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Texas Is the Reason
12+ albums
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Texas Is the Reason were an emo band founded by former Shelter guitarist Norm Arenas and 108 drummer Chris Daly in 1994. A foundational quartet in the post-Sunny Day Real Estate movement of emo music, Texas Is the Reason played melodious but forceful rock music before disbanding in 1997. Norm Arenas (guitar), guitarist for the hardcore Hare Krishna band Shelter, formed Texas Is the Reason with friend and then fellow Hare Krishna devotee Chris Daly (drums), formerly of the band 108, which played music of a similar kind to Shelter's, some time in the early 1990s in New York City. They both desired to leave the macho attitude and religious preaching of their former projects. With former Fountainhead bassist Scott Winegard (bass), the three recruited one-time bassist for Buffalo's Copper, Garrett Klahn (guitar/vocals), to round out the quartet. The name "Texas Is the Reason" is lifted from a Misfits song, entitled "Bullet". It also makes reference to a conspiracy theory about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, in which the president was killed in a plot arranged by Texas Democrats in order to give Lyndon B. Johnson control of the White House. Releasing three songs on an EP, Texas Is the Reason became an underground smash and helped usher in an era of similarly motivated and styled emo bands. They then released a split single with The Promise Ring through Jade Tree Records. The following year (1995) they released another split single with Samuel through British record label S
top songs
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Do You Know Who You Are?
187,4132Back and to the Left
101,5673Johnny on the Spot
75,8994A Jack With One Eye
59,3265The Magic Bullet Theory
58,8666Nickel Wound
53,5957The Day's Refrain
41,7848There's No Way I Can Talk Myself Out of This One Tonight (The Drinking Song)
37,7689If It's Here When We Get Back It's Ours
34,68210Blue Boy
32,702albums
Do You Know Who You Are?: The Complete Collection
Do You Know Who You Are?
Texas Is the Reason
Do You Know Who You Are
Texas Is the Reason EP
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Texas Is The Reason [EP]
In-Flight Program: Revelation Records Collection '97
Texas Is the Reason - EP
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The Promise Ring/Texas Is The Reason Split [EP]
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The Promise Ring - Texas Is Th
Your Choice Live Series 037
Texas is the Reason / Samuel Split