Greeley Estates

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Greeley Estates

Origin	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Years active	2002 – Present
Genres	Post Hardcore Rock Screamo
Labels	Record Collection
Members	Ryan Zimmerman Dallas Smith Brandon Hackenson Brian Champ Josh Applebach

Greeley Estates is a post-hardcore band from Phoenix, Arizona.

[edit] Biography

The five young men in Phoenix, Arizona’s post-hardcore outfit Greeley Estates have accomplished the near-impossible in their brief time together thus far – when the band formed in late 2002, none of the three original members (vocalist Ryan Zimmerman, guitarists Dallas Smith and Brandon Hackenson) had been in a band before; a little more than a year later, Greeley Estates has earned a cult following that stretches from Arizona’s Valley of the Sun to the listening parties at Austin’s South by Southwest conference, and released a slickly produced and packaged album, Outside of This, to wide acclaim.

Outside of This brims with introspective (and often pummeling) odes to heartbreak (“Tear My World Apart,” “Without You”), existential angst (“Glimpse,” “Sheltered”), and hope (“Not Alone,” “If Words Could Say”). Greeley Estates’ strength at songwriting – primarily the boys’ flair for dynamics and emotive musicianship – is the reason that audiences at their shows crowd toward the stage to sing and scream along with Zimmerman as he and the band wail through their set lists.

Greeley Estates is recognized as one of PureVolume’s top 10 unsigned artists with over 1,300,000 plays– an accolade supported by having album sales in the top 10 on Smartpunk since Oct. 2004. Their impressive distribution record further secured them a spot on the top 10 sales position on the Smartpunk chart for “Sales of All Time.” They were on selected dates on Vans Warped Tour 05'. Fans across the world will be able to get a taste of Greeley Estates as they are featured on the Punk the Clock Vol. 1 & 2 compilations, featuring artists such as Taking Back Sunday, Acceptance, Mae, and Underoath. Greeley Estates also secured a spot on the 2005’ Warped tour compilation.

Other accomplishments include: completing 3 U.S. tours since Nov. ‘04, a DVD entilted " The Death of Greeley Estates" released in May 05'", playing on the Taste Of Chaos tour and continuous radio spins on 103.9 in Phoenix. [Josh Applebach] loves stuffed animals, he especially loves it when fans bring him stuffed animals to shows!

Perhaps Greeley’s most distinctive contribution to the post-hardcore pantheon is its infectious positivity – even the most wrenching tales of lost love are, in the end, optimistic. “If we can do something with our music that has an effect on people's lives in the limited time that we're here, and able to make that effect a positive one, we just feel very blessed for the opportunity to make that happen,” Hackenson says with characteristic humility.

The band also played on the whole Vans Warped Tour in 2006, performing on the Hurley Stage.

[edit] Discography

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Outside Of This (2004)
1. "Sheltered"
2. "If Words Could Say"
3. "Through Waiting"
4. "Atom Doesn't Lie"
5. "What If"
6. "Tear My World Apart"
7. "Outside Of This"
8. "Until Tomorrow"
9. "Glimpse"
10. "Without You"
11. "Not Alone"
12. "Left For Dead / Bonus Track"

Caveat Emptor (EP) (2005)
1. "Angela Lansbury Keeps Guys Like You Off The Street"
2. "Life Is A Garden"
3. "Don't Look Away"
4. "This Song Goes Out To"
5. "Always"
6. "Y'all With The Vampire Squad?"
7. "Outside of This [Music Video][Enhanced Version]"
8. "Y'all with the Vampire Squad? [Music Video][Enhanced Version]"

The Death of Greeley Estates (DVD) (2005)

Far From The Lies (2006)
1. "The End Of All We Know"
2. "Too Much CSI"
3. "Life Is A Garden"
4. "Where Did You Go"
5. "Nothing Good Happens After Dark"
6. "Remember"
7. "Believe The Lies"
8. "Are You Listening"
9. "Secret"
10. "Through Waiting"
11. "This Moment"
12. "See Your Scars"