The next Generation of Muzic: Started in 2007, "Concrete's Reign" Jumped on the scene with great expectations. A solid sound of Hip Hop/ Rock and Acoustic with the likes of "Everlast" and "Linkin Park"... what can go wrong? 'STOP LOSS'. A military term that would put a hold on their reality. Front man Bill Shaffer, formerly of the U.S. Army would say goodbye to other bandmates Josh Gardner and Jon Augustine who exceeded their military contract but was STOP LOSSED to go to Iraq for a year. Now months away from reuniting and working on their first full length album due this Fall, nothing will stop them this time around. Relocating to Orlando Flordia and adding new elements to the band they are more than ready. This is a collection of six tracks recorded in Savannah Georgia before their departure to Iraq.In a world where Paris Hilton is idolized for all but positive reasons and World governments are taken as a joke, the Concrete echo’s a cry of despair. There is a war going on, and it’s not just in Iraq... There’s a war within our own walls, with our own people and more importantly, within ourselves. The "constituents" of our country seem to care more about sustaining global financial interests rather than taking care of it’s own (i.e. the homeless, substandard education, medical, homeland security, etc.) Still, the Concrete remains and is comprised of the Father who has a family to feed while working two back to back jobs, the Soldier in Iraq fighting for his or her country and so on.. These are your average American's, "The Concrete Foundation" of our nation.
Beneath the cracks of the Concrete, lie their stories as they attempt to incorporate them into the surrealism of what is suppose to be real today. “What’s Lindsay Lohan wearing today?â€; “Paris has a new dog!†and "Check out my gold-chain!" This is the basis of what is built around us. Amongst the crowd there individuals who don’t buy into corporate America’s bullshit, they are what we refer to as the Concrete, the solidity that paves the way to a destination, the back bone of our Country. Often times, these people fail to realize this, as we are just a handful of the few that stray away from narrow mindedness. We are not heroes, nor do we claim to know the Concrete’s (the people's) untold truths of the generations before us and in this life.
Our music is not a movement, nor a tool to influence you what to do, say or think. We simply state that there is a huge gray area in the world today between truth and lies, the real and surreal, and what you do with it and how you utilize it is up to you. We can not worry about saving our Fathers generation or even ours, for it may be to late, however we can attempt to create and mold a better and brighter future for our sons and daughters yet to come. - Concrete’s Reign (William A.5 Shaffer, Jonny Augustine, Josh Gardner)Concretes Reign - White Boy
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