Say It Like You Mean It
| Say It Like You Mean It | ||||
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| Studio album by The Starting Line | ||||
| Released | July 16, 2002 | |||
| Studio | Media Vortex (Burbank, California) | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, emo | |||
| Length | 47:35 | |||
| Label | Drive-Thru | |||
| Producer | Mark Trombino | |||
| The Starting Line chronology | ||||
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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 Starting Over.
Release
Between late June and mid-August, the group went on the 2002 edition of Warped Tour.[1] It was released on July 16, 2002 on Drive-Thru Records. "The Best of Me" was released to radio on July 22, 2003.[2]
An alternate pressing of the album was issued simultaneously and available only from Drive-Thru's online store, with the cover picturing Jamison Covington of JamisonParker, instead of the girl on the cover of the conventional release. This limited edition is now out-of-print and rather hard to come by. In October 2008, the album was made available for streaming through the band's Myspace profile.[3]
The name of the album comes from a line in the song "Almost There, Going Nowhere."
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
The album was included at number 21 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.[5] BuzzFeed included the album at number 20 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.[6]
Track listing
All tracks written by The Starting Line except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Up & Go" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Given the Chance" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Leaving" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "The Best of Me" | 4:18 |
| 5. | "A Goodnight's Sleep" | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Almost There, Going Nowhere" | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Cheek to Cheek" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Hello Houston" | 2:23 |
| 9. | "Decisions, Decisions" | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Saddest Girl Story" | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Left Coast Envy" | 4:25 |
| 12. | "The Drama Summer" (Kenny Vasoli) | 2:52 |
| 13. | "This Ride" | 3:40 |
Personnel
- Mike Golla – lead guitar
- Tom Gryskiewicz – drums
- Kenny Vasoli – vocals, bass
- Matt Watts – rhythm guitar
- Nate Barcalow from Finch – backup vocals on Cheek to Cheek and This Ride
- Keith Goodwin from Days Away – backup vocals on Left Cost Envy
References
Citations
- ↑ D'Angelo, Joe (January 30, 2002). "Warped Tour '02 To Feature Bad Religion, NOFX, New Found Glory, More". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Blink-182, the Starting Line post catalog albums for streaming". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. October 16, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ↑ Considine, J.D. (August 14, 2002). "The Starting Line: Say It Like You Mean It : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ↑ Bird, ed. 2014, p. 72
- ↑ Sherman, Maria; Broderick, Ryan (July 2, 2013). "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
Sources
External links
- Say It Like You Mean It at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)