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Abandoned Pools is the performing name for singer-songwriter and musician Tommy Walter, as well as the name of the band in which he plays. He began playing music at a young age, first with the bass guitar and then the French horn. He attended University of Southern California, followed by the Pacific University. Teaching classical music theory, Walter began working with various Los Angeles-area musicians.
Walter soon began working with a singer-songwriter who went by E and drummer Butch Norton as The Eels. After a promising debut, Walter left the band due to differences with E. He formed a short-lived band, Tely, who released a CD that was distributed on the internet. He was also in the touring band for the Ken Andrews solo project ON, though in the end the band saw little touring. Later he went on to form Abandoned Pools and recorded a solo album, Humanistic, in 2001. Humanistic actually features a couple of songs that were once performed by Tely, like “Start Over.”
In 2002 they performed the theme song for the short-lived MTV animated series Clone High. Many of their songs can be heard in the background during the show.
Walter teamed up with drummer Bryan Head and guitarist Sean Woolstenhulme in 2004 to record “Armed to the Teeth,” the follow up to Humanistic. In June of 2005, they released an EP, consisting of a few songs from the new album along with b-sides and demos, called The Reverb EP. This was followed by the full album in September 2005.
Walter soon began working with a singer-songwriter who went by E and drummer Butch Norton as The Eels. After a promising debut, Walter left the band due to differences with E. He formed a short-lived band, Tely, who released a CD that was distributed on the internet. He was also in the touring band for the Ken Andrews solo project ON, though in the end the band saw little touring. Later he went on to form Abandoned Pools and recorded a solo album, Humanistic, in 2001. Humanistic actually features a couple of songs that were once performed by Tely, like “Start Over.”
In 2002 they performed the theme song for the short-lived MTV animated series Clone High. Many of their songs can be heard in the background during the show.
Walter teamed up with drummer Bryan Head and guitarist Sean Woolstenhulme in 2004 to record “Armed to the Teeth,” the follow up to Humanistic. In June of 2005, they released an EP, consisting of a few songs from the new album along with b-sides and demos, called The Reverb EP. This was followed by the full album in September 2005.
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Armed To The Teeth
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UponDoom wrote:
didn't expect armed to the teeth to be so god damn good
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UponDoom wrote:
To death, bro. [2]
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C0ncealer wrote:
Finally we get a new album. Now we also need a new Clone High season... To death, bro.
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JiveTurkey15 wrote:
Armed to the Teeth > Humanistic.
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LPS_VT wrote:
BEAUTY AS HELL.
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f_candi wrote:
so awesome! *o*
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karlosmorale wrote:
Errr... what the hell? Why am I only listening to Humanistic now, nearly 10 years after it came out? Anyway it's fab. :D
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MFORCE310 wrote:
Armed to the Teeth gets so little love next to Humanistic when it's clearly the better album!
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aFINEmess18 wrote:
Humanistic is outta this world.
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Fevered17 wrote:
A good friend of mine in Cali told me he heard a new AP song on the radio. My reaction: http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/i/000/106/887/original/backpain-1292835351.jpg?1300412448
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mecbirdhouse wrote:
So weird to think there's a new album coming.
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Nezsmith wrote:
CLONE HIGH!! YES! STILL ALIVE! [3]. Also, CLONE HIGH FTW [8]. I had to bump my own shout for jokes :P.
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Hugomths wrote:
This is amazing.
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default99 wrote:
Love the new single. <3
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Divlyfein wrote:
New single just released. =) http://lqprecords.bandcamp.com/
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ShoKill wrote:
I hear Abandoned Pool's is dropping a new album sometime soon. I AM FREAKING STOKED!
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placebo_molko wrote:
i just found out i had armed to the teeth and the reberb on an old cd, huh, i rediscovered and liked them like 3 years later.. why does that shit always happen to me, it happened with built to spil too.
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brujahst wrote:
@ Earlmo: what's to feel bad about? I like both albums but that Clone High theme song if the reason I've heard that this band even exists in the first place. And that theme song kicks ass! :)
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Adenviel wrote:
Damn catchy songs !
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Earlmo wrote:
I feel bad that this guy is recognized mainly for Clone High.. Believe me, its one of my favorite shows, but Humanistic is a REALLY excellent album.
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'In Silence' is Now Available on iTunes or Bandcamp
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Hey All,
The single 'In Silence' is now available on iTunes or
Bandcamp (http://www.lqprecords.bandcamp.com). It's the first
of several to come. The plan is to release more singles until
the album is complete. Needless to say, I've been working
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