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Keywords:
New York City Crack Team (3), To Be A God (3), teen bands (3)
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Recorded in 1999 in my dad's basement, this is my high school band New York City Crack Team. The photo is from my teen years promo file, pretty funny.
Dropping The Cross was written with my best friend, Dan Knudsen, who joined the army after 9/11. He's in Iraq.
Lyrics:
dropping the cross
(music:mueller/knudsen, lyrics:mueller)
the light
on heavy places
that emptiness
that crowds us
and i am nailed
to this good tree
this cross that wears me down
god i am not all used up
god this is not the end
god this cross you've given me
will not make me dead
where do i take it now
whether broken and bent
i cannot drop what has become my soul
i've got this feeling
my time is turning now, oh yeah
time to believe it
what i have done has become me
how can you say this prayer
and not go insane
how can you pay the saint
when he lies in vain
how can you drop your cross
and not lose your name
what happens to you when you
abandon all your pain
how can you make your way
believing in shame
what does it give you
but regret and blame
how can you say this prayer
and not go insane
how can you drop your cross
and still have a name
and i feel like i want to
drop this cross again
and i feel like i want to
make my own again
and i feel
Hardware:
twon: bass and vocals
dan knudsen: guitars
mike sirola: drums
Software:
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Spotlight &mdash 08/28/07 - 10:10:51 AM
Great photo. I dig the funky section when you sing harmonies in a call and response style. And I got a kick out of the "Whole Lotta Love" special effects. All that distortion, remember the sawdust that used to fall from the ceiling?
I hope Dan can listen to this. Make sure to email him the link... [ Reply to This ]
Analog heaven &mdash 08/28/07 - 11:01:52 AM
Dig the raw rockin' sound.Like the subject matter,the Chili Pepper type funk stylings and all that distortion plus.Far more appealing then the high school photo.....ha!
Blessings, [ Reply to This ]
funky &mdash 08/28/07 - 11:56:55 PM
actually that riff was ripped of from the band BREADFAN (as covered by metallica) and when the chili peppers song came out about 6 months after we recorded this, i was a little surprised.
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i am a whore. i am a god. [ Reply to This ]
Dropping The Cross &mdash 08/28/07 - 11:39:31 AM
I think this is your best ..in singing
recording and perfomance ..as usual
great recording quality ...thnx for sharing
this here with us ...!! [ Reply to This ]
wow thanks &mdash 08/28/07 - 11:35:35 PM
i've always been proud of this song content wise, but i never liked the sound of this particular recording...i didn't really know what i was doing.
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i am a whore. i am a god. [ Reply to This ]
...!!....!!!! &mdash 09/01/07 - 01:41:30 PM
I really liked the last third... where the tune starts boiling over the edges!!! ... and it continues burning everything in it's path... [ Reply to This ]
Nice &mdash 10/16/07 - 12:05:15 AM
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I hope Dan can listen to this. Make sure to email him the link...
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