Based on a True Story (The Starting Line album)
Based on a True Story | ||||
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Studio album by The Starting Line | ||||
Released | May 10, 2005 | |||
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Genre | Pop punk | |||
Length | 46:23 | |||
Label | Drive-Thru, Geffen | |||
Producer | Tim O'Heir, Howard Benson, Eric Rachel | |||
The Starting Line chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | (83%) [1] |
AllMusic | [2] |
Punknews.org | [3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Based on a True Story is the second studio album by American pop punk band The Starting Line.
Recording
Tom O'Heir produced and engineered "Inspired by the $", "Surprise, Surprise", "Photography", "Autography", "Artistic License", "Stay Where I Can See You", "The B-List", "Ready" and "Cut! Print It". These tracks were recorded at Mission Studios in Brooklyn, New York. Additional engineering was done by Oliver Strauss. Additional recording took place at redruM Studios. David "Garo" Yellin arranged the strings on "Photography", as well as performing cello on the track. David Gold, Amy Kimbal and Taguchi Hiroka performed violin on the track. Benjy King played the Hammond B3 organ on both "Photography" and "Cut! Print It". Max Bemis of Say Anything contributed backing vocals on "Ready".[5]
Howard Benson produced "Bedroom Talk" and "The World", with recording taking place at Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village and Sparky Dark Studio in Calabasas, California. The tracks were recorded by Mike Plotnikoff, with additional engineering by Eric Miller. They were also edited using Pro-Tools by Paul DeCarli. Benson also performed keyboards and programming on the tracks.[5]
Eric Rachel produced and engineered "Making Love to the Camera", with recording taking place at Trax East in New York. Shawn Corrigan served as production assistant. Additional production was done by Vasoli. All of the recordings were mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, with assistance from Dimtar Krnjaic, at Resonate Music in Burbank, California. Greg Calbi mastered the recordings at Sterling Sound in New York City, New York.[5]
Composition
Most of the themes on Based on a True Story, according to Vasoli, stem from being "at home waiting to get into the studio and the frustration of having all the songs and not being able to get them out through the recording."[6] Vasoli thought the band had "definitely got more comfortable with each other as far as songwriting goes. We know what are limits are and where we can push ourselves."[6] Vasoli claimed the band "brought out a lot more musicality" with Based on a True Story "as opposed to the four chord formula ... We really tried to expand our horizons and offer more".[6]
"Inspired by the $" came about from Vasoli attempting to write a song their record label would "consider a hit."[7] Fed up, Vasoli wrote "something that would cater to my musical needs more than theirs. That’s where ‘Inspired’ came from."[7] Vasoli considered "Photography" a typical love song which he "tried to take all the cheese out of and tried to get down to the actual feeling of love".[7] Similar to "Inspired by the $", "Ready" was "another song where I was really going against the grain of what the label wanted me to do".[7] The label wanted the song to have a verse/chorus formula, to which Vasoli refused.[7]
Release
In April 2005, the group went on tour with Armor for Sleep, Mae, and Suicide Pack.[8] Based on a True Story was released by Drive-Thru Records and Geffen Records on May 10. Between mid June and mid August, the group went on the 2005 edition of Warped Tour.[9]
Track listing
All songs written by The Starting Line.[5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Action" | 0:29 |
2. | "Making Love to the Camera" | 3:31 |
3. | "Inspired by the $" | 2:57 |
4. | "Bedroom Talk" | 4:04 |
5. | "Surprise, Surprise" | 3:59 |
6. | "Photography" | 6:05 |
7. | "Autography" | 3:39 |
8. | "Artistic License" | 3:08 |
9. | "Stay Where I Can See You" | 2:48 |
10. | "The B-List" | 4:36 |
11. | "The World" | 3:08 |
12. | "Ready" | 4:07 |
13. | "Cut! Print It" | 3:45 |
Japanese bonus track | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
14. | "Nights and Weekends" | 3:15 |
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[5]
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Charts
- Album
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 18 |
Top Internet Albums | 18 |
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 Based on a True Story (Booklet). The Starting Line. Drive-Thru/Geffen. 2005. B0004686-02 IN02.
- 1 2 3 Koczan, JJ (April 6, 2005). "The Starting Line: Interview With Kenny Vasoli". The Aquarian Weekly. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Koczan, JJ (April 6, 2005). "The Starting Line: Interview With Kenny Vasoli". The Aquarian Weekly. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ Adams, Chip (March 31, 2005). "Armor For Sleep Continues Tour". Fader. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Kaufman, Gil (March 3, 2005). "Warped Tour Lineup, Itinerary Officially Announced". MTV. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
External links
- Based on a True Story at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)