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Kima & The Yellowtops - Built Up For Release

from It's All About Me: A Tribute to Jackie by Jackie and The Treehorns

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"After Jackie heard the Kima sound he started camping out for their shows all over the world. At the time, people liked to throw around words like 'restraining' and 'order'. But Jackie doesn’t ever like to put a label on things."
—Jackie

Jackie demanded that Kima & The Yellowtops be on The Tribute Album or it would get no green light from him. Never one to be shy about his adoration of Kima, Jackie is quoted as saying that, "she is the biggest single influence on the exploration Jackie has taken with his illicit side."

The song, "Built Up For Release", was a perfect fit for The Yellowtop sound. With it’s syncopated rhythm and explicit undertones, Kima slid right into her groove in the studio while Jackie looked on in awe from behind the glass. The significance of Kima's style on Jackie has been evident ever since. It was Kima that taught him how to use his instrument for other things besides music.

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I was writing a love song
You were reading poem
I was burning a candle
You were just getting going
And it just kept growing

I was looking for answers
You were looking to tease
I was watching your movements
You just did as you please

Gather around my cannon, baby
For I'm about the launch my assault on your world

And you build it up for release

You were lighting a cigarette
I was drinking some wine
You were wondering if you should let me
I was biding my time
Saving up for the climb

Gather around my cannon, baby
For I'm about the launch my assault on your world

And you build it up for release

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from It's All About Me: A Tribute to Jackie, released November 9, 2010
Steven: Vocals, Guitars
Eric: Drums
Frank: Bass

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Rooted in the basic tenets of rock, Jackie and The Treehorns create music from just outside the nation’s capital in Alexandria, VA and just outside the mainstream. Formed in 2009 and fronted by Steven Rubin under the guise of an altered ego (Jackie) and his band (The Treehorns) the group fight to keep the flames of the rock and/or roll fire lit with inspired original inventiveness. ... more

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