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"Dedicated to the life of Greg Hundt" You are remembered.
sunrise nervous breakdown
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Indie instumental piano emo rock
I am a solo artist from Minneapolis,Minnesota. On this site you will find my old and new pieces. I'm currently going to IPR(institute of production and recording) and going to achieve a degree in music business. My main goal is to someday produce my own music for radio commercials,movie scores and video games. Sound can be an adventure that can sooth our minds enough to bring us to that place of clarity. That is the whole reason why we listen, right? Music is like a therapist that doesn't charge you. I've lately been interested in Music Therapy. I also have been podcasting on MsbMusicbiz.com
Song Info
Genre
Rock • Progressive Rock
Charts
Peak #598
Peak in subgenre #71
Author
Gary
Rights
1998
Uploaded
January 20, 2005
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.8 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
This song means a lot to me. More than any song I will ever write. I really liked the band, Helmet as a teenager. I noticed that all my songs had a Nirvana power chord thing going on. I needed to change up the style.I liked the drop D approch that was in Hum and Helmet songs.This is what got me into Korn at that time as well. This song was about losing it all. You don't know what you have until its done. Value every person you meet and live it up everyday. I joined the band Cosmic Ray in 1997. It was then I met Greg Hundt while working at Cub Foods, Eden Praire. I met Greg though punk music and smoking cigarettes in the breakroom. We hung out on weekends and I got to know his band mates. I learned all their songs within a week and was accepted as their new band member. Since Greg got me into the band and he really believed in me as a musician, I wanted to write a bass line song for him to groove on. I wrote the lyrics while sitting on the flour sacks in the Cub Bakery. When I finished writing, I looked up and saw the word Benzoate on an icing container. So I named this song Benzoate. Greg was really excited about the song and the next day we had to try it out immediately. It was my first drop D song I had tried. Within time, the band lost focus and I was starting to go to school for radio. Me and Greg got together to smoke up here and there and chilled with new people playing music but it wasn't the same anymore. We had other things on our minds. I had school. And Greg had a battle with Cancer. Greg Died on July 7, 1999. At his Memorial, this song was played. I broke down and never stuck around after the service. People made rumors that I never showed but I did. I just couldn't stand looking at the people that didn't know him.Craig Finn and Tad Kubler from Lifter Puller, a Minneapolis based indie band showed up for his memorial. Them being there was a part of my life that helped ease the pain.It was an honor to know that this song was a part of his life and at the end, it was still apart of his life. As I look at his obituary I got this kid inspired on frisbee golf and Lifter Puller. He got me inspired on making music and living everyday like it was a comedy show as well like it was my last. I miss Greg and hope that he finds a frisbee golf course where ever he's at and I will meet him there someday with cigarettes,smoke,Rum,and LFTR PllR. For more info. on Greg, go to www.underthesun.com/Greg/memorial.htm
Lyrics
Benzoate I don't mind. Like to Know. You wouldn't give me a chance. When its time, to give it up. In a hole that sinks further down. Words to find. Keep control. It's easy to know what is right. Look up. There's the truth. Then we'll see what went wrong. My mistake. I never had. When I learned that I'm mad. I take it back. I get control. What to do with myself? What I had? What I had? What I had? Gary Hedenland: Vocals,Guitar Greg Hundt: Bass Andy Doyle: Guitar Jarick Losey: Drums
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