Permanent Revolution is the fourth and latest studio album by ska band Catch 22, released on June 27, 2006 (July 18, 2006, in Canada) under Victory Records.
| Permanent Revolution | ||||
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| Released | June 27, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January 2006 | |||
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| Length | 33:40 | |||
| Label | Victory | |||
| Producer | Catch 22 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Sputnik Music | [2] |
| Punknews.org | [3] |
| Absolute Punk | 84%[4] |
| Ultimate Guitar | (9.0/10)[5] |
Background edit
Permanent Revolution was recorded in January 2006.[6]
Composition edit
The album can be classified as a concept album, centered on the life of Leon Trotsky (1879–1940), with the title being named after Trotsky's theory of permanent revolution.[7]
Release edit
Catch 22 appeared at the Ska Weekend festival in April 2006; following this, they went on a US tour with Patent Pending.[8][9] On April 25, 2006, Permanent Revolution was announced for release in two months' time.[10] A music video was filmed for "Party Song (1917)" in New York City on June 10, 2006; that same day, "A Minor Point" was posted on the band's Myspace profile.[11][12] Preceded by a promotional e-card and a stream of the whole album, Permanent Revolution was released on June 27, 2006, through Victory Records.[6][13][14] A limited edition 7" vinyl of "Party Song (1917)" was released, available through pre-orders at Interpunk and FYE[15] In July and August 2006, the band appeared on the Summer of Ska Tour in the US and Canada, alongside Voodoo Glow Skulls, Big D and the Kids Table, Suburban Legends, and Westbound Train.[16][17] Following this, they supported Less Than Jake on their headlining US tour until October 2006.[18] They closed out the year with five headlining East Coast shows, with support from Patent Pending, Bomb the Music Industry!, and Whole Wheat Bread.[19] In May 2007, they appeared at The Bamboozle festival.[20] At the end of the year, they went on tour with Patent Pending.[21]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Ryan Eldred and Ian McKenzie unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | |
| 2. | "The Spark (1902) – The beginning of Trotsky's political activism" | |
| 3. | "Party Song (1917) – Communists win control of Russia" | |
| 4. | "The Decembrists' Song (1921) – Remembering of The Decembrists' Revolt" | |
| 5. | "A Minor Point (1922) – Soviet Union founded" | |
| 6. | "On the Black Sea (1924) – Lenin's death" | |
| 7. | "Bad Party (1927) – Trotsky expelled from party" (Pat Calpin, Ryan Eldred and Ian McKenzie) | |
| 8. | "Alma Ata (1928) – Stalin takes control" (Ryan Eldred/Pat Kays/Ian McKenzie) | |
| 9. | "The Purge (1936) – Stalin gains absolute power by killing any who oppose him" | |
| 10. | "Opportunity (1940) – Trotsky is exiled from the Soviet Union, then assassinated by a Soviet agent." | |
| 11. | "Epilogue" (Ryan Eldred/Pat Kays/Ian McKenzie) |
Personnel edit
- Pat Kays – bass guitar, chimes, vocals
- Pat Calpin – guitar
- Ian McKenzie – trombone, vocals, keys, vibraphone
- Ryan Eldred – tenor saxophone, lead vocals, guitar
- Kevin Gunther – trumpet, vocals
- Chris Greer – percussion
References edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Sputnik Music review
- ^ Punknews.org review
- ^ "Catch 22 – Permanent Revolution – Album Review". Absolutepunk.net. Absolute Punk.
- ^ "Permanent Revolution Review". Ultimate-Guitar.
- ^ a b Paul, Aubin (December 26, 2005). "Updates from Catch 22". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Ryan Eldred of Catch22". Socialist Appeal. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ White, Adam (March 2, 2006). "Ska Weekend '06 in Knoxville, TN". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (March 22, 2006). "Patent Pending join Catch 22 tour, delay album release". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (April 25, 2006). "Catch 22's 'Permanent Revolution' details". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ White, Adam (June 2, 2006). "Catch 22 video shoot in NYC". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (June 10, 2006). "New track from Catch 22's 'Permanent Revolution'". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (June 16, 2006). "Catch-22 post new e-card/player". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (June 26, 2006). "Catch 22 audio interview/album stream online". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (June 8, 2006). "Catch 22 plan limited 7-inch". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (May 14, 2006). "Summer of Ska with Big D, Catch 22, Voodoo Glow Skulls, more". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (July 3, 2006). "Summer of Ska". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (August 4, 2006). "Less Than Jake / the Loved Ones / Catch 22 / NMDS / Set Your Goals". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (November 27, 2006). "Catch 22 / Whole Wheat Bread / Patent Pending / Bomb The Music Industry!". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (December 13, 2006). "Bamboozle adds Blood Brothers, Catch 22, Bayside, Scary Kids, Starting Line". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (November 30, 2007). "Patent Pending: 'She's a Ho-Ho-Ho Merry Christmas'". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.