Paranoid Social Club
Encyclopedia
Paranoid Social Club is a Rock
/Psychedelic
/indie
band from Portland, Maine
, United States which formed in 2002. In 2006, the band's song Wasted (from the album Axis II) was included on the soundtrack of the movie Beerfest
. The song Two Girls was used in the 2007 movie Sex and Death 101
and was featured on episodes of Entourage
and Cathouse
on HBO.
The current PSC lineup consists of
. The founding members kept some of the same jazzy and instrumental elements of Rustic Overtones and combined them with a blend of punk and rock. They won fans over by touring extensively in their home state and throughout New England.
The recurring "Axis" theme in the band's album names began as a joke that tied in nicely with band's name. PSC's debut release, Axis II refers to personality disorders, including paranoia. The theme continued when the band released the double album Axis I & III, with Axis I disorders dealing with clinical syndromes and Axis III disorders being acute physical conditions. Axis IV disorders are brought on by direct physical and environmental factors. The songs on each album loosely follow the themes indicated by ther titles.
in early 2002, while regular drummer Tony McNaboe took a break from Rustic to pursue other projects. When Rustic disbanded in 2002, Boisvert joined Gutter and Roods in PSC.
In 2008 McNaboe replaced Boisvert as the drummer for Paranoid Social Club.
Trent Gay joined the group in 2010.
During the December 18, 2010 Paranoid Social Club performance at Putnam Den in Saratoga Springs, NY lead singer Dave Gutter made an announcement that it would be drummer Tony McNaboe's final show with the band. Craig Sala stepped in as PSC's full time drummer in early 2011.
1. Bully (feat. Poverty & Walt Craven)
2. Save Me
3. Theme Song
4. Headphones
5. Wasted
6. Soul Demolition
7. She Gets Me High
8. Evolution
9. Ricochet
10. F***ing With My Head
11. Love Is Strange
12. Big Picture
(Axis III)
1. It's The Beat
2. The Cable Hookup
3. Basketball
4. Amateur Porn
5. Music Man
6. Where The Sun Don't Shine
7. Rhythm Is
8. Pusherman
9. Righteous
10. Baglady
11. Two Girls
12. Problems
13. Last Cigarette
(Axis I)
14. She Lives Inside The Mirror
15. I was Gonna Kill Myslef
16. No One Loves You
17. Kanie
18. There's Nothing I Can Do
19. Fish In A Sandbox
20. The Only One
21. The Afterlife
22. Nothing Makes Me Happy
23. Summertime
24. April Showers
25. I Can't Drink
1. Cable Hookup
2. Two Girls
3. Gangster
4. Evolution
5. Rhythm Is
6. Wasted
7. Chocolate
8. Save Me
9. Lunatic
10. Headphones
11. Music Man
12. She Gets Me High
13. Theme Song
1. Count On Me
2. Paranoid
3. Stick Up Kid
4. Party Girl
5. Suicide
6. Cut In
7. No Antidote
8. The Fuzz
9. No Fear
10. Flower Child
11. Our Band Sucks
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
/Psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
/indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
band from Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, United States which formed in 2002. In 2006, the band's song Wasted (from the album Axis II) was included on the soundtrack of the movie Beerfest
Beerfest
Beerfest is a 2006 beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard. Along with the regular members of Broken Lizard, other actors who appear in the movie include Will Forte, M. C. Gainey, Cloris Leachman, Kendra C...
. The song Two Girls was used in the 2007 movie Sex and Death 101
Sex and Death 101
Sex and Death 101 is a 2007 dark comedy science fiction film written and directed by Daniel Waters released in the United States on April 4, 2008...
and was featured on episodes of Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
and Cathouse
Cathouse: The Series
Cathouse: The Series is an HBO television series that documents the professional lives of the workers at the Moonlite BunnyRanch, a legal brothel in Nevada....
on HBO.
The current PSC lineup consists of
- Dave Gutter, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
/lead vocals - Jon Roods, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Trent Gay guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
/back up vocals - Craig Sala, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
History
The band formed from the ashes of Rustic OvertonesRustic Overtones
Rustic Overtones is a rock/jazz/funk band from Maine active from 1993–2002 and 2007–present. They were the first group to perform live on XM Satellite Radio, and their 2007 album Light At The End was the fastest-selling local disc ever in the state of Maine....
. The founding members kept some of the same jazzy and instrumental elements of Rustic Overtones and combined them with a blend of punk and rock. They won fans over by touring extensively in their home state and throughout New England.
The recurring "Axis" theme in the band's album names began as a joke that tied in nicely with band's name. PSC's debut release, Axis II refers to personality disorders, including paranoia. The theme continued when the band released the double album Axis I & III, with Axis I disorders dealing with clinical syndromes and Axis III disorders being acute physical conditions. Axis IV disorders are brought on by direct physical and environmental factors. The songs on each album loosely follow the themes indicated by ther titles.
Band Member Changes
Marc Boisvert filled in on drums for Rustic OvertonesRustic Overtones
Rustic Overtones is a rock/jazz/funk band from Maine active from 1993–2002 and 2007–present. They were the first group to perform live on XM Satellite Radio, and their 2007 album Light At The End was the fastest-selling local disc ever in the state of Maine....
in early 2002, while regular drummer Tony McNaboe took a break from Rustic to pursue other projects. When Rustic disbanded in 2002, Boisvert joined Gutter and Roods in PSC.
In 2008 McNaboe replaced Boisvert as the drummer for Paranoid Social Club.
Trent Gay joined the group in 2010.
During the December 18, 2010 Paranoid Social Club performance at Putnam Den in Saratoga Springs, NY lead singer Dave Gutter made an announcement that it would be drummer Tony McNaboe's final show with the band. Craig Sala stepped in as PSC's full time drummer in early 2011.
Discography
- Axis II (2002)
1. Bully (feat. Poverty & Walt Craven)
2. Save Me
3. Theme Song
4. Headphones
5. Wasted
6. Soul Demolition
7. She Gets Me High
8. Evolution
9. Ricochet
10. F***ing With My Head
11. Love Is Strange
12. Big Picture
- Axis III & I (2004)
(Axis III)
1. It's The Beat
2. The Cable Hookup
3. Basketball
4. Amateur Porn
5. Music Man
6. Where The Sun Don't Shine
7. Rhythm Is
8. Pusherman
9. Righteous
10. Baglady
11. Two Girls
12. Problems
13. Last Cigarette
(Axis I)
14. She Lives Inside The Mirror
15. I was Gonna Kill Myslef
16. No One Loves You
17. Kanie
18. There's Nothing I Can Do
19. Fish In A Sandbox
20. The Only One
21. The Afterlife
22. Nothing Makes Me Happy
23. Summertime
24. April Showers
25. I Can't Drink
- Paranoid Social Club (2005)
1. Cable Hookup
2. Two Girls
3. Gangster
4. Evolution
5. Rhythm Is
6. Wasted
7. Chocolate
8. Save Me
9. Lunatic
10. Headphones
11. Music Man
12. She Gets Me High
13. Theme Song
- Axis IV (2011)
1. Count On Me
2. Paranoid
3. Stick Up Kid
4. Party Girl
5. Suicide
6. Cut In
7. No Antidote
8. The Fuzz
9. No Fear
10. Flower Child
11. Our Band Sucks
External links
- Official Web Site
- Paranoid Social Club collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
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