Bonus MP3: The Captive - "The Mouth"

By Darryl Smyers Fri., Apr. 10 2009 at 4:41 PM

Categories: MP3s

Hailing from Arlington, the four members of The Captive, who've been involved in several other local bands prior, now have a debut EP, The Way You Behave, to pimp out. Singer/guitarist Ryan Piper was nice enough to offer up this free MP3 of one of the EP's best cuts, "The Mouth," for your scrutiny, after the jump.

Bonus mp3: The Captive - "The Mouth"

Pretty cool, huh? Kind of indie and then kind of emo, with a solid hook and a killer chorus. Catch the band at The Door Fort Worth tonight along with Visceral and We Were Young.

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I love their music it is so cool
DUDE! Derek showed me your stuff! it is so awesome! not the usual style of music that I listen to, but i love it! ROCK ON!!!!
never heard you guys before today but you have a great sound, very ACB. and i listened to your stuff on myspace and it's even better. do another show in fort worth soon.
I saw your show in San Marcos last night! It was awesome! :) you guys are all really gifted!
Your band is infantile. Just admit your doing it to get rich and get laid. Just be honest. Is it that hard? These people posting on here are all obviously fake. Just like you. Just like your music. Jesus, protect us from your followers!
It isn't Chris G. It is Eric Nystrom. He is back again and determined to bring The Captive down.
It isn't Chris, it's Eric Nystrom. Back again, determined to bring The Captive down.
Yeah Chris, good one.
I think Fakebook is really Chris G. pranking the crap out of all of us. LOL@ChrisGildea!
Hey guys, I caught the show in Sewell Park last night. It was good stuff. I really liked the "new one"! Y'all have a sweet sound. Keep up the good work.
This band has yet to disappoint... love "the mouth," fantastic song. Keep up the great work guys.
This might just be the most amazing album in the history of recorded music. The idea that a DOCTOR would strap on a guitar and write an entire album based on body parts is BRILLIANT. The first single "The Mouth" says it all - "We're here to tell you how to live!" "The Nose" is pretty succinct, too - "We smell the Devil!" "The Foot" is kinda passive-aggressive - "Step off, or we're gonna kick your ass!" "The Back" pretty much says "This is me walking away from drugs and alcohol and sex and video games" "The Finger" is all about "the bird", a filthy gesture reserved for the members of Nation of Islam and Bill Maher "The Thumb" is all about Christian rock within the context of Real Music - "Can we catch a ride in the Devil's slab?" "The Eye" kinda backfired on them - "What? Christians watch more pornography than any other religious group? Uh oh." "The Penis" is all about being trapped in the desert and having to drink your own urine. And then there is the hidden track... "The Asshole" - which is all about the ongoing aspiration to ignorant anonymity. What an amazing artistic statement! Somewhere inbetween Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and Bob Seger's "Like Iraq"... minus all the drugs and Devil worship. Praise Jah!
Hey everyone! In case anyone has forgotten, this article is supposed to be about the band, not ourselves. Although it has been funny to read all the comments of people making complete fools of themselves, let's not forget that this group of talented guys is trying to get their band out there. I understand that some fake names have been used, but there are real fans on here that are trying to support these guys, despite what anyone may think. It would be greatly appreciated if the comments from now on were only from real supporters of the band and anyone else can just hold their thoughts in their heads or maybe for funzies write it down in a journal or something.
dear fakebook, what makes the same anonymous as before such a genius? i want to know because i am trying to be the greatest anonymous there ever was or ever will be so some advice would be great, especially from you because you are one of those people that everyone loves. xoxo, not the same anonymous as before
Anonymous comments are like assholes- they all look the same, and they're usually full of shit. But you're not. You're a genius. You're the lone exception. (If anybody has ever seen "Flight of the Conchords", this guy is like the male "Mel", the lone fan for this Christian rock combo. He's willing to do anything to make them feel special, including making up 35 fake names and posting 35 fake comments to make it look like they have a rabid following. He's awesome!!! He follows them around everywhere; from church to Young Life to Boy Scouts to Arby's and then back to church... every weeknight. After tucking them all in bed, he watches a replay of the Glenn Beck show and then jerks off to a Creed CD.)
