Hoobastank
Hoobastank (sometimes stylized as "h∞bastank") is an American (formed in 19… Read Full Bio ↴Hoobastank (sometimes stylized as "h∞bastank") is an American (formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California) rock band best known for their crossover hit "The Reason" (2003) and by their continued success in the modern rock market.
Vocalist Doug Robb met with guitarist Dan Estrin in a high school battle of the bands competition and decided to form a band. They recruited Markku Lappalainen and Chris Hesse to form Hoobastank. In an interview with Yahoo's Launch, Doug Robb said the name had no particular meaning. "You're going to ask me what it means. It doesn't mean anything. And it's really cool, it's one of those old high school inside-joke words that didn't really mean anything." Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park attended the same high school as the members of Hoobastank.
Hoobastank started playing gigs in their local area and, with their unique saxophone section headed by Jeremy Wasser, recorded a self-released album called They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To in 1998. By this stage, they had developed a strong reputation in Southern California. This attracted interest from Island Records who signed the band in 2000. The bands reputation grew further on tours with the similar sounding band Incubus who come from the same area of Los Angeles and Alien Ant Farm.
Hoobastank released their self-titled debut in November 2001. The first single was Crawling in the Dark which was a breakthrough hit reaching #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the modern rock chart, #8 on the mainstream rock chart and #1 on an MP3.com download chart in early 2002. The second single Running Away was even more successful reaching #44 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the modern rock chart, #9 on the mainstream rock chart and #3 on the MP3.com download chart. The Hoobastank album went platinum on the back of these hits and reached #25 on the Billboard 200 album charts and #1 on the Billboard Heatseeker chart. The album also achieved recognition internationally with the album touring in Europe and Asia in support of the record. Remember Me, the third single, was a moderate hit reaching #23 on the modern rock charts and #9 on the mainstream rock charts.
The band entered the studio in 2003 with producer Howard Benson who has produced records by P.O.D., Cold and The Crystal Method. However, recording was disrupted for a month when Dan Estrin was seriously injured in a freak minibike accident in August. Estrin had recovered by October and the band headed off on a Nokia Unwired Tour with The All-American Rejects and Ozomatli in November.
Their second album The Reason was released in December 2003. The first single Out of Control was made available for download on the band's website. Doug Robb says on the band's website: "A lot of it is about asking questions or questioning all that people see. It's not all about religion. 'Out of Control' is about that and about opening your eyes after being blinded by being devoted to anything." [2] "Out of Control" would reach #9 on the US modern rock chart, #16 on the mainstream rock chart and #16 on a composite world modern rock chart (based on the US, Germany, the UK, Sweden, Finland, Canada and Australia). The Reason initially reached a peak of #45 on the Billboard 200.
The title track was released as a single in the first half of 2004. It became a massive hit reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (chart proof), #1 on the US and world modern rock charts, #1 on a world airplay chart in May 2004, #10 in Australia and #12 in the UK. The Reason album received a new lease of life on the US album charts reaching #3 on the Billboard 200.
Additionally, on 15 June 2009, the band played a prank on Iranian protesters and their supporters during the 2009 Iranian election protests using the popular Web 2.0 service Twitter and the shock image Goatse, featuring a naked man stretching his anus to a large size with both hands, with the inside of his rectum clearly visible. While thousands of protesters used the Twitter service to rapidly spread information on street level protests and the shocking behavior of pro-government militias and security forces, Hoobastank allegedly spread links to the image disguised as relevant news items and twittered them to thousands of their fans and followers. The punk rockers have since announced their satisfaction with the number of the political enthusiasts having viewed the image unintentionally (over 2 million, according to the site's usage statistics). As of June 2009, Twitter's verification system for celebrities has not officially validated either twitter account.
Seven Amazingly Fascinating Things About Hoobastank
1) Guitarist Dan Estrin has a great story involving brain surgery and a catheter.
In 2003, during the band's tour for its multi-platinum second album The Reason, Estrin made a fateful purchase. "Everyone in the band rides street bikes and motocross bikes," says the guitarist. "I was fucking around on a mini-bike that I just bought. I was riding one around after a show ... and I smashed my head into concrete." The result? "They had to cut my head open. I just remember, before the surgery, I had two fears: they'd have shave my head and I'd wake up with a catheter in me. So I wake up, and lo and behold, my head's shaved and there's a tube in my dick."
2) There are flutes and seven minute songs on the new album (blame Pink Floyd).
If you liked the infectious pop-rock stylings of the last two Hoobastank albums, you'll enjoy Every Man for Himself just as much, if not more. That said, Every Man does offer up some variety, even while maintaining the band's core sound. The epic "More Than a Memory", for example, features flutes, accordion, chimes and trumpets. "I was listening to a lot of Pink Floyd at the time, especially The Wall," remembers Estrin. "I like albums, and songs, that take you on a journey, that almost come across as a movie. And that song definitely does - it's like Floyd, the Beatles, and even tails off like "Sir Psycho Sexy," that old Red Hot Chili Peppers song. I just like applying lessons from bands I admire."
3) Did we mention the Journey influence?
Listen to "Moving Forward" and prepare to recognize a very familiar classic rock refrain. "We wrote that song when Doug was driving one day and heard Journey's 'Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' on the radio," says Estrin. "We like Journey; we're not huge fans, but I really liked that 'na na na na' part of the song." He laughs. "I don't think it's stealing. We made it our own style."
4) Music critics despise them. The feeling is mutual.
