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Forming in 1999 in Amityville, NY, Taking Back Sunday modeled their interpretation of melodic hardcore after bands like Lifetime, Endpoint, and Sunny Day Real Estate, as well as guitarist Ed Reyes' emo band the Movielife. After the release of a five-song demo and a year's worth of touring (including shows with At the Drive-In and Alkaline Trio), Taking Back Sunday signed to Victory Records and entered New Jersey's Big Blue Meanie Recording Studios alongside producer Sal Villanueva and engineer Tim Gilles to record a full-length debut. The result, Tell All Your Friends, layered Adam Lazzara's emotional vocals and the dual-guitar assault of Reyes and John Nolan, fashioning a classic hardcore sound with pop songwriting components. The album was released on Victory in March 2002 and is the only official album to display that lineup.

The group spent the rest of that year and much of 2003 touring, but when Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper left the band (which was rounded out by drummer Mark O'Connell), Taking Back Sunday's future was left in doubt. However, guitarist/vocalist Fred Mascherino (ex-Breaking Pangea) and bassist Matt Rubano (ex-Schleigho) filled out the lineup in time for the band's fall 2003 tour and recording sessions for Tell All Your Friends' follow-up. The sophomore effort Where You Want to Be arrived in summer 2004 and debuted at number three on Billboard's Top 200. TBS toured steadily behind the album, headlining a sold-out North American tour and hitting the usual Warped Tour stops. Signing with Warner Bros. in June 2005, the band also co-headlined some dates with Jimmy Eat World during the year. Ever the hard workers, they were back in the studio by August; the result was their third full-length, Louder Now, a number two hit on the Top 200 that was issued in April 2006. Produced by Eric Valentine (Third Eye Blind, Queens of the Stone Age), the album was a darker, more aggressive effort that tapped into the band's live energy (which was further displayed on 2007's live CD/DVD package Louder Now: Part Two). ~ Charles Spano, All Music GuideMore

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Taking Back Sunday
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Oct 11th, 11:40pm
Any Say Anything fans in here? If you like Taking Back Sunday, you probably will like Say Anything. I am so excited for their self-titled album to release on 11/3!! Only 3 weeks away!
Get more info. at their Myspace: www.myspace.com/sayanything
Oct 9th, 1:30am
florida!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^-^
Aug 21st, 12:16am
Check out the Used's live session on PureVolume!

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Jun 13th, 12:33am
please come to chicago too. at the charter one pavilon. its right along lake michigan. i would really appreciate that. thnks
Jun 10th, 5:02am
PLS C0ME T0 THE PHILIPPINES MAYBE IN AYALA MALLS OR SM MALL OF ASIA CONCERT GROUNDS
Apr 20th, 6:23pm
cant wait till june see you guys at the house of blues in vegas. i havent missed a show yet.
Mar 8th, 10:09am
pls come 2 philippines i beg u
Mar 7th, 11:56pm
Can't wait to hear some more awesome songs from you guys!!XD Thanks for making my life special with the music you make.
Love you guys!!^-^
Feb 8th, 5:24am
you guys are a great band.
your songs are awesome.
thanks.
Jan 31st, 1:24pm
i hope that you'd visit philippines. esp. in cebu ((: you rock \m/