Getaway (CBGB's Demo Challenge)

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I recently was asked by the hardcore band numb$kull to record and produce a 3-song demo they were hoping would land them a gig at NY's legendary CBGB's. I liked their sound and didn't have the heart to tell them CBGB's was no more, so I agreed to do it. This is track 2 from the demo (Track 1 being 'War on War').

I asked lead singer/guitarist Joey Saint Agony the meaning behind the song, and this is what he had to say:

"...yeah.. It's for all those poser wannabe rockstar superstar maggot $#!#heads I've ever had the dishonor of crossing paths with on the road. I mean just stay the #%*! outta my way, you know?"

I also asked him what he thought of my production of this song.

"what the balls? You made it sound like we have 12 guitar players. How the bloody $#%* are we supposed to play this live? I do like all the feedback nonsense though. Brilliant."

According to Saint Agony, the other "wankers" (numb$kull members) were unavailable for comment.

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Lyrics

I don't like the way you say hello to me
And I don't trust your crooked smile
Yes I despise your shifty eyes and how you speak to me
I would drive a thousand miles
To get away from you
Get Away

I don't like the way you play guitar and sing
And I don't like your little band
Your new tattoo
is bruised and scabbing underneath your sleeve
I'll do whatever I can
To get away from you
Get Away

Song Stats

Hits: 1538
Comments: 68
Fans: 33
Plays: 142
Downloads: 63
Votes: 9
Uploaded: May 01, 2008 - 10:34:45 PM
Last Updated: May 01, 2008 - 10:41:08 PM Last Played: Nov 10, 2009 - 10:05:02 AM

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CBGB's Demo Challenge (1)

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	said 571 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	great guitars nice one

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	guitars thanks. and regardless of what St. Agony says, there's only 2! well, 1 more during the solo. Okay 2 more during the solo. and 1 more if you include the bass. oh and another 2 for the constant feedback... oh never mind. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Mystified	Mystified said 571 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	nice way... ...to start this challenge out with a BANG!! I agree...great guitar sound on this. Loved the vox, too. Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	myst thanks! they're pretty hard-hearted fellas, and they'd never admit it, but they were quite stoked to open this CBGB's Demo Challenge. They even abstained from whiskey for a good half hour before the show just so they wouldn't mess up. THAT'S how serious they were about this. Such dedication. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 571 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	wicked guitars and a cool numbskull feedback. really has a lot of aggressive angst. Check out my latest song called November

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	vic I LOVE your demo. You gotta do more like that, man. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

gail60	gail60 said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	really cool I liked this alot. I am sad that you would drive a thousand miles just to get away from me. But alas, that is how enemies act towards each other. Geez, such talent Soreneson! Great job as always numbskull!! Check out my latest song called Sweet September

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	hah typical for you to think this is all about YOU, gail. I in fact had nothing to do with the ltrics, but the guy who did, Joey St. Agony tells me to tell you he'd 'like to get to know you better". Not sure what that means... but there you have it. Thanks for checking this out and commenting, pal! Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Feter	Feter said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Getaway extra o di nary ... man I m enjoyin this alot !! so alive so powerful ...jee ..this is cool .. Rock on ! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	feter thanks. I'd pass on your kind words to the skulls, but they're a little...er.. incapacitated at the moment. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

DWL	DWL said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Amazing sound top marks, top guitars. You'd have got the gig without a doubt! Cheers Dick Check out my latest song called A Good Night's Sleep with Macferret, Sir Dennis Crowther and Pete Young

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	gig thanks! I don't know how I'm gonna break it to the band that there is no CBGB's... Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	$#%@$ Yeah!! First off, I have to say - what a great story! Second off, you have created some brilliant and noisy guitars and pounding drums. I kinda get a Nirvana feel with the relaxed vocals getting all excited and screamy in the end. I $&@$% love it! Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

rsorensen

rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)

5XA -
story? what story??
yeah big Nirvana influence on numbskull's sound. the guitar player actually totally stole his solo from the main riff on 'scentless apprentice'. He thought he was being so original too. Poor bugger... and I mean 'bugger' in the literal sense of the word, too.
thanks for commenting and super happy you like it! I'll let the boys know when they wake up.

Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	The Story I didn't mean that you were making it up, kinda story..... It's a really good story! Hey Ridd, I love the logo you came up with. Someone oughta buy you some crayons and get you drawing. You have natural talent! (you know that I know you're an artist) Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	:) hehe thanks man. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

lavalamp	lavalamp said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	NRG Rockin' song. Love the way the guitars sound. And once again, great vocal delivery. You're in! LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	vox thanks dave. I think he needs to smoke more cigarettes to get a true punk voice, but I'll tell him you think his vocals are good. Man i hope he doesn't read this or I'm a dead man. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

ktb	ktb said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	killa Joey's got it right. This absolutely f*ckin brilliant. The production is nothing short of a thrill ride. Dig the effect on the vocals, which btw are awesome! The guitars are like guided missiles to my pleasure centers. Totally rocks. Check out my latest song called Texas stump

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	"guided missiles to my pleasure centers" coincidently, that's the title of numbskull's next EP! thanks man. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

lengold	lengold said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Is there a little bit of clipping in this? Great blast. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	clipping Hmm there very well could be len, but I didn't notice any? I treid to be careful about that. Don't tell Joey... Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

	said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Ya!!! What a killer sound!! This is bloody brilliant!! Fav and Downloaded. Chris

rsorensen	rsorensen said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	mp3 Thanks for downloading, Chris. I had to really fight Joey to convert this to Mp3. He was like "what the $%^& is an em-pee-three? @&%^ off with that $#!*." (He's a vinyl/tape kind of guy). I had to explain how it was impossible to upload vinyl to the internet, to which he responded "intrawhat??" Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

tokai	tokai said 571 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	shit hot blistering guitar, great production. Check out my latest song called maizuru/Bud/Char

rsorensen	rsorensen said 570 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	t thanks! your latest is killer. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

chemystery	chemystery said 570 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	I like the way you play guitar Well fry my cilia! This is great guitar playing and infinite feedback. And the vocals are dripping with angst. Kick ass. Check out my latest song called COLOR TV cbgb demo

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	fry what? hm not sure what a cilia is and I'm afraid to look it up, but thanks for digging this! Yours is really cool too. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

davisamerica	davisamerica said 570 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	right then guitars are blazing but i really am digging the vocals ..too cool Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	vocals thanks D. There was actually an alternate take on the vocals with a different melody but this one was a little angrier so I went with it... er.. I mean Joy went with it. You can hear the alternate melody on the BG vocal "I don't like your crooked smile" in the first verse. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

	said 570 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Cool song Everybody wants to be the one. nice guitars

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	guitars thanks tw. I really cranked em up for this one and they were little hard to get under control in some parts i must confess. glad you like it. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

	said 570 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	wow! freakin awesome!!!

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	thanks man appreciate the listen and comment Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Nick_Flash	Nick_Flash said 570 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Awesome Huge sound and great song overall. This will be hard to top. Tell Agony he freakin' rocks when he comes to. Check out my latest song called Wake Up

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	ok he's still out! but I'll tell him. Your tune's awesome. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Alannah	Alannah said 570 days ago (May 3rd, 2008)
	Rawks .... ... I need to get my pre-amp working again so I can crank the vol on tunes like this one ... right now I am just plugged right into the old PC until I can figure out where I went wrong with the wiring ... but it was still a great listen even if I couldn't get the vol way up high ! Check out my latest song called I'm Drownin' - Smokey VW (feat Alannah) + Outtaorbit

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	loud thanks alannah. yep this sounds best cranked. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Heroin_Marys

Heroin_Marys said 570 days ago (May 3rd, 2008)

numb$kull
I recently was asked by the hardcore band numb$kull to record and produce a 3-song demo they were hoping would land them a gig at NY's legendary CBGB's. I liked their sound and didn't have the heart to tell them CBGB's was no more, so I agreed to do it. This is track 2 from the demo (Track 1 being 'War on War').

I asked lead singer/guitarist Joey Saint Agony the meaning behind the song, and this is what he had to say:

"...yeah.. It's for all those poser wannabe rockstar superstar maggot $#!#heads I've ever had the dishonor of crossing paths with on the road. I mean just stay the #%*! outta my way, you know?"

I also asked him what he thought of my production of this song.

"what the balls? You made it sound like we have 12 guitar players. How the bloody $#%* are we supposed to play this live? I do like all the feedback nonsense though. Brilliant."

According to Saint Agony, the other "wankers" (numb$kull members) were unavailable for comment.

Check out my latest song called Bad Robot

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	hmm gathering points for voting? cool band name. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

bud	bud said 570 days ago (May 3rd, 2008)
	Massive attack great opening - I love the feedback answer to the chunky power chords and the amp hum backing under the vocals - brilliant. Killer tune and excellent vocal mix. Check out my latest song called try not to think

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	:) thanks bud. your latest slays me! Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

I. Spike	I. Spike said 570 days ago (May 3rd, 2008)
	HUGE GUITARS! The real deal! No posers allowed! This is the shit! Love it! I especially love the HUGE GUITARS!!!!!!!!! Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	hmm thanks, but I'm not sure what it is exactly you like about this ;) appreciate the listen and comment. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

	said 569 days ago (May 3rd, 2008)
	Damn! That was the fastest I've ever hit the fav button, hehe! (right after the intro snare roll) The intro is so perfectly done. Excellent production I thought. Killer guitar sound and riffs. Love that snare sound in the drum track. An outstanding entry in the CBGB challenge and a definite download!

