Hoobastank
Hoobastank at MTV Asia Awards 2006, From left to right: Dan Estrin, Doug Robb, Chris Hesse and Josh Moreau. Dan Estrin (born July 9, 1976) is the guitarist of the band Hoobastank. Douglas Seann Robb (born January 2, 1975, in Agoura Hills, California) commonly referred to simply as Doug Robb, is an Christopher River Hesse is the Drummer for the American rock band Hoobastank.
Background information
Origin	Agoura Hills, California, United States
Genre(s)	Post-grunge[1] Hard rock Alternative rock
Years active	1994–present
Label(s)	Island
Website	The Official Hoobastank Site
Members
Doug Robb Dan Estrin Chris Hesse Josh Moreau
Former members
Markku Lappalainen Jeremy Wasser Derek Kwan

Hoobastank is an American alternative rock band best known for their crossover hit "The Reason" (2003). Agoura Hills is a city (incorporated in 1982 in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. Douglas Seann Robb (born January 2, 1975, in Agoura Hills, California) commonly referred to simply as Doug Robb, is an Dan Estrin (born July 9, 1976) is the guitarist of the band Hoobastank. Christopher River Hesse is the Drummer for the American rock band Hoobastank. Markku Lappalainen (born April 6, 1973 in Finland) is the former bassist of the band Hoobastank. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Crossover is a term applied to Musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the Record charts which track differing musical tastes or genres

History

Early career (1994-2000)

Hoobastank formed in the Los Angeles County suburb Agoura Hills in 1994. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Agoura Hills is a city (incorporated in 1982 in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. According to drummer Chris Hesse, vocalist Doug Robb had known guitarist Dan Estrin for some time before competing against him in a high school battle of the bands competition and subsequently, they decided to form a band. Christopher River Hesse is the Drummer for the American rock band Hoobastank. Douglas Seann Robb (born January 2, 1975, in Agoura Hills, California) commonly referred to simply as Doug Robb, is an Dan Estrin (born July 9, 1976) is the guitarist of the band Hoobastank. ^[2] They then recruited Markku Lappalainen and Hesse to form Hoobastank, which at the time was spelled Hoobustank (pronounced the same way as "Hoobastank"). Markku Lappalainen (born April 6, 1973 in Finland) is the former bassist of the band Hoobastank. In an interview with Launch Yahoo!, Doug Robb said the name had no particular meaning: "You're going to ask me what it means. It doesn't mean anything. And it's really cool, it's one of those old high school inside-joke words that didn't really mean anything. "^[3] Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson of Linkin Park attended the same high school, Agoura High School, as the members of Hoobastank. Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11 1977 is an American Musician, record producer and Artist from Agoura Hills California. Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977) grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Agoura High School is a four-year high school freshman-senior in Agoura Hills, California, United States.

Hoobastank started playing gigs in their local area, the band started out in Cobalt Cafe along with Linkin Park, Incubus, Avenged Sevenfold and others. The Cobalt Cafe is an all ages venue in Canoga Park, California that caters to local bands that range from punk to Heavy metal to alternative Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Incubus is a Grammy -nominated Alternative rock band based out of Calabasas, California. Avenged Sevenfold is an American Hard rock band formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach California. They recorded their first full-length self-released album in 1998 called They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To. They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To is a 1998 self-released album produced by Hoobastank (then known as "Hoobustank" It featured a unique saxophone section headed by Jeremy Wasser, who executive produced said album and recorded the Summer Romance saxophone solo on Incubus' S.C.I.E.N.C.E. album. SCIENCE is an Enhanced CD album by the rock band Incubus, released on September 9, 1997. By this stage, Hoobastank had developed a strong reputation in Southern California. This attracted interest from Island Records, who subsequently signed the band in 2000. Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. At the time of signing, the band had completed a second full length album, titled "Forward", also featuring Jeremy Wasser, however Island execs felt that the direction they were heading in would work best without a sax, so Jeremy departed the band and the album was shelved. a few of its tracks were re-recorded for release on the bands self-titled 2001 release. the original recordings from the "Forward" sessions made their way to the internet via peer to peer sites in late 2001.

Hoobastank (2001-2002)

Hoobastank released their self-titled debut album in November 2001. The first single was "Crawling in the Dark" which was a breakthrough hit reaching #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the Modern Rock chart, #7 on the Mainstream Rock chart^[4] and #1 on an MP3.com download chart in early 2002. " Crawling in the Dark " is a song by Hoobastank, released as the first single from their major-label debut Hoobastank. MP3com is a Web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists songs services community and technologies The second single "Running Away" was even more successful reaching #44 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the Modern Rock chart, #9 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #3 on the MP3. " Running Away " is a single recorded by Hoobastank. It was the third single released from the band's 2001 self titled debut com download chart. The Hoobastank album went Platinum thanks to these hit singles and reached #25 on the Billboard 200 album charts and #1 on the Billboard Heatseeker chart.

However, the album received many negative reviews including a 2. 5 stars review by All Music Guide which includes the line: "Nothing here's gonna change the world, but the fact that these guys don't seem inclined toward filling any agenda or catering to a specific audience is promising". allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide.

