Permanent Revolution (album)

Permanent Revolution
Studio album by
Catch 22
ReleasedJune 27, 2006
RecordedJanuary 2006
Genre
Length33:40
LabelVictory
ProducerCatch 22
Catch 22 chronology
Live!
(2004) 		Permanent Revolution
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnik Music[2]
Punknews.org[3]
Absolute Punk84%[4]
Ultimate Guitar(9.0/10)[5]

Permanent Revolution is the fourth studio album by American ska band Catch 22, released on June 27, 2006 (July 18, 2006, in Canada), by Victory Records.

Background

Permanent Revolution was recorded in January 2006.[6]

Composition

The album can be classified as a concept album, centered on the life of Leon Trotsky (1879–1940), with the title being named after Trotsky's theory of permanent revolution.[7]

Release

Catch 22 appeared at the Ska Weekend festival in April 2006; following this, they went on a US tour with Patent Pending.[8][9] On April 25, 2006, Permanent Revolution was announced for release in two months' time.[10] A music video was filmed for "Party Song (1917)" in New York City on June 10, 2006; that same day, "A Minor Point" was posted on the band's Myspace profile.[11][12] Preceded by a promotional e-card and a stream of the whole album, Permanent Revolution was released on June 27, 2006, through Victory Records.[6][13][14] A limited edition 7" vinyl of "Party Song (1917)" was released, available through pre-orders at Interpunk and FYE[15] In July and August 2006, the band appeared on the Summer of Ska Tour in the US and Canada, alongside Voodoo Glow Skulls, Big D and the Kids Table, Suburban Legends, and Westbound Train.[16][17] Following this, they supported Less Than Jake on their headlining US tour until October 2006.[18] They closed out the year with five headlining East Coast shows, with support from Patent Pending, Bomb the Music Industry!, and Whole Wheat Bread.[19] In May 2007, they appeared at The Bamboozle festival.[20] At the end of the year, they went on tour with Patent Pending.[21]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Eldred and Ian McKenzie unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLength
1."Prologue" 
2."The Spark (1902) – The beginning of Trotsky's political activism" 
3."Party Song (1917) – Communists win control of Russia" 
4."The Decembrists' Song (1921) – Remembering of The Decembrists' Revolt" 
5."A Minor Point (1922) – Soviet Union founded" 
6."On the Black Sea (1924) – Lenin's death" 
7."Bad Party (1927) – Trotsky expelled from party" (Pat Calpin, Ryan Eldred and Ian McKenzie) 
8."Alma Ata (1928) – Stalin takes control" (Ryan Eldred/Pat Kays/Ian McKenzie) 
9."The Purge (1936) – Stalin gains absolute power by killing any who oppose him" 
10."Opportunity (1940) – Trotsky is exiled from the Soviet Union, then assassinated by a Soviet agent." 
11."Epilogue" (Ryan Eldred/Pat Kays/Ian McKenzie) 

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Sputnik Music review
  3. ^ Punknews.org review
  4. ^ "Catch 22 – Permanent Revolution – Album Review". Absolutepunk.net. Absolute Punk.
  5. ^ "Permanent Revolution Review". Ultimate-Guitar.
  6. ^ a b Paul, Aubin (December 26, 2005). "Updates from Catch 22". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Interview with Ryan Eldred of Catch22". Socialist Appeal. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  8. ^ White, Adam (March 2, 2006). "Ska Weekend '06 in Knoxville, TN". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Paul, Aubin (March 22, 2006). "Patent Pending join Catch 22 tour, delay album release". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (April 25, 2006). "Catch 22's 'Permanent Revolution' details". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  11. ^ White, Adam (June 2, 2006). "Catch 22 video shoot in NYC". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 10, 2006). "New track from Catch 22's 'Permanent Revolution'". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 16, 2006). "Catch-22 post new e-card/player". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  14. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 26, 2006). "Catch 22 audio interview/album stream online". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  15. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 8, 2006). "Catch 22 plan limited 7-inch". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  16. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 14, 2006). "Summer of Ska with Big D, Catch 22, Voodoo Glow Skulls, more". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  17. ^ Paul, Aubin (July 3, 2006). "Summer of Ska". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  18. ^ Paul, Aubin (August 4, 2006). "Less Than Jake / the Loved Ones / Catch 22 / NMDS / Set Your Goals". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  19. ^ Paul, Aubin (November 27, 2006). "Catch 22 / Whole Wheat Bread / Patent Pending / Bomb The Music Industry!". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  20. ^ Paul, Aubin (December 13, 2006). "Bamboozle adds Blood Brothers, Catch 22, Bayside, Scary Kids, Starting Line". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  21. ^ Paul, Aubin (November 30, 2007). "Patent Pending: 'She's a Ho-Ho-Ho Merry Christmas'". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.