Say Anything (band)
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Indie Rock | |
| Years active | 2001–present | |
| Label(s) | Doghouse Records J Records |
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| Max Bemis Coby Linder Alex Kent Jake Turner Jeff Turner Parker Case |
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| Evan Span Michael Levin Josh Eichenstein Dan Delauro Kevin Seaton Casper Adams Gabe Rodriguez |
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Say Anything is an indie rock band from Los Angeles, California.
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[edit] History
Say Anything began their career in 2001 under the name Sayanything. All members attended Windward School at this time, except Coby Linder who attended Shalhevet High School. They self-released two EP's, Junior Varsity and Menora/Majora(Menora/Majora being an online release), and one LP entitled Baseball; Baseball and Junior Varsity are both out of print and are no longer available. Today, Bemis is unsatisfied with his work on Baseball and refuses to perform any of the songs included on the album in concert or reprint the album. These early albums have a more straightforward emo/pop-punk sound, as opposed to the hard-rock sound of later works.
In August 2004 Say Anything ...is a Real Boy was released on Doghouse Records. The album was produced by famed punk producer Tim O'Heir, with arrangements added by Stephen Trask, the Grammy-nominated author of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. While recording this album, Bemis suffered a nervous breakdown. He attributes the breakdown to stress. Bemis was convinced that the other members of the band were secretly filming him naked in the attempt to make a porn film about him. He was sometimes found walking the streets of LA, accusingly questioning strangers, in a dreamlike state. Shortly after, he committed himself to a mental institution, but then returned in good shape to finish the album.
Some time after Say Anything ...is a Real Boy was released, a set of 8 songs entitled Vs. AIDS Demos was leaked onto the internet by an unknown source. Soon the band told fans that the demos were part of an AIDS benefit album that had been scrapped, and told anyone who had attained them not to distribute them to anyone else. Max Bemis later stated on his website that "that shit sucks" in regard to the demos, though it was eventually commercially released under the title Say Anything ...was a Real Boy.[citation needed]
Say Anything then signed with J Records, owned by BMG Entertainment, one of the "big four" record labels. Under J Records they have re-released Say Anything ...is a Real Boy with a bonus disk entitled ...Was a Real Boy containing seven of the eight Vs. AIDS Demos. This album, originally scheduled to be released on October 25th, 2005, was delayed over 4 months to February 28th, 2006. Some copies ended up leaking out through various retailers, most notably Tower Records' through their website. Most leaks occurred due to retailers shipping pre-orders before J Records had a chance to stop them. Soon copies of the album were selling for over $50 on eBay.[citation needed]
Say Anything is planning on releasing a double album in 2007, with a tentative title of ...In Defense of the Genre. It will be produced by Brad Wood (Sunny Day Real Estate, The Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters). [1]
[edit] Touring
Say Anything has toured with bands such as Dashboard Confessional, Straylight Run, Armor for Sleep, Recover, Chase Pagan, Pistolita, Hot Rod Circuit, Northstar, Senses Fail, The Early November, The Bled, Circa Survive, Emanuel, Audio Karate, Thrice, The Get Up Kids, Jhombi,Hayden, Brazil, Forgive Durden, mewithoutYou, Piebald, and MC Lars.
They had to cancel national tours in 2005 on two separate occasions due to Max's mental health issues. The two tours, one in the summer and one in the fall, featured Circa Survive and Emanuel opening for Say Anything, and a tour with Senses Fail, Saves the Day (Max's favorite band), and The Early November. On the latter, they were replaced by Emanuel.
According to their MySpace, Say Anything will be co-headlining a U.S. tour in spring 2007. It's rumored that they will be co-headlining with Saves the Day. Plans were being made for Say Anything to headline with Saves the Day opening but Max refused to go on after Chris Conley, so a co-headlining tour would solve this problem. Max also mentioned in his MySpace blog discussing the tour that it would be with "one of the greatest bands out there" and it's widely known that Saves the Day is his favorite band. Also, a few days before Max announced their tour Chris Conley made notice on the Saves the Day website that they would be going on tour in the spring and didn't give any details on the accompanying bands.
Say Anything were confirmed to play Give It a Name festival at the end of April 2007 for the second year in a row, but have since pulled out.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
Forthcoming: In Defense Of The Genre (J Records, Fall 2007)
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[edit] Radio Airplay
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | U.S. Modern Rock | U.S. Main- stream Rock | Album |
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| 2006 | "Alive With The Glory Of Love" | - | 28 | - | ...Is A Real Boy |
| 2007 | "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" | - | - | - | ...Was A Real Boy |
[edit] Trivia
- The music video for "Alive With the Glory of Love" appears in a scene in Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film).
- The music video for "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" features a cameo by Happy Days actor Henry Winkler.
- "Alive With the Glory of Love" is also featured professional snowboarder Marco Smolla's section on the popular snowboard DVD Prediculous.
- Bemis has lent his vocal talents to both The Starting Line (on "Ready", off the record Based On A True Story) and to Hot Rod Circuit (on "Inhabit", off the record Reality's Coming Through).
- Parker Case was half of the now-defunct emo duo JamisonParker, the other half being Jamison Covington (who now performs as Covington).
- The song "Alive With the Glory of Love" features on a recent Kerrang CD entitled "Kerrang! Under The Influence: The Songs That Inspired My Chemical Romance" as a tribute to Say Anything and to their songs.
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[edit] External links
[edit] Official sites
- Say Anything's Official Website
- Say Anything's Soundclick Page
- Say Anything's MySpace Profile
- Say Anything's Purevolume Page
