Save Each Other, the Whales Are Doing Fine
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Save Each Other, the Whales Are Doing Fine is ska punk
band
Patent Pending's
debut studio album. The original name of the CD was Save The Children, The Whales Are Doing Fine, but it was changed due to a threat to sue by the Save the Children Foundation
. The title reflects the environmental concept of save the whales. Because the band didn't have the budget to fight their case in court, they were forced to change the name. Because of the changing of the name, and a few other minor legal and technical issues, the CD/DVD was pushed back one month. It came out on June 6, instead of May 9.
The CD
was released with a bonus DVD
which was filmed on January 13th, 2006 at Alley Katz in Richmond, Virginia
with some portions filmed on February 24th, 2006 at Calvary Lutheran Church in East Meadow, New York
.
Ska punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
Patent Pending's
Patent Pending (band)
Patent Pending is an American pop punk band consisting of vocalist Joe Ragosta, drummer Anthony Mingoia, guitarist Marc Kantor, guitarist Joshua Dicker, guitarist/vocalist Rob Felicetti, and bassist Travis McGee. They are from Mount Sinai, New York...
debut studio album. The original name of the CD was Save The Children, The Whales Are Doing Fine, but it was changed due to a threat to sue by the Save the Children Foundation
Save the Children
Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
. The title reflects the environmental concept of save the whales. Because the band didn't have the budget to fight their case in court, they were forced to change the name. Because of the changing of the name, and a few other minor legal and technical issues, the CD/DVD was pushed back one month. It came out on June 6, instead of May 9.
The CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
was released with a bonus DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
which was filmed on January 13th, 2006 at Alley Katz in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
with some portions filmed on February 24th, 2006 at Calvary Lutheran Church in East Meadow, New York
East Meadow, New York
East Meadow is a hamlet in Nassau County , New York, United States. East Meadow is an unincorporated area in the Town of Hempstead....
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Song Changes
Some song names were changed from their previous state when they were put on this CD.- This Can't Happen Again was originally called Robert Ragosta Is a Sellout.
- The L-Town Shakedown was originally called Levittown Is For Lovers.
- Lights Out In Mississippi was originally called Vegas Baby, Vegas.
- Mississippi Reprise was originally called Vegas Reprise.
Album credits
- Michael Ragosta - Vocals
- Joe Ragosta - Guitar, Vocals
- Drew Buffardi - Bass
- Anthony Mingoia - Drums
- Brad Blackwood - Mastering
- Joshua Dicker - Vocals, Guitar, Songwriting
- Joe Pedulla - Mastering, Production
- Justin Borucki - Photography
- Melissa Cross - Vocal Coach
- Andrew Everding - Percussion, Vocals
- Erin Farley - Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Engineer, Production Assistant
- Benny Horowitz - Vocals
- Joe Pedulla - Engineer
- Robert Ragosta - Vocals, Guitar
- Tucker Rule - Percussion, Vocals
- John Fell Ryan - Sax (Tenor/Baritone)
- Jon Degen - Sax (Tenor)
- Nick Fox - Trombone (Tenor)
- Kyle Evan Zwyer - Trumpet
- Dan 1- Trombone (Tenor)
- Jeremy Stein (Guitar)
Track listing
- Los Angeles – 3:29
- This Can't Happen Again – 2:50
- Decemberween – 4:28
- Lights Out In Mississippi – 2:34
- Demo For Dayna – 4:24
- Cheer Up Emo Kid – 2:51
- Old And Out Of Tune – 3:03
- Samantha The Great – 3:43
- Sleep Well My Angel – 2:43
- The Safety Of Sleeping In – 2:47
- The L-Town Shakedown – 3:43
- The June Spirit – 3:32
- 30 Seconds of Silence (Bonus Track) – 0:31
- Mississippi Reprise (Bonus Track) – 0:40
- Robert Ragosta Is a Ringtone (Bonus Track) – 1:03
Trivia
- The song title "Decemberween" is referring to a fictional holiday celebrated on www.homestarrunner.comHomestar RunnerHomestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to retro pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music.The cartoons are nominally centered on the title character, Homestar Runner...
- The bonus track "Robert Ragosta is a Ringtone" is a ringtone version of "This Can't Happen Again," without the lyrics.
- The song "Cheer Up Emo Kid" is a new version, rerecorded without the saxophone.
- During the band's legal battle with We Put Out Records, the album stopped being printed, causing the band to have no copies to sell on previous tours and currently. The record can still be purchased through certain retailers, and is available digitally.