Based on a True Story is the second studio album by American pop punk band the Starting Line. The group's label Drive-Thru Records had a distribution deal which allowed MCA Records to acquire their bands. After MCA Records was absorbed into Geffen Records in mid-2003, the band spent most of 2004 writing and demoing songs for their next album. Following pre-production in July 2004, the band began recording for Based on a True Story, finishing in September. The album was recorded at various studios in New York state and California. Separate sessions were produced by Tim O'Heir, Howard Benson and Eric Rachel.
Prior to the album's release, "Bedroom Talk" was issued as a single in April 2005, and the band went on tour debuting a handful of songs from the album. Based on a True Story was released through Drive-Thru and Geffen Records on May 10. Peaking at number 18 on the Billboard 200, the album received mixed to positive reviews. Following its release, the band went on the Warped Tour throughout the summer. While on the tour, a music video was released for "Bedroom Talk". Soon after, Geffen de-prioritized the album, which resulted in the band leaving the label in December. Further tours in the UK and the US followed.
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The Starting Line formed in 1999, signing with independent label Drive-Thru Records shortly afterwards.[1] The band's debut album Say It Like You Mean It, released in July 2002, was a joint release by Drive-Thru and major label MCA Records.[2] MCA's distribution deal allowed it to acquire Drive-Thru Records' bands over a period of time.[3] By the time the group sold around 300,000 copies, the band was signed to MCA Records,[4] who saw the group's potential. Vocalist Kenny Vasoli said they were content with the label, based on the label's success with contemporaries New Found Glory and Blink-182.[5] Following the conclusion of a US tour with Sum 41 in April 2003,[6] the band took a brief break before they started writing for their next album.[7]
In November, they finished writing and were aiming to record their next record in early 2004.[9] Despite this earlier claim, the group said they had only finished writing in January 2004.[10] They subsequently spent over half of the year writing new material[11] and recording demos in Vasoli's basement. After the demos were unexpectedly leaked on the Internet, the band's fans thought it was their next album, but they were just "rough sketches" of what the band was going for.[4] According to Watts, when the band played the demos for their label, the label responded by playing New Found Glory's Catalyst (2004). The label people said: "'These demos aren't this CD, you guys should sound like this.' And that's not us."[4]
Geffen Records attempted to force the group into a direction which they did not want to go in and wanted Neal Avron to produce the album, but the band was determined to do their "own thing" according to Watts.[4] Pre-production began on July 6 and lasted for two weeks while the band worked on 15 songs. During pre-production, Watts felt for the first time that the band was making a record as opposed to a bundle of songs that they simply liked.[11] On August 1, it was announced that the band was one week into recording. On the same day, drummer Tom Gryskiewicz' drum parts were completed. On September 22, following eight weeks of work, recording was finished. Watts called the process "great and really laid back".[11]
The Starting Line went on a brief tour with Park in October 2004.[20] In February 2005, the band embarked on a US tour with Days Away, JamisonParker and Further Seems Forever, which lasted for six weeks.[21] In April, the group went on tour with Armor for Sleep, Mae, and Suicide Pack,[22] and debuted several new songs: "Surprise, Surprise", "Bedroom Talk", "Ready", "Inspired by the $", and "Photography". Around this time, the band filmed a music video for "Bedroom Talk", which was done on a budget of $35,000.[15][16] On April 12, 2005, "Bedroom Talk" was released as a single.[23] On April 17, "Inspired by the $" was made available for streaming via the group's PureVolume account,[18] followed by three more songs on April 22.[24] Following this, they appeared at The Bamboozle and Flipside festivals.[25][26] Based on a True Story was made available for streaming on May 1, 2005, before being released by Drive-Thru and Geffen Records nine days later.[27][28] The Japanese edition of the album included "Nights and Weekends" as a bonus track. It was later released in Canada on May 24 and in the UK on August 15.[29] Fans who ordered the album within a week of pre-orders being posted received an autographed booklet. Everyone who pre-ordered was entered in a contest to win a Fender Telecaster guitar, and a lesson from a band member. Two runners-up received an assortment of Nike clothing.[18]
