Rock Kills Kid
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Biography
Based around the songwriting talents of Jeff Tucker, the California-based rock outfit Rock Kills Kid initially came together in the last part of the '90s. Having recently graduated from high school, Tucker was directionless and socially withdrawn when he finally worked up the nerve to hook up with some local punk bands and begin writing songs. Together with two of his bandmates, drummer Chris Poulson and bassist Kirk Huffman, Tucker formed Rock Kills Kid and recorded a demo that led to the guys inking a deal with Fearless Records in 2000. Their eponymous EP appeared in early 2001 to decent response, but Rock Kills Kid never really toured behind it.
Read More...Tucker soon found himself with no money and living as a squatter in the Los Angeles recording studio. Over the next few years, he constantly wrote -- barely leaving his illegal quarters -- and by the end of 2003, Tucker had amassed close to 150 songs. Meanwhile, Rock Kills Kid was still alive in name, but with an unstable roster, far from actually being a band. Undeterred, Tucker eventually recruited bassist Shawn Dailey, keyboardist Reed Calhoun, drummer Ian Hendrickson, and guitarist Sean Stopnik to once again complete the group. After the band signed to Reprise during the recording process, the emotionally tense Are You Nervous? arrived in May 2006. Produced by Mark Trombino (Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World), their full-length debut was a post-punk-inspired effort that Tucker used to deal with his years of self-imposed isolation. March was spent on the road with Electric Six and Nightmare Of You; various tour dates followed the record's release as well. ~ Corey Apar, Rovi
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I Turn My Camera On - (3:41) - 8,420 playsLyricsI turn my camera on
And I cut my fingers on the way, yeah
It hit me like a tom
Keep on blowin' up
Keep on blowin' 'em off
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Paralyzed - (3:04) - 7,658 playsLyricsThis feels like another dream
Trapped underneath my own routines
I tried to lift it off of me, I give up
I give up, I just sit and bleed
I'm paralyzed, I'm paralyzed
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Hideaway - (4:00) - 2,310 playsLyricsBecause you say, don't mean you mean it
Run away to find a home
Happy now but you don't see it
Run away because you're all alone
And you'll never know what could have been
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Are You Nervous? - (3:15) - 1,890 playsLyricsNow you know that it's all your fault
How are you doing with it?
Hey, are you nervous?
Everything that you've ever known
Will go up in flames
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Midnight - (3:37) - 1,436 playsLyricsNo friends, nothing to do, no start, no end
Stuck in the middle of all of these games
Runnin' around in an empty room
Bumpin' into the cold brick walls
Pierce my lips until blood
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- Run Like Hell - (3:59) - 1,188 plays
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- Back To Life - (4:47) - 1,071 plays
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- Raise Your Hands - (0:08) - 876 plays
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- Don't Want To Stay - (4:20) - 875 plays
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