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Matthew Clay : Crown Yourself King
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Progressive Rock On Pop Steroids. Imagine morphing Lenny Kravitz with Michael Stipe. John Lennon without the Yoko.
Genre: Rock: Progressive Rock
Release Date: 2002
Crown Yourself King Record Label: Freakin Records
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Pastor Bob 0:55 $0.99
What A Beautiful Day To Die 3:25 $0.99
I Killed Superman 2:45 $0.99
Life's Too Short 3:57 $0.99
Living or Dying 0:11 $0.99
Vintage 99 3:25 $0.99
Music Makers 0:05 $0.99
Rainbow Tree 3:56 $0.99
I Am The Messiah 3:01 $0.99
Boppers 0:21 $0.99
Secrets We Keep 3:59 $0.99
Phobiotic Daze 4:00 $0.99
The One Who Hates Me 3:46 $0.99
Paisley Point Of View 4:56 $0.99
It's OK 4:03 $0.99
Is That The End 0:08 $0.99
Saturnine 4:23 $0.99
Lennon 0:27 $0.99
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Album Notes

On my first day in the world someone other than my mother gave birth to me and left me nameless for 3 months. I am still recovering. My early years were spent living on the edge, eating plants and sealing my lips with super glue. I was raised by the piano and kept sheltered from the world. I saw my first episode of Gilligan's Island last year. I didn't get it. I began writing my first song at the age of 4. I finished it yesterday. I started playing my first instrument early, performing only for myself. Eventually I was able to get my hands on others. My school years were a drag. So was my history teacher. I have wasted time more than once. Religion found me hungry and alone and I ate every lie it fed me. I don't eat Chinese food. I've worshipped false gods. The truth rescued me and destroyed me. I don't meditate. In my previous life I was the president of a very distinguished organization and I had a name. Politics make me breakout. I have lived in 4 states. None of them were mental. All of them were temporary. Sometimes I go to bed with my guitar. Sometimes I don't. I spent more money on my bicycle than my car. Janet Jackson once sang to me. My CD collection is the smallest thing I own. Well almost. I have nightmares about the future of music. I write all my own songs (with a little help from my friends) and I don't like sharing them. I do anyway. I prefer to play with myself but I do have a band. Sometimes my temper gets the best of me. I killed Superman. My music is what 'they' call groove-oriented rock. The CD is what I call Crown Yourself King. I have.

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REVIEWS

Crown Yourself King is a damned impressive record, an all-encompassing mishmash
author: Jeff Ignatius - River Cities Reader
Crown Yourself King is a damned impressive record, an all-encompassing mishmash of alt-rock styles that’s remarkably polished, confident, and effective. This is more of a rock record than pop, though, and it sounds for all the world like an album with some major-label muscle behind it. It’s clear that Clay’s in love with the electric guitar, and when he uses it, he’s pretty much unstoppable. In its power-pop highlights, Crown Yourself King makes it sound as if Clay could indeed (to borrow from one of his song titles) kill Superman.
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...some of the hookiest and most memorable tunes
author: Bernard M. Resnick, Esq
Matthew’s new CD, "Crown Yourself King", contains some of the hookiest and most memorable tunes we’ve heard in a long time. His style ranges from infectious pop/alt. rock ("Rainbow Tree", "What A Beautiful Day To Die") to 60’s pop ("Paisley Point of View") to dramatic ballads ("The One Who Hates Me", "Saturnine"); lyrics are smart and ironic ("I Killed Superman"), and the production is imaginative.
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This Cd Kicks ASS
author: Adam Salverson
This Cd is great. It's got a great beat, awesome lyrics and is all around kick ass! BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!
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