Trackimage | Playbut | Trackname | Playbut | Trackname |
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79174559 | Play | Indie Rockin' | 00:00 Tools | |
79174560 | Play | Don't Let's Start | 00:00 Tools | |
79174561 | Play | Clear Channel | 00:00 Tools | |
79174562 | Play | Everything Under the Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
79174563 | Play | True Hollywood Romance | 00:00 Tools | |
79174564 | Play | Post Modern | 00:00 Tools | |
79174565 | Play | Oklahoma | 00:00 Tools | |
79174566 | Play | Sit Down | 00:00 Tools | |
79174567 | Play | Offstage Lines | 00:00 Tools | |
79174568 | Play | Fortunate | 00:00 Tools | |
79174569 | Play | Savior | 00:00 Tools | |
79174570 | Play | Answering Machine | 00:00 Tools | |
79174571 | Play | All My Time | 00:00 Tools | |
79174572 | Play | With My Trumpet in My Hand | 00:00 Tools | |
79174573 | Play | Prime Time | 00:00 Tools | |
79174574 | Play | How to Lose | 00:00 Tools | |
79174575 | Play | Party People | 00:00 Tools | |
79174576 | Play | Heaven Help Me | 00:00 Tools | |
79174577 | Play | It's Always More Than Once Before It Takes | 00:00 Tools | |
79174579 | Play | Wasted Words | 00:00 Tools | |
79174578 | Play | Gone Dyin' | 00:00 Tools | |
79174580 | Play | Color Guard | 00:00 Tools | |
79174581 | Play | Plan Ahead | 00:00 Tools | |
79174584 | Play | We're Not Gonna Take It | 00:00 Tools | |
79174582 | Play | The First Time | 00:00 Tools | |
79174583 | Play | Union Dues | 00:00 Tools | |
79174585 | Play | All Smiles | 00:00 Tools | |
79174586 | Play | God Will | 00:00 Tools | |
79174587 | Play | Smile and the Whole World Leaves With You | 00:00 Tools | |
79174588 | Play | Auctioneer | 00:00 Tools | |
79174589 | Play | What We Have Now | 00:00 Tools | |
79174590 | Play | Payback | 00:00 Tools | |
79174591 | Play | The Crowd and I | 00:00 Tools | |
79174592 | Play | Normal Sea | 00:00 Tools | |
79174593 | Play | Given Signs | 00:00 Tools | |
79174594 | Play | Burgandy | 00:00 Tools | |
79174595 | Play | Put My Little Shoes Away | 00:00 Tools | |
79174596 | Play | RockStar | 00:00 Tools | |
79174597 | Play | Chain of Command | 00:00 Tools | |
79174598 | Play | Try Too Hard | 00:00 Tools | |
79174599 | Play | Did a Verse End? | 00:00 Tools | |
79174600 | Play | Karma Chameleon | 00:00 Tools | |
79174601 | Play | Hidden Track | 00:00 Tools | |
79174602 | Play | My Wedding Day, My Setting Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
79174603 | Play | Paper Planes | 00:00 Tools | |
79174604 | Play | A Reasonable Lie | 00:00 Tools | |
79174605 | Play | It's a Wonderful Lie | 00:00 Tools | |
79174606 | Play | Pawn | 00:00 Tools | |
79174607 | Play | Carnivale | 00:00 Tools | |
79174608 | Play | If Heaven Knows | 00:00 Tools | |
79174610 | Play | Did Averse End? | 00:00 Tools | |
79174609 | Play | Patients | 00:00 Tools | |
79174611 | Play | Forget For a While | 00:00 Tools | |
79174613 | Play | Dancer (live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174612 | Play | Hollywood | 00:00 Tools | |
79174614 | Play | Pawns | 00:00 Tools | |
79174617 | Play | In Loving (Instrumental) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174615 | Play | Venice | 00:00 Tools | |
79174620 | Play | The Other David Berman | 00:00 Tools | |
79174616 | Play | Tired/Sad/Bed/Bad | 00:00 Tools | |
79174618 | Play | Let It Go | 00:00 Tools | |
79174621 | Play | In Mourning (Instrumental) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174619 | Play | Princess of Venice | 00:00 Tools | |
79174623 | Play | No Love at All | 00:00 Tools | |
79174622 | Play | Help Save The Youth Of America | 00:00 Tools | |
79174624 | Play | 92 Mikes | 00:00 Tools | |
79174625 | Play | Radio DJ | 00:00 Tools | |
79174626 | Play | Old Shoes and Picture Postcards | 00:00 Tools | |
79174627 | Play | Afterthought | 00:00 Tools | |
79174629 | Play | My Kingdom | 00:00 Tools | |
79174628 | Play | No One Like You | 00:00 Tools | |
79174630 | Play | Indie Rockin | 00:00 Tools | |
