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Rock Þ²ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÝ 0hr 34min total- 49.5mb ÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜßßÛÛÛÜÜßßÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛ²ßß Û² ßßÛÛÜ ßÛÛÜ RELEASE DATE: 2004-04-13 ÛÛß ß²Ü ÞÛÛÝ ÞÛÛ²Ü RIP DATE: 2004-02-22 ÜÛÛÝ ßßÜÜÜÜÛÛÛß Ü²²Û²ÛÛÜ Üܲ²Û²²Ü ßßß ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛßÜ ßßßÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÜ ßßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßßß ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ Þ²Û ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÛ²Û ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ Ü²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß track list ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ---------- ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² 01 Starless 3:56 ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý 02 Cold 3:14 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 03 So far Away 3:26 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß 04 Colors 3:19 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 05 Death Trend Setta 3:34 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 06 The Deep End 3:23 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 07 No Giving Up 3:34 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 08 Dead Skin 3:51 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 09 Disco 3:00 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ 10 The Unknown 2:59 ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ release notes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Intensity. Integrity. Independence. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß These three words encapsulate the style ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß and stance of Crossfade--one of the most ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ powerful and inventive new hard rock ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² bands to emerge thus far in the new ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ century. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Intensity defines the driving, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ bottom-heavy sound and stirring melodies ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² of this Columbia, South Carolina, ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý four-piece. On the group's debut album, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Crossfade originals like "Starless," ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß "Cold," and "So Far Away" combine ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ indelible melodic hooks with the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² relentless power of the band's live ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ sound; their carefully crafted ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² arrangements lend depth and variety to ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß such standout tracks as the confessional ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ballad "Dead Skin." ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Integrity has guided Crossfade's Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß progress at every step of the way. To ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß follow their dreams, the musicians turned ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ their backs on the cover-band syndrome, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² on parental expectations, and on the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ chance for well-paying careers outside ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² music. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Independence is the spirit that led ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Crossfade to build and equip their own ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý studio; to manage themselves for a Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß time; and to produce and record their ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß debut album themselves, with ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ post-production by engineer/mixer Randy ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Staub. (His credits include sessions ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ with Metallica, P.O.D., Nickelback and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 3 Doors Down among others.) ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Crossfade began with nothing--literally. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² In the late Nineties, Ed Sloan (lead ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý vocals, guitar), Mitch James (bass, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß vocals) and Brian Geiger (drums) formed ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß a band called The Nothing--a kind of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ "heavy-metal Wrathchild America and ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Metallica takeoff," in Geiger's words. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ The Nothing worked hard to create ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² original material and a sound of their ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß own; at one point, the group relocated ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ to Atlanta, Georgia before returning to ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² their Columbia, South Carolina, home ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý turf. Ed began constructing a home Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß studio, while Brian took on management ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß duties. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² The addition of Tony Byroads, a ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ vocalist and DJ who had moved to ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Columbia after graduating high school ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß in Buffalo, New York helped to expand ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ the sound of the band. "Tony was a ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² veteran of the club circuit who could ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý sing any style," says Mitch James. "As Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß a writer, he shared our drive to create ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß songs that were catchy, energetic, and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ still musical enough to keep from boring ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² us!" ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² With Tony on board and in recognition ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß of their evolving style, The Nothing ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ changed the group's name to Sugardaddy ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Superstar and set to work on new music ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý in the Sugarstar Studio, which Ed Sloan Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß describes as "a brick garage at my house ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß that was made into livable space with some ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ added soundproofing and basic gear." ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Without any formal training in ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² engineering, "we found ourselves ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß experimenting with a lot of different ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ techniques--not really knowing what was ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² right or wrong but just going for the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý best sound we could get. It took about Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß nine or ten months to complete the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß recording of the album. The ability to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ record at home and on our own time was a ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² great asset. It gave us complete ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ control over our environment and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² allowed us to experiment in ways that, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß in a normal studio, would not have been ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ possible due to budget and time ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² constraints." ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Local radio stations began airing some ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß of these self-produced tracks, and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Sugardaddy Superstar signed up with ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Taxi, the LA-based independent A&R ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ company. The group also came to the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² attention of Chris "Hot Rod" Long, an ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß experienced Los Angeles promoter who had ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ worked with acts like Stone Temple ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, and ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Kyuss--now known as Queens of the Stone Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Age. Chris flew east to catch the band's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß live show; two weeks later, he signed on ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ as their manager. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ In November 2001, Sugardaddy Superstar ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² was one of only three (out of 8,000 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß member groups and artists) to perform at ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Taxi's "Road Rally." The buzz continued ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² to build when the group played a March ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 2002 showcase in Los Angeles. The band Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß returned to the studio to re-engineer ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß and remix an album they originally called ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Cold. This self-released set, issued ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² regionally in September 2002, contained ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ eight of the ten songs that now ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² comprise Crossfade, the group's major ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß label debut. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Earshot Records A&R man Doug Ford had ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý been following the band's progress for Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the previous year. "As soon as Doug ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß heard the album," Ed Sloan recalls, "we ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ were flown to New York to showcase. We ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² played four songs for the Columbia ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ brass and were signed within days. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² They liked our own recordings enough to ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß release them with only a little ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ touching-up from [engineer/mixer] Randy ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Staub." ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß "The story of Crossfade is still ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß unfolding," says Mitch James. "But since ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ some defining moment in our lives, we've ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² all known that this is what we were ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ destined to do." 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