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Building Rockets
Alternative / Psychedelic / Powerpop

"Building Rockets"

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
United States

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Last Login:  9/1/2008
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   Building Rockets: General Info
Member Since1/10/2005
Band Websitebuildingrockets.com
Band MembersLindsay Bell, Sam Heath, Scott Littler, Paco
InfluencesPixies, Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, R.E.M., The Decemberists, Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth, Belle and Sebastian, Wilco, Radiohead, The Beatles, The Ramones, Grand Funk Railroad, Kool Moe Dee, Igor Stravinski. The last three mostly in spirit.
Sounds Likeaural marmalade
Record LabelJust Like Records
Type of LabelNone





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   About Building Rockets
Softkey Leftsoftkey Right

Gainesville, FL’s Building Rockets began as a solo project in 2003 by songwriter Sam Heath, having recently dissolved his power-pop trio Ersatz Glow. After gazing resolutely into his navel and coming up with the germs of most of the songs that eventually became their debut album, The Union Forever, Sam felt a desire, a calling if you will, to bring these pop gems to the stage and sought out members to flesh out the group.

In December 2006, Sam, drummer Scott Littler, and original bassist Russell Johnson encamped in a Gainesville chapel with two carloads of recording equipment and produced their second album, Player Piano, which draws not only on their already evident power-pop leanings (“It’s a Lie,” “Girl, You’ll Be a Lawyer Soon”) but includes forays into country gospel (“A Song For Thomas, Who Doubted”), and Irish folk (“An American Wake”).

Russell left the band in 2007 and after a year without playing a note, the band ultimately drafted a successor in Paco, a master blues guitarist and covert pop-music architect with a knack for combining McCartneyesque basslines with blast furnace intensity. With its new lineup in place, Building Rockets is creating hook-filled, powerful songs that borrow ideas from all over the map, defying allegiance to a particular sound. As frontman Sam Heath said, “Our roots are in the songs we grew up with, but our eyes are on the stars.”

 

The Union Forever
$8.00

01 Like a Storybook Ending
02 The Maginot Line
03 Bob Dylan
04 Someday, Sarah
05 My Exploding Head
06 NYC
07 Song from a Bowery Opera House
08 Your Name in Cursive
09 American Gothic
10 Magnetic North

 

Player Piano
$10.00

 

01 The Plan
02 Girl, You'll Be a Lawyer Soon
03 The Maginot Line
04 It's a Lie
05 An American Wake
06 A Song for Thomas, Who Doubted
07 When I Took Your Hand
08 Being an Account of the Amazing, Improbable
  Journey of a Mr. Phineas T. Snodgrass, Balloonist
  Extraordinaire
09 How We Lost California
10 The Record Store Clerk Has Broken Your Heart
11 Baptism Song
12 Bob Dylan
13 A Song for Abraham
14 Let's Get You to Bed


   Building Rockets's Friend Space (Top 7)
Building Rockets has 404 friends.
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Starrfire





Aug 26 2008 10:46 PM

If I hadn't been such a weakling I would have been there last night!!! I WILL BE ThERE SATURDAY!

(I fought robots sunday night and horses all day monday and was WORE out!)
Adam Norris





Aug 18 2008 8:59 AM

omg omg omg you ugys are cming back that great, you guys are like the beatles of rock no ones ever heard..........ok mor eliek a beatles cover band of rock music people have never heard of of
Scott





Aug 15 2008 1:25 PM

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Starrfire





Aug 10 2008 2:21 PM

I'm so excited about the upcoming show!!!! It's been too long!
Fraidy Cat





Jul 24 2008 5:12 AM

You guys're sorta fantastic, and I only sound ambivalent so as to buck possible accusations of sycophancy.

I'm glad to see that you've got a show comin' up; I hope it's a success, and if I make it out, I hope it's also a FREE success. Aw, hell, you guys're worth the cash--financial squeeze be damned, then!

--Andy
The Impossible Shoelace





Apr 20 2008 7:41 PM

Cowboy is to stay on the last LP.

The new one will be so new. Dude..

man..
The Righteous Kind





Jan 21 2008 4:48 PM

The Righteous Kind's MLK tribute song. Hear it at our Myspace page.

Show me the day
by Charles Ray

The wind has blown this way before
When they fought to end that Asian war
We thought that peace was here to stay
Show me the day
I said - show me the day

It seemed the moment had arrived
When they marched way back in ‘65
You think Jim Crow has gone away?
Show me the day
I said - show me the day

Show me a new day dawning
End of this long black night
Show me we all are brothers
I had a dream last night!

The world is such an ugly scene
‘Cause hate is deep inside our genes
You say that love will find away
Show me the day
I said - show me the day

Show me a new day dawning
End of this long black night
Show me we all are brothers
I had a dream last night!

