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Urbana, Illinois, United States (1997 – 2000)
American Football was an indie rock band from Urbana, Illinois, United States from 1997 to 2000. The band was formed by guitarist and singer Mike Kinsella (formerly of Cap’n Jazz, Joan of Arc, Owls and currently of Owen) and drummer Steve Lamos (formerly of The One Up Downstairs and currently of The Geese), and also included guitar player Steve Holmes.
The band had few live performances and disbanded less than a year after releasing their self-titled album; still, they gained critical acclaim for that album, which merged the plain-spoken, confessional lyrics of emo and the varying time signatures of math rock with a softer musical sensibility.
Mike Kinsella explained the band’s name thus:
My girlfriend had been in Dublin, Ireland visiting her family. One of the things she brought home for me was a flyer for a Chicago Bears exhibition game that said: “Come see American Football, featuring the most overpaid athletes in the world.” Something about that statement made me think of rock bands, most of whom are overpaid musicians in the world. When I suggested it as a name, the other guys thought it was dumb. Still, for whatever reason, we kept it.
The band had few live performances and disbanded less than a year after releasing their self-titled album; still, they gained critical acclaim for that album, which merged the plain-spoken, confessional lyrics of emo and the varying time signatures of math rock with a softer musical sensibility.
Mike Kinsella explained the band’s name thus:
My girlfriend had been in Dublin, Ireland visiting her family. One of the things she brought home for me was a flyer for a Chicago Bears exhibition game that said: “Come see American Football, featuring the most overpaid athletes in the world.” Something about that statement made me think of rock bands, most of whom are overpaid musicians in the world. When I suggested it as a name, the other guys thought it was dumb. Still, for whatever reason, we kept it.
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nerfdooker wrote:
lyrically they are "emo", musically they are not.
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inter1oper wrote:
but it's sound like emo
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Jarhead92 wrote:
This don't sound like emo to me.
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kicked-out wrote:
SO EMOTIONAAAAL SO STAAAAY HOOOOME
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Dillinger215 wrote:
I've been seeing a lot of attractive women on the streets lately that have Never Meant ringtones...odd huh?
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ailan_nguyen wrote:
LET'S JUSSSSTTTTT FORGETTT EVERYTHINNNNGGGGG SAIDDDDDD.
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kellencorkill wrote:
FALLLLIIINNNGGGG OOOUUUUUTTTTT OFFFFF LOOOOVVVVEEEEEE
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xgordaox wrote:
So let's juuuust to seeeee, what happeeeeens when summer eeeeeeeeends
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Splitmania wrote:
Wow it's like having the past smack you right in the face. I love that feeling
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Vilejose wrote:
this shit's is really really REALLY good
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xgordaox wrote:
interest iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin each otheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand how weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee relaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate
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SinstarClaudio wrote:
<3
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apropriadamente wrote:
doooooooooooooooooooooooooooon't leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeave hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooome agaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain. [2]
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taylor2008 wrote:
empathyyyy takes...enerrrrrgyyyyyy
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xgordaox wrote:
doooooooooooooooooooooooooooon't leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeave hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooome agaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain.
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Adio_Bam wrote:
Didn't expect this to be as good as it actually is, the outro to Honestly? is really neat
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DonTago wrote:
Anyone ever notice that over the course of the entire album, they use maybe like 1 or 2 rhymes? I just noticed it the other day and got thinking how cool that was, that they arent restricting their sense of lyrical expression to words that fit together in a rhyming fashion!
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apropriadamente wrote:
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ex-psycho wrote:
our insecuuuuriiiiiiiiiitieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssss
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