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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Classic Crime
| name = The Classic Crime
| image = The Classic Crime at the Party At The Pier Silverdale Washington.jpg
| image = The Classic Crime at the Party At The Pier Silverdale Washington.jpg
| caption =The Classic Crime playing at the Party At The Pier in Silverdale, WA.
| caption = The Classic Crime playing at the Party At The Pier in Silverdale, Washington.
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| background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
| originally = [[Orizon]]
| origin = [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], US
| origin = [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], US
| genre = [[Christian punk|Alternative rock]],<ref name="AMG vagabonds">{{cite web|title=Vagabonds|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/vagabonds-r1735515/review|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|author=Heaney, Gregory|format=album review}}</ref> [[post-grunge]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Albatross|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/The_Classic_Crime/Albatross/18826/|publisher=[[Cross Rhythms]]|accessdate=7 May 2012|author=Tony Cummings|authorlink=Tony Cummings|format=album review|date=July 2006}}</ref> [[post-hardcore]],<ref name="Seattle Sessions AP">{{cite web|title=The Seattle Sessions|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=440001|work=[[AbsolutePunk]]|publisher=[[Buzz Media]]|accessdate=7 May 2012|author=Matthew Tsai|format=album review|date=July 2008|quote=...[T]he album mostly stays away from the pop-punk/post-hardcore blend the band is known for.}}</ref> [[pop punk]]<ref name="Seattle Sessions AP" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Vagabonds|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/music/reviews/2010/vagabonds-mini.html|work=[[Christianity Today]]|accessdate=7 June 2012|author=Hurst, Josh|year=2010}}</ref><!--DO NOT ADD GENRES UNLESS YOU CAN CITE THEM WITH RELIABLE SOURCES! -->
| genre = [[Christian punk|Alternative rock]],<ref name="AMG vagabonds">{{cite web|title=Vagabonds|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/vagabonds-r1735515/review|work=[[AllMusic]]|author=Heaney, Gregory|format=album review}}</ref> [[post-grunge]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Albatross|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/The_Classic_Crime/Albatross/18826/|publisher=[[Cross Rhythms]]|accessdate=7 May 2012|author=Tony Cummings|authorlink=Tony Cummings|format=album review|date=July 2006}}</ref> [[post-hardcore]],<ref name="Seattle Sessions AP">{{cite web|title=The Seattle Sessions|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=440001|work=[[AbsolutePunk]]|publisher=[[Buzz Media]]|accessdate=7 May 2012|author=Matthew Tsai|format=album review|date=July 2008|quote=...[T]he album mostly stays away from the pop-punk/post-hardcore blend the band is known for.}}</ref> [[pop punk]]<ref name="Seattle Sessions AP" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Vagabonds|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/music/reviews/2010/vagabonds-mini.html|work=[[Christianity Today]]|accessdate=7 June 2012|author=Hurst, Josh|year=2010}}</ref><!--DO NOT ADD GENRES UNLESS YOU CAN CITE THEM WITH RELIABLE SOURCES! -->
| years_active = 2004&ndash;present
| years_active = 2004&ndash;present
| label = [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]], [[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]]
| label = [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.theclassiccrime.com/}}
| associated_acts = [[Vocal Few]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.theclassiccrime.com/}}
| current_members = Matt MacDonald<br/>Paul "Skip" Erickson<br/>Alan Clark<br/>Robert "Cheeze" Negrin
| current_members = Matt MacDonald<br/>Paul "Skip" Erickson<br/>Alan Clark<br/>Robert "Cheeze" Negrin
| past_members = Justin DuQue
| past_members = Justin DuQue
}}
}}


'''The Classic Crime''' is an American [[rock music|rock]] band from [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] formed in 2004. The band's current lineup consists of Matt MacDonald (vocals, guitar), Alan Clark (bass), Robert "Cheeze" Negrin (guitar), and Paul "Skip" Erickson (drums, vocals). They have released three albums and an [[Extended play|EP]] on [[Tooth & Nail Records]], two of which, ''[[The Silver Cord]]'' (2008) and ''[[Vagabonds (The Classic Crime album)|Vagabonds]]'' (2010), charted in the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. In July 2011, the band left Tooth & Nail to produce a fourth album with the help of fan donations via [[Kickstarter]], called ''[[Phoenix (The Classic Crime album)|Phoenix]]'' (2012). In April 2016, The Classic Crime created a [[Kickstarter]] to raise funds for a fifth studio album. Within three hours they acquired the necessary $30,000 for the album. On April 28, 2017 they released their fifth studio album titled ''[[How to Be Human (The Classic Crime album)|How to Be Human]]''(2017).
'''The Classic Crime''' is an American [[rock music|rock]] band from [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], formed in 2004. The band's current lineup consists of Matt MacDonald (vocals, guitar), Alan Clark (bass), Robert "Cheeze" Negrin (guitar), and Paul "Skip" Erickson (drums, vocals). They have released three albums and an [[Extended play|EP]] on [[Tooth & Nail Records]], two of which, ''[[The Silver Cord (The Classic Crime album)|The Silver Cord]]'' (2008) and ''[[Vagabonds (Classic Crime album)|Vagabonds]]'' (2010), charted in the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. In July 2011, the band left Tooth & Nail to produce a fourth album with the help of fan donations via [[Kickstarter]], called ''[[Phoenix (Classic Crime album)|Phoenix]]'' (2012). After the success they found in the crowdfunding approach with Phoenix, the band continued using Kickstarter as a means to fund their albums, subsequently releasing ''What Was Done: Vol. 1'' in 2014, ''How to Be Human'' in 2017, ''Patterns in the Static'' in 2020, and ''Grim Age'' in 2023.


==Background==
==Background==
Their debut album ''[[Albatross (The Classic Crime album)|Albatross]]'' was released on May 23, 2006. The band currently has an estimated 10 million plays on [[Myspace]]. ''Albatross'' had the highest debut sales in the history of Tooth & Nail records with over 4,000 sales in the first week it was released.<ref name="HM - Internet Exclusives">[http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/hm_news_update_week_ending_331200703/index.php HM - Internet Exclusives<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The band's second full-length record, ''[[The Silver Cord]]'' was released July 22, 2008. They also released an EP, ''Acoustic Seattle Sessions''. They finished their third record ''Vagabonds'', which was released April 6, 2010.<ref name="Facebook Fanpage">[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3968370&id=7500037115 Facebook Fanpage Photo]</ref>
Their debut album ''[[Albatross (Classic Crime album)|Albatross]]'' was released on May 23, 2006. The band accumulated an estimated 10 million plays on [[Myspace]]. ''Albatross'' had the highest debut sales in the history of [[Tooth & Nail Records]] with over 4,000 sales in the first week it was released.<ref name="HM - Internet Exclusives">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/hm_news_update_week_ending_331200703/index.php |title=HM - Internet Exclusives |access-date=2008-02-10 |archive-date=2008-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218073251/http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/hm_news_update_week_ending_331200703/index.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The band's second full-length record, ''[[The Silver Cord (The Classic Crime album)|The Silver Cord]]'' was released July 22, 2008. They also released an EP, ''Acoustic Seattle Sessions''. They finished their third record ''Vagabonds'', which was released April 6, 2010.<ref name="Facebook Fanpage">[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3968370&id=7500037115] {{dead link|date=March 2020}}</ref>


