Bayside (album)

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Bayside
Studio album by Bayside
Released	September 1, 2005
Recorded	Sheppard Music, New York City, March-April 2005
Genre	Rock, Punk Rock
Length	40:42
Label	Victory Records
Producer(s)	Shep Goodman & Kenny Gioia
Bayside chronology
Sirens and Condolences (2004)	Bayside (2005)	Acoustic CD/DVD (2006)

Bayside's second album from Victory Records is a little different from the 2004 Victory debut, Sirens and Condolences, with a much brighter outlook on life in their lyrics. Having replaced half the band (Bassist Nick Ghanbarian and drummer John "Beatz" Holohan were new to Bayside), this change is due mostly to different band members and a new mindset about life. Bayside looks at ways to recover, as told in the song "We'll Be O.K.." The album showcases, like the previous one, the quiet desperation in singer Anthony Raneri's vocals, like in the raw, pain-driven acoustic piece, "Don't Call Me Peanut," as well as the masterful songwriting and guitaring of Jack O' Shea's "nod to classic rock" style.

[edit] Track listing

• All songs written by Bayside

1. "Hello Shitty" – 1:14
2. "Devotion and Desire" – 3:29
3. "Tortures of the Damned" – 3:28
4. "They Looked Like Strong Hands" – 3:50
5. "Montauk" – 3:40
6. "Blame It On Bad Luck" – 3:26
7. "We'll Be O.K." – 4:23
8. "Existing in a Crisis (Evelyn)" – 4:23
9. "Don't Call Me Peanut" – 3:56
10. "Half a Life" – 4:03
11. "Dear Tragedy" – 4:55
12. "A Long December (Counting Crows Cover)(Japan Only Release)" - 4:44

[edit] Credits

• Anthony Raneri - vocals, guitar
• Jack O'Shea - guitar
• Nick Ghanbarian - bass guitar
• John "Beatz" Holohan - drums
• Shep Goodman - production, engineering, mixing
• Kenny Gioia - production, engineering, mixing
• Alan Douches - mastering
• John Oliva - guitar tech
• Arthur Bacon - keyboards on Devotion and Desire and Don't Call Me Peanut
• Steve Soboslai - additional vocals on They Looked Like Strong Hands
• Chris George - photography
• Doublej - layout