Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Trivia Tuesday: From Decemberunderground

Here is the third installment in our new weekly series Trivia Tuesday. Last week we tackled Very Proud of Ya, and now it's time for Decemberunderground. If you have any other bits of Decemberunderground-related trivia, leave a comment or e-mail us and we'll post it with credit (be sure to provide a reputable source as well).
  • During the recording of the album, Davey was punched in the mouth by sound engineer Joe McGrath after failing to correctly sing a vocal part during 110 takes.
  • There are 37 claps in the bridge of Love Like Winter.
  • The song "Affliction" ends at approximately 3:37.
  • The voices on the hidden track "...And Then I'll Be Home" are from an album of vocal samples found here.
  • The dial tones during the bridge of "Summer Shudder" spell out the word thispis, which is the Greek word for affliction.
  • The first known lyrics from Decemberunderground were from the end of "The Interview."
  • The first known song title from Decemberunderground was "Kill Caustic" in 2004.
  • Decemberunderground was released on 6/6/06.
  • Rewinding the CD into minus time (before 0:00) will play a 20-second hidden intro to the album. This intro is just more ringing and can be heard at the beginning of the I Heard A Voice DVD (Credit: beneaththeinkk).
Posted by Kera at 10:26 AM
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18 comments:

  1. ThisSideUpNovember 3, 2009 at 11:11 AM

    Is there supposed to be a link to the album of vocal samples?

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  2. LynellMarieNovember 3, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    I never knew about the dial tones. That's interesting to know. Plus, I remember about Davey being punched. He talked about it in an interview.

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  3. xClutteredxChaosxNovember 3, 2009 at 11:54 AM

    I never knew that there were 37 claps in the love like winter bridge :O Clever, clever AFI :p

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  4. PabloNovember 3, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    I think it was supposed to be linked.I'm almost sure Davey being punched was something Davey made up or was a joke.

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  5. beneaththeinkkNovember 3, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    When/where was Kill Caustic unveiled?Also, I thought that part about thispis meaning affliction wasn't quite true. I thought it was one letter short of translating to affliction or something like that

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  6. beneaththeinkkNovember 3, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    Other trivia:Rewinding Prelude past 0:00 reveals a "hidden" introLove like winter and 37mm were supposed to be Blaqk Audio songs, but they wanted to incorporate non-electronic elements into them, so they made them AFI songsCarcinogen Crush, originally from the STS sessions, was re-recorded during DUThere are four outtakes from DU: including Carcinogen Crush, Ether, and Fainting Spells. The last outtake has yet to be released (its assumed to be The View From Here)

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  7. beneaththeinkkNovember 3, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    and correct me if i'm wrong, but I believe Kiss and Control and 37mm were never played live. And I'm not sure if Affliction ever was either

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  8. ClandestineNovember 3, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    I still love the fact that the album was released on my birthday. It made me happy.

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  9. KeraNovember 3, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    I thought he said he was punched in the shoulder.... I may have just thought that though, I don't see it in the article. Hm. Yay for trivia! :p

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  10. xXdarockermikeXxNovember 3, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Dan Smith the tattoo artist from LA ink sang the backing vocals for Decemberunderground!!!!

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  11. xXdarockermikeXxNovember 3, 2009 at 2:01 PM

    In the itunes LP Davey Havok the listening section he mentions the Joe Mcgrath hitting him (Joe Mcgrath who doesn't have to hit me but it's for the best)

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  12. xXdarockermikeXxNovember 3, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    Source:*iTunes LP *http://www.dansmithtattoos.com/band.html

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  13. Mark JohnstonNovember 3, 2009 at 4:12 PM

    @beneaththeinnkkI am pretty sure Kill Caustic was unveiled by the band making it the little tag thing on their Myspace. I'm pretty sure at least. It may have been confirmed before that, but this was months before the album dropped so I am pretty certain.

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  14. MiniMissMurderNovember 3, 2009 at 7:04 PM

    How do the dial tones "spell" thispis? Can someone explain? I've heard of a few different ways.

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  15. ThisSideUpNovember 3, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    Oh... That clip is really sad. That poor woman!

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  16. KeraNovember 3, 2009 at 8:03 PM

    It is sad. It also kinda makes me sad to know where it's from. Ruins he mystery of it, kinda.

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  17. MorphineNovember 4, 2009 at 12:44 AM

    Does anyone have that interview in which Davey talked about being punched?

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  18. johnNovember 15, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    @minimissmurder:they are speeled in a way you spell when you write text messages. each button makes unique sound.so if it's bep-bep, beep-beep-beep you press for an example two-two four-four-four and thus being spelled "BI" on you'r cell phone. i hope i cleared that up for ya :)

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