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Atticus (formed in 1995 in Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville , Tennessee ) is a rock band noted for Progressive rock|progressive compositions , complex harmonies , innovative cover art , and a small but loyally devoted fan base. The band is named after the Atticus Finch character of To Kill a Mockingbird , a novel by Harper Lee which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961, and commonly picturized in posters and t-shirts developed by various print companies and Express clothing line. Atticus reunited with former Atticus guitarist Nick Swan for a special reunion show at the New City Cafe in Knoxville's Old City on July 16, 2005.Atticus. "." www.Atticus.biz . August 11, 2006. The band officially went on indefinite hiatus on June 7, 2006 to pursue other artistic endeavors, though several side projects are underway.

History

Atticus began as a grunge style garage band formed by Aaron Gabriel, Donnie Shockley, and Allen Clark just before they graduated junior high school . Nick Swan and Adam Menhinick joined the group a few years later, completing the lineup. The very first Atticus album was self-titled and actually the third or fourth attempt the band had made to record a CD on a portable Fostex four-track recorder. Allen's family was in the process of moving from their already nice home to an even nicer mansion, and the band had the perfect opportunity and space to record an album in the Clarks' abandoned former residency. Atticus began tracking songs and made significant progress on what would have been their first album until something happened. They don't remember what happened, but something definitely happened that caused them to abandon the project. Then Nick received a new four-track recorder for his birthday that had some Equalization (audio)|EQ knobs and gadgets that the little Fostex they'd been using didn't possess. Hastily recorded and produced at the end of the last century, Atticus was thrust into the hands of awaiting fans and music stores all over Knoxville and then quickly confiscated. The limited number of copies in existence makes Atticus a collectable|collector's item , noted for its distinctly atrocious production and sound quality . This album is considered to be very important to the development of Atticus because it got them accustomed to the recording process and largely determined what songs would later be found on High Expectations .

After several years of polishing a repertoire of original songs and attempting several Demo (music)|demo recordings, Atticus decided that the time had come to professionally record a collection of their songs for release by Goldacre & Horner . They entered the studio in December 1999 and recorded twelve of the thirteen songs - the thirteenth having already been recorded earlier that year at Tony Verdera's home studio in Knoxville - for their full-length debut, High Expectatons , released on February 12, 2000. Atticus presents their adroit ability on this very guitar-driven CD to perform a variety of styles of rock while maintaining an identifiably signature sound - from southern-fried blues-rock stomp to placid, wistful love ballads. So innovative, in fact, was their debut release that Atticus received Rik's Music's prestigious "No Cheese" award in September 2000.

Selections From The Vault was a concurrently self-released Extended play|EP of Atticus rarities arranged while putting the finishing touches on Grand Theft Audio . In addition to the original, widely-downloaded version of Romance Is A Slowdance, the first three studio recordings Atticus ever did, c. 1996 - Stardust, Pipe Dreams, and Pathetic - were included as well. The disc also included an extremely rare, extremely unique instrumental track that was recorded around the same time entitled Let Go Of My Shoe, You Nasty Dog! Most noteworthy however was the inclusion of ''Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself, the Atticus radio single under the pseudonym of the infamous "Green Apple Splatters Hoax."SouthEast eXports. ." . November 19, 2005.

The Atticus single Forever My Darling was performed nationwide on September 19, 2003 on the The WB Television Network|WB 's The Daily Buzz ,IMDb. ." IMDb . September 13, 2003. seen in a total of 140 markets, clearing over 41% of the country.Acme Communications. ." www.acmecommunications.com . August 25, 2005. Ron Corning , news anchor on the syndicated morning talk show, described the performance as "... an amazing song, I thought. very much a Buddy Holly 1950s kind of sound ."The Daily Buzz. ." www.dailybuzz.tv . September 19, 2003. A studio version of that song is included on Grand Theft Audio , the latest album by Atticus which includes the Green Apple Splatters' Southeast Exports interview.

Discography

1999: Atticus

2000: High Expectations

2001: Figment

2003: Selections From The Vault

2005: Grand Theft Audio

Notes

External links

- The company that produced the Elements of Rock compilation album, featuring Romance Is A Slowdance .

(formerly Dwell Studios) - The Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville , TN recording studio where Atticus recorded High Expectations, Figment, and Grand Theft Audio.

Category:Rock music groups from Tennessee
Category:Musical groups from Knoxville, Tennessee

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