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Taking Hostages

by Go Van Go

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    This was our debut release, where it all began. We thought of our name and 6 weeks later we had the EP in our hands and toured down the East Coast of Australia. A lot has changed since our inception, but some things stay the same. Our single "Superminx" is still one of our favourite tracks to play live and a crowd favourite for sure. Free postage on this item if purchased with another!

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1.
Superminx 03:06
Superminx I tell you what I think we all just jumped across that line ____ honey ill bring you with me if I know you have the time I never thought too much about what you gave to my life Your body’s fire, as for your mind it’s like a butcher’s knife So don’t you go on and leave me all alone You are a superminx and you will be taking me home pppplease baby can you come back to me I’m sufferin’ badly and now I drink till I can’t see No other one would do the things that you could do right now Just get me out because I’m f ff fading down You are a superminx and you will be taking me home Taking me home I think you’re getting the picture It’s either you all alone or You are a superminx and you will be taking me home or You are a superminx and you will be taking me home Taking me home, Taking me home.
2.
Well Alright 03:27
WELL ALRIGHT! You know what girl? I think I love ya I must be out of my mind But I’m just having a little trouble trying to read ya And tell when you aint lying I’ll tell you what though, I’ll do my best, that’s right, the best that I can I guess all that I’m really trying to say is.. I wanna be your man Well alright! Don’t mind wasting all this time cause I wanna be your man Well alright Don’t mind waiting all this time oh I hope you understand (One time down the line I hope you understand.) Well… After all the lies and accusations, and all the shit dat was said Now I think that I’d like you much better With a bullet in your head You come showing that there pretty face around here. You’ve really got some nerve, well I think you’ll find in due time that you’ll get what you deserve. Well alright Waste time waiting all this time Don’t mind waiting all this time
3.
Shuriken 03:06
shuriken oh no what have I done now I’m out all on my own don’t think that I can come back the seeds have already been sown if I have told you once I’ve told you a thousand times that you do nothing; it’s getting you nowhere, just sprawled out all over the line we’re done, we’re gone, we’ve got our weapons drawn but still ‘got nothin’ goin on. So what, we’ll go? I don’t think so, it’s time to get the going on Getting round it’s all looking down but I heard they’re getting better Things are bad but don’t you be sad cause I heard they’re getting better These pedantic, sycophantic antics are getting me down I keep on trying to climb up but can’t seem to get off the ground I think I’ve lost my voice now, so what, I’ll deal without it I’m your ventriloquist now, get on the roof and shout it out! looking down at the land saw you starin at my face things had been going my own way, and I liked it. I’m just one grain of sand flung into outer space Seems gravity’s not my friend these days. ‘least it’s quiet And I’ll get back, get back to where it started, I know I know all of this silence Breed those violent inventions The you’ll get back, get back to where it started, you always swore that the riots have the best intentions.
4.
Letter to a… I wasn’t lyin’ when I said you’re getting better You know I’ve always been here right by your side we sat right here on couches made of leather You know I was crazy all the time And you’re running me down, Into the ground, And not moving, on So I’m writing it down, without a sound and then moving on I’m kinda tired of all your insults They just keep on getting better, your words they cut me so much deeper now I know it’s the truth, and that’s why I feel so down I need you to get better, 'cause you’re the one that sees right Through me now I went and told them, I said you’re getting better But you gave no emotion, you got no tell. ‘course I was apprehensive, just pulling my defenses I know that I’m wrong, I hope they can’t tell.
5.
ALL RIOT ON THE WESTERN FRONT I tell you they’re right on our tail I felt them last night as I lay in the veil The foul stench of corrupted liars Smelt them downwind as we slept by the fire We’ve got our posse and we’re heading west The sheriff was caught hand of red Two sacks of cash and 5 holes in the head Then back to settle the score Round up a few men and a few dollars more It’s a showdown you after alright It’s pistols at noon, the saloon’s where we’ll fight alright We’ll shoot the whiskey over your grave A toast to a dead man and the people we’ve saved The town will get back on it’s feet When we clean up the dead that are lining our streets It was all going on for too long So don’t you be saying what we did was wrong oh no So that is the story of how our west was won Delivered in blood and a hot smoking gun We’re thinking about riding down south To find a sweet southern belle who uses her mouth For good Like she should

about

Taking Hostages was the consolidation of our efforts to develop a tighter cohesive rock sound. The previous recording effort ‘Wolfe’ recorded under the former moniker Trojan Horse, was a ‘one man’ recording experiment exploring an array of styles with a focus on overdubbing one instrument over another until the songs were deemed complete. ‘Taking Hostages’ is a more focused and less eclectic effort and there was a bigger focus on pre-production, arrangement and lyrical development. It is on this EP that I feel like I’ve found a greater confidence in my singing ability and exploration of various vocal ideas and characters that I will continue to build on for future releases. There was also a bigger emphasis with respect to the collaborative nature of the project between Dan and I, we have developed alongside each other for several years but I think we really forged our identity together for this project.

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released November 1, 2013

Written, recorded and produced by Go Van Go

Troy Henderson
Lyrics, Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Percussion, Synths

Dan Sugars
Stix & Skins, Backing Vox, and assorted sonics

Additional Musicians
Jazzbow Devalence - Drums on Shuriken and Well Alright
Daniel Devries - Bass guitar on Well Alright

Recorded @ Wavelength Recording Studios & DSA
Mixed by Dan Sugars dansugarsaudio.com
Mastered at Wavelength by Joe Panetta
Artwork by liamwaldie.com

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Go Van Go distil their favourite elements from rock infused with their own unique slant creating a bombastic framework aimed to entice and excite until your brain threatens to explode.

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