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  Mark Joseph on Switchfoot on National Review Online
Occasionally Foreman and Switchfoot hint at answers, but mostly they stick with questions, adapting the technique first perfected by One who both inspired and annoyed the masses by seeming to first offer up at least as many questions as He did answers.
What the members of Switchfoot also have in common with their Master is a steady stream of complaints from fellow believers that they are not being clear enough in their music — that asking questions is good, but true and lasting spiritual transformation cannot take place amidst such vagaries.
Such seems to be the effect of Switchfoot's music, as song after song hammers the listener with disturbing questions — and only hints of answers.
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  Switchfoot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Switchfoot gained mainstream recognition after the inclusion of four of their songs in the 2002 movie A Walk to Remember.
On June 2 Switchfoot e-mailed a newsletter containing a free download of "Daylight to Break", and a statement from Tim implying that the band wants to have a new album out by the end of the year, as well as thanking their fans for helping keep the band together for ten years.
Switchfoot is often referred to as a "Christian band", mostly due to their involvement with the Christian rock scene in their early days.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Switchfoot   (2774 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Switchfoot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Switchfoot is an alternative rock / power pop / post-grunge band from San Diego, California, United States, whose intelligent lyricism focuses on spiritual and social themes.
A number of Switchfoot's songs were included in the 2002 movie A Walk to Remember.
Switchfoot's latest album, Nothing is Sound, was released on September 13, 2005.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Switchfoot   (309 words)

  
 SWITCHFOOT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
That stance earned the Switchfoot vocalist/guitarist and his bandmates (brother/bassist Tim Foreman, keyboardist Jerome Fontamillas and drummer Chad Butler) an invitation to attend last December’s Nashville summit for DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade for Africa), the charity organization founded by U2’s main man Bono to promote AIDS awareness and debt relief for developing nations.
Musically, Switchfoot draws as much from the Police and James Taylor as from the Beatles and Stevie Wonder to create swirling guitar pop, full of effortlessly arching melodies and textures that shift in continual, sensual motion.
Switchfoot’s roots can be traced back to the beaches of San Diego in the mid-‘90s, when the Foremans and Butler connected as surfers (Fontamillas joined in September of 2000).
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 Switchfoot Tickets, Switchfoot Concert Tickets at StubHub!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Switchfoot's thoughtful, intelligent lyrics that ponder everything from religion to philosophy set the band well apart from its contemporaries.
Switchfoot concert tickets are available, and this post-grunge band has been packing venues all over the country for years.
Switchfoot was formed in San Diego in 1996, and they began like many other bands - with a lot of struggle.
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 Rock On The Net: Switchfoot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Switchfoot (a surfing term) consists of Jon Foreman on vocals and guitar, his brother, Tim Foreman on bass and vocals, Jerome Fontamillas on guitar, keyboards and vocals (joining in 2002), and Chad Butler on drums.
Switchfoot won a Dove Ward for Modern Rock Song of the Year ("New Way To Be Human").
Switchfoot won San Diego Music Awards for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.
www.rockonthenet.com /artists-s/switchfoot.htm   (501 words)

  
 Switchfoot
It was made up of Switchfoot fans that had waited more than two hours in line for their favorite band to go on.
Switchfoot is currently touring and playing tracks from their new album, The Beautiful Letdown.
Switchfoot succeeded at getting the crowd got caught up in their music, but they also got me thinking, which is important with times the way they are today.
www.popentertainment.com /switchfoot.htm   (911 words)

  
 VH1.com : News : Life, Death, Social Entropy? Switchfoot Get Weighty On Oh! Gravity
Switchfoot compiled the effort from more than 60 songs they'd stockpiled over the years and then refined in the studio.
Switchfoot had so much material to pull from because they're always writing — on the road, at home, in the studio.
Switchfoot are currently on a 29-date tour of intimate venues that will wrap November 22 in Las Vegas.
www.vh1.com /news/articles/1544347/20061030/switchfoot.jhtml?headlines=true   (864 words)

