Catch 22 - Keasbey Nights
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Artist: Catch 22Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-04-07
Music Label: Victory Records
Soundtracks:
- Dear Sergio
- Sick and Sad
- Keasbey Nights
- Day in Day Out
- Walking Away
- Giving up Giving In
- On & On & On
- Riding the Fourth Wave
- This One Goes Out to...
- Supernothing
- 9mm and a Three Piece Suit
- Kristina She Don't Know I Exist
- As the Footsteps Die Out Forever
- 12341234
Music reviews of Keasbey Nights
Music Review: Honest and brilliant
Rating: 5 Stars
It's tough to be a fan of ska music. On the one hand there are the critics, who rip the party-fueled genre of ska -- a term for a brassy, syncopated, hooky style of music -- as inane and insubstantial. On the other hand, there are the hardcore "skanks" who will overwhelm you and scare you away from the genre with their near-violent dedication and appreciation. Especially if you see them at a concert.
And yet, trapped between these two extremes are a few really good bands and albums. Good, heartfelt, powerful music is universal. Regardless of your views towards the genre, there is some ska that should earn your respect on its own terms.
Catch 22's debut, Keasbey Nights, is an example of music that you should not judge based on the movement it is a part of, but as a collection of excellent songs presented with tremendous impact. Give the album a chance, a few listens, and you'll find a mesmerizing, brilliant album.
From beginning to end, Keasbey Nights is a provoking look at troubled adolescence. Tomas Kalnoky, the primary songwriter on the album, comes across as a bright, articulate kid who tries to understand why he's depressed. From this theme springs violence, loneliness, bitterness, vulnerability, and more. But most important is that each song is an earnest bit of perspective into his world and his mind.
To back up this lyrical introspection is instantly memorable music. The band has no hesitation to layer catchy hook upon catchy hook. There is no inhibition and self-consciousness; you can tell each member of the band puts their all into every song. And yet, each song is paced and planned carefully. Once the groundwork is laid, the band goes nuts with it. The fast and loud parts are relentless, the slow and quiet parts are tender.
None of this is possible, though, if the album doesn't provide the songs to back up the concept. Fortunately, this is another area that Keasbey Nights shines: nearly every track is a small masterpiece of brutal honesty and a high-energy fusion of ska, punk, and jazz. The title track is the most famous track, and reasonably so. The contemplation of self-inflicted violence has a chorus that will be in your head for months. Nothing is filler, though: Supernothing is masterful self-deprecation, Riding the Fourth Wave is a nice improvisation number, Day In Day Out is bitter cry of independence, etc.
The real cornerstone of the album is the final track, "1234 1234." A line like "There's more to you, there's more to life, there's more than meets the eye" might feel cliche on a lesser album. With the thirteen tracks that precede it, though, it's instead an insight. Furthermore, the riff from "1234 1234' is emblematic of the irresistible hooks that fill this album and features some of the best drumming you'll ever hear.
If you insist upon viewing the album through genres, you'll see that it's based in ska and punk, with influences of jazz. This variety works well: the sound is never as grating and repetitive as punk, nor as mellow and subdued as the old reggae style of ska. The solos, while solid, are not necessarily virtuosic, but give a professional and improvisational feel to the album that really balances the pace of the songs.
Ultimately, the pieces of Keasbey Night come together to form an outstanding album. Good music needs an emotional core to give it substance, and heartfelt lyrics need strong music to make them memorable. Keasbey Nights tackles both of these dilemmas with skill and with honesty.
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