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Say It Like You Mean It is the debut studio album by American rock band the Starting Line, following their debut EP With Hopes of Starting Over.... It was released on July 16, 2002.
Guitarist Matt Watts and drummer Mike Golla met while at a mutual friend's band practice. They formed their own band and started searching for a vocalist. The pair looked through AOL's member directory and emailed a number of people. They came across Kenny Vasoli, and subsequently met him while he was playing with his own band. He was drafted into Watts and Golla's band, which broke up after a week. The members remained in contact, and formed the Starting Line in mid-1999 under the name Sunday Drive. Drummer Tom Gryskiewitz was brought into the fold after him and Watts met at a restaurant. Golla subsequently moved to guitar. They wrote material in their practice space and tracked demos. They started gaining publicity with the aid of AOL and MP3.com. Independent label We the People Records became aware of the band's demos and signed them in mid-2000. Watts said they wanted to go with Drive-Thru Records, which was their dream label.
The band recorded an album's worth of material with producer Chris Badami, which was due for release in early 2001. However, it wasn't released due to the intervention of Drive-Thru Records, who saw the band's commercial potential. We the People Records, who had ties with Drive-Thru, had arranged a showcase for the label's founders Stefanie and Richard Reines. The pair were impressed with the band, but thought the songs lacked choruses. The band went away and reworked the material, before signing to Drive-Thru in April 2001. At the time, Vasoli was in high school and Watts was in college. With help from a guidance counsellor, Vasoli graduated early, finishing his last high school year and two semesters at community college. The band changed their name to the Starting Line following threats from a Missouri-based act also called Sunday Drive. The band released the With Hopes of Starting Over... EP in July. Following this, the band became a full-time touring act. As a proposed September 2001 tour with Finch and the Movielife was cancelled following the September 11 attacks, they took October 2001 off to write more songs for their forthcoming debut.
The Starting Line cancelled their tour dates in January 2002 due to Vasoli contracting mono. Later that month, the band began recording Say It Like You Mean It at Media Vortex with producer Mark Trombino, who Golla said brought "an extra set of ears to the table". Vasoli said the band had wanted to work with Trombino for a while, intentionally waiting for him to be available so they could record with him. They went with him as all of the members' all-time favorite album was Clarity (1999) by Jimmy Eat World, which Trombino produced. Sessions were then delayed due to a family emergency, which resulted in a cancellation of tour dates. Vasoli remarked that he wished he was not sick during recording, "and I would have a voice to sing with. I didn't this time and it was the worst thing ever". "Leaving" and "Saddest Girl Story", two tracks that originally appeared on the With Hopes of Starting Over... EP, were re-recorded for Say It Like You Mean It. "Almost There, Going Nowhere", "Cheek to Cheek", "Left Coast Envy" and "The Drama Summer", which were originally recorded for the We the People album, were also re-recorded.
Nate Barcalow of Finch and Keith Goodwin of Days Away contributed additional vocals; the former on "Cheek to Cheek" and "This Ride", the latter on "Left Coast Envy". "Cheek to Cheek" was originally intended to feature a screaming part, but as Vasoli did not "have a very good scream at all", they enlisted Barcalow, who recorded his part while Finch were recording What It Is to Burn (2002). Vasoli said that since Barcalow was already recording screams for one of the songs, "I just thought it would be cool to have a scream [on "This Ride" ...] I figured why not two?" Goodwin was a friend of Vasoli, while Days Away lived around 10–20 minutes from the Starting Line. Trombino mixed the recordings at The Robot Factory in Los Angeles, California, before they were mastered by Steven Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood.
Musically, the album drew comparisons to Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World and New Found Glory. The album's title is taken from a line in "Almost There, Going Nowhere". All of the songs were written by the band, except for "The Drama Summer" which was credited solely to Vasoli. The band usually worked on material together through jamming, where they would hear a part they enjoyed and expanded on it. On occasion, Golla or Vasoli arrived at practice with a complete song already written. Vasoli said the "meaner" tracks were about one of his ex-girlfriends. He initially promised not to write a song about her, but ended up writing six tracks. Similarly, "Hello Houston" and "A Goodnight's Sleep" were about a different ex-girlfriend. Vasoli said that despite him not being "that bitter about it anymore", he found it "funny to rehash".
