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Permanent Revolution (album)

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Permanent Revolution
Studio album by
Catch 22
ReleasedJune 27, 2006
RecordedJanuary 2006
Genre
Length33:40
LabelVictory
ProducerCatch 22
Catch 22 chronology
Live!
(2004) 		Permanent Revolution
(2006)
Singles from Permanent Revolution
  1. "Party Song"
    Released: 2006[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Sputnik Music[3]
Punknews.org[4]
Absolute Punk84%[5]
Ultimate Guitar(9.0/10)[6]

Permanent Revolution is the fourth studio album by American ska band Catch 22, released on June 27, 2006 (July 18, 2006, in Canada), by Victory Records.

Background

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Permanent Revolution was recorded in January 2006.[7]

Composition

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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.[8]

Release

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Catch 22 appeared at the Ska Weekend festival in April 2006; following this, they went on a US tour with Patent Pending.[9][10] On April 25, 2006, Permanent Revolution was announced for release in two months' time.[11] 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.[12][13] Preceded by a promotional e-card and a stream of the whole album, Permanent Revolution was released on June 27, 2006, through Victory Records.[7][14][15] A limited edition 7" vinyl of "Party Song (1917)" was released, available through pre-orders at Interpunk and FYE[16] 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.[17][18] Following this, they supported Less Than Jake on their headlining US tour until October 2006.[19] They closed out the year with five headlining East Coast shows, with support from Patent Pending, Bomb the Music Industry!, and Whole Wheat Bread.[20] In May 2007, they appeared at The Bamboozle festival.[21] At the end of the year, they went on tour with Patent Pending.[22]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ryan Eldred and Ian McKenzie unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prologue" 3:10
2."The Spark (1902)" (The beginning of Trotsky's political activism) 2:56
3."Party Song (1917)" (Communists win control of Russia) 2:44
4."The Decembrists' Song (1921)" (Remembering of The Decembrists' Revolt) 3:36
5."A Minor Point (1922)" (Soviet Union founded) 2:14
6."On the Black Sea (1924)" (Lenin's death) 3:39
7."Bad Party (1927)" (Trotsky expelled from party)Pat Calpin, Ryan Eldred and Ian McKenzie2:22
8."Alma Ata (1928)" (Stalin takes control)Ryan Eldred/Pat Kays/Ian McKenzie3:29
9."The Purge (1936)" (Stalin gains absolute power by killing any who oppose him) 2:37
10."Opportunity (1940)" (Trotsky is exiled from the Soviet Union, then assassinated by a Soviet agent.) 2:37
11."Epilogue"Ryan Eldred/Pat Kays/Ian McKenzie3:27

Personnel

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Additional personnel

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  • Steve Evetts – chimes, producer, engineer, mixing
  • Eric Rachel – engineer
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Zak Kaplan – artwork

References

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  1. ^ "Catch 22 - Party Song (1917)". Discogs.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Sputnik Music review
  4. ^ Punknews.org review
  5. ^ "Catch 22 – Permanent Revolution – Album Review". Absolutepunk.net. Absolute Punk.
  6. ^ "Permanent Revolution Review". Ultimate-Guitar.
  7. ^ a b Paul, Aubin (December 26, 2005). "Updates from Catch 22". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Interview with Ryan Eldred of Catch22". Socialist Appeal. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  9. ^ White, Adam (March 2, 2006). "Ska Weekend '06 in Knoxville, TN". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (March 22, 2006). "Patent Pending join Catch 22 tour, delay album release". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Paul, Aubin (April 25, 2006). "Catch 22's 'Permanent Revolution' details". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  12. ^ White, Adam (June 2, 2006). "Catch 22 video shoot in NYC". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 10, 2006). "New track from Catch 22's 'Permanent Revolution'". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  14. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 16, 2006). "Catch-22 post new e-card/player". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  15. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 26, 2006). "Catch 22 audio interview/album stream online". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  16. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 8, 2006). "Catch 22 plan limited 7-inch". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  17. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 14, 2006). "Summer of Ska with Big D, Catch 22, Voodoo Glow Skulls, more". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  18. ^ Paul, Aubin (July 3, 2006). "Summer of Ska". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  19. ^ Paul, Aubin (August 4, 2006). "Less Than Jake / the Loved Ones / Catch 22 / NMDS / Set Your Goals". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  20. ^ Paul, Aubin (November 27, 2006). "Catch 22 / Whole Wheat Bread / Patent Pending / Bomb The Music Industry!". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  21. ^ Paul, Aubin (December 13, 2006). "Bamboozle adds Blood Brothers, Catch 22, Bayside, Scary Kids, Starting Line". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  22. ^ Paul, Aubin (November 30, 2007). "Patent Pending: 'She's a Ho-Ho-Ho Merry Christmas'". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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