Classic Case
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Classic Case was an American rock band from Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
formed in 2002.
Biography
Vocalist/guitarist Jared Draughon and guitarist Mitchell Marlow formed the band in the early months of 2002 in their hometown of Chapel Hill, North CarolinaChapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
. They had played in a punk band together before but had been separated for two years, with Marlow living and studying in Brooklyn, NY. Marlow persuaded Draughon to relocate the band to Brooklyn where they would begin rehearsing with Marlow's former Sound of Speed drummer, Stephan Linde. Shortly afterward, they recruited bassist Eric Mendelson, a cohort from New Jersey, who rounded out the initial lineup of the band.
The four record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
ed and released an EP dubbed "It's Been Business Doing Pleasure With You". The band then played with Puddle of Mudd
Puddle of Mudd
Puddle Of Mudd is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies...
and Orgy
Orgy
In modern usage, an orgy is a sex party where guests engage in promiscuous or multifarious sexual activity or group sex. An orgy is similar to debauchery, which refers to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures....
to Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday is a rock band from Long Island, NY, formed in 1999 by guitarist Eddie Reyes. Current members of the band are Adam Lazzara , John Nolan , Eddie Reyes , Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell ....
and The Used
The Used
The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...
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In 2004, original drummer Stephan Linde, was replaced by his longtime friend and fellow Long Islander, Durijah Lang (Saves the Day
Saves the Day
Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1994. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Claudio Rivera....
, Glassjaw
Glassjaw
Glassjaw is a four-piece rock band from Long Island, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and have undergone numerous line-up changes since their inception...
, The Stryder). After several months of touring and writing, the band delved into a Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
for 3 months to record their debut full-length, Dress to Depress
Dress to Depress
Dress to Depress is the first full-length album by alternative rock band Classic Case.- Track listing :#"Revival" - 3:44#"Hospitalized" - 3:01#"Sweet Alibi" - 3:28#"Elegy" - 4:50#"1134" - 4:17#"Sub Rosa" - 4:29#"Fun like War" - 5:53...
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Classic Case spent 2005 with the addition of former Beloved
Beloved (band)
Beloved was an American post-hardcore band from Greensboro and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.-Band history:Beloved formed in the fall of 1999. The original members all attended East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, NC from 1996-2000. They played local shows in the surrounding areas of...
vocalist/guitarist Josh Moore being brought into the fold, and the band packing up and returning to its birthplace in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. Dress to Depress
Dress to Depress
Dress to Depress is the first full-length album by alternative rock band Classic Case.- Track listing :#"Revival" - 3:44#"Hospitalized" - 3:01#"Sweet Alibi" - 3:28#"Elegy" - 4:50#"1134" - 4:17#"Sub Rosa" - 4:29#"Fun like War" - 5:53...
was released October 18, 2005, on Help/Fiddler Records. Fiddler Records dissolved shortly after the record was released.
Their new record "Losing at Life
Losing at Life
Losing at Life is the newest record from Classic Case, which is produced by Page Hamilton of Helmet fame, and was released on Fearless Records on February 20, 2007.-Track listing:# "Into a Nightmare" - 3:12# "Unsteady" - 2:57# "Scott Free" - 3:23...
", which is produced by the lead singer and guitarist of the band Helmet, Page Hamilton
Page Hamilton
Page Hamilton is a guitarist, singer and record producer, mostly noted for his work with alternative metal band Helmet...
, was released on Fearless Records
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
on February 20, 2007.
As of mid-January, Mitchell Marlow was no longer listed as a guitar
Guitar
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ist on the band's myspace page. Classic Case has since announced publicly that though Mitchell is no longer in Classic Case, it is an amicable split and they are still good friends. He has since joined fellow North Carolina band, He Is Legend
He Is Legend
He Is Legend is a hard rock band formed in Wilmington, North Carolina who signed to Tragic Hero Records in 2009. The band consists of vocalist front man Schuylar Croom, guitarist Adam Tanbouz, drummer Steven Bache, bassist Matt Williams....
, but now plays guitar for Filter
Filter (band)
Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland by singer Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. Filter has released five studio albums, the most recent being The Trouble with Angels, which was released on August 17, 2010....
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In addition, Durijah Lang is currently playing with Glassjaw
Glassjaw
Glassjaw is a four-piece rock band from Long Island, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and have undergone numerous line-up changes since their inception...
and Saves the Day
Saves the Day
Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1994. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Claudio Rivera....
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Albums
- Dress to DepressDress to DepressDress to Depress is the first full-length album by alternative rock band Classic Case.- Track listing :#"Revival" - 3:44#"Hospitalized" - 3:01#"Sweet Alibi" - 3:28#"Elegy" - 4:50#"1134" - 4:17#"Sub Rosa" - 4:29#"Fun like War" - 5:53...
(Fiddler RecordsFiddler RecordsFiddler Records was a small independent record label serving as the launching pad for several artists seminal to the pop, punk and emo genres. Starting as the brainchild of 16 year old entrepreneur Amy Fleisher in 1996, the label became well known for its early releases from marquee artists...
, October 18, 2005) - Losing at LifeLosing at LifeLosing at Life is the newest record from Classic Case, which is produced by Page Hamilton of Helmet fame, and was released on Fearless Records on February 20, 2007.-Track listing:# "Into a Nightmare" - 3:12# "Unsteady" - 2:57# "Scott Free" - 3:23...
(Fearless RecordsFearless RecordsFearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
, February 20, 2007)
EPs/Singles
- It's Been Business Doing Pleasure With You (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, 2003) - Black Unicorn SplitBlack Unicorn SplitThe Black Unicorn Split is a split CD from southern hardcore band He Is Legend and alternative rock band Classic Case. It was released July 10, 2006 on Future Tense! Records to promote the Black Unicorn Tour consisting of the bands The Fall of Troy and Showbread in addition to Classic Case and He...
(split with He Is LegendHe Is LegendHe Is Legend is a hard rock band formed in Wilmington, North Carolina who signed to Tragic Hero Records in 2009. The band consists of vocalist front man Schuylar Croom, guitarist Adam Tanbouz, drummer Steven Bache, bassist Matt Williams....
) (2006)
External links
- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=576762, Classic Case on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....