Honestly, a lot of the lyrics are blurred within wails, but “We won’t stand for hazy eyes” becomes the lyric that becomes ingrained in your head because Lazzara sings it so many times over. “You Know How I Do” serves as the epic opening to Tell All Your Friends. It sets the tone for the record with its explosive guitar riffs and a focus on the chaos in and around the band. It’s not as strong (or as produced) as some of the other Taking Back Sunday hits, so it makes sense that this one only came with the vinyl release. Like many of Taking Back Sunday’s earworms, “The Ballad of Sal Villanueva” is about cheating, and our bets are on that it’s Villanueva’s tale and not Lazzara’s. The title of this (bonus) track is a tribute to the album’s producer, Sal Villanueva, and has a very lo-fi, surf rock edge to it. Taking Back Sunday might fool you into thinking this is a harmonic piano ballad for about one second until Lazzara laments, “Well, this is the last night/That you’ll be keeping secrets from me.” Surprise, surprise: it’s another ditty about a girlfriend cheating on him, but the way its sung, it almost feels like one big threat. Coming off as a bit monotone - even for a post-hardcore track - leaves “The Blue Channel” near the bottom of the album ranking.ĭon’t let the title fool you: Taking Back Sunday doesn’t do ballads. The “Don’t call my name out your window” refrain became something that fans would always sing along to while they performed an acoustic version at shows, which to be honest, sounded way better than this original version, which accounts for the low ranking. Perhaps the reason why the earworm is so removed from the record is because it’s centered around Lazzara’s struggles with mental health (dealing with extreme depression from an early age) and substance abuse - it’s not necessarily supposed to be a likeable cut.Īs one of the deeper cuts on Taking Back Sunday’s debut, “Head Club” on the surface sounds like coming to terms with the end of a romantic relationship, but it was actually referring to Nolan being tired of writing about Brand New’s Lacey (regarding the cheating situation) and they were in a passive-aggressive songwriting war for some time (as emo musicians do).
The best part of the song is the extended, gritty guitar solo nearing the end. Of the Tell All Your Friends lineup, “Ghost Man On Third” is one that falls flat. Luckily, we’ll always have Tell All Your Friends. For the 15th anniversary of the emo band’s debut, we ranked every track. It’s often been said that the band’s records suffered with the departure of Nolan (he and Cooper rejoined in 2010). Following that tour, Nolan and Cooper left Taking Back Sunday to form indie rock band Straylight Run. They ended up touring with Brand New and Rufio the summer following the release of Tell All Your Friends and continued life on the road with The Used and The Blood Brothers into 2003. Following their time on the road, they wrote and recorded what would end up on Tell All Your Friends. Prior to Tell All Your Friends, Taking Back Sunday came out with a five-song demo in 2001 and supported it with a tour. Taking Back Sunday Announce Summer Tour & Festival Appearances
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