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Untitled
Demo CD
(2001)
Tracklist:
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Fate is Blind
- Blueprint
- Little Miss Anything
- How Can We See (When We're Sleepin')
- Hang On
- I Wonder
- No One Really Knows
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Info: The band's first official release, this demo was pressed on CD-Rs and sold at shows from 2001 all the way until 2004. At least two versions of this demo exist -- the above seven song release, and an earlier four song demo. Flutist Jason Winters, percussionist Anthony Lomonaco, guitarist Mike Johnston and keyboardist Chris Rhees appear on this release.
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Family
Tree
(2003)
Tracklist:
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The Dual
- Second Sight
- Dear Abbey
- Flowers on the Doorstep
- Long Train Runnin'
- Settling for Nothing
- The Man Downstairs
- Sweet Inspiration
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Info: Family Tree's self-produced, self-titled debut album was released with much anticipation in late 2003. The CD featured many fan-favorites from live performances, including a cover of the Doobie Brothers song, "Long Train Runnin'."
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Silver
Lining
(2005)
Tracklist:
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Before the Weekend
- Waiting for the Day
- The Incredible Fred
- Silent Majority
- The Job
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Info: Info: Following the tragic death of drummer Andy Smith, the band recorded this five song EP in his memory. A version printed on CD-R was released to fans shortly after the record's completion, before a professionally pressed release was made available in early 2006.
Family Tree Prehistory:
A look back at RoundTree
Before starting Family Tree, Derek Smith, Andy Smith, and Kevin Turner were members of the band RoundTree with bassist Jonathan Reynolds. RoundTree sowed the seeds that eventually would sprout into Family Tree in 1998.
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Mercy
for the Kind
(1997)
Tracklist:
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Heaven is Truth
- Don't Feed Me Hate
- Change the Season
- Heard Enough
- More
- The Writing
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Info: RoundTree's first demo CD featured alt-rock influenced jams along with messages of love and peace that can be found in the music of Family Tree today. Still, this "embryonic Family Tree" CD has an overall sound that is quite different from its successor.
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"Mushroom
Man" EP
(1998)
Tracklist:
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Island
- Rain Fall Heavy
- Breathe In Slowly
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Info: Unlike Mercy for the Kind, this untitled CD, released shortly before the band's breakup, features a dynamic sound much more akin to what would become Family Tree. This is all too apparent in "Rain Fall Heavy," which was later reinvented as a Family Tree song and is still regularly played at shows to this day! This recording showcases some of RoundTree's strongest material, and is an interesting "missing link" from what RoundTree was and what Family Tree was to become.
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