I feel I may have been misunderstood previously. My comment was meant to imply that everyone hates your stories and that you ought not continue torturing us with your prideful ramblings. I apologize for any confusion and I hope this has cleared things up. For any further advice see "Fuckbook"'s comment. Yours Truly, Same anonymous as before
OK, here's another delicious anecdote: Once there was a girl who went to the same high school I did. Not at the same time, mind you, but that's neither here nor there. Her father was a Deacon in the church. She sang in the choir. They were a very religious family. Dad soon came up with the idea of encouraging his daughter to become a Christian pop singer. Cha-ching. Her first demos were atrocious. Even she admits it. Dad still thought they were great. They were songs by his little girl, after all. This was the word of God. It was a match made in Heaven. Then, like a shot out of the dark, her tits starting getting huge. So big, in fact, that she used to cry herself to sleep at night. "I'm a freak!" she screamed into the abyss. "God is punishing me!" (She was a freak, btw. She looked like a long-boobed mongoose. Maybe she was part hyena.) So she quit school in shame and threw herself into her singing. Dad got a bright idea: ditch the Christian shit and take his daughters boobs straight to the sinners and sickies. His girl landed a record deal with Sony and it was on. Never did get that high school diploma. Of course, since she sold her soul to Satan, she wouldn't be needing any high school diploma. She landed a key role in the film "Dukes of Hazzard". Now she was rich. Her first album sold so many copies that Dad was able to wrangle a record deal for her kid sister. Cha-ching. Soon both of them were platinum-selling recording artists spreading the word of God. Or teenage sex. Or whatever delivered the Benjis. Then the older sister hooked up with the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, aka "God's Team". This was not good. Satan was seen in one of Jerry Jones' private boxes at Texas Stadium during the playoffs. Of course, Dallas lost every game that she attended. As soon as the season was over, mongoose boobs went back into the studio to record a country and western album. Dad figured maybe she could reconnect with mainstream America; people of God and guns and pick-up trucks and meth labs. Cha-ching, right? (Silence.) That didn't work out so well for anybody. Less than a year later, the new record label dropped her like a hot crack pipe. Pictures of her wearing high-top Sears brand blue jeans appeared in National Enquirer, and the mainstream media picked up on the fact she now weighs 210 lbs. God had apparently had enough. He doesn't like people ditching him to get rich. I don't blame him. The moral of the story: if you share the same last name as O.J. Simpson, you won't be too hard to find in the TMZ database.
Lolz, this is getting out of hand...
Dear FakeBook, observe this. GET FUCKED IN ASS!! get some! Fuckbook
hey just wanted to say that i love you guys...you have really come a long way. believe me..i would know. i miss you.
hey liles, first of all kick-ass name. second, can you please tell us all another one of your delicious anecdotes? thank you so much. one of your many fans, anonymous
I'm Fakebook. You couldn't tell? I don't need you to feel bad for me. It doesn't matter if this band is the next U2. (Honestly, I didn't even listen to the song. I didn't need to.) I just know manufactured hysteria when I see it. The majority of these comments are from people who don't really exist. Just admit it. So how many CDs have they actually sold? 50? 75? Or is it more like 100,000? This reminds me of when MTV had this phone-in contest where local bands all over the country were competing for a record deal with CBS Records. 4RU set up a bank of phones at the Fast and Cool Club, and they had their friends come down and call in voting for them over and over and over again. Of course, when it was all over they won the contest with over 15,000 votes. The next band came in a close second with like 104 votes.
Ha who is this fakebook guy? Last comment I started to feel bad for you. You don't like this band...Wonderful! I think these guys know what's up and have good heads on their shoulders. I like them...that's also wonderful! Hope this is a joke on your part.
Jesus knows what's going on here. The liars, posers and blasphemers will suffer eternal damnation and burn in Hell forever. Confess your sins or prepare to meet The Beast.
hey i just really wanna talk about how smart i am and how i know everything about music. that cool with you? okay yeah well i think i have all your songs figured out and stuff and i just think im really cool for that. but good job cause you almost fooled this DC9 reader!! oh and all these comments are fake because i would know. i personally asked each person that left you a comment if they have been to a show or listened to your music...and oh crap...they acually have so nevermind... i hate your music. i dont know why im wasting my time leaving this comment because its USELESS to come to a website and just talk crap about people, but i guess i have nothing better to do so here ya go, fakebook! let me know if you ever wanna go to a slayer concert or sit around and check people's IP addresses cause i love doing that. oh and while we are at it, lets go insult other bands because thats really a constructive use of time.