79174631 | Play | Paper Planes (M.I.A. Cover) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174632 | Play | Dancer [Live] | 00:00 Tools | |
79174633 | Play | My Funny Valentine | 00:00 Tools | |
79174634 | Play | Cowboy Tune | 00:00 Tools | |
79174635 | Play | Here to Stay | 00:00 Tools | |
79174640 | Play | Bitter Honey | 00:00 Tools | |
79174636 | Play | Crowd and I | 00:00 Tools | |
79174638 | Play | Union Maid Fight Song | 00:00 Tools | |
79174637 | Play | [Untitled Hidden Track] | 00:00 Tools | |
79174639 | Play | Get on the Idol | 00:00 Tools | |
79174641 | Play | Let's Go for a Drive | 00:00 Tools | |
79174642 | Play | Moving Up Exercizes | 00:00 Tools | |
79174643 | Play | Belfast | 00:00 Tools | |
79174646 | Play | Rock Star | 00:00 Tools | |
79174644 | Play | Rock Me Obama | 00:00 Tools | |
79174645 | Play | Lena | 00:00 Tools | |
79174647 | Play | One Step Up | 00:00 Tools | |
79174648 | Play | It's Not My Birthday | 00:00 Tools | |
79174649 | Play | Untitled | 00:00 Tools | |
79174650 | Play | White House Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
79174651 | Play | Travel Late | 00:00 Tools | |
79174653 | Play | Easy Chair | 00:00 Tools | |
79174652 | Play | More Complex than it Sounds | 00:00 Tools | |
79174654 | Play | Last Christmas | 00:00 Tools | |
79174655 | Play | Hey Mr DJ | 00:00 Tools | |
79174656 | Play | Dont Let's Start | 00:00 Tools | |
79174659 | Play | Did a Verse End | 00:00 Tools | |
79174660 | Play | Day for A Day | 00:00 Tools | |
79174661 | Play | Near Miss | 00:00 Tools | |
79174662 | Play | Lesson Learned | 00:00 Tools | |
79174664 | Play | Cowboy | 00:00 Tools | |
79174663 | Play | Broken Arrow (There Was A Time) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174665 | Play | Captain's Arrival | 00:00 Tools | |
79174666 | Play | Moving Up Exercises | 00:00 Tools | |
79174667 | Play | Surround Face | 00:00 Tools | |
79174668 | Play | Borderline | 00:00 Tools | |
79174669 | Play | Hollywood Romance | 00:00 Tools | |
79174670 | Play | afterthoughts | 00:00 Tools | |
79174671 | Play | Innocent When You Dream | 00:00 Tools | |
79174672 | Play | DJ | 00:00 Tools | |
79174673 | Play | Satan/Satan No | 00:00 Tools | |
79174674 | Play | Let Me Die With My Trumpet In My Hand | 00:00 Tools | |
79174675 | Play | Gone Dyin | 00:00 Tools | |
79174676 | Play | Hey Mr. DJ | 00:00 Tools | |
79174677 | Play | A Definitive Biography | 00:00 Tools | |
79174678 | Play | Louisiana | 00:00 Tools | |
79174679 | Play | Hey Lena | 00:00 Tools | |
79174680 | Play | Need Not Know | 00:00 Tools | |
79174681 | Play | Smile | 00:00 Tools | |
79174682 | Play | You Ain't Goin' Nowhere | 00:00 Tools | |
79174683 | Play | Waiting For the Great Leap Forward | 00:00 Tools | |
79174684 | Play | Down in Front | 00:00 Tools | |
79174685 | Play | The way you make me feel | 00:00 Tools | |
79174686 | Play | Instrumental | 00:00 Tools | |
79174687 | Play | Everything Under The Sun (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174688 | Play | Playground | 00:00 Tools | |
79174689 | Play | I'm So Bored With The USA | 00:00 Tools | |
79174690 | Play | Punchline Delivery | 00:00 Tools | |
79174691 | Play | Time Of Your Life | 00:00 Tools | |
79174692 | Play | Don't Lets Start | 00:00 Tools | |
79174693 | Play | Pretty Lights | 00:00 Tools | |
79174694 | Play | Boy in the Bubble | 00:00 Tools | |
79174695 | Play | Master of My Domain | 00:00 Tools | |
79174696 | Play | You Ain't Going Nowhere | 00:00 Tools | |
79174697 | Play | Before it Takes | 00:00 Tools | |
79174698 | Play | Don't Let's Start (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174699 | Play | Broken Arrow | 00:00 Tools | |
79174700 | Play | Satan No | 00:00 Tools | |
79174701 | Play | Drop Old Diamond | 00:00 Tools | |
79174702 | Play | Love And Mercy | 00:00 Tools | |
79174703 | Play | Dancer | 00:00 Tools | |
79174704 | Play | Godwill | 00:00 Tools | |
79174705 | Play | Savior1_12_02 | 00:00 Tools | |
