Difference between revisions of "Option 30"

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Option 30 was founded in 1982 by Tim "TK" Smith on guitars and vocals, Jim Nordstrom on bass and saxophone, Todd Nero on drums, and a teenage Trent Reznor on keyboards and vocals. Following Reznor's departure from the band in 1984, Option 30 continued as a trio and later a duo when Nero left the group in the late 1980s. This was Reznor's first band and his time in it was followed by a stint in The Urge.

Discography

The first release by Option 30 was a self-titled CD released in 1997 on Shriek Records. It consists of demos and an interview at a college radio station in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, recorded in the summer of 1983. Only 1000 copies of the album were made. After a Nine Inch Nails website linked to Shriek's site, the label seemed to have disappeared. Since the release of the CD, two albums were released digitally on the Timothy K. Smith Bandcamp page: Option 30: Live and Option 30: Almost. Reznor is featured on the latter, playing keyboards on "No Way Out".

Reznor had little to no input in the songwriting process, as most of the songs were written by Nordstrom and Smith. In addition to the original songs on the album, there are also three covers: "Icehouse" (originally recorded by Icehouse), "Der Kommissar" (originally recorded in German by Falco, covered with English lyrics by After The Fire), and "Lies" (originally by Thompson Twins).

Self-titled CD track listing

"Icehouse" â 4:24
"Edinboro radio interview" â 1:17
"Time & Chance" â 3:23
"Interview" â 3:13
"Abomination" â 3:02
"Interview" â 1:50
"Der Kommissar" â 4:11
"Interview" â 4:30
"Lies" â 3:19
"Interview" â 2:54
"Just Out Enough to be In" â 2:43
"Equal Rights" â 3:57
"Old Habits Die Hard" â 3:09
"Interview" â 1:10
"Pandora's Box" â 4:02

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-'''Option 30''' was founded in 1982 by TK Smith on guitars and vocals, Jim Nordstrom on bass and saxophone, Todd Nero on drums, and teenager [[Trent Reznor]] as a vocalist and keyboardist. Following Reznor's departure from the band in 1984, Option 30 continued as a trio until their split in 1986.
+[[Image:Option 30.jpg|thumb|Album Cover]]'''Option 30''' was founded in 1982 by Tim "TK" Smith on guitars and vocals, Jim Nordstrom on bass and saxophone, Todd Nero on drums, and a teenage [[Trent Reznor]] on keyboards and vocals. Following Reznor's departure from the band in 1984, Option 30 continued as a trio and later a duo when Nero left the group in the late 1980s. This was Reznor's first band and his time in it was followed by a stint in [[The Urge]].
-==''Option 30''==
-The band has only released one album consisting of demos from 1983, except for a live recording of "Ice House." The album was re-released in 1997 by Shriek Records, with bonus interview clips with the band from 1984. Soon after a [[Nine Inch Nails]] fan website linked to the Shriek Records website, it vanished; only 1000 copies were pressed, and they are extremely hard to find.
-Despite his later career, Reznor had little songwriting input; all songs were written by Smith and Nordstrom, with the exception of "Ice House" (a cover of a song by the band Icehouse), "Lies" (a cover of a song by The Thompson Twins), and "Der Kommissar" (a cover, with English lyrics, of a song by Falco).
+== Discography ==
+The first release by Option 30 was a self-titled CD released in 1997 on Shriek Records. It consists of demos and an interview at a college radio station in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, recorded in the summer of 1983. Only 1000 copies of the album were made. After a [[Nine Inch Nails]] website linked to Shriek's site, the label seemed to have disappeared. Since the release of the CD, two albums were released digitally on the Timothy K. Smith Bandcamp page: ''Option 30: Live'' and ''Option 30: Almost''. Reznor is featured on the latter, playing keyboards on "No Way Out".
-==Track listing==
+Reznor had little to no input in the songwriting process, as most of the songs were written by Nordstrom and Smith. In addition to the original songs on the album, there are also three covers: "Icehouse" (originally recorded by Icehouse), "Der Kommissar" (originally recorded in German by Falco, covered with English lyrics by After The Fire), and "Lies" (originally by Thompson Twins).
-# "Ice House"  – 4:24
+===Self-titled CD track listing===
+# "Icehouse"  – 4:24
 # "Edinboro radio interview"  – 1:17
 # "Time & Chance"  – 3:23
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 ==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_30 Option 30 at Wikipedia]
+*[[wp:Option 30|Option 30]] at Wikipedia
-*[http://myspace.com/tksmithproject Official Timothy Smith Group MySpace page]
+*[https://timothyksmithtribute.bandcamp.com/ Timothy K. Smith Group Bandcamp page]
 *[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=53065680 Official Waterhouse Recording (Jim Nordstrom) MySpace page]
-[[Category:Related to NIN]]
+[[Category:Early bands]]