Racer Ten are
from Medicine Hat, Alberta (that's in Canada, dummy). Their
hobbies include lethargy, heavy cartoon viewing, and frequenting
the local 7-11. Medicine Hat's population is over 65% senior
citizens, so one can imagine the plethora of activites that
exist for a younger person to partake in. In
the summer of 1994, the boys in Racer Ten grew tired of playing
video games at the bowling alley (and smoking crack behind the
bowling alley) and decided to start a band. Dumb idea, huh?
Racer Ten poked their heads into the scene in 1996 with the release
of their debut CD, "Melodies and Memories". Now, Racer
Ten have teamed up with Calgary-based Triple Threat Records for
the release
of their second CD, "The World of Tomorrow...". Recorded
in 1998, this CD features 14 toe-tapping, knee-slapping tracks,
good till the last drop (with no after-taste). Racer Ten serve
up speedy, engaging tunes, cleverly written and executed with
precision, filled with just enough surprises to quench your
thirst for something unique. Well-crafted, blistering guitar
melodies abound, along with layers of tasty vocal harmonies and
sugar-coated pop hooks that'll satisfy everyone's sweet tooth.
Sean's easy-to-understand, easy-to-relate-to lyrics will have
ya singing along before ya know it...as
long as, in the words of SKRATCH magazine, "you aren't
offended by music that doesn't need to repeatedly yell 'Shit',
'Fuck', and 'Anarchy' throughout every damn song." SKRATCH
continues: "Racer Ten is not your average 'I'm angry at
the world' power chord punk band...These Canadian guys are
musicians and they prove it."
"This band's got clever tunes and they throw some real
surprises in their arrangements" raves BABYSUE magazine
and DISCOVER (german) magazine describes "Melodies and
Memories" as "elegant and accurate" with "16
pop-hits which display skillful songwriting. Here, punk rock
becomes background music for good feelings." Racer Ten
grew up with skateboards in hand, and as PUNK PLANET puts it: "if
you are an oppressed, skateboard riding youth, you will most
likely enjoy this release."

"BOWLING TROPHIES" - MP3
"TRUE" - MP3 
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