Rocket Park

Picture for song 'A Celebrated Villain in Heaven (live 6/12/02)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

A Celebrated Villain in Heaven (live 6/12/02) A Celebrated Villain in Heaven (live 6/12/02)

The first Rocket Park song, and to this day we've played very few shows without it.

Picture for song 'Autumn (live 6/12/02)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Autumn (live 6/12/02) Autumn (live 6/12/02)

Pure pomp for pretentious people. This is actually the oldest original song performed by Rocket Park, having been written in 1988.

Picture for song 'Bagels in Bangor (live 6/12/02)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Bagels in Bangor (live 6/12/02) Bagels in Bangor (live 6/12/02)

Rocket Park discovers the wordless nonsense vocal, the repeat-as-necessary singalong chorus, and the cheesy applaud-your-own-song ending. How can it fail?

Picture for song 'You Leave Everything Behind (live 5/5/02)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

You Leave Everything Behind (live 5/5/02) You Leave Everything Behind (live 5/5/02)

Pop paranoia. We'd call it "quirky" if it wasn't for the fact that we HATE the word "quirky".

Picture for song 'Boise to St. Paul' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Boise to St. Paul Boise to St. Paul

"Manik" Myk returns (briefly) in a pickin' and grinnin' mood.

Alternative Country

Picture for song 'Naked Neighbors' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Naked Neighbors Naked Neighbors

A lot of loud guitars and odd chord progressions. I reckon it's a bit like Nirvana's "Breed" meets the Zombies' "Time Of The Season"!

Picture for song 'Naked Lunch (demo)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Naked Lunch (demo) Naked Lunch (demo)

A rough demo for our upcoming album project. Dark, cynical and disturbed.

Picture for song 'Spinning Around (demo)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Spinning Around (demo) Spinning Around (demo)

A rough demo for our upcoming album project. A bouncy little number, and a surprise favorite.

Picture for song 'Canada (demo)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Canada (demo) Canada (demo)

A rough demo for our upcoming album project. A plodding trudge (are these real words?) with a bit of melody on the top.

Picture for song 'Fade to Grey (demo)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Fade to Grey (demo) Fade to Grey (demo)

A rough demo for our upcoming album project. Dave was thinking Wilco when he wrote the music, but Brian was thinking about psychedelia. Go figure.

Alternative Country

Picture for song 'Tell it to Samantha (demo)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Tell it to Samantha (demo) Tell it to Samantha (demo)

A rough demo for our upcoming album project. A killer guitar/bass riff, a Motown drum beat, and a motor-mouth lyric. Can you dig it?

Picture for song 'Menthol (demo)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Menthol (demo) Menthol (demo)

A rough demo for our upcoming album project. Modal Eastern tonalities mingle with nasty power chords.

Picture for song 'Here Comes the Backlash (demo)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Here Comes the Backlash (demo) Here Comes the Backlash (demo)

A rough demo for our upcoming album project. A perfect marriage of melody and aggression.

Picture for song 'Stray Cat (demo)' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Stray Cat (demo) Stray Cat (demo)

A rough demo for our upcoming album project. A stately ballad.

Picture for song 'Harder to Pretend' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Harder to Pretend Harder to Pretend

Another big bang opening in the Rocket Park tradition. Heavily inspired by the Move's "What?" and the Beatles' "I Am The Walrus".

Picture for song 'Yesterday' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Yesterday Yesterday

Introducing Mr. Dave Harris, who ushers in a power-pop apocalypse (try saying THAT three times fast) that he inherited from his Free Dirt days.

Picture for song 'Sunday Driving' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Sunday Driving Sunday Driving

A perennial Rocket Park favorite finally gets a proper recording. A dynamic mood piece with cello and some interesting effects...

Picture for song 'Mr. Williams' by artist 'Rocket Park'

Mr. Williams Mr. Williams

This song just missed the cut for "Teenage Folklore". A hard rock blend of analog synthesizer, spooky slide, and guitars, guitars, guitars.