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German Cars Vs American Homes
12+ albums
crapcoreindie rockmishapmr bungleHouse
about
James Call must come first when assessing German Cars vs. American Homes, an indie-rock band that calls Greenwich Village home. Mr. Call is the lead singer, the show leader, the lyricist and the center of his own attention - a Jim Morrison / Weird Al hybrid with a manic sense of the struggle between art and social climbing. He has a bad haircut, two different kinds of epilepsy and a penchant for writing inscrutable lyrics. Since Mr. Call and his band’s level of seriousness is often indecipherable, GCvAM are not easily described. Sonically, they run the gamut from the herky-jerk of Devo to the careening funk of Fishbone, to the cosmic jazz stylings of the late Frank Zappa. And like Zappa or the Talking Heads, GCvAH mine their surroundings for the absurdities of social pretense, rearranging pop and youth culture into something that is both comical and angst-ridden. german cars vs American homes are sensitive artistes. The band even wears this mindset on the sleeve of their latest CD, One in a Million (Mishap) - their first full-length album after a series of EP’s. The cover is a faux scratch-’n’-win Lotto card that includes the directions: “Think you’re special? One in a million? GERMAN CARS VS. AMERICAN HOMES think otherwise.” Of the 16 songs on the album, about half have lyrics directed at an invisible “you,” a seeming extension of Mr. Call’s warped yet observant perceptions of his social constraints as a high-school outcast, a failing acting student, or a participant in th
top songs
1
On a Stick (live version)
2,1992Get In My Car (karaoke)
2,0553Tagalong - instrumental (karaoke version!!!!) Will you be my friend?
1,9004Ritard Triangular
1,7905Serve Cold
1,0526Round of Applause
1,0457maiden america part 12
9578If I were the Czar of all Musicans...
9429Drive Uphill!!!
93110German Cars vs American Homes Bonus Beats
917albums
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![Music for Young Adults [demo]](https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/174s/0e410347f0083b0b44309909cf3caedc.png)
Music for Young Adults [demo]
Music for Young Adults...
Dr. Feelquestionable
the wonderful world of James Call
B-sides, remixes and instrumentals
the nuerotic world of James Call
crap-core hits!
POWER instrumentals
James has mental problems
Music for Young Adults outtakes
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James Call is an genius.
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