The band has toured with [[A Change Of Pace]], [[A Static Lullaby]], [[Quietdrive]], [[I Am Ghost]], [[Relient K]], [[So They Say]],<ref name="HM - Internet Exclusives"/> [[Just Surrender]], [[Powerspace]], [[Mest]], [[Allister]], [[Aiden]], and [[Scary Kids Scaring Kids]].<ref>[http://www.theclassiccrime.com/ The Classic Crime<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> They have also toured with fellow [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]] bands [[Anberlin]], [[Emery (band)|Emery]], [[MxPx]], [[Project 86]], [[The Fold]], and [[Run Kid Run]]. The band was on both the 2006 and 2008 [[Warped Tour]]. The Classic Crime is also going on a Headlining ATTICUS tour with [[A Change of Pace]], [[Lower Definition]], [[Tyler Read (band)|Tyler Read]], [[Jet Lag Gemini]], and [[Artist vs Poet]]. They toured in 2009 with [[Relient K]] and [[Owl City]].
The band has toured with [[A Change of Pace]], [[A Static Lullaby]], [[Quietdrive]], [[I Am Ghost]], [[Relient K]], [[So They Say]],<ref name="HM - Internet Exclusives"/> [[Just Surrender]], [[Powerspace]], [[Mest]], [[Allister]], [[Aiden]], and [[Scary Kids Scaring Kids]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theclassiccrime.com/|title=The Classic Crime|website=Theclassiccrime.com|accessdate=2020-03-16}}</ref> They have also toured with fellow Tooth & Nail bands [[Anberlin]], [[Emery (band)|Emery]], [[MxPx]], [[Project 86]], [[the Fold]], and [[Run Kid Run]]. The band was on both the 2006 and 2008 [[Warped Tour]]. The Classic Crime also went on a Headlining ATTICUS tour with A Change of Pace, [[Lower Definition]], [[Tyler Read (band)|Tyler Read]], [[Jet Lag Gemini]], and [[Artist vs Poet]]. They toured in 2009 with [[Relient K]] and [[Owl City]].


They were no longer signed to Tooth & Nail Records as of July 2011.<ref>[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2344651]</ref> With the assistance of a Kickstarter fundraising project, the band released the album, [[Phoenix (The Classic Crime album)|Phoenix]], on August 14, 2012.
They were no longer signed to Tooth & Nail Records as of July 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chorus.fm/|title=chorus.fm|website=Chorus.fm|accessdate=2020-03-16}}</ref> With the assistance of a Kickstarter fundraising project, the band released the album ''[[Phoenix (Classic Crime album)|Phoenix]]'' on August 14, 2012.


On November 8, 2011, Justin that he would be leaving the band following the December 16 concert at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle, WA. He went on to say that he was leaving the band on good terms to pursue a career in health care and to devote more time to being a father.<ref name="Official Facebook Page">[http://www.facebook.com/theclassiccrime/posts/10150351031822116 Official Facebook Page]</ref>
On November 8, 2011, Justin announced that he would be leaving the band following the December 16 concert at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle, Washington. He went on to say that he was leaving the band on good terms to pursue a career in health care and to devote more time to being a father.<ref name="Official Facebook Page">[http://www.facebook.com/theclassiccrime/posts/10150351031822116] {{dead link|date=March 2020}}</ref>


Matt MacDonald formed a side project with his wife, Kristie, called Vocal Few. They composed an EP to raise money to provide for their daughter, Praise, who was born December 12, 2011.
Matt MacDonald formed a side project with his wife, Kristie, called Vocal Few. They composed an EP to raise money to provide for their daughter, Praise, who was born December 12, 2011.


In December 2012, The Classic Crime became the second band to go public on The New York Rock Exchange. (http://tcc.newyorkrockexchange.com)
In December 2012, the Classic Crime became the second band to go public on The New York Rock Exchange.


==Christianity==
==Christianity==
Some fans have assumed that The Classic Crime is a [[Christian]] band due to being signed on to [[Tooth & Nail Records]]. Also adding to the confusion is that many music stores and online sales list The Classic Crime as a Christian band for the same reason. This is true of [[iTunes Store]]. Also, all four of The Classic Crime's full-length albums have charted on Billboard Music's [[Top Christian Albums]] music chart.<ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the classic crime|chart=all}}</ref> However, The Classic Crime does not label themselves a "Christian" band. As Matt writes on TCC's discussion board, "We believe faith is personal, and can be only held by an individual person. To entitle a group 'Christian' would be to assume that the group has a collective soul, or at least individual souls tied to a solid collective belief. Not everyone in our band is decidedly set in their faith, and we respect that."<ref>[http://theclassiccrime.com/smf/index.php?topic=124.0]</ref>
Some fans have assumed that the Classic Crime is a [[Christian music|Christian]] band due to being signed on to [[Tooth & Nail Records]]. Also adding to the confusion is that many music stores and online sales list the Classic Crime as a Christian band for the same reason. This is true of [[iTunes Store]]. Also, all four of the Classic Crime's full-length albums have charted on Billboard Music's [[Top Christian Albums]] music chart. However, the Classic Crime does not label themselves a "Christian" band. As Matt writes on TCC's discussion board, "We believe faith is personal, and can be only held by an individual person. To entitle a group 'Christian' would be to assume that the group has a collective soul, or at least individual souls tied to a solid collective belief. Not everyone in our band is decidedly set in their faith, and we respect that."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theclassiccrime.com/smf/index.php?topic=124.0 |title=Band Beliefs |access-date=2007-12-11 |archive-date=2008-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012223002/http://theclassiccrime.com/smf/index.php?topic=124.0 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Discography==
==Members==
*Matt MacDonald – vocals (2004–present), guitar (2011–present)
*Alan Clark – bass, backing vocals (2004–present)
*Robert "Cheeze" Negrin – guitar (2004–present)
*Paul "Skip" Erickson – drums, backing vocals (2004–present)
*Justin DuQue – guitar, backing vocals (2004–2011)


