Taking Back Sunday
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Taking Back Sunday is a rock band from Long Island
, NY, formed in 1999 by guitarist Eddie Reyes. Current members of the band are Adam Lazzara
(lead vocalist), John Nolan (guitar / vocals), Eddie Reyes (guitar), Shaun Cooper (bass) and Mark O'Connell (drums).
The band has released 3 studio albums with past various members Fred Mascherino
(former guitarist / background vocalist), Matthew Rubano (former bassist), and Matthew Fazzi (former guitarist / background vocalist). The original Tell All Your Friends line-up had released only 2 studio albums.
Louder Now
(2006), is the bands breakout album, notably for the single MakeDamnSure
. The album has sold over 900,000+ copies and has peaked at #2 in the United States Billboard 200
, closely followed by Where You Want to Be
(2004), which peaked at #3 in 2004. Before the release of their first studio album Tell All Your Friends
(2002), they had released Taking Back Sunday EP
(2001), in which the band previously varied of former vocalist Antonio Longo, Jesse Lacey
(bass / who later formed with Brand New
) and Steven DeJoseph (drums / later replaced by Mark O'Connell). At the time, the EP received very little attention which eventually resulted in the band seeking a new singer. Adam Lazzara
had later stepped into the spot for vocals.
John Nolan and Shaun Cooper
had previously left the band in 2003 only to reform later on and release their eponymous album Taking Back Sunday
on June 28, 2011. The album was produced by Eric Valentine
and released through Warner Bros. Records
.
When choosing members for the band, Reyes approached Jesse Lacey, whose band The Rookie Lot had just broken up, to play guitar and sing. Jesse brought in John Nolan on guitar and vocals, and Jesse switched to bass. Antonio Longo, who had been in the band One True Thing was recruited to sing. The band played a few local venues while going through different band names, before settling on "Taking Back Sunday", a name of a song from the bands' friends, The Waiting Process. Derrick Sherman from The Reunion Show was in the band. In interviews, while the band was first getting recognition for their material, they frequently told interviewers that the name of the band was a reference to a Smith's single that was a b-side to "How Soon is Now?".
While recording their first six track EP, Jesse Lacey left the band to form Brand New with Brian Lane, the drummer of The Rookie Lot. Then, John Nolan half jokingly asked his friend, Adam Lazzara
from North Carolina if he would move to Long Island and play bass for the band. Within the next week, Adam had moved in with John in Bellmore and was the full time bassist. Adam worked at Eddie Reyes' father's deli for pay.
With the new members, the five piece finished the Taking Back Sunday EP. However, after an argument between Antonio Longo and Eddie Reyes, the band decided that another lineup change was needed. Adam Lazzara was moved to lead vocals, at Eddie's behest, and Shaun Cooper was brought in on bass. The band began writing new material and recorded a demo, which was put out through Levittown's own Miscellaneous Records. The first song the band wrote under the new lineup was, "Great Romances of the 20th Century". The band has stated since that the way their writing process works, is that someone comes up with a "riff" and everyone else adds onto it and perfects the song around it. And once the instrumentals were complete, John and Lazzara would take lines from their notebooks and put them together for the song's lyrics. The demo was called both the Taking Back Sunday Demo and the Tell All Your Friends Demo, both included different album art. The band began to tour relentlessly with bands like Brand New, The Reunion Show, Rival Schools, The Rainboy Case, and others before speaking to labels.
In 2001, their good friend Christian Winters from Hi-Lo Films filmed a video for the demo version of "Great Romances of the 20th Century". When the band was finally signed to Victory Records, the band showed them the video. They loved it, and Christian went back to re-edit it to the album version of the song.
's replacement of Longo as lead vocalist, the band released their first full album Tell All Your Friends
, on Victory Records in 2002. Tell All Your Friends gave the band a small taste of success in the alternative rock spotlight, thanks to the singles "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut from the Team)", "Great Romances of the 20th Century", and "You're So Last Summer". The latter song gained popularity with a music video featuring rapper Flavor Flav
.
The album cover is a picture of an interstate off-ramp, with an overlay of the album title and the numbers "152", signifying the exit where the band members met their friends. The number has appeared on every LP cover to date.
In 2003, guitarist/vocalist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper left the band to form Straylight Run
. The loss of Nolan and Cooper put the already unstable band into a state of heightened tension. However, Taking Back Sunday added Fred Mascherino on guitar and vocals as well as Matt Rubano on bass.
The year of 2004 proved to be successful for Taking Back Sunday, with the band opening for Blink-182
and appearing on the Vans Warped Tour. In addition, their second album, Where You Want To Be
, was released on July 27, 2004, on Victory Records
. Although sounding slightly different from Tell All Your Friends, the new album managed to do well commercially. Propelled by the single A Decade Under the Influence
, Where You Want To Be went on to debut at the #3 spot on the Billboard 200
albums chart, with around 163,000 copies sold.
Taking Back Sunday received even more mainstream exposure by appearing on late night talk shows Jimmy Kimmel Live!; Loveline
, which Adam hosted; as well as contributing the song This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know) to the soundtrack for Spider-Man 2
. They also contributed the song Your Own Disaster to the Elektra soundtrack, and Error Operator to both the Fantastic 4
soundtrack and its video game
tie-in, where it served as Mr. Fantastic's theme. An instrumental version is also used as background music in the game. In 2007, the band contributed the song What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost? to the soundtrack for Transformers, although the song did not appear in the movie. Also, the band was featured in the Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
soundtrack when they covered the Descendents
songs "Suburban Home
" and "I Like Food" together as a medley
.
