Forward (Hoobastank album)
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Forward is the second unreleased and self-produced album produced by Hoobastank
, recorded in 2000
. It's tracks were re-recorded for release on the bands self-titled 2001 release
. The original recordings from the "Forward" sessions made their way to the internet via peer-to-peer networks in late 2001.
, Hoobastank recorded 5 new songs: "End Of Our Rope", "Paper Promises", "Divine", "Now Or Never", and "Tin Walls", as well as a cover of "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart
, recorded in guitarist Dan Estrin's kitchen.
Around that time, Hoobastank was beginning to shift from their Mr. Bungle
-influenced funk
and ska
style to a more accessible alternative rock
sound. Because the new music did not call for saxophone, saxophonist Jeremy Wasser left the band. Thus, the 5 new songs featuring Wasser that were intended for a second independent album were scrapped. Regarding this, bassist Markuu Lappalainen remarks:
"We started playing different music, we started to get more mature. We started playing rock before it was kinda carnival-ish type music. Bizarre music. But we started maturing in our writing and we started getting more straightforward and there wasn't any room for sax."
On May 15, 2000, in response to the negative feedback from part of the band's fanbase regarding the change in sound, drummer Chris Hesse wrote in a blog that the band had been heading in this direction "for quite some time now."
After the departure of Jeremy Wasser, the band decided to continue on and start anew. They immediately started recording new songs: "Up and Gone" "Ready For You, and "Hello Again". These 3 songs were released on a demo EP that was sold at their live shows. It served as an appetizer to their new album "Forward" which was to be produced by Jim Wirt. "Let You Know" was also written and recorded during this time and played at live shows, but it was not included on the 3-song EP.
Shortly after the EP's release, the band began getting attention from major labels, including Epic
, Immortal
and Island/Def Jam. A music video was filmed for "Up and Gone", produced and directed by Adam Baxter. A few weeks after the music video's filming, the band signed a recording contract with Island/Def Jam. Once signed, the plans to release Forward were scrapped. The band also changed their name from Hoobustank to Hoobastank. The reasons for changing the spelling include legal issues, the change in sound, and due to the fact that many people mispronounced the name.
Hoobastank then began working their eponymous major label debut
. The songs from the Forward sessions were rerecorded and included on the album.
Hoobastank
Hoobastank is an American rock band, best known for their 2004 hit "The Reason" and other hits "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away". They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They...
, recorded in 2000
2000 in music
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. It's tracks were re-recorded for release on the bands self-titled 2001 release
Hoobastank (album)
Hoobastank is the first major studio release by rock band Hoobastank. It was released on November 20, 2001 by Island Records. Three singles were released, "Crawling in the Dark", "Running Away", and "Remember Me"...
. The original recordings from the "Forward" sessions made their way to the internet via peer-to-peer networks in late 2001.
Making of the album
In 1999, following the release of They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used ToThey Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To
They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To is a 1998 self-released album produced by Hoobastank . It is significantly different from "modern" Hoobastank as its songs fit more into the genres of funk rock and ska rock rather than alternative rock and post-grunge, especially through...
, Hoobastank recorded 5 new songs: "End Of Our Rope", "Paper Promises", "Divine", "Now Or Never", and "Tin Walls", as well as a cover of "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
, recorded in guitarist Dan Estrin's kitchen.
Around that time, Hoobastank was beginning to shift from their Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle was an experimental band from Northern California. The band was formed in 1985 while the members were still in high school and was named after a children's educational film. Mr. Bungle released four demo tapes in the mid to late 1980s before being signed to Warner Bros. Records and...
-influenced funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
and ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
style to a more accessible alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
sound. Because the new music did not call for saxophone, saxophonist Jeremy Wasser left the band. Thus, the 5 new songs featuring Wasser that were intended for a second independent album were scrapped. Regarding this, bassist Markuu Lappalainen remarks:
"We started playing different music, we started to get more mature. We started playing rock before it was kinda carnival-ish type music. Bizarre music. But we started maturing in our writing and we started getting more straightforward and there wasn't any room for sax."
On May 15, 2000, in response to the negative feedback from part of the band's fanbase regarding the change in sound, drummer Chris Hesse wrote in a blog that the band had been heading in this direction "for quite some time now."
After the departure of Jeremy Wasser, the band decided to continue on and start anew. They immediately started recording new songs: "Up and Gone" "Ready For You, and "Hello Again". These 3 songs were released on a demo EP that was sold at their live shows. It served as an appetizer to their new album "Forward" which was to be produced by Jim Wirt. "Let You Know" was also written and recorded during this time and played at live shows, but it was not included on the 3-song EP.
Shortly after the EP's release, the band began getting attention from major labels, including Epic
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
, Immortal
Immortal Records
Immortal Records is an independent record label out of Los Angeles, California. Founded by Happy Walters in 1994, the label had helped launched the careers of such influential acts as Korn, 30 Seconds to Mars, and Incubus over the years. The label had also released soundtracks, including Judgment...
and Island/Def Jam. A music video was filmed for "Up and Gone", produced and directed by Adam Baxter. A few weeks after the music video's filming, the band signed a recording contract with Island/Def Jam. Once signed, the plans to release Forward were scrapped. The band also changed their name from Hoobustank to Hoobastank. The reasons for changing the spelling include legal issues, the change in sound, and due to the fact that many people mispronounced the name.
Hoobastank then began working their eponymous major label debut
Hoobastank (album)
Hoobastank is the first major studio release by rock band Hoobastank. It was released on November 20, 2001 by Island Records. Three singles were released, "Crawling in the Dark", "Running Away", and "Remember Me"...
. The songs from the Forward sessions were rerecorded and included on the album.
Pre-Forward Demos
Track listing
Personnel
- Doug Robb - VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Dan Estrin - GuitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Markku Lappalainen - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Chris Hesse - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Jeremy Wasser - Tenor SaxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
(pre-Forward demos only)