During their early years, Brand New was involved in a highly publicized feud with fellow Long Island band Taking Back Sunday . Lacey was Taking Back Sunday’s founding bassist and close friends with the band’s guitarist John Nolan since fourth grade, with Nolan teaching Lacey how to play the guitar in high school. Nolan allegedly participated in an affair with Lacey’s girlfriend at a house party, causing Lacey to leave Taking Back Sunday and eventually form Brand New. Brand New released the first song about the incident in 2001, “Seventy Times 7”, named after the number of sins Jesus said one should be forgiven for, where Lacey wished death upon Nolan. Taking Back Sunday responded on 2002’s “There’s No ‘I’ in Team”, where Nolan and frontman Adam Lazzara alternate vocals and directly quote lyrics from “Seventy Times 7”.
Release of ‘Seventy Times 7’
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