To promote its release, the group did a few in-store performances, and appeared at the Y100 radio festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[18] Between mid-June and mid-August, the group went on the 2005 edition of Warped Tour.[30] On July 11, the music video for "Bedroom Talk", directed by Corey Petrick, was released.[31] Shortly afterwards, Geffen Records de-prioritized the album and, as a result, despite the band's increasing popularity, provided very little promotion for the single.[1] Vasoli said of the situation: "It was like to go from such a perfect high point and have momentum going so well, then have it slowed down so much by the label".[19] From late-September to late-November, the group went on the 2005 edition of the Nintendo Fusion Tour.[32] On November 3, Alternative Press reported that the band had left Geffen Records and was in discussion with other labels.[33]
The band's departure from Geffen Records was made official in mid-December.[34] According to Watts, the band talked with Geffen president Jordan Schur who understood their concerns and the reasons they wanted to leave the label. "He finally gave us the option to leave, and we did that."[4] Vasoli added that it was "probably like an hour[-long phone] call with them really hashing it out".[19] Vasoli also said that to be released from their contract with Geffen, the band "forfeited rights to the recordings of Based On A True Story. We might run into trouble if we ever try to re-record that stuff".[35] In January 2006, the band co-headlined a UK tour with MxPx, with support from the Matches and I Am the Avalanche.[36] In February and March, the group headlined the Screaming Is for Babies tour, with support from Copeland, Gatsbys American Dream, Cartel, and New Atlantic.[37][38] The album was released on vinyl in 2013.[39]
Based on a True Story charted at number 18 on the Billboard 200 chart.[45] The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics. AbsolutePunk founder Jason Tate wrote that the band's sound was "still catchy, the music still bouncy" with "plenty of guaranteed sing along choruses".[40] He considered it an unexpected release: "I figured it would be good, I never expected it to be great. I'm glad I was wrong."[40] He concluded by calling it "uplifting and incredibly fun to listen to".[40] AllMusic reviewer Johnny Loftus drew a comparison between the band's earlier release The Make Yourself at Home EP (2003) and Based on a True Story. He said the album incorporated acoustic instrumentation, placing focus on Vasoli's "edge-of-tears" vocals, as well as "favoring busy breaks that distract from actual rocking".[41] With this album, Loftus noted that the band "matured into a more grandiose version" of New Found Glory.[41]
Kaj Roth of Melodic magazine mentioned how the group mixed emo and pop punk on Based on a True Story, comparing it to "having Armor For Sleep and Autopilot Off making a record together".[42] Roth thought the album contained "some truly great stuff, a few ok songs and unfortunately 2-3 fillers," suggesting the band should have made an EP instead of an album.[42] Punknews.org reviewer Meg Reinecker noted how the group had used the preceding three years to mature "both vocally and instrumentally".[43] David Wild of Rolling Stone wrote that the band "made their sad songs much less cheesy" on the album.[44] He said the "fresh-faced punk ballads" were "way more palatable" compared to "most emo bloodletting, but it's still too depressive and not as songful as it ought to be".[44] Wild concluded by noting the band knows "how to make sweetly wordy pop out of over-the-top romantic naivete".[44]
Based on a True Story is the debut studio album by American rapper Trick Daddy, and the only album released under his 'Trick Daddy Dollars' alias. It was released on July 29, 1997, through Slip-N-Slide/Warlock Records. Production was handled by Alvin Clark, Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick, Devastator X, Mike "Fresh" McCray, Righteous Funk Boogie, and Trak & Tek. It features guest appearances from Buddy Roe, JT Money, Verb and Jamal. The album peaked at number 59 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
Based on a True Story is the second solo studio album by American rapper Mack 10. It was released on September 16, 1997, through Priority Records. Production was handled by Ant Banks, Binky Mack, DJ Bobcat, Young Tre, Ice Cube, Soopafly, and Mack 10 himself. It features guest appearances from Ice Cube, Allfrumtha I, E-40, Snoop Dogg, The Comrads and Too $hort. The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 21, 1997.
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