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| Finally, a little taste of what the world has been clamoring for - Rocket Park's long-awaited third album! |
CD: Up Against Goodbye (coming soon)
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, engineered and produced by Rocket Park at (subliminal banana) studios, mixed by Adam Schmitt |
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| The first Rocket Park song, and to this day we've played very few shows without it. |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, Andrew Alleman and Eric Moore, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| "96 Tears" with 96 overdubs. The legendary Fred Friction says it's his favorite Rocket Park song, and who are we to contradict him? |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| Rarely (if ever) performed live, but an interesting experiment in vaguely folky melodies and harmonized lead guitars nonetheless. |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| The heavier side of Rocket Park. Written during the making of the album and added to the track listing to offset all those damn ballads! |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| I don't know if we're the first band to combine a Beastie Boys drum loop with slide guitar, but I'm going to guess this is probably the most sincere and heartfelt song to do so! |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| Myk has called this "a good arrangement of a mediocre song", and he may be on to something. We never play this one live, mostly because there's no way we could recreate those shimmering multiple layers of guitar on stage. |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| The first song to be recorded for the album, it still makes an occasional appearance in our live set. The melody was unconsciously stolen from a song so obscure that it's best if we just shut up about it right now! |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| A dark and forboding waltz (featuring my custom 8-string tenor guitar with the bad paint job). Originally titled "Our Beloved Mascot" back in the days when I thought titles shouldn't appear in the lyrics. |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| Pop paranoia. We'd call it "quirky" if it wasn't for the fact that we HATE the word "quirky". |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| Social commentary as a flimsy excuse for wild improvisation. I always wanted to write something with a Bo Diddley beat. |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| It's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it. I've always enjoyed playing around with chord progressions that mimic the ever-popular "12 bar blues" pattern but boast some atypical twists and turns. |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| Pure pomp for pretentious people. This is actually the oldest original song performed by Rocket Park, having been written in 1988. It's been through countless rewrites, rearrangements and revolting bands, but I always vowed that it would be the last track whenever I got around to recording a real album. |
CD: Teenage Folklore
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, Robert Hanlon and Tim Bess, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Cry Rock Mastering, Memphis, TN |
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| An outtake too good to be forgotten. This was considered for inclusion on Teenage Folklore until "Repulsion" was written and hastily recorded. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory |
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| For true fans only: Rocket Park in its formative stages, featuring the erratic bass playing of original member John Sebben and the hilariously strained lead vocals of Brian (as a result of inaudible monitors). A song restored to its original intended glory on the new album. |
CD: Axes & Snaxes
Label: Rooster Lollipop
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek and Andrew Alleman, produced and engineered by Sean Garcia, mixed by Mike Martin and Sean Garcia, mastered by Jack Petracek at Music Masters, recorded live at the Way Out Club, August 14, 1999 |
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| Loping, tuneful, and about as close to a twelve-bar blues as we get! |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, recorded live at KDHX on November 9th, 1999 |
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| A spooky one from the pen of Dave Harris, who also handles most of the guitars and all of the vocals. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Dave Harris, recorded live at KDHX on November 9th, 1999 |
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| A dark and forboding waltz (featuring my custom 8-string tenor guitar with the bad paint job). Originally titled "Our Beloved Mascot" back in the days when I thought titles shouldn't appear in the lyrics. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, recorded live at KDHX on November 9th, 1999 |
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| This song just missed the cut for "Teenage Folklore". A hard rock blend of analog synthesizer, spooky slide, and guitars, guitars, guitars. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek and Andrew Alleman, recorded live at the Lot Festival on July 15th, 2000 |
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| The heavier side of Rocket Park. Written during the making of the album and added to the track listing to offset all those damn ballads! |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, recorded live at the Lot Festival on July 15th, 2000 |
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| "96 Tears" with 96 overdubs. The legendary Fred Friction says it's his favorite Rocket Park song, and who are we to contradict him? |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, recorded live at the Oz on September 10th, 2000 |
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| Pure riffy RAWK, inspired by the late, lamented Phonocaptors. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, recorded live at the Oz on September 10th, 2000 |
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| It's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it. I've always enjoyed playing around with chord progressions that mimic the ever-popular "12 bar blues" pattern but boast some atypical twists and turns. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, recorded live at the Oz on September 10th, 2000 |
