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Alone in a Crowd

 
Album Review: Alone in a Crowd

  • Artist: Catch 22
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: October 10, 2000
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

If anything sets Catch 22 apart from the myriad other ska-punk ensembles, it's the scorching guitar of Pat Calpin, which transforms Alone in a Crowd from simply another quirky dance record to something bordering arena-sized hard rock. The songs themselves are typically angst-ridden affairs, although "San Francisco Payphone" and the aptly titled "Wreck of the Sloop John B" mix things up enough to keep the listener interested. ~ Jim Smith, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Intro Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (:18)
Point the Blame Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (2:17)
Sounds Good, But I Don't Know Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (1:56)
It Takes Some Time Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (3:05)
What Goes Around Comes Around Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (2:39)
Arm to Arm Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (2:07)
Guilty Pleasures J. Daniel Davidson, Ryan Eldred Catch 22 (2:22)
Bloomfield Ave. Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (3:09)
Hard to Impress Kevin Gunther Catch 22 (2:05)
San Francisco Payphone Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (2:49)
Wreck of the Sloop John B. The Beach Boys, Traditional Catch 22 (2:29)
Neverending Story Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (2:35)
Thinking About Things Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (1:58)
Alone in a Crowd Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (2:27)
[Untitled Track] Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (:55)
[Untitled Track] Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (:22)
[Untitled Track] Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (:22)
[Untitled Track] Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (:22)
[Untitled Track] Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (:22)
[Untitled Track] Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (:22)
[Untitled Track] Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (:22)
[Untitled Track] Ryan Eldred, Jeff Davidson Catch 22 (1:32)

Credits

James Egan (String Arrangements), Alan Douches (Mastering), Eric Rachel (Producer), Tony Brummel (Vocals), Joe Lawlor (Photography), Eric Rachel (Mixing), James Egan (Producer)
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Alone in a Crowd
Studio album by Catch 22
Released October 10, 2000
Genre Third-wave Ska
Length 36:58
Label Victory Records
Producer Catch 22
Professional reviews
Catch 22 chronology
Washed Up!
(1999)
Alone in a Crowd
(2000)
Washed Up and Through the Ringer
(2001)

Alone in a Crowd was the first full-length Catch 22 release featuring the band's second lineup. The album features a song trilogy, "What Goes Around Comes Around" ,"Bloomfield Avenue" and "Neverending Story", which follows two young lovers who commit multiple acts of homicide on a cross-country spree before finally succumbing to their own personal demons. Other themes on the album include a longing for childhood and home and a general feeling of alienation from the rest of the world, hence the album title.

The end of the album features six blank tracks, each 22 seconds long, followed by a bonus track that starts after 22 seconds of silence, bringing the album to a total of 22 tracks.

To promote the album, the band made a music video for "Point the Blame", the album's first single. However, due to financial problems, the video was never completed.

Track listing

All songs by Jeff Davidson and Ryan Eldred, except "Hard To Impress" by Kevin Gunther and "Wreck of the Sloop John B.", by The Beach Boys. It must be noted that if you take the seconds of the CD length and subtract the minutes from it, the difference is 22, adding to the other, almost subliminal, 22s found throughout the album.

  1. "Intro" – :18
  2. "Point the Blame" – 2:17
  3. "Sounds Good But I Don't Know" – 1:56
  4. "It Takes Some Time" – 3:05
  5. "What Goes Around Comes Around" – 2:39
  6. "Arm to Arm" – 2:07
  7. "Guilty Pleasures" – 2:22
  8. "Bloomfield Ave." – 3:09
  9. "Hard to Impress" – 2:05
  10. "San Francisco Payphone" – 2:49
  11. "Wreck of the Sloop John B." – 2:29
  12. "Neverending Story" – 2:35
  13. "Thinking About Things" – 1:58
  14. "Alone in a Crowd" – 2:27
  15. "Blank Track" – :55
  16. "Blank Track" – :22
  17. "Blank Track" – :22
  18. "Blank Track" – :22
  19. "Blank Track" – :22
  20. "Blank Track" – :22
  21. "Blank Track" – :22
  22. "Bonus Track" – 1:32

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