The album also achieved recognition internationally with the band touring in Europe and Asia in support of the record. "Remember Me", the third single released from this album, was a moderate hit reaching #23 on the Modern Rock charts and #9 on the Mainstream Rock charts. The band also made a song titled "Losing My Grip" for the soundtrack of the movie The Scorpion King. The Scorpion King is a 2002 film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand In late 2001, Hoobastank was invited to play in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame due to the success of the album. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States

The Reason (2003-2005)

The band entered the studio in 2003 with producer Howard Benson who has produced records by P.O.D., Blindside, Cold and The Crystal Method. Howard Benson (born in Havertown, Pennsylvania) is a Grammy nominated Music producer and Aerospace engineer. POD, initials standing for Payable On Death, is a rock band from San Diego California. Blindside is a Christian post-hardcore band from Stockholm Sweden. Cold is a American five-piece Post-grunge / Alternative metal band based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Crystal Method is an American Electronic music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland However, recording was disrupted for a month when Dan Estrin was seriously injured in a freak minibike accident in August. Estrin had recovered by October and the band headed off on a Nokia Unwired Tour with The All-American Rejects and Ozomatli in November. Nokia Corporation (pronunciation /'nɔkiɑ/),,) is a Finnish multinational Communications Corporation, headquartered The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler Ozomatli is a multiethnic currently eight piece band (although they have had as many as ten members and as few as six playing primarily Latin hip hop and rock formed in

An interview was made with Chris Hesse, asking the same question all ask . . . "How did the band come up with the name Hoobastank?" He replied, "Doug's brother is the vice president of BMW Motorcycles and lives in Germany. And there is this street out by his house that is called Hooba Street or something like that and before Doug could pronounce the name, he called it Hoobastank and it was kinda a cute thing and his brother still teases him about it to this day. When we were looking for band names it's almost impossible to find a band name that hasn't been taken. Anything remotely normal has been taken already. I don't remember how it came up but someone said it and we were like yeah. "

Their second album The Reason was released in December 2003. The Reason is Hoobastank 's second album It was released on December 9, 2003, under the Island Records label It showcased a harder-edged vocal performance from Robb. The single "Same Direction" was made available for download on the band's website. "Same Direction" is the third single from Hoobastank's second major studio album The Reason. Doug Robb says on the band's website: "A lot of it is about asking questions or questioning all that people see. It's not all about religion. "Out of Control" is about that and about opening your eyes after being blinded by being devoted to anything. "^[5] "Same Direction" would reach #9 on the US Modern Rock chart, #16 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #16 on a composite World Modern Rock chart (based on the US, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Canada and Australia). A year later, the Let It Out DVD collected the band's videos. Let It Out is a DVD released by the American Alternative rock band Hoobastank on November 23, 2004.

The title track was released as a single in the first half of 2004. It became a massive hit reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[6] #1 on the US and World Modern Rock charts, #1 on a World Airplay chart in May 2004, #10 in Australia and #15 in Germany. The song was also played during the final episode of Friends. Friends was an In Canada, it spent 21 weeks at the top, setting a new record for most weeks at No. 1. Meanwhile in the United States, the album reached #3 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The band's international profile was increased by a support slot on Linkin Park's Meteora world tour in early 2004. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Meteora is the second studio album by then California -based rock band Linkin Park, first released on March 25, 2003

Every Man for Himself (2006-2007)

Their third album Every Man for Himself was released in May 2006 and debuted at #12 on the Billboard chart. Every Man for Himself is the third Album by Hoobastank. It was released on May 16, 2006, and May 8 of the same year Three singles, "If I Were You", "Inside of You" and "Born to Lead" have been released so far, all of which have fared poorly on the rock charts. " Inside Of You " is the second single off of Rock Band Hoobastank 's third studio album Every Man For Himself. " Born To Lead " is the third single off of Rock Band Hoobastank 's third studio album Every Man For Himself. Another single, "If Only" was planned to be released but was canceled for unknown reasons, possibly because of the low chart achievements of the first three singles. Despite this, the album has been certified Gold in the United States.

On a 2005 co-headlining tour with Velvet Revolver, the band received a chilly reception from some audiences and rumors of a feud between Robb and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland were soon filling Internet message boards. Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American Musician, lyricist and Vocalist, most "If I Were You" from Every Man for Himself addressed the whole affair. ^[1] Doug later said in an interview with MTV News online that he has nothing against Scott Weiland or any other member of Velvet Revolver ^[7].

Upcoming album (2008-present)

In October 2007, Doug posted on the official Hoobastank message boards and said that they have "Set the bar very very high for this next CD" and that they have "More ideas going into this CD than ever before".

In January 2008, Chris posted a message on their official Myspace page and stated the following:

"Happy New Year to all. Just a small update so you know we haven't fallen off the face of the planet. We're currently finishing up the writing process for record number 4, trying to wrap things up so we can get into the studio and start recording in late Feb. It's an exciting time for us, everything we've been working on for the last year is coming together very nicely and the record is getting closer to being finished. That means touring season is nearing and we get to perform all of these new pieces for you.

The website will soon be given a full overhaul and it will be getting updated on a regular basis (sorry for the last half a year of lagging!). Please be patient as we tidy things up and get back out there to you guys. Can't wait to see you on the road. "

On June 2nd, Doug posted an update on their temporary website, announcing that the recording process of their upcoming album was almost done and to expect a release date within a couple of weeks ^[8]

Band members

Current members

• Doug Robb – Lead vocals and rhythm guitar
• Dan Estrin – Lead guitar and backing vocals
• Josh Moreau – Bass guitar
• Chris Hesse – Drums and percussion

Former members

• Markku Lappalainen – Bass guitar (1997-2005)
• Jeremy Wasser – Saxophone (Basketball Shorts only)
• Derek Kwan – Saxophone (1997-1999)
• Josef Sy – Bassist (1997-1999)

Discography

Albums

DVDs

Singles

External links

• Official Site @ Island Records
• Original Official Hoobustank website
• Hoobastank at MySpace
• Hoobastank at PureVolume
• Hoobastank at Allmusic
• Rare and unreleased tracks
• Hoobastank Videos
• Hoobastank Spain
• Hoobastank Argentina
• Hoobastank Brazil

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