, on Warner Bros. Records
. The members' comments on the album reflected the dramatic change the band had undergone in the two years since their last release. Adam stated that fans seemed to feel their live shows had more energy than their recordings, and that Louder Now brought more of that across. Louder Now
draws its name from the opening track "What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?". In fact, all of Taking Back Sunday's full-length albums got their names from lyrics from songs featured on the album during a point where the titles hadn't been decided yet. Tell All Your Friends
derived its name from "Cute Without The E (Cut From The Team)," and Where You Want To Be
from "Set phasers To Stun." New Again
was the first LP from Taking Back Sunday to feature a title track.
Taking Back Sunday received mainstream exposure by appearing on the late night talk shows The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien
, as well as the teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation
in an episode entitled What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?.
In December 2006, the band released its first CD/DVD documentary, Louder Now: PartOne, featuring behind-the-scenes tour footage and four live concerts. Following months of touring to support Louder Now, Taking Back Sunday appeared in the American leg
of Live Earth
on July 7, 2007. During the summer of 2007, Taking Back Sunday was also a part of Linkin Park
's Projekt Revolution
tour, along with My Chemical Romance
, HIM, and several other bands.
On October 30, 2006, the band's former record label, Victory Records, released Notes From The Past, which featured four songs from Tell All Your Friends, six songs from Where You Want To Be, and two B-sides: The Ballad of Sal Villanueva and Your Own Disaster ('04 mix). The band then released Louder Now: Part Two on November 20, 2007, a DVD of unreleased live concert footage from their show at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California
, which included special features such as the video for "Twenty-Twenty Surgery", made to be released in Europe. The DVD was packaged with a companion CD featuring eight live tracks, two B-sides that were previously unreleased in America, and a special "Twelve Days of Christmas" track.
would be parting ways, which came after he decided to focus on his then upcoming solo album with The Color Fred
. He was later replaced by Matthew Fazzi, who would provide guitar and backing vocals. Mascherino went on to reveal in later interviews: "There were just problems between the five of us about writing, who was going to do it and how we were going to do it, we weren't being very productive because we were fighting too much about that stuff. The band was more about cooking food than making music." This statement inspired the band to write the track "Capital M-E", which features lyrical references to Mascherino's departure and the comments he made afterward. In 2010, Fred Mascherino posted a picture of himself and Adam Lazzara via twitter with the caption, "Today was a good day" indicating that he and Lazzara have since made up and are on good terms again.
On November 6, 2008, Taking Back Sunday revealed in Rolling Stone that their fourth studio album was to be titled New Again
and would feature the tracks "Winter Passing", "Lonely Lonely", "Catholic Knees", and "Carpathia". They stated that "Winter Passing" was "...a slow dance like the last song at your 8th grade dance [that] moves more like an R&B
tune than a rock and roll
song", and that "Carpathia" will include the first bass solos in any Taking Back Sunday song. They also commented that "Catholic Knees" is "one of the heavier songs we've ever written", and that "Lonely Lonely" is "relentless – two and a half minutes of punching you in the face". In the build-up to the release of New Again
, the band released a number of tracks—the first of which was "Carpathia"--on December 21, 2008 as free digital downloads to those who purchased the band's Christmas holiday set, with a physical limited vinyl release of the track as well as a live version of "Catholic Knees" released on April 18, 2009, secondly title track "New Again" as a free single download from the band's website on April 16, 2009, followed by the first full single "Sink Into Me", released on April 20, 2009, premiering on BBC Radio 1
's Zane Lowe
show, and being made available digitally short after. On May 16, 2009, "Everything Must Go" was released to stream on the band's MySpace
. Every Monday, the band released a new song on their MySpace from New Again labeling it "New Music Monday".
During their tour supporting New Again
, the band played in Dublin, Ireland where guitarist Matt Fazzi fractured his foot. Despite this, the show in Belfast, Northern Ireland went on and the rest of the tour was completed, which included stops in the UK at Sonisphere Festival
and the Kerrang!
awards show.
On August 18, 2009, the band released a digital live album entitled Live from Bamboozle '09
. The album consists of 13 live tracks recorded at The Bamboozle
, where they played in May of the same year.
In September 2009, the band announced they will be co-headlining with The All-American Rejects
and Anberlin
for a full U.S tour. They are also set to release a live acoustic DVD around spring 2010 following the tour.
On February 12, 2010, the band released a previously unreleased b-side from New Again
, entitled "Winter Passing", on their official website.
Throughout February and March the band played the Australian Soundwave tour, playing songs from various albums to crowds of almost 30000.
On March 30, 2010 Eddie Reyes did an interview with 103.9 WRCN and confirmed a line-up change; however, he did not confirm the new members. He also mentioned the band's intentions of recording soon.
On March 31, 2010, tbsnewagain tweeted a link to a video announcing the new lineup of the band. The video ended with a quick stream of words which ended with, "Sometimes it takes some time to remember where you were headed in the first place and the people you intended to go there with. There's no hard feelings, just the future."
On April 12, the band made an official announcement confirming John Nolan and Shaun Cooper have re-joined the band. It was announced that they will soon begin the recording process of their fifth studio album with Louder Now producer Eric Valentine
. On the same day, Adam Lazzara did an interview with Alternative Press, in which he discussed how the original line-up got back together and how both Matt Rubano and Matt Fazzi were not fired, but rather "let go".
The band has recently finished writing in El Paso with around 15 songs completed, according to Mark O'Connell's Twitter. Pre-production on the new album began on August 17, 2010, the same day their live acoustic album Live from Orensanz
was released.
Recent updates from the band's Twitter account have stated that the band has tracked O'Connell's drums, Cooper's bass, and Reyes's guitar parts. Several song titles from the upcoming record were revealed in an interview with Spin Magazine; the working titles include "Sad Saviour", "You Were Right", "Don't Lose Faith in Me", "The Best Places to be a Mom", and "Money". Adam Lazzara stated that one of their new songs, "El Paso", is "probably the heaviest rock song we've ever written."
