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Rock Like War
"Rock Like War" is a song by Rustic Overtones that appears on the band's 2007 studio album ''Light at the End''. History "Rock Like War" was premiered by the band on July 26, 1998 at a performance at the State Theater in Portland, Maine, along with a half-dozen other new songs. The song entered the band's normal rotation of live songs that appeared on their set lists, although they left the song off both 1998's ''Rooms by the Hour'' and 2001's ''¡Viva Nueva!'' When the band broke up in 2002, the song remained unrecorded and was circulated only by fans who had access to live versions of the song. During the band's 2007 reunion, the Rustic Overtones recorded the song along with six other older unrecorded songs to appear on their new album, ''Light at the End''. The song received its first radio airtime on Portland, Maine's alternative station WCYY in June, 2007 after the premier of new song "Troublesome" (also on the album) and the announcement of the band's appearance at a live WC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rustic Overtones
Rustic Overtones is an American rock band from Maine, United States, active between 1993–2002 and from 2007–present. They were the first group to perform live on XM Satellite Radio, and their 2007 album ''Light at the End'' was the fastest-selling local disc ever in the state of Maine. History Early Years: 1993–2002 Rustic Overtones started out in the early 1990s as a three-piece cover band known as Aces Wild with Dave Gutter, Jon Roods, and then-drummer and close friend Matthew Esty, playing small bars. This lineup produced the very rare ''Smile'' album. Rustic Overtones gained popularity during the mid to late 1990s in the Portland, Maine, music scene, although it had many self-financed tours throughout the country, mostly the northeastern states. After the release of the band's 1998 album '' Rooms by the Hour'', major record label Arista signed the band spurred on by then-president Clive Davis. The signing lead to "Hardest Way Possible," a song from ''Rooms By The Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |