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The Starting Line

Background information
Origin Churchville, Pennsylvania, United States
Genre(s) Rock
Pop punk
Acoustic rock
Years active 1999-2008 (on break)
Label(s) Virgin
Website Official website
Members
Kenny Vasoli
Matt Watts
Mike Golla
Tom Gryskewicz
Brian Schmutz

The Starting Line is a pop punk band from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area that formed in 1999. For the town of Bally which was at one time named Churchville see Bally Pennsylvania Churchville is a Census-designated place The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern 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 Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Kenneth Robert "Kenny" Vasoli (born May 20 1984 in Churchville Pennsylvania) is the lead Singer and Bassist of Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə

Contents

History

In 1999, the band that would become The Starting Line was initiated in Churchville, Pennsylvania via an e-mail from guitarist Matt Watts to vocalist/bassist Kenny Vasoli. For the town of Bally which was at one time named Churchville see Bally Pennsylvania Churchville is a Census-designated place Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Kenneth Robert "Kenny" Vasoli (born May 20 1984 in Churchville Pennsylvania) is the lead Singer and Bassist of It asked if the then fourteen-year-old Vasoli, who was at that time in a band called Smash Adams, was interested in "Jamming and shit", as the message title read. Only a few weeks later, Vasoli found himself rehearsing with his future bandmates Watts, guitarist Mike Golla and drummer Tom Gryskewicz. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Initially, the band had another guitarist named Ryan Altmiller, who played with them for only two weeks and later went on to play in bands such as Racing Daylight and Shadows in Lakeland. [1] Soon, the band started touring under the name Sunday Drive, selling out home-made merchandise and a self-recorded demo cassette titled Four Songs. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release Their first official release was a three-way split with The Jimmy Tuesday Band and The Commercials contributing three songs each, released on KickStart Audio in 2000. A split album (or split) is a music Album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists

Sunday Drive was soon approached by We the People Records and asked to produce a recording session (the infamous We the People Records Sessions). Set for a release in December 2000, the twelve songs were initially planned to become the band's debut full-length With Hopes of Starting Over on We the People Records, but they ended up serving only as demos for tracks on future releases, as the band signed with Drive-Thru Records in April 2001. Drive-Thru Records is a Record label specializing largely in Pop punk music [2] On Drive-Thru, they soon released their debut EP With Hopes of Starting Over. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify With Hopes of Starting Over is the debut EP from the band The Starting Line, released on June 25 2001 by Drive-Thru Records They later found out, the name Sunday Drive was already taken by a Christian rock band, so they changed their band name to The Starting Line. Christian rock (occasionally abbreviated CR) is a form of Rock music played by bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on The band has said there is no significance behind the name, it was the only name they all could agree upon. [3]

On July 16, 2002, almost exactly one year after the release of their EP, the full-length Say It Like You Mean It followed. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Say It Like You Mean It is the first full-length album from Pop punk band The Starting Line, following their debut EP With Hopes of The songs ranged from energetic and fast-paced to melancholy and calm, dealing with performing on stage ("Given the Chance"), feeling homesick ("Left Coast Envy") and getting even with Vasoli's ex-girlfriend Karina ("Up & Go", "Hello Houston", among others). The hit single "Best of Me" and its two music videos, as well as the second single "Leaving", received heavy radio and TV airplay, securing The Starting Line a spot on the Warped Tour. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival

Due to their desire to put out new material, the band decided to release an all-unplugged EP, recorded in three sessions over the following year. Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means The first three songs (recorded in The Prize Fight's Bob Jones' bedroom in August 2002), the second session (recorded in Vasoli's basement in March 2003) and the last track (recorded on the band's touring bus in April 2003) became The Make Yourself at Home EP, released on November 25, 2003. The Make Yourself at Home EP is an acoustic CD by The Starting Line, released by Drive-Thru Records on 25 November 2003 Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The CD and the DVD version issued simultaneously, featuring an acoustic set performed live at Skate & Surf 2003 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, would be their last releases put out solely on Drive-Thru Records, as The Starting Line was signed by Geffen Records soon afterwards. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label

Their major label debut, Based on a True Story, came out in May 2005. Based on a True Story is The Starting Line 's follow-up album to The Make Yourself at Home EP and was released by Drive-Thru Records Lyrically, the band dissociated themselves from the post-relationship formula that was predominant on their previous records. The otherwise very positive and cheerful album was overshadowed by several rather angry songs, written to spite the band's record label. Songs like "Inspired by the $" featured lyrics that are unmistakably directed at Geffen: "Get to the point/Get it across/To the boys at the top of the ladder I'm climbing up/I have my doubts". Another section of the song refers to a meeting the band had with the label's executives, where The Starting Line was asked to write more radio-friendly songs in the vein of New Found Glory's Catalyst (2004) and recreate "Best of Me" ("Just stay the same way/Do it like you did it before/Remain the same shape", followed by "If I did it again, then Lord stop me, then/God help me now, Lord help me out"). New Found Glory (often abbreviated NFG is an American Pop-punk band based out of South Florida Catalyst is the fourth studio Album by New Found Glory. It was released on May 18, 2004 and certified gold by the [4] The album was far more successful than the band's 2002 effort and sold 42,000 copies within its first week, as opposed to its predecessor's 11,000. [5] The release was followed by the semi-headlining Nintendo Fusion Tour with Fall Out Boy, kicking off in September 2005. Nintendo Fusion Tour is a touring rock music and video game festival sponsored by Nintendo, which began in 2003 Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 The band brought with them a new addition to their live performances, keyboardist Brian Schmutz. A friend of Vasoli's, the two had short lived side-project called Statue in 2004. A few dates into the tour, The Starting Line were — at their request — released from their record deal with Geffen, and became free agents. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player [6] Vasoli describes their time with Geffen: " It was kind of like having a sort of hot girlfriend that never talks to you. You say, "Oh yeah, I 'm dating this supermodel, but she's been in France for three years and doesn't really call me. . . but she promises that when she gets back we're REALLY gonna start to get serious. It was always an imaginary relationship. "[7]

In early January 2006, the band signed with Virgin Records. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell The band released their third full-length album "Direction" on July 31, 2007, containing the single "Island" which was written about and for Vasoli's girlfriend of the last four years, Michelle. Direction is The Starting Line 's third studio album following Based on a True Story, and was released on July 31 2007. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " Island (Float Away " is the fourth track and first single off The Starting Line 's 2007 album Direction. The Album peaked at #30 on the Billboard 200 chart, but fell off the chart four weeks later. To date, the band's highest ranking on the chart was #18 with their second album "Based on a True Story". The band just completed the 2007 Warped Tour and began their nationwide headlining tour the following September.

Break

On March 5, 2008 the band announced in an e-mail and on Absolutepunk.net they would be going on a break in order for Ken and Brian to explore Person L, Matt and Tom to explore The Seventy Six, and Mike to spend time with his two daughters. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common AbsolutePunknet is a Website, Online community, and Alternative music News source founded by Jason Tate (the current CEO) They will continue The Starting Line if and when the time is right. [1]

The Starting Line played their last show on May 4, 2008 at The Bamboozle in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with their last song performed being their biggest and most recognizable hit, "Best of Me. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common For the teletext see Bamboozle. For the film see Bamboozled. The Bamboozle is an annual rain-or-shine two-day music festival held in East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. " Towards the end of the performance, The Starting Line stopped playing and let the crowd finish singing the song as they left the stage.

Touring

The Starting Line at Jillian's on 4-6-08.
The Starting Line at Jillian's on 4-6-08.

The Starting Line have always been known for their extensive touring. The band has toured or played shows with such bands as Brand New, Saves the Day, The Ataris, Midtown, Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday, Yellowcard, New Found Glory, Plain White T's, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, The All-American Rejects, The Format, RX Bandits, Bayside, Four Year Strong, Steel Train, The Almost, Motion City Soundtrack, MxPx, Reel Big Fish, Panic! at The Disco, Mae, Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Cartel, Set Your Goals and have played several stints on the Vans Warped Tour. Brand New is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. Saves the Day are a rock band that was formed in 1997 in Princeton New Jersey. The Ataris are a Pop punk band originally hailing from Anderson, Indiana. Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville New York, Long Island, New York. Yellowcard is a Pop punk band from Jacksonville Florida. Their music features a rare contribution to the genre incorporating the use of a Violin. New Found Glory (often abbreviated NFG is an American Pop-punk band based out of South Florida Plain White T's is a Pop rock band, originating from DuPage County Illinois. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Paramore (ˈpærəmɔər is an American pop rock band that formed in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee in 2004 consisting of The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler The Format was an Indie pop band formed by Arizona natives Nate Ruess and Sam Means Rx Bandits is a five-piece band based in Seal Beach California. Four Year Strong is a five-piece American Pop Punk / Hardcore punk band from Worcester, Massachusetts. Steel Train is a five-piece band currently on Drive Thru Records. The Almost is a alternative band from Clearwater Florida, most notable for being the side project of Underoath drummer/vocalist Aaron Gillespie. Motion City Soundtrack is a rock band based in America. The band formed in Minneapolis Minnesota, in 1997 with only two of the founding members still MxPx is a punk band that officially formed on July 6 1992 in Bremerton, Washington, United States as teenagers Reel Big Fish is an American Ska punk band from Huntington Beach California, best known for the 1997 hit " Sell Out. Panic at the Disco (formerly known as Panic! at the Disco) is a Rock band that originated in Las Vegas Nevada, USA. Mae is an American rock band that formed in Norfolk, Virginia in 2001. Boys Like Girls is a four-piece American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. All Time Low is an American Pop punk band from Lutherville-Timonium Maryland. A cartel is a formal (explicit agreement among firms Cartels usually occur in an oligopolistic industry, where there is a small number of sellers and usually involve The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival The Starting Line also played a show at the Soundwave Festival in the spring of 2008 in Australia.