A demo version of "The Best Places to be a Mom" was released by Adam Lazzara on November 16, 2010. The band announced that they are almost finished recording their new record, and that it can be expected in early 2011.
On December 20, 2010, the band put out a new Christmas song entitled "Merry Christmas I Missed You So Much".
On January 10, 2011 the band announced that recording had been finished, and that the album is now in the final stages of mixing. Eddie revealed in a tweet on March 3, 2011, that there would be 11 songs on the new album, and that 10 of the 11 songs were done being mixed. On March 7, 2011, the band announced a UK tour in May 2011, in support of the album.
On March 10, 2011, the band announced that their fifth album was finished being mastered and that a release date for the album would follow soon. On March 28, 2011, The band's Youtube
channel was updated with a brand new song entitled "El Paso". In the lyric video, it also states that the album will be eponym
ous and will be released in the summer of 2011.
On March 30, 2011, Keagan Ilvonen of Absolutepunk.net
confirmed that the release date of the eponymous album would be on June 28, 2011. Adam Lazzara confirmed via Twitter that the cover art for the new album would be done by Brad Filip.
On April 6, 2011, the band played at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey
, to record footage for an upcoming video for the song "El Paso". Adam Lazzara
requested that the audience put away their phones and cameras during the recording. They played the song three times during the set. During this performance, the band also debuted a new song entitled "Faith (When I Let You Down)", live for the first time. "Faith (When I Let You Down)" was released as the official first single from the album on May 3, 2011, with an acoustic version of "Great Romances of the 20th Century" as the b-side.
On April 13, 2011, the band revealed the album's tracklist and artwork, as well as offering a pre-order for a special limited edition which also includes a bonus disc with six demo songs, individual song posters and copies of handwritten lyrics by Adam Lazzara.
On April 30, 2011, the band headlined the Bamboozle 2011 They played their entire first album, Also playing "Existentialism on Prom Night" by Straylight Run.
On May 6, 2011, the band announced that they would have to reschedule their UK tour due to unavoidable scheduling conflict.
On June 7, 2011, the second official single "This Is All Now" was released on iTunes
, with the b-side being an acoustic version of "Ghost Man on Third".
On June 21, 2011, the band began streaming the entire album on their Facebook page. They uploaded a new song every hour, not including the songs that had already received a public release.
On June 26, 2011 in an interview with Punkvideosrock.com, Mark and Shaun stated that the reason they returned to their original lineup was because they no longer felt it was Taking Back Sunday without the original members. Mark stated they were miserable as a band, weren't having fun, and didnt like the direction the band was going so they decided to reach out to the original members and after meeting with the band in Texas found that "the chemistry was still there."
As of June 24, 2011, the band is under production for the music video of "Faith (When I Let You Down)". On their Facebook page, they recently updated that they have "newly refreshed" their official website, along with a link to the Hot Topic website for an exclusive behind the scenes footage for the "Faith (When I Let You Down)" music video.
July 1, 2011 - The band had recently done a Livestream
performance for Warner Bros. Records
Summer Sessions.
On July 8, 2011, Taking Back Sunday released an official music video for "Faith (When I Let You Down)". A teaser was released a day before the official release of the video.
On August 4th, 2011, Taking Back Sunday announced they will be going on a fall tour with The Maine (band)
that covers the months of October and November.
On November 3rd, 2011, Taking Back Sunday released an official music video for "You Got Me". This is the second single off of their self-titled album. The video was created with the help of Steve Pedulla and Ward McDonald and it features guitarist Eddie Reyes dancing solo on a theater stage.
Former members
Notable touring members
Timeline
Album appearances
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, NY, formed in 1999 by guitarist Eddie Reyes. Current members of the band are Adam Lazzara
Adam Lazzara
Adam Burbank Lazzara , is the lead singer of the American rock band, Taking Back Sunday. Along with singing lead vocals, Adam Lazzara occasionally plays guitar and harmonica.-Biography:...
(lead vocalist), John Nolan (guitar / vocals), Eddie Reyes (guitar), Shaun Cooper (bass) and Mark O'Connell (drums).
The band has released 3 studio albums with past various members Fred Mascherino
Fred Mascherino
Frederick Paul Mascherino is an American musician best known for his work as lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist in alternative rock band Taking Back Sunday...
(former guitarist / background vocalist), Matthew Rubano (former bassist), and Matthew Fazzi (former guitarist / background vocalist). The original Tell All Your Friends line-up had released only 2 studio albums.
Louder Now
Louder Now
Louder Now is the third album by American rock band, Taking Back Sunday, released on April 25, 2006 through Hollywood Records. The first single off the album is "MakeDamnSure". The song "Error Operator" has been released on the Fantastic Four 2005 film soundtrack, but has been revamped for Louder...
(2006), is the bands breakout album, notably for the single MakeDamnSure
MakeDamnSure
"MakeDamnSure" is a song by American rock band Taking Back Sunday. It was released as the first single from their third album, Louder Now. It has experienced much more success than the band's other singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and Modern Rock Tracks chart...
. The album has sold over 900,000+ copies and has peaked at #2 in the United States Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, closely followed by Where You Want to Be
Where You Want to Be
-Singles:*"A Decade Under the Influence", released in June 2004*"This Photograph Is Proof ", released in November 2004*"Set Phasers to Stun", released in March 2005-Personnel:*Adam Lazzara – guitar, lead vocals...
(2004), which peaked at #3 in 2004. Before the release of their first studio album Tell All Your Friends
Tell All Your Friends
- Vinyl Pressings :Tell All Your Friends has been pressed four times by Victory Records, with the first two featuring artwork that differs from the CD.- Singles :*"Cute Without the 'E' "*"Great Romances of the 20th Century"...
(2002), they had released Taking Back Sunday EP
Taking Back Sunday EP
Taking Back Sunday is Taking Back Sunday's first traceable demo. Jesse Lacey, now of the band Brand New, was in the band during the making of this demo. The lead vocals on this album are not sung by Adam Lazzara, but by Antonio Longo. The drumming on "Go On" and "Summer Stars" was done by Steven...
(2001), in which the band previously varied of former vocalist Antonio Longo, Jesse Lacey
Jesse Lacey
Jesse Thomas Lacey is an American musician from Levittown, New York. He is the frontman of the band Brand New.-Musical career:...
(bass / who later formed with Brand New
Brand New
Brand New is an American rock band from Long Island, New York. Formed in 2000, the band currently consists of vocalist/guitarist/lyricist Jesse Lacey, guitarist/vocalist/lyricist Vincent Accardi, bassist Garrett Tierney, drummer Brian Lane, and guitarist/keyboardist Derrick Sherman.In the late...
) and Steven DeJoseph (drums / later replaced by Mark O'Connell). At the time, the EP received very little attention which eventually resulted in the band seeking a new singer. Adam Lazzara
Adam Lazzara
Adam Burbank Lazzara , is the lead singer of the American rock band, Taking Back Sunday. Along with singing lead vocals, Adam Lazzara occasionally plays guitar and harmonica.-Biography:...
had later stepped into the spot for vocals.
John Nolan and Shaun Cooper
Shaun Cooper
Shaun Cooper is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Bournemouth.-Football career:...
had previously left the band in 2003 only to reform later on and release their eponymous album Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday (album)
Taking Back Sunday is the eponymous album released through Warner Bros. Records on June 28, 2011. Produced by Eric Valentine. It's the first record with John Nolan and Shaun Cooper since Tell All Your Friends in 2002.-Background:...
on June 28, 2011. The album was produced by Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine is an American record producer, who began his career as drummer and producer in the heavy metal band T-Ride and has subsequently produced albums for artists such as Good Charlotte, Lostprophets, Taking Back Sunday, Nickel Creek, Queens of the Stone Age, Third Eye Blind, Smash Mouth,...
and released through Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
.
Early years (1999–2002)
The band Taking Back Sunday was founded in 1999 by Eddie Reyes. Reyes was already a veteran of the music scene on Long Island, and took part in numerous seminal projects. Mind Over Matter, a hardcore outfit, influenced Screamo and Post Hardcore bands like Thursday and Glassjaw; bands that would shape the face of Post Hardcore music for years to come. Inside, another band that Reyes was a part of was one of the most influential indie emo bands on Long Island. Their sound was similar to that of Mineral and Sunny Day Real Estate. Reyes also founded The Movielife, a Melodic Hardcore band that gained much fame in the underground and eventual mainstream music scenes.When choosing members for the band, Reyes approached Jesse Lacey, whose band The Rookie Lot had just broken up, to play guitar and sing. Jesse brought in John Nolan on guitar and vocals, and Jesse switched to bass. Antonio Longo, who had been in the band One True Thing was recruited to sing. The band played a few local venues while going through different band names, before settling on "Taking Back Sunday", a name of a song from the bands' friends, The Waiting Process. Derrick Sherman from The Reunion Show was in the band. In interviews, while the band was first getting recognition for their material, they frequently told interviewers that the name of the band was a reference to a Smith's single that was a b-side to "How Soon is Now?".
While recording their first six track EP, Jesse Lacey left the band to form Brand New with Brian Lane, the drummer of The Rookie Lot. Then, John Nolan half jokingly asked his friend, Adam Lazzara
Adam Lazzara
Adam Burbank Lazzara , is the lead singer of the American rock band, Taking Back Sunday. Along with singing lead vocals, Adam Lazzara occasionally plays guitar and harmonica.-Biography:...
from North Carolina if he would move to Long Island and play bass for the band. Within the next week, Adam had moved in with John in Bellmore and was the full time bassist. Adam worked at Eddie Reyes' father's deli for pay.
With the new members, the five piece finished the Taking Back Sunday EP. However, after an argument between Antonio Longo and Eddie Reyes, the band decided that another lineup change was needed. Adam Lazzara was moved to lead vocals, at Eddie's behest, and Shaun Cooper was brought in on bass. The band began writing new material and recorded a demo, which was put out through Levittown's own Miscellaneous Records. The first song the band wrote under the new lineup was, "Great Romances of the 20th Century". The band has stated since that the way their writing process works, is that someone comes up with a "riff" and everyone else adds onto it and perfects the song around it. And once the instrumentals were complete, John and Lazzara would take lines from their notebooks and put them together for the song's lyrics. The demo was called both the Taking Back Sunday Demo and the Tell All Your Friends Demo, both included different album art. The band began to tour relentlessly with bands like Brand New, The Reunion Show, Rival Schools, The Rainboy Case, and others before speaking to labels.
In 2001, their good friend Christian Winters from Hi-Lo Films filmed a video for the demo version of "Great Romances of the 20th Century". When the band was finally signed to Victory Records, the band showed them the video. They loved it, and Christian went back to re-edit it to the album version of the song.
Independent success (2002–2005)
Following Adam LazzaraAdam Lazzara
Adam Burbank Lazzara , is the lead singer of the American rock band, Taking Back Sunday. Along with singing lead vocals, Adam Lazzara occasionally plays guitar and harmonica.-Biography:...
's replacement of Longo as lead vocalist, the band released their first full album Tell All Your Friends
Tell All Your Friends
- Vinyl Pressings :Tell All Your Friends has been pressed four times by Victory Records, with the first two featuring artwork that differs from the CD.- Singles :*"Cute Without the 'E' "*"Great Romances of the 20th Century"...
, on Victory Records in 2002. Tell All Your Friends gave the band a small taste of success in the alternative rock spotlight, thanks to the singles "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut from the Team)", "Great Romances of the 20th Century", and "You're So Last Summer". The latter song gained popularity with a music video featuring rapper Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav
William Jonathan Drayton, Jr. , better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper and television personality who rose to prominence as a member of the rap group Public Enemy...
.
The album cover is a picture of an interstate off-ramp, with an overlay of the album title and the numbers "152", signifying the exit where the band members met their friends. The number has appeared on every LP cover to date.
In 2003, guitarist/vocalist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper left the band to form Straylight Run
Straylight Run
Straylight Run was an indie rock band based in Baldwin, New York. Two of the members, Nolan and Cooper, had been members of Taking Back Sunday and have now rejoined that band. Their final releases are the EPs About Time and Un Mas Dos, preceded by the full-length album entitled The Needles The...
. The loss of Nolan and Cooper put the already unstable band into a state of heightened tension. However, Taking Back Sunday added Fred Mascherino on guitar and vocals as well as Matt Rubano on bass.
The year of 2004 proved to be successful for Taking Back Sunday, with the band opening for Blink-182
Blink-182
Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
and appearing on the Vans Warped Tour. In addition, their second album, Where You Want To Be
Where You Want to Be
-Singles:*"A Decade Under the Influence", released in June 2004*"This Photograph Is Proof ", released in November 2004*"Set Phasers to Stun", released in March 2005-Personnel:*Adam Lazzara – guitar, lead vocals...
, was released on July 27, 2004, on Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory 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....
. Although sounding slightly different from Tell All Your Friends, the new album managed to do well commercially. Propelled by the single A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence
"A Decade Under the Influence" is a maxi single released by American rock band Taking Back Sunday. First single to be released from Where You Want to Be with former members Fred Mascherino and Matthew Rubano . Tracks 2 and 3 of the single were produced by Long Island producer and friend Mike...
, Where You Want To Be went on to debut at the #3 spot on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart, with around 163,000 copies sold.
Taking Back Sunday received even more mainstream exposure by appearing on late night talk shows Jimmy Kimmel Live!; Loveline
Loveline
Loveline is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its flagship station is KROQ-FM in Los Angeles....
, which Adam hosted; as well as contributing the song This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know) to the soundtrack for Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon. It is the second film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
. They also contributed the song Your Own Disaster to the Elektra soundtrack, and Error Operator to both the Fantastic 4
Fantastic Four (film)
Fantastic Four is a 2005 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. It is the second live-action Fantastic Four film to be filmed. The previous attempt, a B-movie produced by Roger Corman only for the...
soundtrack and its video game
Fantastic Four (video game)
Fantastic 4 is an beat 'em up action-adventure video game based on the Fantastic Four film. Players play as the characters of the Fantastic Four using combos and special attacks to fight their way through hordes of enemies and bosses....
tie-in, where it served as Mr. Fantastic's theme. An instrumental version is also used as background music in the game. In 2007, the band contributed the song What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost? to the soundtrack for Transformers, although the song did not appear in the movie. Also, the band was featured in the Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, abbreviated to THAW, is a video game that was released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC on October 18, 2005. Part of the Tony Hawk series, the game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision.The PC version of the game was ported and...
soundtrack when they covered the Descendents
Descendents
The Descendents are an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California. As of 2011, they have released six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums and three EPs. The Descendents broke up and reformed several times over the years, sometimes with different musicians...
songs "Suburban Home
Milo Goes to College
Milo Goes to College is the debut album by the Manhattan Beach, California-based punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1982 through New Alliance Records...
" and "I Like Food" together as a medley
Medley (music)
In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
.
Major label debut (2006–2007)
On April 25, 2006, Taking Back Sunday released their third album, entitled Louder NowLouder Now
Louder Now is the third album by American rock band, Taking Back Sunday, released on April 25, 2006 through Hollywood Records. The first single off the album is "MakeDamnSure". The song "Error Operator" has been released on the Fantastic Four 2005 film soundtrack, but has been revamped for Louder...
, on Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. The members' comments on the album reflected the dramatic change the band had undergone in the two years since their last release. Adam stated that fans seemed to feel their live shows had more energy than their recordings, and that Louder Now brought more of that across. Louder Now
Louder Now
Louder Now is the third album by American rock band, Taking Back Sunday, released on April 25, 2006 through Hollywood Records. The first single off the album is "MakeDamnSure". The song "Error Operator" has been released on the Fantastic Four 2005 film soundtrack, but has been revamped for Louder...
draws its name from the opening track "What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?". In fact, all of Taking Back Sunday's full-length albums got their names from lyrics from songs featured on the album during a point where the titles hadn't been decided yet. Tell All Your Friends
Tell All Your Friends
- Vinyl Pressings :Tell All Your Friends has been pressed four times by Victory Records, with the first two featuring artwork that differs from the CD.- Singles :*"Cute Without the 'E' "*"Great Romances of the 20th Century"...
derived its name from "Cute Without The E (Cut From The Team)," and Where You Want To Be
Where You Want to Be
-Singles:*"A Decade Under the Influence", released in June 2004*"This Photograph Is Proof ", released in November 2004*"Set Phasers to Stun", released in March 2005-Personnel:*Adam Lazzara – guitar, lead vocals...
from "Set phasers To Stun." New Again
New Again
New Again is the fourth studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday, released through Warner Bros. Records on June 1, 2009. It is the first and only album to include guitarist Matthew Fazzi after the departure of Fred Mascherino in late-2007. The album was produced by David Kahne, with a...
was the first LP from Taking Back Sunday to feature a title track.
Taking Back Sunday received mainstream exposure by appearing on the late night talk shows The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
, as well as the teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
in an episode entitled What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?.
In December 2006, the band released its first CD/DVD documentary, Louder Now: PartOne, featuring behind-the-scenes tour footage and four live concerts. Following months of touring to support Louder Now, Taking Back Sunday appeared in the American leg
Live Earth concert, New York City
The Live Earth concert for North America was held at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA on July 7, 2007.-Running order:In order of appearance:*Kenna - "Out Of Control", "Face The Gun", "Sun Red Sky Blue"...
of Live Earth
Live Earth
-Background:Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Live Earth was built upon the belief that entertainment has the power to transcend social and cultural barriers to move the world community to action...
on July 7, 2007. During the summer of 2007, Taking Back Sunday was also a part of Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
's Projekt Revolution
Projekt Revolution
Projekt Revolution is a music festival hosted by Linkin Park, bringing artists of various genres of music together. Linkin Park started Projekt Revolution in the year 2002 with just one stage...
tour, along with My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance is an American alternative rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way and have a diverse sound incorporating elements of punk, emo, glam metal, and progressive rock...
, HIM, and several other bands.
On October 30, 2006, the band's former record label, Victory Records, released Notes From The Past, which featured four songs from Tell All Your Friends, six songs from Where You Want To Be, and two B-sides: The Ballad of Sal Villanueva and Your Own Disaster ('04 mix). The band then released Louder Now: Part Two on November 20, 2007, a DVD of unreleased live concert footage from their show at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, which included special features such as the video for "Twenty-Twenty Surgery", made to be released in Europe. The DVD was packaged with a companion CD featuring eight live tracks, two B-sides that were previously unreleased in America, and a special "Twelve Days of Christmas" track.
Departure of Fred Mascherino and New Again (2007–2010)
In October 2007 the band announced that Taking Back Sunday and guitarist Fred MascherinoFred Mascherino
Frederick Paul Mascherino is an American musician best known for his work as lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist in alternative rock band Taking Back Sunday...
would be parting ways, which came after he decided to focus on his then upcoming solo album with The Color Fred
The Color Fred
The Color Fred is a band headed by former Taking Back Sunday guitarist and singer Fred Mascherino. The band got their name by a poll taken on the internet and The Color Fred was declared as the fans' favorite name. The band was started while he was in the band Breaking Pangaea. The Color Fred was...
. He was later replaced by Matthew Fazzi, who would provide guitar and backing vocals. Mascherino went on to reveal in later interviews: "There were just problems between the five of us about writing, who was going to do it and how we were going to do it, we weren't being very productive because we were fighting too much about that stuff. The band was more about cooking food than making music." This statement inspired the band to write the track "Capital M-E", which features lyrical references to Mascherino's departure and the comments he made afterward. In 2010, Fred Mascherino posted a picture of himself and Adam Lazzara via twitter with the caption, "Today was a good day" indicating that he and Lazzara have since made up and are on good terms again.
On November 6, 2008, Taking Back Sunday revealed in Rolling Stone that their fourth studio album was to be titled New Again
New Again
New Again is the fourth studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday, released through Warner Bros. Records on June 1, 2009. It is the first and only album to include guitarist Matthew Fazzi after the departure of Fred Mascherino in late-2007. The album was produced by David Kahne, with a...
and would feature the tracks "Winter Passing", "Lonely Lonely", "Catholic Knees", and "Carpathia". They stated that "Winter Passing" was "...a slow dance like the last song at your 8th grade dance [that] moves more like an R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
tune than a rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
song", and that "Carpathia" will include the first bass solos in any Taking Back Sunday song. They also commented that "Catholic Knees" is "one of the heavier songs we've ever written", and that "Lonely Lonely" is "relentless – two and a half minutes of punching you in the face". In the build-up to the release of New Again
New Again
New Again is the fourth studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday, released through Warner Bros. Records on June 1, 2009. It is the first and only album to include guitarist Matthew Fazzi after the departure of Fred Mascherino in late-2007. The album was produced by David Kahne, with a...
, the band released a number of tracks—the first of which was "Carpathia"--on December 21, 2008 as free digital downloads to those who purchased the band's Christmas holiday set, with a physical limited vinyl release of the track as well as a live version of "Catholic Knees" released on April 18, 2009, secondly title track "New Again" as a free single download from the band's website on April 16, 2009, followed by the first full single "Sink Into Me", released on April 20, 2009, premiering on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...
show, and being made available digitally short after. On May 16, 2009, "Everything Must Go" was released to stream on the band's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
. Every Monday, the band released a new song on their MySpace from New Again labeling it "New Music Monday".
During their tour supporting New Again
New Again
New Again is the fourth studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday, released through Warner Bros. Records on June 1, 2009. It is the first and only album to include guitarist Matthew Fazzi after the departure of Fred Mascherino in late-2007. The album was produced by David Kahne, with a...
, the band played in Dublin, Ireland where guitarist Matt Fazzi fractured his foot. Despite this, the show in Belfast, Northern Ireland went on and the rest of the tour was completed, which included stops in the UK at Sonisphere Festival
Sonisphere Festival
The Sonisphere Festival is a touring music festival which takes place across Europe between June and August. The festival is owned by John Jackson and Kilimanjaro Live. It is jointly-promoted by K2 and Kilimanjaro Live...
and the Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
awards show.
On August 18, 2009, the band released a digital live album entitled Live from Bamboozle '09
Live from Bamboozle '09
Live from Bamboozle '09 is the first live album by American alternative rock band Taking Back Sunday, released exclusively through iTunes on August 18, 2009...
. The album consists of 13 live tracks recorded at The Bamboozle
The Bamboozle
The Bamboozle is an annual rain-or-shine, three-day music festival held in New Jersey. Every year, new bands compete for spots during the two days. The event evolved out of the Skate and Surf Festival.- The Characters:...
, where they played in May of the same year.
In September 2009, the band announced they will be co-headlining with The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....
and Anberlin
Anberlin
Anberlin is an American rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band has consisted of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, and drummer Nathan Young.Members of Anberlin originally formed...
for a full U.S tour. They are also set to release a live acoustic DVD around spring 2010 following the tour.
On February 12, 2010, the band released a previously unreleased b-side from New Again
New Again
New Again is the fourth studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday, released through Warner Bros. Records on June 1, 2009. It is the first and only album to include guitarist Matthew Fazzi after the departure of Fred Mascherino in late-2007. The album was produced by David Kahne, with a...
, entitled "Winter Passing", on their official website.
Throughout February and March the band played the Australian Soundwave tour, playing songs from various albums to crowds of almost 30000.
Taking Back Sunday (2010–present)
On March 29, 2010, Matt Rubano and Matthew Fazzi announced that they were no longer members of Taking Back Sunday. The band's official website also posted a picture of the original line-up with the members' eyes crossed out, indicating a possible reunion of the Tell All Your Friends era lineup.On March 30, 2010 Eddie Reyes did an interview with 103.9 WRCN and confirmed a line-up change; however, he did not confirm the new members. He also mentioned the band's intentions of recording soon.
On March 31, 2010, tbsnewagain tweeted a link to a video announcing the new lineup of the band. The video ended with a quick stream of words which ended with, "Sometimes it takes some time to remember where you were headed in the first place and the people you intended to go there with. There's no hard feelings, just the future."
On April 12, the band made an official announcement confirming John Nolan and Shaun Cooper have re-joined the band. It was announced that they will soon begin the recording process of their fifth studio album with Louder Now producer Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine is an American record producer, who began his career as drummer and producer in the heavy metal band T-Ride and has subsequently produced albums for artists such as Good Charlotte, Lostprophets, Taking Back Sunday, Nickel Creek, Queens of the Stone Age, Third Eye Blind, Smash Mouth,...
. On the same day, Adam Lazzara did an interview with Alternative Press, in which he discussed how the original line-up got back together and how both Matt Rubano and Matt Fazzi were not fired, but rather "let go".
The band has recently finished writing in El Paso with around 15 songs completed, according to Mark O'Connell's Twitter. Pre-production on the new album began on August 17, 2010, the same day their live acoustic album Live from Orensanz
Live from Orensanz
Live from Orensanz is the second live album, and first acoustic live album by American alternative rock band Taking Back Sunday, released on August 17, 2010. It was recorded live from two acoustic shows at the Angel Orensanz Center in New York City in December 2009 and features the band's New Again...
was released.
Recent updates from the band's Twitter account have stated that the band has tracked O'Connell's drums, Cooper's bass, and Reyes's guitar parts. Several song titles from the upcoming record were revealed in an interview with Spin Magazine; the working titles include "Sad Saviour", "You Were Right", "Don't Lose Faith in Me", "The Best Places to be a Mom", and "Money". Adam Lazzara stated that one of their new songs, "El Paso", is "probably the heaviest rock song we've ever written."
A demo version of "The Best Places to be a Mom" was released by Adam Lazzara on November 16, 2010. The band announced that they are almost finished recording their new record, and that it can be expected in early 2011.
On December 20, 2010, the band put out a new Christmas song entitled "Merry Christmas I Missed You So Much".
On January 10, 2011 the band announced that recording had been finished, and that the album is now in the final stages of mixing. Eddie revealed in a tweet on March 3, 2011, that there would be 11 songs on the new album, and that 10 of the 11 songs were done being mixed. On March 7, 2011, the band announced a UK tour in May 2011, in support of the album.
On March 10, 2011, the band announced that their fifth album was finished being mastered and that a release date for the album would follow soon. On March 28, 2011, The band's Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel was updated with a brand new song entitled "El Paso". In the lyric video, it also states that the album will be eponym
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous and will be released in the summer of 2011.
On March 30, 2011, Keagan Ilvonen of Absolutepunk.net
AbsolutePunk.net
AbsolutePunk is a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate . The website mainly focuses on artists who are relatively unknown to mainstream audiences, but it has been known to feature artists who have eventually achieved crossover success, including Fall...
confirmed that the release date of the eponymous album would be on June 28, 2011. Adam Lazzara confirmed via Twitter that the cover art for the new album would be done by Brad Filip.
On April 6, 2011, the band played at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
, to record footage for an upcoming video for the song "El Paso". Adam Lazzara
Adam Lazzara
Adam Burbank Lazzara , is the lead singer of the American rock band, Taking Back Sunday. Along with singing lead vocals, Adam Lazzara occasionally plays guitar and harmonica.-Biography:...
requested that the audience put away their phones and cameras during the recording. They played the song three times during the set. During this performance, the band also debuted a new song entitled "Faith (When I Let You Down)", live for the first time. "Faith (When I Let You Down)" was released as the official first single from the album on May 3, 2011, with an acoustic version of "Great Romances of the 20th Century" as the b-side.
On April 13, 2011, the band revealed the album's tracklist and artwork, as well as offering a pre-order for a special limited edition which also includes a bonus disc with six demo songs, individual song posters and copies of handwritten lyrics by Adam Lazzara.
On April 30, 2011, the band headlined the Bamboozle 2011 They played their entire first album, Also playing "Existentialism on Prom Night" by Straylight Run.
On May 6, 2011, the band announced that they would have to reschedule their UK tour due to unavoidable scheduling conflict.
