On The Rocks
On the Rocks is the University of Oregon's premiere all male a Capella group. The group was founded in 1999, the first official collegiate a cappella group in Oregon. It has since flourished into one of the top collegiate groups in the nation. OTR has gained national notoriety through its dedication to quality, ensemble, and above, all, cutting loose on stage. Perhaps most notable is the group's second place ranking in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella 2003, and third place the previous year. OTR has toured on the West and East coast, and also to Canada. These men are classically trained to rock your socks!
Albums
The Green Room
12 Tracks
Released 2008
The Green Room is the fourth album released by University of Oregon's On the Rocks and was a CARA nomination for "Best Male Collegiate Album". Its tracks range from ballads such as Josh Groban's "Lullaby" and Josh Kelley's "Almost Honest" to R&B hits such as John Legend's "Number One" and Outkast's "Roses" mixed with Gnarles Barkley's "Crazy" to country classics such as Big and Rich's "Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy". OTR "Rick Rolls" its audience with the opening track of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up," which was featured on BOCA 2008 and was also a CARA nomination for "Best Male Collegiate Song." RARB gives the album a 4.7 out of 5 and calls it one of the best male collegiate albums of the year.
| Track | Original Artist | Arranger(s) | Soloist(s) | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley | Tom Anderson | Lyle Jacobson | 3:35 |  |
| 2. | Watching Over Me | FFH | Daniel Kocurek, Peter Hollens | Neil Ghosh | 3:08 | |
| 3. | Almost Honest | Josh Kelley | Tom Anderson | Joshua Heying | 3:18 | |
| 4. | Number One | John Legend | Tom Anderson | Nick Firth | 3:34 | |
| 5. | Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy | Big and Rich | Anderson, Higgens, Kocurek | Jethro Higgens, Lyle Jacobson, Daniel Kocurek | 3:23 | |
| 6. | Helena | Nickel Creek | Tom Anderson | Lyle Jacobson | 4:01 | |
| 7. | Please Don't Tell Her | Jason Mraz | Daniel Kocurek | Joshua Heying | 4:29 | |
| 8. | Karmastition | Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder | Deke Sharon | Aaron Matthew, Brenton Agena | 3:42 | |
| 9. | Rozy | Outkast, Gnarls Barkley | Tom Anderson | Jonah Seitz, Brenton Agena | 4:28 | |
| 10. | Smile Like You Mean It | The Killers | Daniel Kocurek | Andy Mosman | 3:33 | |
| 11. | Happier | Guster | Tom Anderson | Matt Jacobs, Joshua Heying | 4:16 | |
| 12. | Lullaby | Josh Groban (featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo) | Daniel Kocurek | (none) | 2:24 | |
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