Taking Back Sunday

Taking Back Sunday is a rock band that formed in Amityville, New York in 1999.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-p525075The band toured for a year with bands like At the Drive-In and Alkaline Trio before they were signed to Victory Records and released their first album, Tell All Your Friends.http://music.aol.com/artist/taking-back-sunday/biography Their second album, Where You Want to Be, debuted in the summer of 2004 at the number three spot on Billboard's Top 200.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-p525075/biographyAfter the success of the album, Warner Brothers signed the band in June 2005 and sent them on tour with Jimmy Eat World. Their third album, Louder Now, debuted at number two on the charts.http://www.takingbacksunday.com/bio

Taking Back Sunday performs post-punk emotional (emo) rock.http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/2jw6They modeled themselves after groups like Sunny Day Real Estate, Lifetime and Ed Reyes' emo band Movielife.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-p525075/biographyIn a review of their tour with Jimmy Eat World, The New York Times described lead singer Adam Lazzara as "flamboyant to the point of self-parody and maybe past it."http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/16/arts/music/16taki.html

Taking Back Sunday's first album, Tell All Your Friends, layered Adam Lazzara's vocals over the double electric guitars of Eddie Reyes and John Nolan.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-p525075/biographyNolan and bassist Shaun Cooper left the group before their 2003 tour. Afterwards, Fred Mascherino joined the band to perform vocals while Matt Rubano became the bass player.

Taking Back Sunday's third album helped to establish them as a commercial band. However, their fourth album explored a darker and more aggressive sound. It was produced by Third Eye Blind and Queens of the Stone Age producer Eric Valentine.http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/taking_back_sunday/artist.jhtml#biographyEndIn 2007, Fred Mascherino quit the band to launch his solo career. He was replaced by Matt Fazzi in time for their album New Again.

• Adam Lazzara: Lead vocalshttp://www.takingbacksunday.com/bio
• Matt Fazzi: Guitar, vocalshttp://www.takingbacksunday.com/bio
• Eddie Reyes: Guitarhttp://www.takingbacksunday.com/bio
• Mark O'Connell: Drumshttp://www.takingbacksunday.com/bio
• Matt Rubano: Bass guitar, vocalshttp://www.takingbacksunday.com/bio

• 2002: Tell All Your Friendshttp://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-p525075/discography
• 2004: Where You Want to Behttp://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-p525075/discography
• 2006: Louder Nowhttp://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-p525075/discography
• 2007: Notes from the Pasthttp://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-p525075/discography
• 2009: New Againhttp://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-p525075/discography
• 2010: Live from Orensanzhttp://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-p525075/discography