Wow, over 50 comments about a local christian emo band? When the band first sent me the song, I had no idea they were christian. I still don't care. I liked the way the song started, but thought it got a little generic towards the end. Jeff is right though about some christian bands seeming afraid to sing about jesus. of course dylan did that in the 70's and those particular albums sucked. but van morrison has sung about spirituality his whole career and most of his stuff is great. either way, a lot of stuff that ends up under labels like "christian rock" or "Christian emo" or, god forbid, "christian punk" is lame in the extreme. the fact that this particular band seems to have a rabid, optimistic fan base is a good thing, i think, in these cynical times. again, not the kind of music i normally listen to, but good instrumentation, quality production and a decent nod towards originality.
Awesome lyrics. Can't wait for more.
The people who keep making the rude comments need to probably just shut their mouths. I am sick of people always being negative about life and about how other people are living. These guys have a good thing going and for you ole fakebook to come in here and bash them is just downright for lack of better words: Main Entry: retarded Definition: limited Synonyms: backward, birdbrained, defective, dim, dim-witted, dopey, dull, dumbbell, dumbo, dumdum, dummy, exceptional, feeble-minded, gorked, half-witted, held back, imbecile, lamebrained, mentally defective, moronic, numbskull, opaque, pinhead, retardo, sappy, simple, simple-minded, slow, slow-witted, stupid, subnormal, touched, underachieving, weak so just get off your high horse and go check out another page - go here http://crunkish.com/top-ten-ways-to-cope-with-depression/ everyone is different.
Why is it the best thing anyone can ever say about a Christian band is that they don't sound Christian? What are you people afraid of? Own the courage of your convictions. Kanye West released "Jesus Walks" as a single and it was all over the radio. Why are you guys so oblique about your subject matter? If your songs aren't about faith, salvation, redemption, morality ("How You Behave") or spirituality, then what are they about? Are you afraid to say Jesus' name in your songs because it might minimize the size of your potential audience?
Yep, thats me who just left 3 comments in a row. I'm an idiot. Ryan
Not to say that the EP name doesn't have spiritual undertones of instances from our own lives, but it was deliberately left open enough to be applied to the lives of more than just Christians. Ryan
P.S. Not to say that there aren't spiritual undertones of our own lives, but the EP name is deliberately left open for interpretation for people other than Christians.
"The Way You Behave" has nothing to do with being preachy, but everything to do with individuals. It's not about sin, or redemption, or Jesus. It's about people doing things they honestly don't want to do. Keeping quiet on the outside and screaming on the inside. This is a social commentary as well as a personal evaluation. I hate doing things people expect me to do, but I do them anyway. I'm sure its the same for a lot of people. It's meant to point that out, and make people do what they should do, and stop doing what other people expect them to do. Not point out sin. If all you look for in music is a song that will pump you up or get you pissed than I feel sorry for you. Sorry, our music will never do that. You guys gotta start thinking before you just go and assume things and insult other people in the process. There's already enough of that going around. Ryan
Compared to Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast", this sounds like the Osmond Brothers. Who calls their album "The Way You Behave"? Preachy much?
Wow! Even <i>I</i> love this music! Keep a-rockin'!
Im diggin the tunes fellas. Keep on working!
I don't know... I personally have some questions about God and I think its obvious that these guys do too. It doesn't seem to me like they're forcing God on anyone-I've seen them twice and both times they never even mentioned it. I admire the fact that they let the music speak for itself and let the listener interpret it however they want. They aren't your typical underoath-type band that has to mention it every time they get a chance. Its just like, "take what you want from this." I dig it guys, keep up the good work.
sorry, but the whole premise of Christian rock or metal just seems wrong... like Muslim country and western music. some things are sacred and just shouldn't be fucked with. rock and roll belongs to the devil.
Fakebook, I respect that reply. Im glad your honest. You sound very intelligent. Hope its not you being some pseudo intellectual. Once again I will say that you don't know us, and you are judging us just a bit. Contact us personally if you want to keep on talking. Love to throw some ideas around. Thecaptivemusic@gmail.com -Chris
"You don't know us apparently, so do not pretend like you do." I don't need to know you. Chris, in the name of Christ, how many of these posters are real people, and how many of them are you or the other band members pretending to be fans? It's not hard to check IP addresses, you know. The Red Flag: Even the very best bands in town- ones who have had national releases, TV appearances and all kinds of international exposure- NEVER get 35 straight positive comments on a blog item for a single mp3. It just doesn't happen. (If so, you'd see 35 comments every time Fair to Midland, Erykah Badu, Rev. Horton Heat or Old 97's released a new song. St. Vincent has been written up extensively in the New York Times and has played all over the world. How many comments for her new video posted last week? One.) It's nice to have enthusiasm, but you're crazy if you think you can fake your way to a fat paycheck. Seriously. You don't think regular DC9 readers can't see through this BS? (As for my personal opinion, "The Mouth" does what a mouth does: it sucks. Predictable arrangement, pedestrian execution, and an artless lyrical message. God doesn't need anymore preachers dressed up as rock stars. I suggest grabbing a copy of Slayer's "Reign in Blood", soaking up the lyrics, and starting over as member of Satan's Spawn.)
