Taking Back Sunday Bio
Taking Back Sunday is revered as one of the super groups of the new millennium, but their trip to the top was not without its roadblocks. In February of 2001 the Long Island, New York based group released its self-titled five song EP. Though not a stunning success, it did land them a contract with Victory Records. Victory put them to work on a new album right away, teaming them up with producer Sal Villanueva and engineer Tim Gilles. That collaboration led to their first full-length cd, Tell All Your Friends. It was released in March of 2002.
Promoting their debut album, TBS completed a sold-out summer tour, shot a video, and set out on the Best Revenge Tour along with Recover and Midtown. That's when they encountered their first stumbling block. While dancing around during Midtown's set, Adam Lazzara accidentally fell off the stage cutting his face in two places and dislocating his hip. With the dislocated hip turning out to be a bigger deal than they originally suspected, the band was forced to abandon the tour. They took advantage of the respite by getting to work on new material.¹
¹ Read the complete bio with quotes at Ace's Bio-Farm.
Taking Back Sunday Quotes
"Every night we'd set up to play and be wondering who the kids outside in line could possibly be waiting to see. Then we'd start playing and they knew all the words to our record that had only been out for a few months." ~ Adam Lazzara
"We've always tried to make it so there's no division, no line drawn between what going on the stage and what's going on in the crowd." ~ Adam Lazzara
"Some bands, when they get big, get lazy. Our philosophy was 'We're the luckiest dudes in the world to be able to do this.'" ~ Fred Mascherino
"We don't want to sound like the other bands in our genre. We want to be the band that still rocks." ~ Fred Mascherino
"I think the songs on Louder Now also come across a lot better live than our old stuff. So, in order to experience Louder Now, the best way is definitely the live show. It's where it's at right now. We're playing at our best, the best that we can right now." ~ Fred Mascherino
