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This page features lyrics and sound clips from the debut indie release. Clicking a song title will bring up the page of that song's lyrics. A sound clip of every song is available, and all sound clips are in MP3 format - file sizes and sample playing lengths are all given. You can also choose to download the MP3 clip of a song from its lyrics page - click the spinning note. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PROGRAM LENGTH: 13 tracks, 69:35 TT RELEASED: February 12, 2000 (independent) RECORDED AT: Dwell Studios, Knoxville, TN; "Star" recorded at Tony Verdera's home studio, Knoxville, TN. PRODUCTION: Atticus, Tony Cornett, & MiAH; "Star" produced by Tony Verdera. MIXING: MiAH MASTERING: Ben McAmis at Audio Media Group, Inc., Knoxville, TN. ARTWORK CONCEPTION: Allen Clark & Donnie Shockley. PHOTOGRAPHY: Allen Clark, Donnie Shockley, & Ken Shockley. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. Stardust (Shockley) 2. Suicide Bridge (Clark) 3. High Expectations (Swan) 4. Barbwire (Shockley) 5. Summer (Shockley) 6. Believe (Shockley) 7. Stuck On Blue (Shockley) 8. My Sweet Jamie (Shockley) 9. Pipe Dreams (Shockley, Clark) 10. Star (Shockley)* 11. This Crazy World (Clark) 12. Changes (Swan) 13. A Light In The Cathedral (Shockley) All songs Copyright ©2000 Goldacre and Horner Music, Ltd. All rights reserved. Any unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Produced by MiAH and Tony for DWELL Studios and Atticus. *Produced by Tony Verdera. Copyright ©2000 Goldacre and Horner Records, Inc. Visit the official Atticus website at www.atticus.biz. Atticus - Allen Clark: vocals, bass, keyboard, video games Adam Menhinick: drums and cymbals, percussion Donnie "Donnie" Shockley: vocals, guitar Nick Swan: vocals, lead guitar, chicken & damn good biscuits, foo Shonda Robbins: vocals on "Star" Atticus thanks (in no particular order)-- Mark, Leslie, Nichole, and everyone at Java Jazz in Jefferson City, Steve at Bi-Lo, Perk's in Oak Ridge, Campus Pub, The Loudon County G.O.P., Kevin Cooper and Cooper Productions, Inc. for RockFest '99, Civic Coliseum, Joe Muggs Coffee, Bearden High School Project Graduation 1999, the Hyatt, Crimson Moon, Borders, Disc Exchange, Bourbon Sunday Organisation in Scotland, Aaron Sauers, Jon Rumbolt, Jamaal Kirkpatrick, Andrew Livingston, Willie Neel, Chris Woodcock, Chris White, Noah Bartlett, Drew Sanderson, Mary Thomas, Shonda Robbins, John McCombs, Tony Verdera, MiAH, Tony, Mel at 98.7 The X, all of our families and friends for their support, and, of course, Mr. Jack for telling us, "Ya'll sound worse than hell, but damnit...keep it up! My wife hates it..." Allen thanks (in no particular order)-- Mom and Dad, the fam, the band, Gin Blossoms, The 54's, and Jellyfish for their influence, Emily Roberts and her family, George Noid, Bonnie Davis, Jill Faulkner, anyone who I might have forgotten, and my dog and cat. Adam thanks (in no particular order)-- God, first of all, my family, the band, my friends who believed that I could, and all those who didn't. Donnie thanks (in no particular order)-- Mom, Dad, Joy, Katie, Darren, Jeff, and all of my other family members who kept telling me, "the vocals need to be louder!", Chip Howard for teaching me how to play the guitar, Rachel for her love and inspiration, Jason of Nocturna, DJ Rez, Roy Branch, Mandy for trying to get us on the radio, Kimmie for handling my donations to the shelter for battered women, Allen, Adam, and Nick...I guess they're pretty talented, and everyone else who I may have forgotten...purposely or accidentally...thank you. Nick thanks (in no particular order)-- I would like to thank my parents, Travis Wyrick, Paul Abrams and all the other great teachers I've had, all of my many musical influences, every friend I've ever had, all of our fans and all the people who have believed in me over the years, Cookie, all the nice people down at Rik's Music (Guitar Center sucks), Bret Hart, Robert DeNiro, my old mates Chris Rogers and Brent Matthews, and to AC, Adam, and Don. I would like to dedicate my performances on this album to the loving memories of Reva Sample and Owen Hart. Thank you. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Album Review by Alex Ogg (www.liveclub.co.uk) On their full-length debut Atticus offer listeners ramshackle, country-inflected pop with a loose, spontaneous approach to playing and production that can be both appealing and mildly irritating. Given their regional origins in Knoxville, Tennessee, a country influence is inevitable, and that’s hardly a genre I’m comfortable with digesting. So I’m immediately drawn to tracks like ‘Suicide Bridge’, where the melancholia is propped up by a few pop hooks and what turns out to be a very fine lyric from former bassist Allen Clark: “In my dreams I remember you and me/Askin’ who was gonna jump first/Well, take a deep breath, don't believe in anything/Cause there's no way out that’s not gonna hurt.” ‘Barbwire’ also has its moments, but would have worked better minus the guitar solo. Too many of the early songs on the album, including opener ‘Stardust’ and the title-track, tread water. The better stuff is tucked away later on, including the lilting, Cat Stevens-like ‘Summer’ – which steers a course just the right side of emotional mawkishness and is ultimately highly affecting. The same could be said for ‘Stuck On Blue’, though this again would have benefited from the pruning of the guitar solo. The simple romantic notion that is ‘My Sweet Jamie’ is another winner (reminds me of Ezio, incidentally). Even though some of the musical elements are not for me, the whole album is performed with heart and conviction, and at least three or four of the songs are very good indeed. |
