After recording their self-titled EP, Longo left the band Reyes stated that the main complaint that led to Longo's removal was his lack of ability as a singer and a lyricist. Mark O'Connell, who was friends with Reyes, had a practice session with them, after which Reyes and Longo asked him to join the band. A month later, Reyes called him and asked him to join the band and move in with him. Lazzara asked if they needed a permanent bassist, and drove from his hometown of High Point, North Carolina to Long Island to practice with them on one occasion. Hanratty was friends with Lazzara and introduced him to the rest of Taking Back Sunday after a performance.
Guitarist Phil Hanratty of Errortype:11, who had played previously with Reyes in Clockwise, stood in temporarily on bass. Īdam Lazzara first joined Taking Back Sunday to play bass, but eventually became the band's lead vocalist. At a party, Nolan reportedly romanced Lacey's girlfriend, after which Lacey left the band having been a member for three to four months, and later formed Brand New. DeJoseph was unable to tour extensively because of personal issues and was waiting until the band had another drummer before leaving the group. This marked the formation of Taking Back Sunday in Amityville, New York, in November 1999. After several bassists, Longo and Nolan brought childhood friend Jesse Lacey (of the Rookie Lot) into the fold. Longo treated Nolan as family and was adamant he be included. Longo suggested his childhood friend, John Nolan, as a second guitarist. He then contacted friends Antonio Longo (of One True Thing) and Steven DeJoseph. After leaving the Movielife, he started a new project, Runner-Up, which lasted briefly. Guitarist Eddie Reyes became a staple of the New York hardcore scene, performing in Mind Over Matter, Inside, Clockwise and the Movielife. 8.2 Related releases, members' opinions and anniversary celebrations.8.1 Best-of lists, influence and retrospective reviews.4.1 Initial promotion, and Nolan and Cooper's departures.The album has been included on lists of the best emo albums of all time by publications such as Alternative Press, NME, and Rolling Stone. In 2012, the band toured to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tell All Your Friends playing an acoustic set on the anniversary tour, which was later released in 2013 as the live album TAYF10 Acoustic. It is Victory Records' longest-running release on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart at 68 weeks, and on the Independent Albums chart at 78 weeks. The album was certified gold in the US and had sold 790,000 copies as of 2009. It sold 2,000 copies in the first week after its release, charting at number 183 on the Billboard 200 chart. By that point, a music video had been released for "You're So Last Summer".Ĭritics have given Tell All Your Friends mostly positive reviews, highlighting its mix of musical styles. In September 2003, "You're So Last Summer" was released as the album's second single, and the band began co-headlining a tour with Saves the Day, which lasted until November 2003. After that, Nolan and Cooper left Taking Back Sunday and were replaced by Fred Mascherino and Matt Rubano. The group spent the early part of 2003 touring with the Used and the Blood Brothers before headlining their own tour. At the end of the year, a Fight Club-inspired music video was released for "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut from the Team)". A few months later, Taking Back Sunday toured across the United States with Brand New and Rufio.
"Great Romances of the 20th Century" was released as the lead single from Tell All Your Friends in March 2002. In December 2001, the band signed with Victory Records they began recording their debut album with producer Sal Villanueva at Big Blue Meenie Recording Studio in New Jersey. They rented a room in Lindenhurst, New York, where they wrote and demoed songs. Taking Back Sunday released a five-song demo in early 2001, after which they toured the United States for most of the year. The group underwent several line-up changes before settling on vocalist Adam Lazzara, guitarist and vocalist John Nolan, guitarist Eddie Reyes, bassist Shaun Cooper, and drummer Mark O'Connell. Tell All Your Friends is the debut studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday, released on March 26, 2002, through Victory Records.
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