The world is such an ugly scene
‘Cause hate is deep inside our genes
But nurture is the other way
Teach love today
Preach love today
Show me the way
Teach Charles Ray
The Colonel





Jan 3 2008 6:13 PM

I told you I have proof that Charles Ray, of the band The Righteous Kind (www.myspace.com/TheRighteousKind), is a commie. Well here it is! Shown below is a photo of a two-year old Charles Ray (right) and his brother Thomas taken on May Day 1955. Ray’s family was died hard commies. So much so that they had little Tommy hold a photo of Uncle Joe Stalin in the photo. Is this your smoking gun, or what?

Colonel

Prayer Hour





Dec 30 2007 6:44 AM

New Prayer Hour Webisode with Comedian Lil Brough! Check it out on myspace at:

New MySpace Video

If you are on youtube, check it out here and subscribe:

New YouTube Video

All of your prayers will be answered!*

*The answering or nonanswering of prayers depends on the amount of faith that you have and the amount of financial contribution to Prayer Hour Ministries.
The Righteous Kind





Dec 8 2007 2:33 PM

Thanks for the add, new friend. I dig your righteous sound!



Charles Ray
Drew





Nov 17 2007 1:54 AM

How are you Sambo
Steve-Z





Jun 19 2007 3:37 PM

I think it's time Gainesville was blessed with a Building Rockets show don't you?
THE EMBRACED





Mar 26 2007 2:51 PM

Hey! Thanks so much for adding us! Be sure to order your copy of our debut album produced by Sam Rivers of LIMP BIZKIT and Ryan Hodges of Born Recording Studio! Take care and please keep in touch!

Much love and respect,
Christopher
The Embraced - vocals


P.S. here is the usual blinky flashy junk us bands love to send...


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Dumbwaiters





Mar 21 2007 8:45 AM

hiya building rockets!
thanx for friending us!!
dig the tunes!
Go Gator Nation





Mar 21 2007 1:07 AM

Look out for the new Go Gator Nation song to be released later this week! The song will premier Wednesday night on the Buzz 100.5 at 9pm!
trey mills





Mar 21 2007 12:59 AM

Hey Building Rockets,





Trey
Lucia Lie





Mar 10 2007 10:42 PM










Do the safety dance.....
-Rob C!

Starrfire





Feb 22 2007 3:03 AM

Thanx for playing AQUARIUS FEST!
You Rock!
Candy Bars





Jan 31 2007 11:09 AM


Get some cute myspace graphics!
jackie starr





Dec 3 2006 11:17 PM

Thanks for adding me.
You guys sound great! If I move to Gainesville, you will be my favorite local band!
Melvis & the papercuts





Nov 8 2006 2:36 PM

uhh... i really like someday sarah.
indeed a good song!
cheers
Anders
Cheryl





Oct 31 2006 5:22 PM

Happy Halloween. Looking forward to Boo Fest!
Cheryl





Oct 12 2006 4:37 PM

What an amazing show last night! You guys totally rocked. Loved it! Loved it! Loved it!

Nathaniel Deas





Oct 2 2006 4:55 PM

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Math and Physics Club





Sep 5 2006 6:03 PM

Hello, folks! Thanks for being our pals. Your songs are really nice!

Love,
Chelsea, MAPC site moderator
Aeroplanes From Hell





Jun 22 2006 11:01 PM

hi! dang, how did you find US? we were hiding under a rock.. your tunes kick ass!

rock on, j+t
Gruvphunkshun





Jun 11 2006 5:50 PM

I f your ear is to the ground, you'll hear us. Warm tingly earlobe love. Thanks for making this sound experiment a HAPPY ONE. We love You!!!!!!!! Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting from planet Earth....PEACE Jason Stander-(drums/percussion) WORLDWIDE ZOO/GRUVPHUNKSHUN
Glory Days Presents!





Apr 17 2006 11:41 PM

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Supa$tarR





Feb 24 2006 3:10 PM

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Supa$tarR





Feb 24 2006 2:44 PM

no audio, but yeah sweet...


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Steve





Dec 16 2005 2:29 PM

Love the new songs!
Stupor Hero





Oct 13 2005 6:13 PM

Good stuff here. Rock on.

..m/
sarah





Aug 25 2005 1:29 AM

i would really like to hear "my exploding head"... maybe oneday you could put it on your profile...
Cara del Gato (is dead)





Jul 3 2005 11:13 PM

badass show on the 1st!

it was great playing with you guys.
Sam





Jun 21 2005 6:18 AM

I'm not sure. I was planning on doing the bar-hopping as well; when are y'all going on?
Morningbell





Jun 21 2005 1:28 AM

what tiem are you playing on saturday? we're playing too, but i can just walk over, we're at the shamrock.

also, taht album picture is really great.
Sam