79174706 | Play | Waiting Right Here | 00:00 Tools | |
79174707 | Play | Union Maid | 00:00 Tools | |
79174708 | Play | Another Day Older | 00:00 Tools | |
79174709 | Play | afternoons and coffeespoons | 00:00 Tools | |
79174710 | Play | Off To The Races | 00:00 Tools | |
79174711 | Play | One I Left Behind | 00:00 Tools | |
79174712 | Play | More Than Once | 00:00 Tools | |
79174713 | Play | Trouble | 00:00 Tools | |
79174714 | Play | [untitled] | 00:00 Tools | |
79174715 | Play | I'll Be Home For Christmas | 00:00 Tools | |
79174716 | Play | The Christmas Song | 00:00 Tools | |
79174717 | Play | Indie Rockin' (live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174718 | Play | Savior (live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174719 | Play | God Will (live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174720 | Play | Songs For An Empty House | 00:00 Tools | |
79174721 | Play | So Nice To Be Here | 00:00 Tools | |
79174722 | Play | Little Boxes | 00:00 Tools | |
79174723 | Play | Live In Five | 00:00 Tools | |
79174724 | Play | Means of Survival | 00:00 Tools | |
79174725 | Play | Postmodern | 00:00 Tools | |
79174726 | Play | Carnival Song | 00:00 Tools | |
79174727 | Play | What I See | 00:00 Tools | |
79174728 | Play | More Than Once Before it Takes | 00:00 Tools | |
90135283 | Play | My Kingdom - Live | 00:00 Tools | |
79174729 | Play | Adeline | 00:00 Tools | |
79174730 | Play | Definitive Biography | 00:00 Tools | |
79174731 | Play | Common Rotation | 00:00 Tools | |
79174732 | Play | Ice Cream | 00:00 Tools | |
79174733 | Play | Oklahoma (live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174734 | Play | Fortunate (live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174735 | Play | Might Never Know | 00:00 Tools | |
79174736 | Play | Gone Dyin' (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174737 | Play | [Untitled Track] | 00:00 Tools | |
79174738 | Play | The First Time (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174739 | Play | Don't Want To Die Alone | 00:00 Tools | |
79174740 | Play | dont lets start | 00:00 Tools | |
79174741 | Play | Question And Answer | 00:00 Tools | |
79174742 | Play | All Night Rave | 00:00 Tools | |
79174743 | Play | Clear Channel (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
79174744 | Play | Little Shoes | 00:00 Tools | |
79174745 | Play | No Easy Way Out | 00:00 Tools | |
79174746 | Play | Sweetheart | 00:00 Tools | |
79174747 | Play | Strange | 00:00 Tools | |
79174749 | Play | The Way We Move | 00:00 Tools | |
79174750 | Play | Saturday Night | 00:00 Tools | |
79174751 | Play | Way Too Much | 00:00 Tools | |
79174752 | Play | Fatal Flaw | 00:00 Tools | |
79174753 | Play | Lay You Down | 00:00 Tools | |
79174754 | Play | White City | 00:00 Tools | |
79174755 | Play | Homeward Bound | 00:00 Tools | |
79174756 | Play | Gone Dying | 00:00 Tools | |
79174757 | Play | One Checks Out | 00:00 Tools | |
79174758 | Play | Price To Pay | 00:00 Tools | |
79174759 | Play | roundend | 00:00 Tools | |
79174760 | Play | unionmaid | 00:00 Tools | |
79174761 | Play | 3-6-03.True.Hollywood.Romance | 00:00 Tools |
Common Rotation Adam Busch – vocals Eric Kufs – vocals, guitar Jordan Katz - vocals, trumpet, banjo “The atmosphere at our concerts," says Common Rotation vocalist Adam Busch, “is one of an intelligent and ironic frat house celebration of the morbid view of mortality.” Life is short but this won’t dissuade us from its pleasures. It’s at once kinda dorky (like folk music) but also profoundly sage, the only religion worth a subscription. It’s the axis of Common Rotation’s existence, and the thesis of their new album, The Big Fear. “Our shows are a party every time, intentionally and incidentally, conjured by the mix of a teen boredom, alcohol, a visually dramatic performance of catchy upbeat folk tunes with very cynical messages.” Busch and his good friend Eric Kufs formed the morbid party called Common Rotation in their