Embarked on acoustic tour

While still billed as a three-piece band, Joey Waronker performed much of the drumming on “Head On Straight,” and the band also utilized drummer Kevin Murphy for some live performances during this time period. The band also enlisted the help of Keyboardist Will Holis. Hart and Russo both also played piano and Rhodes synth respectively on the record. Head on Straight charted on the Billboard 200 for one week, where it was No. 141. In its review of the album, Rolling Stone described it by saying it was, “…less rootsy and harder-rocking than previous efforts.” In March 2003 Tonic embarked on an acoustic tour, and as band member Russo said, they were hoping to, “…bring things back to a level where we remember what it’s all about.”