THE SITUATION

ARTIST / BAND: THE SITUATION
SONG (MP3): AMORALIA
ALBUM: The Situation
FILE UNDER: Indie / Alternative / Rock
LABEL: http://www.elephantstonerecords.com/
INFO: Brazen perfectionists and part-time fuck-ups, The Situation first emerged in 2001 as rising stars of a Philadelphia music scene starting to create waves nationally thanks to a wealth of extraordinary new talent. The group had its origin in late 1999 when Christopher Tucker -- pumped full of prescription opiates having just been discharged from the hospital after being jumped and beaten -- bumped into an old friend from Delaware, Joe Castro, at a Beck/Oasis show; Tucker had nicknamed him “Joey Marr” because of his agile guitar playing, referring to The Smiths’ renowned guitarist. The two agreed to try to form a band and started working together when Christopher impetuously left for Los Angeles with four hundred dollars at three A.M. in the middle of a blizzard sometime in January 2000.
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