The Oldschool Tape includes professionally printed cassette package from Flossless Audio, with high quality artwork by Sammy Warm Hands himself. Bonus track included!
Includes unlimited streaming of Famous Last Words
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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The Goddamn CD
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
The Goddamn CD includes professionally printed digipak from Crushkill Recordings, with high quality artwork by Sammy Warm Hands himself. Bonus track included!
Includes unlimited streaming of Famous Last Words
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"Famous Last Words" is back and better than ever! One year after its sold-out debut, Sammy Warm Hands has re-edited and expanded his musical memoir. Includes a bonus chapter ("Vacant Eyes"), new photos, and an extended discography with 113 releases!
Description (first edition):
"Famous Last Words" tells the tale of how a young punk musician became one of the most prolific and versatile artists in rap. In his own words, Sam Wartenbee gives the back story behind more than 35 albums; over 17 years of non-stop music-making.
Discover the origins of Take 92 Music one album at a time: from the failure of his promising punk band, to the emergence of a hip-hop persona, "Famous Last Words" takes you on a journey that's as disarmingly honest as the songs themselves.
"Very readable... an engaging mix of pathos, anger, and humor." - William Kennedy, Eugene Weekly
"Sammy Warm Hands is one of my favorite rappers you've never heard." -Brando, SYFFAL.com
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The Book: 10 Years of Take 92 Music
Sammy Warm Hands' first book, "Famous Last Words: 10 Years of Take 92," celebrates the decade anniversary of Take 92 Music. From the failure of his promising punk rock band, to the unexpected emergence of a hip-hop persona (Sammy Warm Hands), "Famous" takes you on a journey that's as disarmingly honest as the songs themselves. 35 albums (chapters); 255 pages.
Includes unlimited streaming of Famous Last Words
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The Deluxe Edition
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
The Deluxe Edition includes "Famous Last Words" on CD (Crushkill Recordings) and cassette (Flossless Audio); plus a copy of the new book, "Famous Last Words: 10 Years of Take 92 Music."
Includes unlimited streaming of Famous Last Words
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lyrics
You'd be surprised to see the other side of the grind,
to find that I'm only on stage part of the time
While the rest is spent writing, organizing, recording, booking,
designing/ordering shirts, promoting, and getting signed
is the last thing on my mind, especially while on tour
Spent the whole day driving, not living it up, but surviving
Finally arriving, not even seeing a flyer or poster
Getting fired up—gotta find the promoter
Making sure we get the guarantee before doors open
or be worried all night, distracted
Hoping that i move a lot of merch at the table, so we can eat
I've got bills left at home, working three days a week
isn't cutting it—on one hand I'm really loving it
But on the other, I don't have the funds to be fronting it
And trust when I say the saddest part of the day
isn't only being homesick; putting away
seven CDs and three different shirts from the merch booth
without having sold a single thing is the worst, dude
The walk of shame: it hurts learning a lesson
but get the details in writing, no second guessing
because if I leave pissed, I flee to the next state
find a Motel 6, after some time to rest
Late check outs are the best, 'cause if we left too early
walk around bullshitting and spend the little we're earning
Then we're back at square one with negative funds
Gotta borrow each others money to make it through lunch
And it sucks, but you can make it up another night
No matter how rough it gets you never give up the fight
(ThatKidCry:)
Alright, you nevermind why we get this far
Yo, gimme the mic for two seconds—let me spit this hard
We livin' the life where rent's due, but we hit these bars
Drinking 'em free, on some tickets 'til they snip us off
I'll take the scissors and I'll shove 'em up their asshole
Threaten 'em for gas just to infiltrate their cash flow
You are the friend that promoters never asked for:
Charge you for your tickets that you don't have the fans for
New... you don't mind, you give 'em two hundred dollars
Grinding just to sell 'em, you're takin half off the offer
You only sell three tickets, which is 15 bucks
That's a hundred eighty-five for people to give me love
Still I'm showin' up, I travel early to the venue
I get one free drink... off the special dollar menu
Forget you... I learned my lesson on my 5th rap show
With a glorified local that just reps one flow
I moved on, now I struggle and I go on the road
Rent money's still late, had no shower, I'm broke
So Sammy, he said it perfect, yo, it's something I know
I'll never stop spitting letters anywhere that I go
We out
The ILLusionists approached their fifth album like it would be their last. "Death of a Salesman" is both a scathing attack on the 9-5 life and a battle cry for dreamers everywhere. Take 92 Music
supported by 8 fans who also own “Before Doors Open (feat. ThatKidCry)”
I have been listening to variations of this album a long time. I remember I was living in a cardboard dumpster when some young guy was like yo dude it's gonna rain come crash on my couch. He played The Many Faces of Oliver Hart for me. I fell in love, I set my favorite track as Rain because we looped it when the rain came. That was one of the early acts of kindness I received in the nearly 20 years I've been homeless. @NomadRoamsFree
supported by 7 fans who also own “Before Doors Open (feat. ThatKidCry)”
Sometimes you come across an artist that is compelled to do what they do.
I appreciate the musicality and the arrangement and the artistry of the songs. He sings and plays like his life depends on it. I appreciate the humanity of the lyrics… Like reading Tortilla Flats, or watching Nobody’s Fool.
Ceschi is a bright star. I’m glad he’s loose in the world. oldtruck
