Hold On (Name Taken album)

Hold On is the debut (and ultimately final) full-length album released by Name Taken. The album was produced by Saosin guitarist Beau Burchell. The second track, "Hold on for Your Dearest Life", was subsequently collected on the Warped Tour 2005 Tour Compilation.^[1]

The lyrics of the fourth track "Panic", is the first appearance of the term Panic at the Disco, later used as the namesake of the platinum-selling band.^[2][3]

Panic at the disco
Sat back and took it so slow
Are you nervous? Are you shaking?

Reception

Hold On received mixed to favorable reviews from critics. AbsolutePunk founder Jason Tate gave the album a 91% rating, noting "The music beat pulses into your chest, your head expands and contracts with each riff and you can't help but let your head rock to the music." Punknews.org also praised the album in their review, noting "If there is a competition to see which of the two bands featured on last year's Bayside/Name Taken Split would produce a better follow-up full length album, consider Name Taken the winner." Allmusic gave the album a less favorable review, stating "For the album's duration, it's Name Taken's adherence to formula and the glossy production of Beau Burchell -- not memorable hooks or unique dynamics -- that keep things together."

Track listing

1. "Control"
2. "Hold on for Your Dearest Life"
3. "A Year Spent Cold"
4. "Panic"
5. "This Was Never"
6. "Cover Up"
7. "It Sounds Prettier in Spanish"
8. "We Give Up Sometimes"
9. "I Quit My Scene"
10. "Drive Drive Drive"
11. "Clear and Conscious"

Personnel

• Chad Atkinson - Vocals, Bass
• Blake Means - Guitar
• Ryan Edwards - Guitar
• Danny Valencia - Drums
• Beau Burchell - Producer

References