don't try to knock me down
boy, i'm lying there anyway...

waste of time was a very popular song at schroeder shows. very hypnotic, very long, and we would inevitably stretch it out. sometimes it would build to a crazy intensity. boy those three could play...

this is dedicated to chris tucker from the verge. it was his favorite schroeder song. rest in peace old friend.

Waste Of Time :: by schroeder

i believe in wonders
broken too, her heart

there are several recorded version of this song floating around. this is the hardest one to find, i think. the version on nitro sessions was completely different and even had different lyrics. unfortunately i don't think we ever captured the explosiveness of the chorus when we recorded this song. oh well :)

an oldie but a goodie, one of the earliest schroeder songs.

Broken :: by schroeder

and all the sunlight splashing off her, then it's gone...

this is waaaay old school-early schroeder. another one that just screams "early work"...it still has it's charm and it was well received when we first played and recorded it. more psychedelic rock than most of our stuff but what song about "alice in wonderland" isn't a bit psychedelic. 

i am trying not to be too embarrassed as i upload this one.... :)

remember, it's a very early work :) and enjoy.

Alice, Falling :: by schroeder

Ginger turn
will you turn?
I'll never sleep anymore...

a lil' pop ditty about my first love. she was a redhead and she was shining and lovely and perfectly comfortable with how sexy she was. i will always love that woman. maybe someday i'll be shipwrecked with her.

Spinning Ginger :: by schroeder

everything's such a blur now,
the sun is on my face

the original mix of too beautiful that you can get on our album "moonboy". a simple song about the simple joys in life. i like this mix.

Too Beautiful :: by schroeder (MoonBoy mix)

i just wanna find a girl
who digs velocity
me and my friends are not caught in this scene

this is the original mix with nicks guitar much more prominent than the other mix.

Sugarbuzz :: by schroeder (Popular Nitro Mix)

are you open wide?
there's angels on the radio
angels on the radio

the leadoff track to the album "the popular nitro sessions". i'm not very happy with the finished sound of this one but there was an effort to make it sound "live". i'd much rather have a "studio" sound when recording and be live when we play live. i didn't persuade the others :) 

Radio Angel :: by schroeder

She Likes Pink

Bring Me Down (klip).mp3

Forever In Chrome

It's On

from our new album "Remember Me Like Summer"

Remember Me Like Summer

Blue, Blue Skies

from the new album "Remember Me Like Summer"

Sun King

Livin' Like an Astronaut

Didn't Know

Twilight for the Superheroes

Summertime Crashes

Tonight everything is gonna change. 

The stars flashing deep inside my brain. 

Black bodies pulsing to the bass, I know nobody knows my name, but they will all remember me... 

Forever.


Guest vocals by Julia Semple.

remember me like summer

Forever

Early rough mix of As We Go Along from our upcoming ep.

As We Go Along 2

check out a super summer song podcast including this here song and the Go-Go's, the Cars, Sinatra, Alice Cooper and many more. thanks Joe!! http://mightyjoecastro.com/2011/06/21/summer-summer-summer-podcast-7/

jen
i could stand on the curb while you leave me again,
and watch the sun as it's impaled upon the treeline.

one of the most "poppy" of the schroeder pop songs. this song has a lot in common with the Big Girl stuff. this was written at a rehearsal in nick rotundo's old clay creek studio space. no idea if he's still in that spot.













SummerSong :: by schroeder

from the rainbow records christmas album.

this track features some of the most beautiful guitarwork nick ever laid down. that's my opinion, but i'm sure you will agree after a listen.

great thanks to monika and also to darren o'toole for getting me a copy of this track so i could share it.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas :: by schroeder

cellophane window crashes orange
spangle, shimmer, glitter always
forget time and superstars
loaded, lightbabe, earthquake.
cellophane window crashes orange

shift of gears, this is not a pop song. it's much longer than a pop song but when it's over i always feel like it was a short song...
play this one loud to hear all the layers of nick's powerful and beautiful guitarwork. one of our most "dreamy" songs, this is the schroeder "liftoff". this one has some of my favorite lyrics.

