SONG: "Waiting"
ARTIST: Slick Shoes
ALBUM: "Broadcasting Live"
YEAR: 2019
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Antelope Valley, California
YEARS ACTIVE: 1994 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Waiting" appears to be a song about not being able to reach a point in your life where you feel comfortable or at home. The vocalist seems like he's going through life, searching for that place and he'll wait for it no matter how long it takes. For my song of the week, I chose the live version of "Waiting". You can find the original studio recording of the song on Slick Shoes' 2020 album "Rotation & Frequency".
SLICK SHOES DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1997 - Rusty (Tooth & Nail Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
1998 - Burn Out (Tooth & Nail Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2000 - Wake Up Screaming (Tooth & Nail Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2002 - Slick Shoes (Tooth & Nail Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2003 - Far From Nowhere (SideOneDummy Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2019 - Broadcasting Live (Tooth & Nail Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2020 - Rotation & Frequency (Tooth & Nail Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON SLICK SHOES:
Slick Shoes got their start back in 1994, hailing from Antelope Valley, California. Very early on, the band was picked up by Christian punk label Tooth & Nail Records. Their first release was a self-titled EP in 1996. Their debut full length would be 1997's "Rusty". They would follow that album up with 1998's "Burn Out". The band's 2000 album, "Wake Up Screaming", was ranked one of the 50 best pop punk albums of all time according to Loudwire magazine. 2002 saw the band release "Slick Shoes". The 2003 album, "Far From Nowhere" is the only Slick Shoes release not put out by Tooth & Nail. The band decided to go with SideOneDummy Records for that release. From 2004 till 2018 there was not much action out of the Slick Shoes camp. In 2006, the band stated that they were going to go under a new name called Sigmund but 15 months later, it seems they scrapped that idea and reunited Slick Shoes. There were no recordings going on for years and just a handful of live shows from the band but in 2019, they announced that they were back together with the full 1997 "Rusty" line-up. That same year, the band dropped their very first live record, "Broadcasting Live" and in 2020, they released their long awaited new studio album, "Rotation & Frequency". Slick Shoes is a pop punk/skate punk type of band. I always thought of them as MxPx's little brother! Being that both bands were on Tooth & Nail and their musical styles are very similar. They even toured together quite a bit. I've just recently been listening to "Broadcasting Live" and it brought back a lot of memories from the late 90's, early 2000's. Sometimes they tend to fall off my radar for a while but I always enjoy going back to their albums. Solid band!
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
MxPx
Rufio
88 Fingers Louie
Pulley
Much The Same
TEN SLICK SHOES SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. East On Tracks
2. Now's The Time
3. Alone
4. Angel
5. For Better, For Worse
6. Joe's Sick
7. Whispers
8. The World's Were Mine
9. Another Day
10. Darko