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	snare thanks mikey. wasn't sure about the raquetball snare hits, but I got used to them. glad you liked this. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

	said 569 days ago (May 3rd, 2008)
	very nice i have not been listening to much lately with school and finals coming soon, but this cbgb thing, i had to wiegh in on. i liked this one. being the first i have heard, i liked the heaviness of the guitars. they have a way of making the whole song breathe with a demonic life of its own. great track! Allen

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	ugh dont you hate when life gets in the way of the music? i know I do. really happy you found the time to participate because your song rules! Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Boris the Bull

Boris the Bull said 569 days ago (May 3rd, 2008)

Thoughts from the Bull...
This is really just terrific stuff. Commercially, this should/could/would sell in big numbers alongside Filter and many of the post-Grunge ilk.

really, this is very well performed and maintains all the ingredients that make for good ol' "kick arse" music, which seems to be vanishing more and more these days.

great riff, great performance, great vocal delivery, great lyrics - and even the percussion is top notch, wow!

big congrats on this. i really enjoyed it... twice already! ;)

Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	commercial thanks for the thoughtful comments boris. it'd be nice if there was more rocking stuff out there like this right now. one can only hope! thanks for checking it out. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

craft	craft said 568 days ago (May 4th, 2008)
	another great song... Keep it up Check out my latest song called Blue Lights (feat. Spleenveil)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	ok thanks craft. will do. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

echoroom	echoroom said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	Those guitars are soo intense! This is a killer track, like a scream wall of reverb. The vocal is sleek and sinister - you've outdone yourself here... excellent track! Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 568 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	yours thanks echo. really digging your latest too. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

michael2	michael2 said 567 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	*HOLY S#T** what an intense sound (and i'm loving the noise). great job. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 566 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
	noise thanks dude. yep it's indeed noisy. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Relic67	Relic67 said 567 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	what they said... everybody liked the guitars on this one... I did too! Sweet! Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

rsorensen	rsorensen said 566 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
	guitars thanks. yeah they're kinda hard to miss i guess. there's only 7 or so :) Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 567 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
	Effingreat Effin' great, really a punch in the gut. Wish I could be sharing the stage at CBGBs but The Man (work) has got me down. This tune puts me in a frame of mind to burn down my office! Unfortunately, it's a home office... Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

rsorensen	rsorensen said 566 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
	the man you shoulda stuck it to the man and done a demo anyway! you could have called it 'stick it'. haha thanks for checking this out. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

ledebutant

ledebutant said 566 days ago (May 7th, 2008)

Love this one!
I downloaded this right after you posted it and have listened to it a bunch of times and figured out the third or fourth time that the greatest way EVER to listen to it is with my hands right on the woofers of my speakers. You should try it during the last 30 seconds, especially. It's ecstasy.

Another fantastic one. Go and get famous, already.

Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)

Axgrinder	Axgrinder said 566 days ago (May 7th, 2008)
	Right Arm! This is really "bent" twisted and all that arse kickin stuff! The vocals remind me of ~?~ days since past before I ruined my short term memory, whoops! Nicely done indeed..... I enjoyed this much, thanks 4 sharing. (};-Peace, Ax Check out my latest song called Dark Circus

guygrooves	guygrooves said 565 days ago (May 8th, 2008)
	Big and Bad...... Just the way I like my punk rock guitars lol. This tears your head off!!! This is awesome, my fellow Canuck. Check out my latest song called Last Day Here

obbster	obbster said 564 days ago (May 8th, 2008)
	Nice The riff reminds me of Satin's Bed by Pearl Jam. This is a very grungy/sludgy song. I like it. Great sounding guitars. Check out my latest song called Legend

rsorensen	rsorensen said 564 days ago (May 9th, 2008)
	Satan's bed thanks man. Vitalogy's my fave PJ album so that reference doesnt surprise me. thanks for listening; glad you like it Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

SweetBacteria	SweetBacteria said 563 days ago (May 9th, 2008)
	sick! I really admire the way you can just switch tones from one song to the next. Very dark and crazy fun! It kind of sounds like walking through a dark sweaty crowd in a small venue in downtown ny. kudos! Check out my latest song called Color Blind

egobandit	egobandit said 562 days ago (May 11th, 2008)
	man !!!!! where have I been this is killer love the into reminds somewhat of Fugazi The vocals work well !!! Excellent downloaded!!!!!! Check out my latest song called when its love

	said 553 days ago (May 19th, 2008)
	Great! Great guitar work, great great song. Sorry I missed it. KILLER! Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

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