Infectious (album)
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Infectious is the fourth album of the third wave ska/funk
Funk
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/pop
Pop music
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 band Suburban Legends
Suburban Legends
Suburban Legends are a third wave ska/pop band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998, and are currently based out of Santa Ana, California.- History :...

. It was released on July 29, 2007 at the House of Blues
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 at Downtown Disney
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 in Anaheim
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, California
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 and is made available for sale at the band's website.

The album was revealed in early July via videos showing the recording process on the band's YouTube account. Later in the month, the album was officially announced and "All Around the World," "Win a Date," and "Infectious" debuted on the Suburban Legends MySpace page.

The songs "Bed of Roses" and "You Told Me That" were previously released on the band's Japan
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-only release, Dance Like Nobody's Watching: Tokyo Nights
Dance Like Nobody's Watching: Tokyo Nights
Dance Like Nobody's Watching is a six-track EP released by American ska/pop band Suburban Legends, released on May 12, 2006. The EP signaled a drastic change in the band's sound, which also followed major lineup changes following the departure of lead vocalist Tim Maurer and trumpet player Aaron...

.

Track listing

  1. "All Around the World" – 3:14
  2. "Win a Date" – 3:18
  3. "Infectious" - 3:24
  4. "So Fine" - 3:17
  5. "Trophy Wife" - 3:20
  6. "Summer Crush" - 3:27
  7. "Bed Of Roses" - 3:04
  8. "Stress" - 2:57
  9. "You Told Me That" - 3:35

Personnel

  • Vincent Walker - vocals
    Singing
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  • Brian Klemm
    Brian Klemm
    Brian Wayne Klemm is the guitarist for the Orange County-based third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. He joined Suburban Legends in 1999, shortly before the release of Origin Edition, although he did not play guitar on the album. Klemm also briefly joined Big D and the Kids Table in 2009 as their...

     - Lead Guitar
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    , vocals
    Singing
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  • Derek Lee Rock
    Derek Lee Rock
    Derek Lee Smith , more commonly known as Derek Rock, is the drummer of alternative pop/rock band Mêlée and ska band Suburban Legends. Derek’s drumming styles include rock, pop, electronic, and hip hop...

     - drums
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  • Mike Hachey - Bass Guitar
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    , vocals
    Singing
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  • Luis Beza
    Luis Beza
    Luis Beza was the trumpet player for third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. He joined the band in Summer 2005 after the departure of Aaron Bertram, replacing him on trumpet. In July 2005 Luis started a hip-hop side-project called Lyricle Miracle with fellow Suburban Legends band member Derek Lee...

     - Trumpet
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    , Flugelhorn
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  • Brian Robertson
    Brian Robertson (Suburban Legends)
    Brian Robertson is the trombone player for the Orange County-based third-wave ska band Suburban Legends and, along with Vincent Walker, is one of the two members to have played with the band since its origin as Bomb Squad...

     - Trombone
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Additional Musicians

  • Dallas Kruse
    Dallas Kruse
    Dallas Preston Kruse is the producer of Suburban Legends' 2007 Japan-only album Dance Like Nobody's Watching: Tokyo Nights, an extended version of their 2006 EP release; their 2007 album, Infectious, and their 2008 album, Let's Be Friends... and Slay the Dragon Together...

     - Keyboard
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    , Organ
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    , vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

  • Jack Bartlett - Trombone
    Trombone
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  • Dylan Harlan - Baritone Saxophone
    Baritone saxophone
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  • Jorgen Ingmar - Aux. Percussion
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