Bayside (album)

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

Bayside is the self-titled second album by Bayside from Victory Records.

[edit] Track listing

  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 (who also appears as the subject on the cover, but is uncredited in liner notes)

[edit] Facts

  • This was the only Bayside album that John "Beatz" Holohan appeared on.
  • Album cover was taken on the roof of the Victory Records office in Chicago.
  • The song 'Devotion & Desire' was used in the Electronic Arts game MVP 06: NCAA Baseball
  • The song 'Montauk' is inspired by the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
  • The solo from 'Montauk' was also used for a commercial promoting 'Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow'.
  • The fourth track's title is close to the quote from the novel The Neverending Story, "They look like big, strong hands, don't they?"
  • The song "Tortures of the Damned" is a reference to a quote from the movie A Clockwork Orange.
  • The band Emmure, fellow Victory Records label mates, reference this album in their song "10 Signs You Should Leave" on their 2007 release Goodbye To The Gallows. The lyrics at one point in the song are as follow: "And its sad to say, that / I still cry to the Bayside CD everyday. / Don't you know that those songs are about you? / Check tracks 8 and 9. / Then call me back."