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| Another big bang opening in the Rocket Park tradition. Heavily inspired by the Move's "What?" and the Beatles' "I Am The Walrus". |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, "Manik" Myk Thompson and Eric Moore, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| Introducing Mr. Dave Harris, who ushers in a power-pop apocalypse (try saying THAT three times fast) that he inherited from his Free Dirt days. |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Dave Harris, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| A perennial Rocket Park favorite finally gets a proper recording. A dynamic mood piece with cello and some interesting effects... |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek and Andrew Alleman, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| This song just missed the cut for "Teenage Folklore". A hard rock blend of analog synthesizer, spooky slide, and guitars, guitars, guitars. |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek and Andrew Alleman, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| A stab at funk, sorta. Mostly just an excuse to use a clavinet and Eric's classically-trained triangle talents. |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| Rocket Park discovers the wordless nonsense vocal, the repeat-as-necessary singalong chorus, and the cheesy applaud-your-own-song ending. How can it fail? |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| A spooky one from the pen of Dave Harris, who also handles most of the guitars and all of the vocals. |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Dave Harris, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| An oldie moldy salvaged from the Not Actual Size days and given a new, Spectorian arrangement. |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| Cello, Mellotron flutes and all the regular rock 'n' roll gear conspire with a whiff of the Beatles' "Rain". |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, Mike Thompson and Liana Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| Loping, tuneful, and about as close to a twelve-bar blues as we get! |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| Dark and spooky, with lots of interesting sounds. We were hyperventilating after the "rhythmic breathing" track was laid down! |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| A warm 'n' fuzzy singalong ending to the album. |
CD: The Effects Of Eating Too Much Television
Label: Rooster Lollipop/(subliminal banana)
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, produced and mixed by Mike Martin and Rocket Park, engineered by Mike Martin at the Broom Factory, mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, NY |
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| A rough demo for our upcoming album project. Dark, cynical and disturbed. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, engineered by John Nolan, mixed by John Nolan and Eric Moore |
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| A rough demo for our upcoming album project. A bouncy little number, and a surprise favorite. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, engineered by John Nolan, mixed by John Nolan and Eric Moore |
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| A rough demo for our upcoming album project. A plodding trudge (are these real words?) with a bit of melody on the top. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, Eric Moore, "Manik" Myk Thompson, Dave Harris and Steve Minnis, engineered by John Nolan, mixed by John Nolan and Eric Moore |
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| A rough demo for our upcoming album project. Dave was thinking Wilco when he wrote the music, but Brian was thinking about psychedelia. Go figure. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Dave Harris and Brian Andrew Marek, engineered by John Nolan, mixed by John Nolan and Eric Moore |
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| A rough demo for our upcoming album project. A killer guitar/bass riff, a Motown drum beat, and a motor-mouth lyric. Can you dig it? |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek and Scott Edwards, engineered by John Nolan, mixed by John Nolan and Eric Moore |
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| A rough demo for our upcoming album project. Modal Eastern tonalities mingle with nasty power chords. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, Eric Moore, "Manik" Myk Thompson, Dave Harris and Steve Minnis, engineered by John Nolan, mixed by John Nolan and Eric Moore |
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| A rough demo for our upcoming album project. A perfect marriage of melody and aggression. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, engineered by John Nolan, mixed by John Nolan and Eric Moore |
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| A rough demo for our upcoming album project. A stately ballad. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Dave Harris and Brian Andrew Marek, engineered by John Nolan, mixed by John Nolan and Eric Moore |
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| "Manik" Myk returns (briefly) in a pickin' and grinnin' mood. |
CD: Pajama Party
Label: Rooster Lollipop
Credits: written by "Manik" Myk Thompson, engineered by John Nolan at Profound Sound, produced and mixed (eventually) by John Nolan and Rocket Park |
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| A lot of loud guitars and odd chord progressions. I reckon it's a bit like Nirvana's "Breed" meets the Zombies' "TIme Of The Season"! |
CD: Pajama Party
Label: Rooster Lollipop
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, engineered by John Nolan at Profound Sound, produced and mixed (eventually) by John Nolan and Rocket Park |
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| Pop paranoia. We'd call it "quirky" if it wasn't for the fact that we HATE the word "quirky". |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, recorded live at Blueberry Hill on May 5th, 2002 |
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| The first Rocket Park song, and to this day we've played very few shows without it. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, Andrew Alleman and Eric Moore, recorded live at Mississippi Nights on June 12th, 2002 |
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| Pure pomp for pretentious people. This is actually the oldest original song performed by Rocket Park, having been written in 1988. It's been through countless rewrites, rearrangements and revolting bands, but I always vowed that it would be the last track whenever I got around to recording a real album. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, Robert Hanlon and Tim Bess, recorded live at Mississippi Nights on June 12th, 2002 |
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| Rocket Park discovers the wordless nonsense vocal, the repeat-as-necessary singalong chorus, and the cheesy applaud-your-own-song ending. How can it fail? |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, recorded live at Mississippi Nights on June 12th, 2002 |
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| The bitch left me. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, recorded live at SIUE on March 25th, 2003 |
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| A bouncy little number about love and guitars. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek, recorded live at SIUE on March 25th, 2003 |
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| The bitch left me. |
CD: unreleased
Label: unreleased
Credits: written by Brian Andrew Marek and Dave Harris, recorded live at SIUE on March 26th, 2003 |
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