Count Zero

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alternative, rock, alternative rock, indie rock, experimental… see all

Boston, United States

Count Zero is an innovative Boston band that mixes electronics, acoustic grit, strong melodies, intriguing arrangements and creative lyrics into an intense, eclectic stew of musical experimentation… and it’s catchy too. It’s Future Pop for the disenchanted.

History
Founded by three former members of the groundbreaking Boston band Think Tree, Count Zero recorded their debut CD “Affluenza” in 1996. With the addition of a full-time bassist and keyboardist, they played their first show in March of ‘96 at The Middle East in Cambridge, MA, and have been entertaining an expanding congregation of devoted fans ever since.

Personnel
Peter Moore: vocals
Will Ragano: guitars
Eric Paull: drums
Izzy Maxwell: bass
Joel Simches: keyboards

Sound
An obsessively creative mashing of many classic and modern styles of popular music are found in any given Count Zero song, from retro-groove to indie-rock to electronic pop to country twang. Raw sounds intermingle with lush Radiohead-esque orchestrations and unexpected sound/sample manipulations, affording a unique listening experience known for grabbing even the most jaded ears. Their distinctive sound combines the flair for melody and complexity of The Flaming Lips and later Blur, the brains of Talking Heads/ Brian Eno and the raw power of Led Zeppelin and Sly Stone.

Why you should care
• They tastefully present inordinately infectious melodies
• They ingeniously engineer durable, socially-observant yet heartfelt lyrics
• They create sophisticated, yet unpretentious arrangements
• Their live performances are vigorous, exuberant and challenging
• They probably won’t go away…ever

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Shake
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Top Tracks

1	Radium Eyes full track	111
2	Sail Your Ship By full track	78
3	Hello Somebody full track	10
4	Bite Off The Roses full track	9
5	SHAKE full track	8
6	My Little Mind full track	7
6	Shake (RockBand mix) full track	7
8	Dream a Million Stars full track	6
9	Schizoid Astroplane full track	5
9	Marigold full track	5
9	Radium Eyes (GH2)	5
9	Behold full track	5
9	Did You Decide Yet? full track	5
14	Heaven's Balloon full track	4
15	Good News full track	3

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tmiar wrote:
June 2008

Can you believe these guys get paired up with bands they sound nothing like just because they're on guitar hero? Gay. I want to hear more stuff that actually sounds like this

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SexWithMinors wrote:
March 2008

hey JRaff, hows about uploading some Count Zero so i can listen to more than just those two songs. thanks guy.

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TheJRaff wrote:
March 2008

I'm proud to say that, aside from Radium Eyes and Sail Your Ship By, the top tracks are pretty much my doing. Hehe.

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iShez wrote:
January 2008

Count Zero kick ass. Hello Somebody, Marigold and Schizoid Astroplane from Little Minds are awesome songs.

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LuckyDucky86 wrote:
December 2007

Yep, awesome song.

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Dru89 wrote:
October 2007

Easy though it may be, it's still really good...

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RockinToshi wrote:
September 2007

We got two people down below saying that they're great at Guitar hero II, yet they're saying this in the shoutbox of the band who has the -easiest- GH2 song in the game, even on expert level. I find that rather amusing.

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SkaterSean wrote:
September 2007

Haha, I was wondering if this band was real. 0.o

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FiveAgainst1 wrote:
August 2007

I will own you at Guitar Hero 2.

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yuumeko wrote:
June 2007

Oh, you've got radium eyes...

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misterportman wrote:
January 2007

I'm a Guitar Hero God.

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