'''Timeline'''
=== Studio albums ===
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==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-classic-crime-mn0000975228/awards|title=The Classic Crime {{!}} Awards|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 28, 2023|archive-date=October 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016002812/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-classic-crime-mn0000975228/awards|url-status=dead}}
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]
* ''How to Be Human'': {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2017-05-20/|title=''Billboard'' 200: Week of May 20, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 28, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br>Heat]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Christian Albums|US<br>Christ]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Heatseekers#Albums chart|US<br>Heat.]]<br /><ref name="Billboard"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Hard Rock Albums|US<br>Hard Rock]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Christian Albums Chart|US<br>Christ.]]<br /><ref name="Billboard"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Independent Albums|US<br>Indie]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Hard Rock Albums|US<br>Hard Rock]]<br /><ref name="Billboard"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Rock Albums|US<br>Rock]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Independent Albums|US<br>Indie]]<br /><ref name="Billboard"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Rock Albums|US<br>Rock]]<br /><ref name="Billboard"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Albatross (The Classic Crime album)|Albatross]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Albatross (Classic Crime album)|Albatross]]''
|
|
*Released: May 26, 2006
*Released: May 23, 2006
*Label: [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]
*Label: [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]
*Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[music download|digital download]]
*Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[music download|digital download]]
| — || 16 || 12 || — || — || 31
| — || 12 || 16 || — || — || —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Silver Cord]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Silver Cord (The Classic Crime album)|The Silver Cord]]''
|
|
*Released: July 22, 2008
*Released: July 22, 2008
*Label: [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]
*Label: Tooth & Nail
*Formats: CD, digital download
*Formats: CD, digital download
| 123 || 3 || — || 14 || — || —
| 123 || — || 3 || — || — || —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Vagabonds (The Classic Crime album)|Vagabonds]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Vagabonds (Classic Crime album)|Vagabonds]]''
|
|
*Released: April 6, 2010
*Released: April 6, 2010
*Label: [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]
*Label: Tooth & Nail
*Formats: CD, digital download
*Formats: CD, digital download
| 105 || 6 || — || 6 || — || —
| 105 || — || 6 || 6 || — || 31
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Phoenix (The Classic Crime album)|Phoenix]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Phoenix (Classic Crime album)|Phoenix]]''
|
|
*Released: August 14, 2012
*Released: August 14, 2012
*Label: Independent
*Label: Independent
*Formats: CD, digital download
*Formats: CD, digital download
| 130 || 4 || — || 11 || 22 || 44
| 130 || — || 4 || 11 || 22 || 44
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[How to Be Human]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[What Was Done, Vol. 1: A Decade Revisited]]''
|
|
*Released: April 28, 2017
*Released: October 28, 2014
*Formats: CD, digital download
*Formats: CD, digital download
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | ''How to Be Human''
|
*Released: April 28, 2017
*Formats: CD, digital download, [[LP record|LP]]
| 95 || — || — || — || — || —
| 95 || — || — || — || — || —
|}

=== Compilations ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Patterns in the Static''
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]
|
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br>Heat]]
* Released: February 28, 2020
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Christian Albums|US<br>Christ]]
* Formats: CD, digital download, LP
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Hard Rock Albums|US<br>Hard Rock]]
| — || — || — || — || — || —
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Independent Albums|US<br>Indie]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Rock Albums|US<br>Rock]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[What Was Done, Vol. 1: A Decade Revisited]]''
! scope="row" | ''Grim Age''
|
|
*Released: October 28, 2014
*Released: March 31, 2023
*Formats: CD, digital download
*Formats: CD, digital download
| — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
|}
|}