high school days. Busch had experienced a musical awakening at hearing Elvis Costello; thinking he was the only one (as Costello fans seem to do), Busch was surprised to hear Kufs was also a fan. That and a shared love of folk music forged a bond between the two and a relentlessly prolific collaboration that continues to this day. Their tunes were funny and sad in equal doses—consummately existential, smart but not pretentiously literate. They began playing coffeehouses, “hitting every open mic night in the Tri-State area” originally, cultivating a following among the venues’ folk-friendly denizens. These morphed into regular gigs at the same places, weekends at larger clubs in New York City, and eventual opening dates with friends and benefactors They Might Be Giants. During that time, they released a quickie album (titled Common Rotation, but credited to “28 Orange Street”). It did well for them, but Busch says it was when he and Kufs moved to California—and donned the Common Rotation as a moniker (partly due to their revolving-door rhythm section) that they began work on the album they’d both envisioned: The Big Fear. They rented a big house and set about writing and recording three albums’ worth of material, from which ten tracks were chosen (Note: the rest weren’t to languish; the band has a full-disclosure policy, making new rehearsals, demos and live takes available on CommonRotation.com every two days and sprinkling them throughout their constantly changing set list). The environment, Busch says, was especially conducive to creativity, and resulted in the album they’ve both envisioned since their salad days, a marriage of pop sensibilities and the communal, inclusive aura of folk. “There is a major difference in the maturity of the production,” says Busch. “The first album was recorded in one ten-hour day. The songs on The Big Fear are much more polished in the band’s performance of them and were closely examined in terms of their arrangements.” “Indie Rockin’,” an unrighteous raspberry at elitist hipsters, commences the record thusly, melding an infectious chorus to a troubadour-ish admonition to not take oneself so serious—music is supposed to be fun—and protest (the hipster protagonist admits his “indie rockin’” ethos is a “feeling that I stole”). Henceforth, Common Rotation (Kufs and Busch are joined by drummer Prof. Ken Beck and bassist Mike Uhler, two of several musicians that comprise Common Rotation’s sundry live incarnations) have fun throughout an album that ponders weighty questions and situations (the airy, jazzy “Savior,” acoustic pop gems “Post Modern,” “All My Time”) and inhales life (the jubilant “Sit Down,” a quirk-lite interpretation of They Might Be Giants’ “Don’t Let’s Start,” the summer vibe-y “Prime Time”). The effect is such that one is at once liberated and somewhat blissfully burdened with new questions. Kufs: “The point of writing songs, for us, has always been to release feelings we have at different moments in our lives so we can understand them better. Whether the subject of a song is a relationship with another person or a relationship with society, human nature, a God, etcetera, we feel the need to express our feelings about it without preaching to a listener.” At the same time, Common Rotation seeks to exist, if only in brief bursts, on the same plane as the listener. Their name intimates as much; we’re all on the same planet, spinning on the same axis. Everybody, everywhere is trying to get through the same crappy day en route to the inevitable dirtnap denouement; we don’t have to dance to the same song, but sometimes doing exactly that is enough to get you through the day. “We don't know any more than our audience does,” Busch says, “and if we can give them something catchy to sing along with that doesn't invoke any thought by any means other than sincerity, then we have succeeded.” Taken from www.commonrotation.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.