The opening track "Up & Go" details a girl leaving despite having no reason to do so, and was compared to "Anthem Pt. 2" by Blink-182. "Given the Chance" is about the band's fans, specifically the ones in New Jersey. They found it hard to attract an audience in their home state of Pennsylvania, but found it easier in New Jersey. It was reminiscent of the tracks heard on Enema of the State (1999) by Blink-182. "Leaving" sees Vasoli yearning for unrequited love; it references the date February 12, 1999, which Vasoli said was a "really good night" that evolved into the "first really romantic experience I've ever had". "The Best of Me" has an acoustic intro, before shifting into punk rock track. "A Goodnight's Sleep" is a ballad, and was reminiscent of "Eyesore" by New Found Glory. Watts said "Saddest Girl Story" is about a girl he and Vasoli knew from their hometown. "The Drama Summer" is an acoustic emo song in the style of Dashboard Confessional and the Get Up Kids.
On February 6, 2002, Say It Like You Mean It was announced for release in July. In April 2002, the band toured Japan with The Planet Smashers and Nicotine. In April and May, the band went on tour with Brand New and Finch; the trek included an appearance at Skate and Surf Fest. Following this, the band went on a UK tour with New Found Glory and Finch. Between late June and mid-August, the band performed on the Warped Tour, appearing on the Drive-Thru stage. Say It Like You Mean It was made available for streaming on July 13, before being released on July 16 as a joint release by Drive-Thru and major label MCA Records. The band went on tour with Reel Big Fish in September and October. On October 27, a music video for "The Best of Me" was posted on Launch.com. The video starts with a guy attempting to impress a girl by playing music from a boombox outside of her residence. When the music stops, the band appear and start performing.
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Say It Like You Mean It
Say It Like You Mean It is the debut studio album by American rock band the Starting Line, following their debut EP With Hopes of Starting Over.... It was released on July 16, 2002.
Guitarist Matt Watts and drummer Mike Golla met while at a mutual friend's band practice. They formed their own band and started searching for a vocalist. The pair looked through AOL's member directory and emailed a number of people. They came across Kenny Vasoli, and subsequently met him while he was playing with his own band. He was drafted into Watts and Golla's band, which broke up after a week. The members remained in contact, and formed the Starting Line in mid-1999 under the name Sunday Drive. Drummer Tom Gryskiewitz was brought into the fold after him and Watts met at a restaurant. Golla subsequently moved to guitar. They wrote material in their practice space and tracked demos. They started gaining publicity with the aid of AOL and MP3.com. Independent label We the People Records became aware of the band's demos and signed them in mid-2000. Watts said they wanted to go with Drive-Thru Records, which was their dream label.
The band recorded an album's worth of material with producer Chris Badami, which was due for release in early 2001. However, it wasn't released due to the intervention of Drive-Thru Records, who saw the band's commercial potential. We the People Records, who had ties with Drive-Thru, had arranged a showcase for the label's founders Stefanie and Richard Reines. The pair were impressed with the band, but thought the songs lacked choruses. The band went away and reworked the material, before signing to Drive-Thru in April 2001. At the time, Vasoli was in high school and Watts was in college. With help from a guidance counsellor, Vasoli graduated early, finishing his last high school year and two semesters at community college. The band changed their name to the Starting Line following threats from a Missouri-based act also called Sunday Drive. The band released the With Hopes of Starting Over... EP in July. Following this, the band became a full-time touring act. As a proposed September 2001 tour with Finch and the Movielife was cancelled following the September 11 attacks, they took October 2001 off to write more songs for their forthcoming debut.
