SONG: "Already Home"
ARTIST: Thousand Foot Krutch
ALBUM: "Live At The Masquerade"
YEAR: 2011
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
YEARS ACTIVE: 1995 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
Let me preface this by saying that Thousand Foot Krutch is an unapologetic, Christian hard rock band. That being said, "Already Home" appears to be about how God is the unwavering light in the vocalist's life. No matter any downfalls or obstacles, it is God that serves as his guidance that will help him overcome whatever life brings up and keep him on the true path. The studio version of "Already Home" can be found on Thousand Foot Krutch's 2009 album "Welcome To The Masquerade". I chose the live version as my song of the week.
THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1995 - Shutterbug (as Oddball) (self-released)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
1997 - That's What People Do (self-released)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2001 - Set It Off (DJD Entertainment Group)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2003 - Phenomenon (Tooth & Nail Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2005 - The Art Of Breaking (Tooth & Nail Records)
* peaked at #67 on the Billboard 200 on 8-6-05
2007 - The Flame In All Of Us (Tooth & Nail Records)
* peaked at #58 on the Billboard 200 on 10-6-07
2009 - Welcome To The Masquerade (Tooth & Nail Records)
* peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200 on 9-26-09
2011 - Live At The Masquerade (Tooth & Nail Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2012 - The End Is Where We Begin (self-released)
* peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200 on 5-5-12
2014 - Oxygen:Inhale (TFK Music)
* peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 on 9-13-14
2016 - Exhale (TFK Music)
* peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200 on 7-9-16
2017 - Untraveled Roads (The Fuel Music)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH
Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian band that formed back in 1995. The band was basically lead vocalist Trevor McNevan's project which came out of the ashes of a band called Oddball. After self-releasing an album under the Oddball moniker, Thousand Foot Krutch's official debut would be 1997's "That's What People Do". The band's 2001 album, "Set It Off", was the band's first album to be released through a label. At this point in the band's career, their style was that of a rap/rock band, maybe in the vein of P.O.D. or something like that. In 2003, TFK signed a deal with Christian punk label, Tooth & Nail Records. Their debut with them, 2003's "Phenomenon" showed a band that seemed to be moving away from the rock/rap thing and moving more towards a nu-metal vibe. By 2005, Thousand Foot Krutch really became a mainstream, melodic, hard rock type of band. This was also a time that the band's records began charting on the Billboard 200 charts. "The Art Of Breaking" (2005), "The Flame In All Of Us" (2007), "Welcome To The Masquerade" (2009), "The End Is Where We Begin" (2012), "Oxygen:Inhale" (2014) and "Exhale"(2016) all charted on the Billboard 200. "Oxygen:Inhale" being the band's highest charting album at #11. The band's most recent release was the 2017 live album "Untraveled Roads". I've heard that the band is on a bit of a hiatus but there has been no news that they have broken up at this time. Thousand Foot Krutch, as I said earlier, is a Christian rock band. A lot of their lyrics use God and religion as a foundation. Some bands shy away from that label or don't like being called just a "Christian" band. This has never bothered the guys in TFK. In my mind, I really don't care. They write good songs and they are a really tight band. I want to say I got into this band around the time they released "Phenomenon". Besides Rage Against The Machine, I've never really been into the rock/rap bands. And, I wasn't really into TFK's early albums. But, as they started gearing their sound to a more hard rock style, I got more and more into their music. I know sometimes these mainstream sounding rock bands get shit on for having a generic formula, but some do it better than others and Thousand Foot Krutch know how to write good, catchy songs. I'm not going to blame them or criticize them for that. Though my heart lays with grunge and punk rock music, I can dig some mainstream rock bands as well and TFK is definitely one of the band's i'm cool with.
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TEN THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Fire It Up
2. Phenomenon
3. Let The Sparks Fly
4. Falls Apart
5. Untraveled Road
6. Move
7. Running With Giants
8. Shook
9. Set It Off
10. Complicate You
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