Discography

Albums

Date of Release Title Label Billboard 200
July 16, 2002 Say It Like You Mean It Drive-Thru Records 109
May 10, 2005 Based on a True Story Drive-Thru Records/Geffen 18
July 31, 2007 Direction Virgin Records 30

EPs

Title Release Date Label U. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Say It Like You Mean It is the first full-length album from Pop punk band The Starting Line, following their debut EP With Hopes of Drive-Thru Records is a Record label specializing largely in Pop punk music Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Based on a True Story is The Starting Line 's follow-up album to The Make Yourself at Home EP and was released by Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records is a Record label specializing largely in Pop punk music The slash ( /) is a punctuation mark It is also called a virgule, diagonal, stroke, forward slash, oblique dash, Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Direction is The Starting Line 's third studio album following Based on a True Story, and was released on July 31 2007. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell S. Billboard 200 Peak
With Hopes of Starting Over June 25, 2001 Drive-Thru Records
The Make Yourself at Home EP November 25, 2003 Drive-Thru Records

Singles

Title Release Date Label Album/EP
"Three's A Charm" 2001 Drive-Thru Records With Hopes of Starting Over
"Best of Me" 2002 Drive-Thru Records Say It Like You Mean It
"Leaving" 2003 Drive-Thru Records Say It Like You Mean It
"Bedroom Talk" 2005 Drive-Thru Records/Geffen Based on a True Story
"Island" June 19, 2007 Virgin Records Direction
"Something Left to Give" 2008 Virgin Records Direction

Members

Non-album tracks

References

  1. ^ The Starting Line Press Conference - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net
  1. ^  Interview with Kenny and Matt. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard With Hopes of Starting Over is the debut EP from the band The Starting Line, released on June 25 2001 by Drive-Thru Records Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Drive-Thru Records is a Record label specializing largely in Pop punk music The Make Yourself at Home EP is an acoustic CD by The Starting Line, released by Drive-Thru Records on 25 November 2003 Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Drive-Thru Records is a Record label specializing largely in Pop punk music Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Drive-Thru Records is a Record label specializing largely in Pop punk music With Hopes of Starting Over is the debut EP from the band The Starting Line, released on June 25 2001 by Drive-Thru Records See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Drive-Thru Records is a Record label specializing largely in Pop punk music Say It Like You Mean It is the first full-length album from Pop punk band The Starting Line, following their debut EP With Hopes of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Drive-Thru Records is a Record label specializing largely in Pop punk music Say It Like You Mean It is the first full-length album from Pop punk band The Starting Line, following their debut EP With Hopes of Based on a True Story is The Starting Line 's follow-up album to The Make Yourself at Home EP and was released by Drive-Thru Records Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Drive-Thru Records is a Record label specializing largely in Pop punk music The slash ( /) is a punctuation mark It is also called a virgule, diagonal, stroke, forward slash, oblique dash, Based on a True Story is The Starting Line 's follow-up album to The Make Yourself at Home EP and was released by Drive-Thru Records " Island (Float Away " is the fourth track and first single off The Starting Line 's 2007 album Direction. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Direction is The Starting Line 's third studio album following Based on a True Story, and was released on July 31 2007. Direction is The Starting Line 's third studio album following Based on a True Story, and was released on July 31 2007. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Direction is The Starting Line 's third studio album following Based on a True Story, and was released on July 31 2007. Kenneth Robert "Kenny" Vasoli (born May 20 1984 in Churchville Pennsylvania) is the lead Singer and Bassist of The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Welcome To The Family is a Compilation album released on November 20 2001 by Drive-Thru Records. " I'm Real " is the name of two songs by Jennifer Lopez. Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July Punk Goes Pop is a Compilation album which is part of the Punk Goes For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Based on a True Story is The Starting Line 's follow-up album to The Make Yourself at Home EP and was released by Drive-Thru Records " Big Time Sensuality " is a song by Björk, released as the fourth single from her 1993 album Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Punk Goes '90s is a compilation of the Punk Goes series created by Fearless Records. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Direction is The Starting Line 's third studio album following Based on a True Story, and was released on July 31 2007. ThisRide. net. Retrieved on November 25, 2005.
  2. ^  The Starting Line biography. StartingLineRock. com. Retrieved on November 28, 2006. (Internet Archive mirror)
  3. ^  Starting Line, The - 03.12.06. The Internet Archive ( IA) is a Nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining an on-line Library and archive of Web and AbsolutePunk. net. Retrieved on August 14, 2006.
  4. ^  DMB Defeats NIN, Weezer As Album Chart Champ. Billboard. Retrieved on October 8, 2005.
  5. ^  Good Riddance. AbsolutePunk. net. Retrieved on December 22, 2005.
  6. ^  Chart details. Billboard.
  7. ^  Interview by NMattise. Internet Archive. The Internet Archive ( IA) is a Nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining an on-line Library and archive of Web and
  8. ^  Interview: Kenny Vasoli of The Starting Line. Internet Archive. The Internet Archive ( IA) is a Nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining an on-line Library and archive of Web and
  9. ^  2008 Tour Dates Info. Internet Archive. The Internet Archive ( IA) is a Nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining an on-line Library and archive of Web and

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