  
 Switchfoot News
Switchfoot is nominated for three San Diego Music Awards, including an album-of-the-year nod for its "Nothing Is Sound" record.
Switchfoot, a San Diego-based alternative rock band, is one of the latest up and coming bands to hit the genre.
Influential hip-hop trio Cypress Hill and rock-radio regular Switchfoot are among the musical notables coming to Sarnia this weekend for a concert festival.
www.topix.net /who/switchfoot?scoring=r   (563 words)

  
 cMusicWeb.com: Switchfoot
The guys from Switchfoot talk about their new album, the TV movie that they're in, and how they're reaching out to the less fortunate.
All of this, Switchfoot says, is the reason that we are a "beautiful letdown," - we are the Lord's beautiful creations who have been corrupted by sin.
Switchfoot's sophomore album brings many new delights for the listener, and is more focused and stylized than their first album.
www.cmusicweb.com /modernrock/switchfoot/index.shtml   (767 words)

  
 Switchfoot - BIO / ChristianMusic.com
Being Switchfoot is all about putting a different foot forward, risking to change or be changed.
Switchfoot is a rock and roll family of sorts.
The “Switchfoot Sound” if there is such a thing has been simply an attempt to put every song on tape with the unique production that every individual song needs.
www.christianmusic.com /switchfoot/bio.html   (654 words)

  
 Crosswalk.com - SWITCHFOOT
Rock music may be their artistic vehicle of choice, but there is just so much more to these gentlemen than any series of guitar power chords, rhyming words and musical riffs could ever reveal.
Switchfoot counters this void by addressing materialism with "Company Car," and the meaning of life with "New Way to be Human," the title track on the new album.
Switchfoot is currently touring with {{Five Iron Frenzy}} on the Pants Across America Tour, which seems like a perfect touring fit for the guys.
www.crosswalk.com /540294.html   (1301 words)

  
 CMT.com : Switchfoot : Switchfoot's New LP, Surf Contest Affected By Instability   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman once read an interview with Bob Dylan (or at least he's pretty sure it was Dylan) in which after being asked if he was happy, the singer responded, "Happy is a yuppie word."
Switchfoot, whose The Beautiful Letdown was one of the surprise rock success stories of the past few years, wrote and recorded most of the follow-up on the road.
Switchfoot have yet to select the first single but have narrowed it down to three.
www.cmt.com /artists/news/1503055/05262005/switchfoot.jhtml   (866 words)

  
 Articles for Christian Marriage, Growthtrac- Switchfoot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Switchfoot wasn’t signing with re:think because its members had long dreamed of hearing themselves on Christian radio and seeing their faces on the cover of CCM, they simply wanted their music made available to anyone who might be interested.
While some may be surprised to find that the young Switchfoot never had aspirations of being known as a “Christian rock band,” it was the trio’s lack of aspirations in general that is even more surprising.
While Switchfoot’s reputation as musicians was on the rise in those days, it was the members’ reputation with people that often preceded them.
www.growthtrac.com /artman/publish/article_839.php   (1689 words)

  
 Christian Music Central: Christian Forum, Christian Music News, Christian Rock, Worship Music, Christian Artists, ...
Switchfoot's non-stop touring schedule-they performed 400 shows over the last two years-gave Foreman plenty of time to gnaw.
Switchfoot did go into a proper studio to cut drums and other parts.
Another example is "The Shadow Proves the Sunshine," which was inspired by a fact-finding trip Switchfoot took to South Africa in January 2005 to see for themselves the impact that poverty and disease has had on the region.
www.cmcentral.com /artists/38.html   (1017 words)

  
 Switchfoot : iSOUND.COM
Switchfoot is ever increasingly becoming known for their inspirational rock
Switchfoot is ever increasingly becoming known for their inspirational rock ballads.
Switchfoot got its beginning on the beaches of San Diego in the mid 1990’s.
www.isound.com /switchfoot   (500 words)

