Showing posts with label soundtrack for a generation. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 23, 2016

Student Rick: Soundtrack for a Generation [2001] — Album Review

Adam Reiter: Vocals, Guitar
Brett Jones: Vocals, Guitar
Jason Pavilanis: Bass
Zach Davis: Drums
Produced by Bill Stevenson

Tracklist:
1. Monday Morning – 2:43
2. Hideaway – 3:44
3. Falling for You – 2:51
4. Please Forgive Me – 3:54
5. I Wish... – 4:05
6. A Child's Cry – 4:30
7. Meet You Halfway There – 1:59
8. Yesterday – 3:34
9. South of Blackford – 5:09
10. Through the Window – 3:32
11. In the Cold – 3:09
12. Midway – 4:07
13. October Skies – 10:58
October Skies – 4:23
[silence] – 3:44
Jewel – 2:51
Total Runtime: 54:13

Student Rick never got the chance to be the band they had the potential to be. Victory Records barely advertised Soundtrack, and the band broke up after only one album. Adam Reiter has had a few bands since, none of which have gotten very far, unfortunately, but Say Say seems pretty promising. As for what happened to Brett, Jason, and Zach, they've faded out. Brett still lives in Student Rick's hometown of South Bend, Indiana, and as for the other two, they might as well not exist. Finding info about this band without having a primary source (my best friend is friends with Reiter on Facebook) is nearly impossible.
Student Rick was signed to Victory at a time when Victory didn't have many "softer" rock bands like Student Rick's perfect emo/pop-punk blend. Taking Back Sunday wouldn't come around for another year and Thursday was in the process of getting Full Collapse out the door. Speaking of Thursday, just about the biggest promotion for Soundtrack for a Generation was a 4-track CD split with Thursday, including "Falling for You" and "October Skies" by SR and "Cross Out the Eyes" and "Standing on the Edge of Summer" by Thursday. Which is hard to come by, I might add.