===EPs===
===EPs===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of EPs
! rowspan="2"| Year
! Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! Title
! rowspan="2"| Label
! Label
! colspan="1"| Chart Positions
|-
! width="86"| <small>[[Billboard 200|US 200]]</small>
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
| ''[[Seattle Sessions]]''
| ''[[Seattle Sessions]]''
| [[Tooth & Nail Records]]
| [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]
|}
| align="center"| —

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of music videos
!Year
!Song title
!Album
!Director
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
|"The Fight"
| rowspan="2" |''Albatross''
|
|-
|"The Coldest Heart"
|
|-
|2007
|"Seattle"
|''Seattle Sessions'' EP
|
|-
|2008
|"Abracadavers"
|''The Silver Cord''
|
|-
|2010
|"Solar Powered Life"
|''Vagabonds''
|
|-
|2012
|"The Precipice"
| rowspan="2" |''Phoenix''
|Dan Dobi
|-
|2013
|"What I'd Give Up"
|Robbie Negrin
|-
|2017
|"Ghost"
| rowspan="2" |''How to Be Human''
|James Wightman
|-
|2018
|"Not Done with You Yet"
|Robbie Negrin
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|"The Outside"
| rowspan="2" |''Patterns in the Static''
| rowspan="2" |James Wightman
|-
|"Highlights"
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023
|"Rageboi"
| rowspan="3" |''Grim Age''
|
|-
|"The End of Everything"
|
|-
|"Right Now"
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[http://www.punk76.com/The_Classic_Crime_The_silver_cord.php Review on Punk76.com]
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 9 March 2024

"How to Be Human" redirects here. For the Amber Run album, see Amber Run.
The Classic Crime
The Classic Crime playing at the Party At The Pier in Silverdale, Washington.
The Classic Crime playing at the Party At The Pier in Silverdale, Washington.
Background information
OriginSeattle, Washington, US
GenresAlternative rock,[1] post-grunge,[2] post-hardcore,[3] pop punk[3][4]
Years active2004–present
LabelsTooth & Nail
MembersMatt MacDonald
Paul "Skip" Erickson
Alan Clark
Robert "Cheeze" Negrin
Past membersJustin DuQue
Websitewww.theclassiccrime.com

The Classic Crime is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2004. The band's current lineup consists of Matt MacDonald (vocals, guitar), Alan Clark (bass), Robert "Cheeze" Negrin (guitar), and Paul "Skip" Erickson (drums, vocals). They have released three albums and an EP on Tooth & Nail Records, two of which, The Silver Cord (2008) and Vagabonds (2010), charted in the Billboard 200. In July 2011, the band left Tooth & Nail to produce a fourth album with the help of fan donations via Kickstarter, called Phoenix (2012). After the success they found in the crowdfunding approach with Phoenix, the band continued using Kickstarter as a means to fund their albums, subsequently releasing What Was Done: Vol. 1 in 2014, How to Be Human in 2017, Patterns in the Static in 2020, and Grim Age in 2023.

Background[edit]

Their debut album Albatross was released on May 23, 2006. The band accumulated an estimated 10 million plays on Myspace. Albatross had the highest debut sales in the history of Tooth & Nail Records with over 4,000 sales in the first week it was released.[5] The band's second full-length record, The Silver Cord was released July 22, 2008. They also released an EP, Acoustic Seattle Sessions. They finished their third record Vagabonds, which was released April 6, 2010.[6]

The band has toured with A Change of Pace, A Static Lullaby, Quietdrive, I Am Ghost, Relient K, So They Say,[5] Just Surrender, Powerspace, Mest, Allister, Aiden, and Scary Kids Scaring Kids.[7] They have also toured with fellow Tooth & Nail bands Anberlin, Emery, MxPx, Project 86, the Fold, and Run Kid Run. The band was on both the 2006 and 2008 Warped Tour. The Classic Crime also went on a Headlining ATTICUS tour with A Change of Pace, Lower Definition, Tyler Read, Jet Lag Gemini, and Artist vs Poet. They toured in 2009 with Relient K and Owl City.