On June 7, 2011, the second official single "This Is All Now" was released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, with the b-side being an acoustic version of "Ghost Man on Third".
On June 21, 2011, the band began streaming the entire album on their Facebook page. They uploaded a new song every hour, not including the songs that had already received a public release.
On June 26, 2011 in an interview with Punkvideosrock.com, Mark and Shaun stated that the reason they returned to their original lineup was because they no longer felt it was Taking Back Sunday without the original members. Mark stated they were miserable as a band, weren't having fun, and didnt like the direction the band was going so they decided to reach out to the original members and after meeting with the band in Texas found that "the chemistry was still there."
As of June 24, 2011, the band is under production for the music video of "Faith (When I Let You Down)". On their Facebook page, they recently updated that they have "newly refreshed" their official website, along with a link to the Hot Topic website for an exclusive behind the scenes footage for the "Faith (When I Let You Down)" music video.
July 1, 2011 - The band had recently done a Livestream
Livestream
Livestream, formerly known as Mogulus, is a live streaming video platform that allows users to view and broadcast video content using a camera and a computer through the internet...
performance for Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
Summer Sessions.
On July 8, 2011, Taking Back Sunday released an official music video for "Faith (When I Let You Down)". A teaser was released a day before the official release of the video.
On August 4th, 2011, Taking Back Sunday announced they will be going on a fall tour with The Maine (band)
The Maine (band)
The Maine is an American rock band from Tempe, Arizona. They were formed in January 21st, 2007, they released EP Stay Up, Get Down in the same year. On December 11 2007, The Maine made their debut with a five song EP called The Way We Talk produced by Matt Grabe...
that covers the months of October and November.
On November 3rd, 2011, Taking Back Sunday released an official music video for "You Got Me". This is the second single off of their self-titled album. The video was created with the help of Steve Pedulla and Ward McDonald and it features guitarist Eddie Reyes dancing solo on a theater stage.
Discography
Studio albums- Tell All Your FriendsTell All Your Friends- Vinyl Pressings :Tell All Your Friends has been pressed four times by Victory Records, with the first two featuring artwork that differs from the CD.- Singles :*"Cute Without the 'E' "*"Great Romances of the 20th Century"...
(2002) - Where You Want to BeWhere You Want to Be-Singles:*"A Decade Under the Influence", released in June 2004*"This Photograph Is Proof ", released in November 2004*"Set Phasers to Stun", released in March 2005-Personnel:*Adam Lazzara – guitar, lead vocals...
(2004) - Louder NowLouder NowLouder Now is the third album by American rock band, Taking Back Sunday, released on April 25, 2006 through Hollywood Records. The first single off the album is "MakeDamnSure". The song "Error Operator" has been released on the Fantastic Four 2005 film soundtrack, but has been revamped for Louder...
(2006) - New AgainNew AgainNew Again is the fourth studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday, released through Warner Bros. Records on June 1, 2009. It is the first and only album to include guitarist Matthew Fazzi after the departure of Fred Mascherino in late-2007. The album was produced by David Kahne, with a...
(2009) - Taking Back SundayTaking Back Sunday (album)Taking Back Sunday is the eponymous album released through Warner Bros. Records on June 28, 2011. Produced by Eric Valentine. It's the first record with John Nolan and Shaun Cooper since Tell All Your Friends in 2002.-Background:...
(2011)
Band members
Current members- John Nolan –- vocals, lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, keyboards, (1999–2003; since 2010) - Mark O'Connell –- drums, percussion (since 1999)
- Eddie Reyes –- rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
(since 1999) - Shaun CooperShaun Cooper (bassist)Shaun Cooper is the bassist in the rock bands Taking Back Sunday, Straylight Run, and Destry.- Biography :Shaun "Sweet Cheeks" William Cooper was born November 12, 1980 in Baldwin, New York. Like his band mates, John Nolan and Michelle DaRosa, he attended Baldwin Senior High School, graduating in...
–- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2001–2003; since 2010) - Adam LazzaraAdam LazzaraAdam Burbank Lazzara , is the lead singer of the American rock band, Taking Back Sunday. Along with singing lead vocals, Adam Lazzara occasionally plays guitar and harmonica.-Biography:...
–- lead vocals, additional guitars (since 2002); bass (2001)
Former members
- Steven DeJoseph –- drums (1999)
- Jesse LaceyJesse LaceyJesse Thomas Lacey is an American musician from Levittown, New York. He is the frontman of the band Brand New.-Musical career:...
–- bass, backing vocals (1999–2001) - Antonio Longo –- lead vocals (1999–2001)
- Fred MascherinoFred MascherinoFrederick Paul Mascherino is an American musician best known for his work as lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist in alternative rock band Taking Back Sunday...
–- lead guitar, vocals (2003–2007) - Matt Rubano –- bass, backing vocals (2003–2010)
- Ian Brieck –- backing vocals, keyboards (2008)
- Matthew Fazzi –- vocals, guitars, keyboards (2008–2010)
Notable touring members
- Isaac Bolivar –- guitar, keyboard, backing vocals (2009–2010)
- Nathan Cogan –- guitar, keyboard, backing vocals (2010–present)
- Ian Brieck –- backing vocals, keyboards (2008-2009)
Timeline
Album appearances
| Member | Album | ||||
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| Tell All Your Friends | Where You Want to Be | Louder Now | New Again | Taking Back Sunday | |
| John Nolan (lead guitar, vocals) |
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| Mark O'Connell (drums, percussion) |
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| Eddie Reyes (rhythm guitar) |
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| Shaun Cooper (bass guitar) |
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| Adam Lazzara (lead vocals) |
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| Fred Mascherino (lead guitar, vocals) |
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| Matt Rubano (bass guitar) |
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| Matthew Fazzi (lead guitar, vocals) |
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