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Encyclopedia > Face to Face (punk band)
The correct title of this article is face to face. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
face to face

Origin California
Country USA
Years active 1991-2003
Genres Punk rock
Labels Dr. Strange Records, Vagrant Records, A&M Records, Fat Wreck Chords
Website(s) www.facetofacemusic.com

face to face was a punk band from Victorville, California. Formed in 1991, the group was initially signed by Dr. Strange Records. They were then signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Their first big hit "Disconnected" was first played by KROQ and appeared in the movies Tank Girl and National Lampoon's Senior Class Trip. The group disbanded in November 2003. In the following year, the band has stated that the hiatus is most likely permanent as their official website announced "don't call it a come back". face to face gave their fans a proper farewell with "The Only Goodbye Tour" of 2004, which followed the raucous Warped Tour finale in Boston. Frontman Trever Keith recently stated in an interview that a face to face reunion will likely never happen any time in the future. Keith is currently active in the mashup group Legion of Doom, among other bands such as Viva Death and a solo project called Pablum. Image File history File links Facetoface58. ... This article is becoming very long. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Vagrant Records is a popular American punk, emo, and indie rock label. ... A&M Records is a record label formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. ... Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock, which was started by Fat Mike the lead singer and bassist of the punk rock band NOFX and his wife Erin, in 1990. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of western San Bernardino County, California, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureaus 2000 census, the city has a total population of 64,029. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock, which was started by Fat Mike the lead singer and bassist of the punk rock band NOFX and his wife Erin, in 1990. ... KROQ is a commercial rock and roll music radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106. ... Tank Girl was a 1990s English comic strip and the name of the leading character. ... // Events January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trever Keith is a musician. ... Legion of Doom is an electronica group, famous for their download only mash up album Incorporated and for original scores for horror soundtracks. ... Viva Death are formed from members of the bands; face to face, Foo Fighters and A Perfect Circle. ... Pablum is a solo project of face to face front man Trever Keith. ...

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Members

Trever Keith is a musician. ... Chad Yaro of face to face (far left) Chad Yaro is an American punk guitarist who played with the California band face to face for several years. ... Matt Riddle is an American punk rock bassist who has been a part of some of the genres more notable bands. ... Scott Shiflett is a bassist. ... Rob Kurth is an American punk rock drummer. ... Pete Parada (pronounced puh-rah-duh) is an American punk rock musician. ...

Discography

Studio albums

Dont Turn Away is the first album by the band Face to Face. ... Big Choice is the third album by the California punk band Face to Face in 1995. ... Face to Face is the 1996 self-titled fourth album by the California punk band Face to Face. ... Ignorance Is Bliss is an album by the punk rock group Face to Face, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). ... Reactionary is an album by the band Face to Face, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... How to Ruin Everything is the last album by the punk rock group Face to Face, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). ...

Singles, EPs and splits

  • No Authority (Single) (1991)
  • Disconnected (Single) (1993)
  • Over it (EP) (1994)
  • Econo Live (EP) (1996)
  • So Why Aren't You Happy? (EP) (1999)
  • Split (EP w/ Dropkick Murphys) (2002)

Over It is an EP by the punk rock group Face to Face, released in 1994. ...

Compilation albums

  • Live (1998)
  • Everything Is Everything (2002 - UK ONLY) (CD/DVD)
  • Shoot the Moon: Essential Collection (2005)

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SPACE CITY ROCK: Lighting the Way -- The Spirit of Face to Face Rises from the Grave (01/24/2006) (1652 words)
At the time, they were a new breed of punk band, one that blended metal guitars with beautiful melodies, hardcore shout-along choruses, and meaningful, personal lyrics about relationships, loss, honesty, and being an individual, and they breathed new life into the punk world.
The move to a major label prompted a backlash from punk "purists," while at the same time the label itself appeared to be uninterested in really working to help the band succeed or promoting their self-titled 1996 release.
Face to Face had gone up fast but come down hard, enduring jabs from both the punk scene they'd grown up in and the as-yet-unappreciative mainstream.
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