut from a band that
:: understands rock ænÆ roll rather than one attempting to
:: imitate it"
:: Southeast Live
::
:: "This is a perfectly stunning release from this noisy little
:: quartet from the great state of Tennessee. The High Score
:: manages to take every known genre of rock and compound it
:: into one solid mass of power pop. The group dabbles in
:: everything from dissonance to straight-ahead roots rock,
:: keeping their biting sense of humor just below the surface.
:: The beauty of it is that it's not cold and
:: calculated---there's a true spirit of rock which is usually
:: absent from contemporary groups..."
:: Mish Mash Reviews
::
:: "This debut album, in keeping with their Knoxville heritage,
:: is an unassuming collection of pure, no-nonsense rock-n-roll
:: laced with powerful pop sentiment. Treading softer ground,
:: the band explores more sensitive songwriting arrangements and
:: subtle, yet effective, vocal harmonies. This band knows how
:: to pull it off."
:: Southeast Performer Magazine
::
:: "Honestly, how could you go wrong with the High Score?
:: They've got Superdrag's keen sense of melody, Sugar's
:: propensity for lacing pop songs with blistering riffs, and a
:: GBV-ish sort of ragtag charm."
:: Splendid Ezine
::
:: ôThe High Score are the four guys you'll want to look at to
:: satiate your melodic cravings. From Knoxville, Tennessee, the
:: band play fun, loose rock n' roll with an exciting, upbeat
:: spirit."
:: Indieville
::
:: "What it lacks in spit and polish and fancy schmantz
:: production, pitch-perfect vocals, and foot-tangling
:: choreography it makes up for in grit, emotion, utter
:: realness, and a complete absence of any sense of
:: commerciality and trendiness. Screw Teen Spirit. This smells
:: like rock and roll to me."
:: Rockzillaworld
::
:: Whether casual or frantic, the guitar harmonies achieved by
:: Cook and Trosper are intricate masterpieces - unconventional,
:: unpredictable and unique in the Knoxville music scene. Cook
:: and Trosper's finest moments with guitar are nothing short of
:: inspirational.
:: Daily Beacon UT Knoxville
::
:: I'm not sure if the members of The High Score are leaning
:: towards pop or trying to hold on to their hard edge, either
:: way their music works great.
:: In Music We Trust
::
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