  
 Switchfoot : interview
Switchfoot (l-r): Jerome Fontamillas, Chad Butler, Jon Foreman and Tim Foreman.
For where Switchfoot's The Beautiful Letdown was released State-side two years ago and has been selling an average of 20,000 copies a week ever since, it is yet to get a look-in in the UK.
The idea of the band constantly interacting with their audience is one that comes across on CD too, particularly in the lyrics.
www.musicomh.com /interviews/switchfoot.htm   (1150 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Beautiful Letdown: Music: Switchfoot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Now, three albums later, Switchfoot proves they are as honest as ever, but refusing to settle into ruts or hold back.
This is Switchfoot's first CD and their debut in the soft rock arena was explosive not only for their awesome sound but also for their though provoking lyrics, and messages in their songs.
Switchfoot's "The Beautiful Letdown" is their greatest CD yet (not counting "Nothing is Sound") and they are, as the title...
www.amazon.com /Beautiful-Letdown-Switchfoot/dp/B000089IYW   (1571 words)

  
 San Diego Music Scene > Fun . Sign On San Diego . Com : Live music event listings, ticket alerts, reviews, venues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Switchfoot brings its inspirational, Third Eye Blind-esque rock repertoire back to the city where it all started.
In 2003, Switchfoot made the leap to major-label notoriety with its latest release, "The Beautiful Letdown" (Columbia).
Switchfoot will release "Nothing is Sound" on Sept. 13, 2005.
entertainment.signonsandiego.com /profile/185611   (192 words)

  
 MTV News | Switchfoot Pull Off Surf Tourney But Are Careful About Diving Into New LP
Switchfoot Pull Off Surf Tourney But Are Careful About Diving Into New LP San Diego rockers working with U2 producer on follow-up to Nothing Is Sound.
He jokes, but Switchfoot's albums are in many ways their babies, and they're treating their next one with extra-special care.
Switchfoot are shooting for a late 2006 release date.
www.mtv.com /news/articles/1533722/20060606/switchfoot.jhtml   (517 words)

  
 Switchfoot Hitting the Road for North American Tour in February - March
Switchfoot has been consistently drawing raves for the transcendent power of the group's live shows.
Switchfoot is: Jon Foreman (vocals, guitar); Tim Foreman (bass, backing vocals); Chad Butler (drums); Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals); and Andrew Shirley (guitar).
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www.earthtimes.org /articles/show/news_press_release,40093.shtml   (588 words)

  
 MusiChristian.com: Switchfoot - Nothing Is Sound
Switchfoot is probably the greatest band in the world, every one needs to buy this cd.
Well, the first Switchfoot CD I ever had is "The Beautiful Letdown" and even though I am fairly new to the band, I am highly anticipating this CD.
Their last CD was introduced to me by a friend and I liked some of the songs so I asked for it for my birthday and I got it.
www.musichristian.com /sys/product.php?PRODUCT=167664   (871 words)

  
 Switchfoot Bass Tabs @ Bass Masta.net
It's about change and movement, a different way of approaching life and music." Switchfoot gained mainstream recognition after the inclusion of four of their songs in the 2002 movie A Walk to Remember.
When Switchfoot was founded in 1997, the band consisted of Jon and his brother Tim, along with Chad on the drums.
Singer and actor Mandy Moore, who starred in the movie, sang Switchfoot's song " Only Hope" during a scene in the movie, and also did a duet with Jon Foreman for the soundtrack.
www.bassmasta.net /s/switchfoot   (257 words)

  
 Switchfoot Tickets - Cheap Switchfoot Concert Shows Tickets At Onlineseats
Shortly thereafter, Switchfoot signed a recording contract with the indie label re:Think, and issued their debut, The Legend Of Chin, in 1997.
Switchfoot is also an outspoken supporter of the DATA organization (Debt, AIDS, Trade for Africa), a group created by U2 leader Bono that offers aid to developing nations, as well as promoting AIDS awareness.
Switchfoot tickets may be purchased by following any of the links on this page.
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 USATODAY.com - Switchfoot takes giant leaps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Switchfoot: From left, Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Jerome Fontamillas and Chad Butler.
The California boys named their group Switchfoot after a surfing term.
The perks of fame: The members of Switchfoot have now had occasion to meet several of their idols, including U2's Bono, whom Jon consulted about data.com, a Web site promoting awareness of African debt aid and trade.
www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2004-01-06-on-the-verge-switchfoot_x.htm   (538 words)

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