The primary impulse behind McMahon’s solo project, Jack’s Mannequin, was a song he recorded in December 2003 titled “Locked Doors”. He felt the song had too different a style from previous Something Corporate material to be one of their songs. He realized that if he ever decided to release it,…
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By December the new album, which was recorded at Southern Tracks Recording Studios in Atlanta , Georgia was recorded live, opposed to recording each instrument at separate times, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien ( Pearl Jam , Soundgarden , Rage Against the Machine , Stone Temple Pilots ) was…
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Chavez and guitarist Ransom had a bitter rivalry that ended when first Ransom, then Chavez, left the band. During 2003, when the band released and toured for Unstable , Chavez and Ransom didn’t speak to one another. The band claimed that the split was no surprise. Ransom left in December,…
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Guster released its fourth album, Keep It Together , in 2003, with the first single, ” Amsterdam “, getting significant airplay on the radio. Multi-instrumentalist Joe Pisapia, who had been touring with the band, then became a full-time member. A live album/DVD, Guster on Ice , compiled from two shows…
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Their second album, The Reason , was released in December 2003 and eventually reached No. 3 on the US Billboard 200 album chart.
Burnley also worked with The Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan over the course of six days in December 2003 to write the songs “Rain”, “Forget It”, and “Follow”.
In a December 2003 interview with Alternative Press , Lacey said, “We did something silly like write something about them on a T-shirt, and they took it so personally, going as far as to call our friends and physically threaten us… We wish Taking Back Sunday the best as a…
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Due to the album Untouchables leaking onto the Internet, Take a Look in the Mirror was released on Friday November 21, 2003– four days earlier than its original release date. The album therefore received a weekend’s worth of sales, which resulted in a poor showing on the Billboard 200. During…
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Counting Crows released the greatest hits album Films About Ghosts in November 2003.
Inspired by lifestyle changes—all three band members became fathers before the album was released—the band infused experimental elements into its usual pop-punk sound. Its front cover emblazoned with a new ” smiley face ” logo for the band, the new untitled album—was released in November 2003 through Geffen Records ,…
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