Bayside (album)
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Credits
- Anthony Raneri - vocals, guitar
- Jack O'Shea - guitar
- Nick Ghanbarian - bass guitar
- John "Beatz" Holohan - drums
- Shep GoodmanShep GoodmanShep Goodman is a Multi-Platinum music producer and songwriter. He got his start in the music industry, by fronting the Elektra Records signed rock-act . After the disbandment of the band, he started the music production company Sheppard Music Inc with Kenny Gioia. They were known as "Shep & Kenny,...
- production, engineering, mixing - Kenny GioiaKenny GioiaKenny Gioia is a Multi-Platinum music producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter from New York City, who is best known for working on the #1 hits "Sex and Candy" and "Crush"...
- production, engineering, mixing - Alan Douches - mastering
- John Oliva - guitar tech
- Arthur Bacon - keyboards on Devotion and Desire and Don't Call Me Peanut
- Steve SoboslaiPunchline (band)Punchline is an American rock band from Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, that formed in 1998. The band released released their sixth full-length album Delightfully Pleased on August 10, 2010 on their own label, Modern Short Stories, and TDR Records....
- additional vocals on They Looked Like Strong Hands - Chris George - photography
- Doublej - layout (who also appears as the subject on the cover, but is uncredited in liner notes)
Facts
- This was the only BaysideBayside (band)Bayside is an American punk rock band from Queens which formed in the winter of 2000. The band has released five full length albums since signing to Victory Records...
album that John "Beatz" Holohan appeared on, as he passed away in a van accident early the morning of the Halloween following the album's release. - The album cover was taken on the roof of the Victory RecordsVictory RecordsVictory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
office in ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. - The song 'Devotion & Desire' was used in the Electronic ArtsElectronic ArtsElectronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
game MVP 06: NCAA BaseballMVP 06: NCAA BaseballMVP 06: NCAA Baseball is the fourth edition of the baseball video game series developed by Electronic Arts. Because of Electronic Arts' loss of the Major League Baseball license to Take Two Interactive in 2005, which now has the exclusive MLB license, the publishers decided to transition the MVP... - The song 'Montauk' is inspired by the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American romantic science fiction film about an estranged couple who have each other erased from their memories, scripted by Charlie Kaufman and directed by the French director, Michel Gondry. The film uses elements of science fiction, psychological...
. - The solo from 'Montauk' was also used for a commercial promoting 'Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow'.
- The fourth track's title is close to the quote from the novel The Neverending StoryThe Neverending StoryThe Neverending Story is a German fantasy novel by Michael Ende, first published in 1979. The standard English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was first published in 1983...
, "They look like good, strong hands, don't they?" - The song "Tortures of the Damned" is a reference to a quote from the movie A Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork Orange is a 1962 dystopian novella by Anthony Burgess. The novel contains an experiment in language: the characters often use an argot called "Nadsat", derived from Russian....
. - The band EmmureEmmureEmmure is an American band formed in 2003, originally based in Connecticut, but now residing in Queens, New York. The group has a total of seven releases...
, ex-fellow Victory RecordsVictory RecordsVictory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
labelmates, reference this album in their song "10 Signs You Should Leave" on their 2007 release Goodbye To The GallowsGoodbye to the Gallows-Notes:*According to archived album art, "Rusted Over Wet Dreams" was originally called "Scorpios With Black Names Are Bad News." The reason for this name change is unknown.*Track 6, titled "Travis Bickle" is a reference to the Martin Scorsese film "Taxi Driver"....
. The lyrics at one point in the song are as follow: "And it's sad to say, that / I still cry to the Bayside CD everyday. / Don't you know that those songs are about you? / Check tracks 8 and 9. / Then call me back." - The song title 'Don't Call Me Peanut' is a quote from the show Dead Like MeDead Like MeDead Like Me was an American-Canadian comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons...