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Gatsbys American Dream is a seattle-based rock band. Since their founding in 2002, they have written four albums, with a fifth in the works. They have also appeared on a few compilations with original songs and covers. Gatsbys American Dream gets their name from The Great Gatsby, a book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although it’s widely agreed the band is hard to classify into one subgenre, it can be said they draw influence from alternative pop/rock, indie pop, indie rock, post-hardcore, and punk-pop.
Gatsbys began with the disbanding of two bands called One Point Two and Good For Nothing. Bobby Darling was a guitarist for One Point Two and met up with Nic Newsham and Ryan Van Wieringen who were the lead singer and guitarist from Good For Nothing. The completion of Gatsbys didn’t come until they recruited Kirk Huffman (formerly of K Through Six) to play bass and Dustin McGhye as their drummer, to make them a five piece band.
When Kaylan Cloyd from the band Acceptance got his hands on a Gatsbys demo, he handed it off to record label Rocketstar Recordings owner Darrick Bourgeois. Shortly after this, they were signed by the local record label and worked with producer Aaron Sprinkle to record their 2002 debut album Why We Fight. Their first show after being signed drew in a crowd of 500+, which was largely due in part to the extensive promoting by Rocketstar.
Gatsbys began with the disbanding of two bands called One Point Two and Good For Nothing. Bobby Darling was a guitarist for One Point Two and met up with Nic Newsham and Ryan Van Wieringen who were the lead singer and guitarist from Good For Nothing. The completion of Gatsbys didn’t come until they recruited Kirk Huffman (formerly of K Through Six) to play bass and Dustin McGhye as their drummer, to make them a five piece band.
When Kaylan Cloyd from the band Acceptance got his hands on a Gatsbys demo, he handed it off to record label Rocketstar Recordings owner Darrick Bourgeois. Shortly after this, they were signed by the local record label and worked with producer Aaron Sprinkle to record their 2002 debut album Why We Fight. Their first show after being signed drew in a crowd of 500+, which was largely due in part to the extensive promoting by Rocketstar.
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JoshCIVM wrote:
One of the more well-read bands I've seen.
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WhatAndWhatNot wrote:
AMAAS, I'm positive. Completely different track, check it out. http://tinyurl.com/y9k9zjx New link because Mediafiire sucks now.
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AMAAS wrote:
@twee_as_fudge yea I still have it on my iPod, in my iTunes as Gatsbys American Dream cuz there is meant to be no apostrophe, but it pisses me off when all those asterisks show up on my page....and @whatandwhatnot are you sure the song isn't "Fall of George Mallory", because if so then that's the 1st track on their 1st cd called "Why We Fight"
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GeatishHero wrote:
I agree with megafone!
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megafone wrote:
I demand an epic comeback album NOW DAMMIT.
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wolf_paper wrote:
I think they personally did the "apostrophe" thing just to be asses, I mean hell people are still talking about it.
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WhatAndWhatNot wrote:
That is a completely new and interesting find.
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twee_as_fudge wrote:
correct me all you want Last.fm, but it is "Gatsbys American Dream," not "Gatsby's American Dream." Check their MySpace and album art. Then suck it.
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dancejjdance wrote:
Haha fa sho. Gatsbys does need to have a reunion tour...would be crunk as helll
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nicklegend wrote:
i miss gatsbys so much. i think its time for some little kid to come down with cancer and ask for a gatsbys reunion tour in part with the make a wish foundation. fuck, i'll give myself cancer for that.
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As_Hagle_Burns wrote:
Better than being a douche MFORCE.
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MFORCE310 wrote:
as_hagle_burns sounds like a tool
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WhatAndWhatNot wrote:
Hey guys, I've had this song called 'The Fall of Greg' for a while and I realized nobody else had it. It was supposed to be a B-side for Volcano but never got released. After a while, it's now in my top 5 Gatsby's songs. Just thought it deserved more than 51 listeners. Enjoy. ~ http://tinyurl.com/nkpfk8
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deathwish_124 wrote:
nic said something to me on twitter a while back. was the highlight of my sad life.
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aNTi_mAtTeR wrote:
lost monsters is my favorite. especially that version of badlands.
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nicklegend wrote:
i like why we fight. wouldve been better if rudy did drums on it though.
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As_Hagle_Burns wrote:
I personally love ItLoLM personally. It's something different for me to listen to from them every now and then. And I actually prefer the version of The Badlands on the EP more than the Volcano version.
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WhatAndWhatNot wrote:
While we're on the topic, am I the only one who didn't really enjoy In the Land of Lost Monsters? (Yes, This is About You) and (The Dragon of Pendor) are both great, but the rest comes off as bland and boring. They've already showed they could make a fantastic slower song (The Horse You Rode In On) but the rest of the EP does nothing for me.
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As_Hagle_Burns wrote:
I'm to see that I'm not the only fan that didn't really enjoy Why We Fight that much. R&S, Volcano, ST, and ItLoLM are all simply amazing.
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WhatAndWhatNot wrote:
... says the person who has 134 plays under Gatsby's American Dream. cool hypocrisy bro.
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