The Starting Line cancelled their tour dates in January 2002 due to Vasoli contracting mono. Later that month, the band began recording Say It Like You Mean It at Media Vortex with producer Mark Trombino, who Golla said brought "an extra set of ears to the table". Vasoli said the band had wanted to work with Trombino for a while, intentionally waiting for him to be available so they could record with him. They went with him as all of the members' all-time favorite album was Clarity (1999) by Jimmy Eat World, which Trombino produced. Sessions were then delayed due to a family emergency, which resulted in a cancellation of tour dates. Vasoli remarked that he wished he was not sick during recording, "and I would have a voice to sing with. I didn't this time and it was the worst thing ever". "Leaving" and "Saddest Girl Story", two tracks that originally appeared on the With Hopes of Starting Over... EP, were re-recorded for Say It Like You Mean It. "Almost There, Going Nowhere", "Cheek to Cheek", "Left Coast Envy" and "The Drama Summer", which were originally recorded for the We the People album, were also re-recorded.
Nate Barcalow of Finch and Keith Goodwin of Days Away contributed additional vocals; the former on "Cheek to Cheek" and "This Ride", the latter on "Left Coast Envy". "Cheek to Cheek" was originally intended to feature a screaming part, but as Vasoli did not "have a very good scream at all", they enlisted Barcalow, who recorded his part while Finch were recording What It Is to Burn (2002). Vasoli said that since Barcalow was already recording screams for one of the songs, "I just thought it would be cool to have a scream [on "This Ride" ...] I figured why not two?" Goodwin was a friend of Vasoli, while Days Away lived around 10–20 minutes from the Starting Line. Trombino mixed the recordings at The Robot Factory in Los Angeles, California, before they were mastered by Steven Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood.
Musically, the album drew comparisons to Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World and New Found Glory. The album's title is taken from a line in "Almost There, Going Nowhere". All of the songs were written by the band, except for "The Drama Summer" which was credited solely to Vasoli. The band usually worked on material together through jamming, where they would hear a part they enjoyed and expanded on it. On occasion, Golla or Vasoli arrived at practice with a complete song already written. Vasoli said the "meaner" tracks were about one of his ex-girlfriends. He initially promised not to write a song about her, but ended up writing six tracks. Similarly, "Hello Houston" and "A Goodnight's Sleep" were about a different ex-girlfriend. Vasoli said that despite him not being "that bitter about it anymore", he found it "funny to rehash".
The opening track "Up & Go" details a girl leaving despite having no reason to do so, and was compared to "Anthem Pt. 2" by Blink-182. "Given the Chance" is about the band's fans, specifically the ones in New Jersey. They found it hard to attract an audience in their home state of Pennsylvania, but found it easier in New Jersey. It was reminiscent of the tracks heard on Enema of the State (1999) by Blink-182. "Leaving" sees Vasoli yearning for unrequited love; it references the date February 12, 1999, which Vasoli said was a "really good night" that evolved into the "first really romantic experience I've ever had". "The Best of Me" has an acoustic intro, before shifting into punk rock track. "A Goodnight's Sleep" is a ballad, and was reminiscent of "Eyesore" by New Found Glory. Watts said "Saddest Girl Story" is about a girl he and Vasoli knew from their hometown. "The Drama Summer" is an acoustic emo song in the style of Dashboard Confessional and the Get Up Kids.
On February 6, 2002, Say It Like You Mean It was announced for release in July. In April 2002, the band toured Japan with The Planet Smashers and Nicotine. In April and May, the band went on tour with Brand New and Finch; the trek included an appearance at Skate and Surf Fest. Following this, the band went on a UK tour with New Found Glory and Finch. Between late June and mid-August, the band performed on the Warped Tour, appearing on the Drive-Thru stage. Say It Like You Mean It was made available for streaming on July 13, before being released on July 16 as a joint release by Drive-Thru and major label MCA Records. The band went on tour with Reel Big Fish in September and October. On October 27, a music video for "The Best of Me" was posted on Launch.com. The video starts with a guy attempting to impress a girl by playing music from a boombox outside of her residence. When the music stops, the band appear and start performing.