thanks to mighty joe, you can see a video of a live performance this song on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGh6kzb4-wQ





Vitamin Purple :: by schroeder

she is leaving
with the better part of my heart
she is morning
and i knew from the start

this one is sort of a mellow pop-ballad...
nick and i began work on this song while we were in separate bands. he was in 'gonzalo', i was in the 'way-outs' with michael and the world famous rob cavenaugh! this song was the very first collaboration between nick and i and it is how 'schroeder' began.

it may be redundant, but this is one of my favorite songs by any band, ever. over the years i have received a number of emails about this song from random schroeder fans. apparently i am not the only person it haunts. this recording is from the album 'moonboy'.

rick neidig, our long time manager, is featured on a schroeder song for the first and only time on this recording. that's his dulcet reading voice in the break :) sorry, i do not remember the book from which he read. rick?

Colors :: by schroeder

mono,
come on brother,
and we'll carry on in waves
beautiful as sunday
and the posters Farrah made.

no doubt. this is the most slammin song we ever put out. playing this live was like a chemical rush and no schroeder song got crowds jumping like this one did. that's saying something because a schroeder crowd was always a jumping crowd! 

this one is amazing when played loud, if i do say so myself. it's got the long "club" intro with nick, mike, and ersk somehow slamming and hypnotizing at the same time. of all schroeder songs this is my personal fave. nick's guitar solo is beautiful, ersk's drumming is powerful and perfect, and michael's bass counter-melody will twist your head whether you know it or not! play this one LOUD!

Don't Need Anyone :: by schroeder

one thousand cheshire smiles i see
pounding in the strobe
but with the light there's nothing there...
there's nothing here
still,
i know why

i love this song. the truth is i'd love to take another crack at it in the studio...maybe after my surgery. i want to add more layers of vocals on this rather than just this single track. michaels voice is particularly beautiful on this song.

i'm extremely proud of this song. we wrote it one day at practice in the basement on cleveland avenue. songs do not always come together right away. this one did. i remember two girls were walking by and stopped outside the basement window as we were playing it. once we finished they yelled in the window to say it was beautiful :) they didn't believe we had JUST written it.

i'm also really fond of these lyrics. they're about the beautiful rush you feel at the danceclub as ecstacy hits. ...(not that i am saying i've done 'e') ...hrm.

Head :: by schroeder

Sugar screams for me to taste her
smearing cream on ripping velvet...
giving in i go down,
pressing my mouth
into Sugar there.
Sugar screams for me to taste her

i wish i could explain how much i LOVED singing this song at a show. picking a random young lady near the front and then looking right at her as i sang that line : "pressing my mouth into Sugar there." seriously. electric. :) ahem

this song is partly about exactly what you think it's about. partly.
there's an entirely separate sexual encounter happening in this song and only one of them is actually happening.

i think this is probably our most popular song ("don't need anyone" and "heavenly" might also be.) i could not be happier with this song. although i can nit-pick the recording and engineering, the quirks make it cooler. i remember working out the lyrics in my old apartment above klondike kate's and michael saying, "oh my god! can you SAY that?!" and both of us laughing like naughty schoolboys...which is exactly what we were at heart.

since i haven't mentioned it yet: i love all the guys in this band like brothers. we did not always see eye-to-eye, but what brothers ever do. you three guys will always mean the world to me.

Sweeter Than You :: by schroeder

velvet dreams that throb in my eardrums,
i believe in daydreams.
she says i'm a sucker for dress-up
i just dig the mod scene,
it's heaven's sound

just in time for new year's eve a song about the beauty and power of a great nite out. this one's about the danceclub and the dj but a great nite is universal.

i'd really love a crack at this one in the studio. it needs the vocal attention that the Big Girl tracks received. it should be perfectly polished. clearly it isn't. that said it's a unique song and nick, ersk, and michael are spectacular. the only part of mine i'd keep are my backing vocals.

i always liked to sneak in little "shout-outs" to my favorite bands in the lyrics. i couldn't always do it and make it work. this one is for the monkees, obviously and anyone who knows me at all knows i LOVE the monkees.

