Gatsbys American Dream (album)

Gatsbys American Dream is the self-titled fourth album from Gatsbys American Dream. It is the band's second album released under Fearless Records and their fourth full-length overall. It is also the first album with band member Kyle O'Quin.

Untitled

Track listing

1. "You All Everybody" – 3:13
2. "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" – 3:42
3. "Badd Beat" – 3:13
4. "My Name Is Ozymandias" – 3:21
5. "Margaritas and Cock" – 3:05
6. "Station 5: The Pearl" – 2:49
7. "Shadow of the Colossus" – 3:02
8. "Filthy Beasts" – 2:36
9. "Looks Like the Real Thing" – 2:36
10. "Me and Ed Loyce" – 2:54
11. "The White Mountains" – 3:09

Track Title References

• "You All Everybody" is the title of a song by Charlie Pace's band "Driveshaft" on the TV show Lost. Aside from the title, this song and the one on the show bear no similarities.
• "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" is the title of a science fiction novelette written by Philip K. Dick upon which the film Total Recall was based.
• "My Name Is Ozymandias" comes from a line of the sonnet titled "Ozymandias" by poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. It is also a reference to the character Ozymandias in John Christopher's The Tripods trilogy..
• "Margaritas and Cock" is a line from the movie The Matador. Pierce Brosnan's character Julian Noble says the line "Margaritas and cock" in reference to "things that taste better in Mexico."
• "Station 5: The Pearl" refers to the name of one of the Dharma Initiative's research stations on the TV show Lost.
• "Shadow of the Colossus" is the name of a video game for the PlayStation 2.
• "Me and Ed Loyce" is in reference to a Philip K. Dick short story called The Hanging Stranger in which the main character's name is Ed Loyce.
• "The White Mountains" is the title of the first novel in The Tripods trilogy by science fiction writer John Christopher.

Band members

• Nic Newsham - vocals
• Bobby Darling - guitar, vocals
• Rudy Gajadhar - drums
• Kirk Huffman - bass, vocals
• Ryan Van Wieringen - guitar (did not take part in this album)
• Kyle O'Quin - keyboards

External links

• Fearless Records