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| Left Alone | |
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 Elvis Cortez performing with Left Alone in Fort Collins, CO, May 2006. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Wilmington, Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Punk rock, Street punk, Ska punk |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Smelvis, Hellcat |
| Members | |
| Elvis Cortez Jimmy Jam Billy The Kid |
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Left Alone is a punk rock band from Wilmington, California. They were formed in May 1996 by lead vocalist and guitarist Elvis Cortez. Cortez formed his own label, Smelvis Records, to release Left Alone's records, and has since expanded the label to include numerous other underground bands. Cortez was also the owner of the PCH Club in Wilmington, which is now defunct. Left Alone's music has ska influences, and the band is notable for adhering to a do it yourself ethic by avoiding major labels, booking their own tours, and making their own merchandise.
After releasing numerous demos, splits, and EPs, Left Alone released their first full-length, Streets of Wilmington, in 2002. A year later, the band compiled their earlier, out-of-print recordings on the anthology Left Alone: 1996-2000. In 2003, Cortez went on the Warped Tour as a roadie. After Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman heard Left Alone's music, he chose the band to be the Warped Tour BBQ band for the 2004 tour. The band were invited back to be the BBQ band for the 2005 tour. While on the Warped Tour, Tim Armstrong of Rancid heard Left Alone's 2004 album, Lonely Starts & Broken Hearts. Armstrong signed the band to his label, Hellcat Records, and re-released Lonely Starts & Broken Hearts. The band released their third full-length album, Dead American Radio, on August 8, 2006, which features guest appearances from Tim Armstrong and Patricia Day of the Horrorpops.
The band released their self-titled album on April 7, 2009.
They were touring with the Vans Warped Tour 2010.
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Band members [link]
- Elvis Cortez - lead vocals, guitar
- Jimmy Jam - Bass
- Billy The Kid - Drums
- Jimmy James - Keyboards/Roadie (Live Only)
Former members [link]
- Nick Danger - Bass
- Wallace Tenenbaum! - Bass
- Ruben Medina - Bass, Vocals
- Salvador Ibarra, Jr. - Drums
- Lawrence Sanchez - Saxophone
- Alfredo Quinonez - Trumpet
- German Castellanos - Trombone
- Ramrod - Drums
Discography [link]
Studio Albums [link]
- Streets of Wilmington, Smelvis Records, 2002
- Left Alone: 1996-2000, Smelvis Records, 2003
- Lonely Starts & Broken Hearts, Smelvis Records, 2004
- Lonely Starts & Broken Hearts (re-release), Hellcat Records, 2005
- Dead American Radio, Hellcat Records, 2006 (vinyl release by Durty Mick Records, 2007)
- Streets Of Wilmington, (remastered w/bonus tracks, vinyl only), Blackbird Music, 2009
- Left Alone, Hellcat Records, 2009 (vinyl release by Blackbird Music, 2009)
EPs [link]
- Live at the Roxy, Smelvis Records, 1997
- Stranded Again, Counterfeit Records, 1998
- My Mistake, Smelvis Records, 2000
- Anything for the Kids, Smelvis Records, 2004
Compilations/Splits [link]
- Left Alone/Snap Her Split, One Shot Records, 2001
- Voodoo Glow Skulls/Left Alone Split, Smelvis Records, 2004
- Left Alone/Far From Finished Split, Do Tell Records, 2005
- Left Alone/Deadly Sins Split 7" (vinyl release) Durty Mick Records 2008
- Left Alone/Potato Pirates 7" (vinyl release) Smelvis Records 2011
Singles [link]
- The Question, Smelvis Records, 2001
- Wilmington, CA, Smelvis Records, 2002
- Lonely Ride (acoustic demo), Smelvis Records, 2002
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External links [link]
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Left Alone (Mal Waldron album)
Left Alone is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1959 and released on the Bethlehem label.
"Left Alone" is Waldron's signature song. He released an album of a similar title, Left Alone Live 1 (Fontana Records). It was recorded in Japan in 1971 and features Isao Suzuki (b) / Yoshiyuki Nakamura (dms) / Kohsuke Mine (A Sax). West 54 Records released the album on LP in 1980 as Left Alone: Mal Waldron Live.
The tracks "Left Alone" and "Catwalk" were released as two sides of a single; both were given four-star reviews by Billboard.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Although Waldron dedicated the album to Lady Day and talks about her a bit on the last track in a short interview with vibraphonist Teddy Charles (which was recorded a bit later), he actually only performs one song from her repertoire... McLean's emotional alto is such a strong asset on the title cut that one wishes he were on the rest of this worthwhile set."
Left Alone (song)
"Left Alone" is a jazz song written by singer Billie Holiday, and pianist/composer Mal Waldron and published by E.B. Marks. This is one of seven songs written by or co-written by Holiday that she never recorded.
Mal Waldron began working as pianist for Holiday in mid-1953. Holiday had intended to record the song a number of times but "always forget the damned sheet music." However, Waldron himself recorded the song on his 1959 album Left Alone, and near the end of the LP discusses the origin of the song.
An instrumental version of the song appeared on Joe Satriani's Time Machine in 1993.
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Self Made (album)
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Sales
The album debuted at number 21 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 70,000 copies in its first week.
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Left Alone
by: DarkseedA shining star it sinks
and spreads it's last silver rays
A short glance and then escape
to universal spheres
The last sinking star leaving us
and with it the last remaining truth
Mankind stained itself with sin
Wisdom changed to cold, we hunted everything
The last fleeing star says good-bye
We're left in loneliness
Stars we cannot buy
We're left alone
without warmth, without light
The stars, the moon they leave tonight
God is out of sight
We're left alone
without heart, without soul
We're left alone in fields of gold
The sun, the stars, the moon
returning home to God
Crying about the earth
We're lost in emptiness of space,
we're lost in emptiness of sense
Wounds we have to close