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With opening gigs for the newly famous (Alien Ant Farm, Incubus) and the firmly established (Live), Hoobastank have had the envious opportunity to generate buzz and anticipation for their self-titled, major-label debut. Don't be put off by the goofy name; while it might be overtly campy, it's certainly original and makes for a catchy logo, cleverly incorporating mathematician John Wallis' famous symbol for infinity. Hoobastank boasts palatable, hook-laden hard rock in the spirit of bands such as Papa Roach and 311. The band keeps it simple with guitar/bass/drum/vocals, seeing no need to add pretentious strings or synthesizers to their stage-ready sound. As for their songs, a connecting thread of broken relationships (both romantic and otherwise) permeates the lyrics, especially "Give It Back" and "Running Away." The soft then heavy "Up and Gone" speaks to innocence lost, while the ballad-worthy "To Be with You" offers a glimmer of hope in the predominant darkness and confusion. Musically, Hoobastank embodies all the elements of the post-grunge scene. "Pieces" has rap-metal verses coupled with dissonant tri-tone riffing which breaks away to piles of vocal harmonies in the choruses. The song that truly defines the Hoobastank sound, however, is the aggro-pop anthem "Crawling in the Dark," a single that will have hard rock fans clamoring for this CD.
© Doug Odell /TiVo
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Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - JIM WIRT, Producer - Hoobastank, MainArtist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - JIM WIRT, Producer - Hoobastank, MainArtist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - JIM WIRT, Producer, Executive Producer - Hoobastank, MainArtist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - JIM WIRT, Producer - Hoobastank, MainArtist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - JIM WIRT, Producer - Hoobastank, MainArtist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Markku Lappalainen, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Estrin, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hesse, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Robb, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holdredge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kiczula, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Murray, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JIM WIRT, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY BAUMGARDNER, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hoobastank, MainArtist - CJ Eiriksson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Marrin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
With opening gigs for the newly famous (Alien Ant Farm, Incubus) and the firmly established (Live), Hoobastank have had the envious opportunity to generate buzz and anticipation for their self-titled, major-label debut. Don't be put off by the goofy name; while it might be overtly campy, it's certainly original and makes for a catchy logo, cleverly incorporating mathematician John Wallis' famous symbol for infinity. Hoobastank boasts palatable, hook-laden hard rock in the spirit of bands such as Papa Roach and 311. The band keeps it simple with guitar/bass/drum/vocals, seeing no need to add pretentious strings or synthesizers to their stage-ready sound. As for their songs, a connecting thread of broken relationships (both romantic and otherwise) permeates the lyrics, especially "Give It Back" and "Running Away." The soft then heavy "Up and Gone" speaks to innocence lost, while the ballad-worthy "To Be with You" offers a glimmer of hope in the predominant darkness and confusion. Musically, Hoobastank embodies all the elements of the post-grunge scene. "Pieces" has rap-metal verses coupled with dissonant tri-tone riffing which breaks away to piles of vocal harmonies in the choruses. The song that truly defines the Hoobastank sound, however, is the aggro-pop anthem "Crawling in the Dark," a single that will have hard rock fans clamoring for this CD.
© Doug Odell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:49
- Main artists: Hoobastank
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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