Mod Revolve :: by schroeder

oh can you save me with your medication?
i'm slowing down.
i got a bomb for the radio station in my stupid town.

i need amphetamines and i need money,
'cuz the rich kids smile.
the girls around here all say i look funny,
and i think that's fine...

cuz i know why the bells of mersey ring.
and i think it's time
for us to hit this groovy thing
and i,
i like the way that you move
and i
would do anything to get close to you...

this here is what i would call a standard rock song. teen angst, driving guitar, slamming bass and drums, drug and sex references....

i really love these lyrics and i really love this song. it was not easy to convince the band that this one was worth playing, practicing, or recording. nick was vocal in his opposition to this song and his reasons were completely sound. you couldn't find many musicians i respect more than nick d, but sometimes a song is just good....even if it's a "standard" type rock song.

turns out a lot of folks liked this one, not just lil' ol' me :) this was live (with vocals over dubbed) from a LEGENDARY party....the scarehouse warehouse.

Erskworm :: by schroeder

Mary says, "Call me Rose"
goes to the attic and pulls it closed
she turns ...

Mary says, "Understand,
I hold my heart out in my hands."
Stars burn

this song is pretty much "the song that started it all" for schroeder. despite rampant speculation and rumor this song is about nick's aunt. he simply came to practice one day and requested we do a song in honor of his recently deceased aunt rosemary. though i never met his aunt, i am pretty sure he approved my first draft of these lyrics as a fitting tribute.

there are things about this song that just scream "early work" but i still have a very special place in my heart for it. it's not every day you get a call at 15 east cleveland avenue and the voice at the other end says, "this is _______ from TVT records. we love this song! can you come up for a meeting?" ... so yeah, fond memories of this one :) i hope you like it too.

Rosemary :: by schroeder

i'm feeling ordinary.
i don't know if that scares me,
but i know that you're not so wonderful.

i'm like a bug beneath you.
i don't know if you mean to
leave your footprints all over my skull
but i'm feelin dull
while you glow.
glow

but baby you smile, you smile and
you're tellin' me that you are a superstar
i know you are
'cuz you glow

jewel is a creative little shoegazey pop song. everyone has had the experience of being treated horribly by someone. sometimes you just can't get mad at that person because you still think they're great, you know, aside from how they treat you.

Jewel :: by schroeder

rake me over red-hot coals
leave me out in a cloudburst
hold me underneath the water 'til it satisfies you
my heart would burst.

and hey...

tie me down onto your railroad tracks
let the wheels come and crush me
watch the leaves that fall,
i'm older than i wanna be...
you're my one and only

hey,
i never thought you'd fall for me.

one of the proudest moments in my life, not just in schroeder: a couple approached me on main street, out of the blue, and told me that they had lost their virginity together, to this song. it was "their song". it was important to them. seriously. i was floored. 

this song was originally called "FM" and was very uptempo. when nick joined the band he wrote an entirely new chord progression for my melody and lyrics. to say it made the song better would be a ridiculous understatement. it flat-out "made" the song.

this song mattered to people. some of my favorite moments happened while we played this at shows. people making out, the old couple slow dancing right in front of the stage at the khyber...great stuff. of course we also had a slamming "husker du" type version of this that we played live and that was pretty popular too. wish we had recorded that version. anyone with a soundboard recording of "hard blue", please send it along :)

Blue :: by schroeder

i was standing on a corner
the city crowded around my head
i'll spend my whole life hoping that you will walk down this street again.

you were dressed in black and perfect
and born to walk among butterflies.
i'm best at being stupid
i stood here frozen as you walked by

this is a very sugarpop song about a girl. more specifically about a girl never met.

in nyc you can fall in love once every block. and on every subway ride. the most amazingly beautiful girl will walk right by and out of your life forever. before you get over that, it will happen again. don't believe me? go to new york city and check it out.

Sheila, Sheila :: by schroeder

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