Dear Fakebook, Ha I'm glad you wrote that. I hope things get better for you. The fact that you said those things, tells us a little about you. You don't know us apparently, so do not pretend like you do. You might of said some true things, but the false ideas outweigh the suspected truth. but Im sorry that it bothered you enough to write that comment. Thats unfortunate. -Chris
yeah, somebody's got a "street team" with a lot of time on their hands, huh? christian emo bands always have the lamest fake comments. "AWESOME!", "I can never stop listening to this!", "Ya'll are so good!", "You guys are RAD!", "I'M LOVIN' IT!" It's like a fuckin' McDonald's commercial up in here. Jesus knows what you're doing. You can't manufacture hysteria with false pretense.
pete you've come across the newest local sensation!
I love you guys! Can't wait to see you again soon! :)
They are the best! Rocking Christian music, does it get any better than this, seriously! They rock out to God! The Captive are awesome and they not only walk the walk but they talk the talk! Rock on!
The Captive is legit. And should be in print. Love- To The Call
Lovin' it!
This band is definitely one of my favorite bands. The live show makes such an impact and sounds just as good or better. If your reading this, go to itunes now and get their EP.
AAAWWWWW THE CAPTIVE!!!
I have been following these guys for a while the music just grasps you and keeps you interested. Keep it up guys, yall are going places!
I bought y'alls CD at one of your shows, and you guys are amazing!
Y'all are soooo good!!
Thanks! You guys are awesome... Just bought the whole CD on itunes! Love the whole thing.
Dang, this song is awesome!!
you guys are rad
I just ran across this blog, and dig what I am hearing! I missed the show last night, but when do these guys play next? Keep us updated!
You guys are awesome! keep the good time a rollin
These guys are amazing musicians with catchy rhythms and and lyrics. The Way You Behave is an incredible album and worth checking out. Amazing music, Love for God, Awesome guys!
These guys are amazing musicians with catchy rhythms and and lyrics. The Way You Behave is an incredible album and worth checking out. Amazing music, Love for God, Awesome guys!
NIce to see some good music playing locally. These guys know whats up and cant wait to check out a live show again. 10 times better live from the already impressive recordings. Energy and emotion in the hearts of these guys! wonderful!
sweet guys and totally sweet music! For sure worth checkin out.
i love the way these particular sound waves vibrate against my ears and are subsequently interpreted by my brain!
It is in may that you take tweezers and an angry angry angel if any to dunk and dive pretty darn deep into the down town area deep to find and even mercilessly rip lots of the tall mossy weeds when it's from yours or the guts and bowels and especially of yours or my subtly boring breathing spitting sneezing technique. Highlight every third word in this (run on) sentence for a surprise!
These guys rock on and off the stage. The more they play, the less the drummer has to run into burning buildings, so help a brother out and go see them play.
This music makes me think about life. The live shows are raw and personel. Amazing people. Listen and cherish the music!
really awesome band. had them come play down in big NACOGDOCHES a couple months ago and they def. rock. they are solid guys with some good music playin skillz
i pretty much love this music.
Awesome music and great guys!
Super legit. =] I had heard some of the member's old band stuff, but I'm definitely liking the new stuff a lot.
i dig the jams
I CAN NEVER STOP LISTENING TO THIS MUSIC
I love these guys! I have seen them perform a couple of times. They are really talented and I would pay a lot more than I have to in order to get to watch them live some more!
i have only seen them play once and they were pretty dang good. definitely worth going out to see them! seem like nice guys, but who knows?
These guys just might be my favorite Dallas-area band. Fun shows, too.
These guys are for real! I personally know most of them and they're great guys. They are extremely talented and will amount to so much in the music industry and life.
these guys are the best! Check them out!
Best up-and-coming local band in the area.
boom shakalaka! keep it up yall. goood stuff.