They were no longer signed to Tooth & Nail Records as of July 2011.[8] With the assistance of a Kickstarter fundraising project, the band released the album Phoenix on August 14, 2012.

On November 8, 2011, Justin announced that he would be leaving the band following the December 16 concert at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle, Washington. He went on to say that he was leaving the band on good terms to pursue a career in health care and to devote more time to being a father.[9]

Matt MacDonald formed a side project with his wife, Kristie, called Vocal Few. They composed an EP to raise money to provide for their daughter, Praise, who was born December 12, 2011.

In December 2012, the Classic Crime became the second band to go public on The New York Rock Exchange.

Christianity[edit]

Some fans have assumed that the Classic Crime is a Christian band due to being signed on to Tooth & Nail Records. Also adding to the confusion is that many music stores and online sales list the Classic Crime as a Christian band for the same reason. This is true of iTunes Store. Also, all four of the Classic Crime's full-length albums have charted on Billboard Music's Top Christian Albums music chart. However, the Classic Crime does not label themselves a "Christian" band. As Matt writes on TCC's discussion board, "We believe faith is personal, and can be only held by an individual person. To entitle a group 'Christian' would be to assume that the group has a collective soul, or at least individual souls tied to a solid collective belief. Not everyone in our band is decidedly set in their faith, and we respect that."[10]

Members[edit]

  • Matt MacDonald – vocals (2004–present), guitar (2011–present)
  • Alan Clark – bass, backing vocals (2004–present)
  • Robert "Cheeze" Negrin – guitar (2004–present)
  • Paul "Skip" Erickson – drums, backing vocals (2004–present)
  • Justin DuQue – guitar, backing vocals (2004–2011)

Timeline

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[11] 		US
Heat.
[11] 		US
Christ.
[11] 		US
Hard Rock
[11] 		US
Indie
[11] 		US
Rock
[11]
Albatross — 12 16 — — —
The Silver Cord
  • Released: July 22, 2008
  • Label: Tooth & Nail
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 123 — 3 — — —
Vagabonds
  • Released: April 6, 2010
  • Label: Tooth & Nail
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 105 — 6 6 — 31
Phoenix
  • Released: August 14, 2012
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 130 — 4 11 22 44
What Was Done, Vol. 1: A Decade Revisited
  • Released: October 28, 2014
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — — — —
How to Be Human
  • Released: April 28, 2017
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 95 — — — — —
Patterns in the Static
  • Released: February 28, 2020
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 — — — — — —
Grim Age
  • Released: March 31, 2023
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — — — —

EPs[edit]

List of EPs
Year Title Label
2007 Seattle Sessions Tooth & Nail

Music videos[edit]

List of music videos
Year Song title Album Director
2006 "The Fight" Albatross
"The Coldest Heart"
2007 "Seattle" Seattle Sessions EP
2008 "Abracadavers" The Silver Cord
2010 "Solar Powered Life" Vagabonds
2012 "The Precipice" Phoenix Dan Dobi
2013 "What I'd Give Up" Robbie Negrin
2017 "Ghost" How to Be Human James Wightman
2018 "Not Done with You Yet" Robbie Negrin
2020 "The Outside" Patterns in the Static James Wightman
"Highlights"
2023 "Rageboi" Grim Age
"The End of Everything"
"Right Now"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Vagabonds" (album review). AllMusic.
  2. ^ Tony Cummings (July 2006). "Albatross" (album review). Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b Matthew Tsai (July 2008). "The Seattle Sessions" (album review). AbsolutePunk. Buzz Media. Retrieved 7 May 2012. ...[T]he album mostly stays away from the pop-punk/post-hardcore blend the band is known for.
  4. ^ Hurst, Josh (2010). "Vagabonds". Christianity Today. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  5. ^ a b "HM - Internet Exclusives". Archived from the original on 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  6. ^ [1] [dead link]
  7. ^ "The Classic Crime". Theclassiccrime.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  8. ^ "chorus.fm". Chorus.fm. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  9. ^ [2] [dead link]
  10. ^ "Band Beliefs". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "The Classic Crime | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

External links[edit]

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