The Reputation - To Force A Fate (Full Album HD/HQ) © 2004 Lookout! Records LLC Catalog: LK304 www.lookoutrecords.com www.reputationmusic.com Track List: 01 Let This Rest 02 Bottle Rocket Battles 03 Follow-Through Time 04 Face It 05 The Lasting Effects 06 March 07 Cartography 08 Some Senseless Day 09 The Ugliness Kicking Around 10 Bone-Tired _________________________ The Reputation's "To Force A Fate" is their second album and first for Lookout. The band was fronted by vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Elmore who led the popular band Sarge in the 90's. The Reputation were from Chicago, IL and had a musical style that combined melodic punk with the fragile emotion of alt-country and 70's singer-songwriters. "to force a fate." was produced by Mike Hagler and features 10 songs. The album has the same driving Mid-Western power behind groups like Naked Raygun, Alkaline Trio and Pegboy, tempered with delicate flourishes of piano, strings and horns, brought together by Elizabeth's sultry, captivating vocals. (Source: lookoutrecordscatalog.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12/24/14) _________________________ Along with the positive feedback for [their first album, the self-titled "The Reputation"], the band was able to secure its first permanent drummer in Matt Espy. The band would tour the United States and parts of Canada a number of times following the release of the album. Along with the performance agenda in 2003, Elmore balanced touring, songwriting for their next album, and a return to law school while the band suffered the loss of yet another drummer, as Espy was forced to leave after a tenure of nearly a year and a half for personal reasons. The band settled on their second permanent drummer, Steve Van Horn, shortly after Espy left following their round of touring. At the same time, the band began negotiations with Lookout! Records to release their follow-up. After a marathon run of shows and songwriting toward the end of 2003, the band recorded their second album. The sessions were difficult, with 14 hour recording days being balanced with Elmore attempting to finish remaining law school papers, combined with weekend tour jaunts to the East Coast. The album was unique compared to other Elmore projects in that other members of the band assisted in the songwriting process. To Force a Fate was ultimately released in April 2004 on Lookout! Records. The album received generally positive press, including favorable reviews in Spin Magazine, calling the album "a bang of power pop epiphany." Blender Magazine gave the album four stars, stating that "Elizabeth Elmore, a law-school graduate with boy trouble to match her student loans, writes songs that are as much legal briefs as diary entries." Entertainment Weekly called the album "muscular yet lush," and gave the album a B+. The album would eventually reach No. 58 on the CMJ charts. The band spent 2004 and 2005 touring the United States for over nine months, including opening slots for Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Grammy nominees The Killers, Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie, and the Donnas. The band's performance at South by Southwest in particular was covered positively in Entertainment Weekly. 2005 took the band overseas to tour the United Kingdom for the first time, as well as two separate two-month United States tours. In June 2005, bassist Joel Root left the band for personal reasons. They completed their summer tour with Stereo South bassist Greg Mytych, and planned to record a new album in 2006, but came to a halt due to mitigating factors, including the issues with Lookout! Records. In September 2005, the band performed at North East Sticks Together. Elmore, in November 2006, posted a message to the band's official mailing list noting that the band had dissolved and no further plans had been announced. Drummer Steve Van Horn has joined former Chicagoan and current Austin, TX based singer/songwriter Che Arthur's touring band. The Reputation's music is influenced by that of Elmore's previous band, Sarge. The band also drew comparisons to the Fastbacks, Liz Phair, Neil Young, and Elvis Costello, the last of which the band covered with their version of the song "Almost Blue". Elmore drew influence from a wide variety of music, including post-hardcore, alternative country, 1970s singer-songwriters, indie rock, classical music, country music, bluegrass, and 1980s pop music. While the band's first album used conventional punk rock instruments, To Force a Fate included more diverse instruments such as piano, strings, and horns. According to a review in Allmusic, To Force a Fate contains "thoughtful songwriting and dashes of indie rock anthemics". The subjects of the band's songs are frequently related to Elmore's relationships. She stated "as far as I can tell, I am too brutally honest and opinionated for most people." (Source: Wikipedia. Retrieved 12/24/14)

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