The finished album was titled Bleed American . Joining with Gersh’s new management company, GAS Entertainment, the band scouted for a new label. The band eventually signed with DreamWorks Records . The completed album was released in July 2001, which included a vinyl edition through the now-defunct Grand Royal label,…
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In 2001, with producer Tim O’Heir, the band recorded their self-titled debut studio album, The All-American Rejects . The album and its first single, ” Swing, Swing “, were released towards the end of 2002. The group began looking for additional members for a live act. Edmond, Oklahoma resident Mike…
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A Day in the Life were formed by JT Woodruff, Jesse Blair, Andy Saunders, Josh Bethel, and Andy Lazier in Dayton, Ohio in 2001. They took their name from ” A Day in the Life “, a song by the Beatles . Their first record was a demo titled Four…
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Fall Out Boy was formed in 2001 in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, Illinois by friends Pete Wentz and Joe Trohman . Wentz was a “visible fixture” of the relatively small Chicago hardcore scene of the late 1990s, performing in groups such as Birthright, Extinction and First Born. He was…
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Originating in Florida, childhood friends Ronnie Winter and Duke Kitchens started the band while attending an AP Music Theory class in 2001.
The five-piece signed their first proper record deal with Drive-Thru Records , and released an EP of cover songs from film soundtracks entitled From the Screen to Your Stereo in 2000. Drive-Thru’s relationship with MCA Records ensured that the smaller label’s more popular bands would be picked up by the…
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In 2000, while still in high school, the group made a demo simply labeled The All-American Rejects , with Nick Wheeler (drums), Tyson Ritter (vocals, bass), and Jesse Tabish (guitar, vocals). The demo CD was engineered, mixed and mastered by Wheeler. It was also managed by Alisa Ben at Half-A-Cup…
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Following the success of their EP, the band recorded their debut full-length album, Nothing Gold Can Stay (1999), initially selling one-page insert copies at their shows supporting MxPx . Richard Reines , co-founder of Drive-Thru Records had also noted their devout following and held talks with the band. Drive-Thru subsequently…
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The band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999 while members Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter were still in high school. It was here that Ritter offered himself for bass duties. Eventually Wheeler and Ritter decided to form the All-American Rejects. When asked where the name of the band came from,…
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Following the release of Static Prevails , Jimmy Eat World were dissatisfied with their business relationship with Capitol and wanted to leave the label. However, Capitol still wanted the band to record another album. From late-1998 to early-1999, the band recorded their third studio album Clarity at two studios: Sound…
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