"The album comes out in April. I expect we'll do some shows, meet fans, and have critics ready to tear it apart," says Robb. "Honestly, I want to go 'fuck it, it's not for you, it's for me and the guys in the band.' If we're happy with it, that's what counts. We get a lot of shit because we don't go out of our way to be 'different' ... we're just trying to be who we are. And that's actually the theme of the album - being yourself."
5) Speaking of message boards, you can find a lot of fun, weird stuff about Hoobastank on theirs... and some of it might be true.
* Dan used to be a roadie for Incubus.
* Chris worked in a plant nursery for 5 years.
* Doug and Dan used to be counselors at the YMCA.
* The name of the band? It's the "H" in Jesus H. Christ. At least, that's what Doug will tell you.
6) That's a real drill sergeant on the album. He's there for a reason.
"Born to Lead" features the barking cadence of Sgt. Dale Guy. "I wouldn't want him there all the time, but he was cool," says Robb. "The song was about people wishing and praying for things instead of doing something to accomplish their dreams. It's about getting off your ass, and I think the Sarge added a lot to the song's vibe."
7) They recorded Every Man for Himself in a really backward, inefficient, grueling kind of way.
The band started work on the album during Hooba's last mega-tour. Estrin would come up with musical ideas during sound checks, then record a demo later, hand it off to Doug for melodies and lyrics, and finally, fly home with the whole band to record the finished product during non-tour weekends. "It wasn't an ideal way of doing things," admits Robb. "But I think, strangely, it affected us in a positive way. Maybe it was the energy of being on tour, but I think the results came out far better than our previous two records."
Vocalist Doug Robb met with guitarist Dan Estrin in a high school battle of the bands competition and decided to form a band. They recruited Markku Lappalainen and Chris Hesse to form Hoobastank. In an interview with Yahoo's Launch, Doug Robb said the name had no particular meaning. "You're going to ask me what it means. It doesn't mean anything. And it's really cool, it's one of those old high school inside-joke words that didn't really mean anything." Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park attended the same high school as the members of Hoobastank.
Hoobastank started playing gigs in their local area and, with their unique saxophone section headed by Jeremy Wasser, recorded a self-released album called They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To in 1998. By this stage, they had developed a strong reputation in Southern California. This attracted interest from Island Records who signed the band in 2000. The bands reputation grew further on tours with the similar sounding band Incubus who come from the same area of Los Angeles and Alien Ant Farm.
Hoobastank released their self-titled debut in November 2001. The first single was Crawling in the Dark which was a breakthrough hit reaching #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the modern rock chart, #8 on the mainstream rock chart and #1 on an MP3.com download chart in early 2002. The second single Running Away was even more successful reaching #44 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the modern rock chart, #9 on the mainstream rock chart and #3 on the MP3.com download chart. The Hoobastank album went platinum on the back of these hits and reached #25 on the Billboard 200 album charts and #1 on the Billboard Heatseeker chart. The album also achieved recognition internationally with the album touring in Europe and Asia in support of the record. Remember Me, the third single, was a moderate hit reaching #23 on the modern rock charts and #9 on the mainstream rock charts.
The band entered the studio in 2003 with producer Howard Benson who has produced records by P.O.D., Cold and The Crystal Method. However, recording was disrupted for a month when Dan Estrin was seriously injured in a freak minibike accident in August. Estrin had recovered by October and the band headed off on a Nokia Unwired Tour with The All-American Rejects and Ozomatli in November.
Their second album The Reason was released in December 2003. The first single Out of Control was made available for download on the band's website. Doug Robb says on the band's website: "A lot of it is about asking questions or questioning all that people see. It's not all about religion. 'Out of Control' is about that and about opening your eyes after being blinded by being devoted to anything." [2] "Out of Control" would reach #9 on the US modern rock chart, #16 on the mainstream rock chart and #16 on a composite world modern rock chart (based on the US, Germany, the UK, Sweden, Finland, Canada and Australia). The Reason initially reached a peak of #45 on the Billboard 200.
The title track was released as a single in the first half of 2004. It became a massive hit reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (chart proof), #1 on the US and world modern rock charts, #1 on a world airplay chart in May 2004, #10 in Australia and #12 in the UK. The Reason album received a new lease of life on the US album charts reaching #3 on the Billboard 200.
Additionally, on 15 June 2009, the band played a prank on Iranian protesters and their supporters during the 2009 Iranian election protests using the popular Web 2.0 service Twitter and the shock image Goatse, featuring a naked man stretching his anus to a large size with both hands, with the inside of his rectum clearly visible. While thousands of protesters used the Twitter service to rapidly spread information on street level protests and the shocking behavior of pro-government militias and security forces, Hoobastank allegedly spread links to the image disguised as relevant news items and twittered them to thousands of their fans and followers. The punk rockers have since announced their satisfaction with the number of the political enthusiasts having viewed the image unintentionally (over 2 million, according to the site's usage statistics). As of June 2009, Twitter's verification system for celebrities has not officially validated either twitter account.
Seven Amazingly Fascinating Things About Hoobastank
1) Guitarist Dan Estrin has a great story involving brain surgery and a catheter.
In 2003, during the band's tour for its multi-platinum second album The Reason, Estrin made a fateful purchase. "Everyone in the band rides street bikes and motocross bikes," says the guitarist. "I was fucking around on a mini-bike that I just bought. I was riding one around after a show ... and I smashed my head into concrete." The result? "They had to cut my head open. I just remember, before the surgery, I had two fears: they'd have shave my head and I'd wake up with a catheter in me. So I wake up, and lo and behold, my head's shaved and there's a tube in my dick."
2) There are flutes and seven minute songs on the new album (blame Pink Floyd).
If you liked the infectious pop-rock stylings of the last two Hoobastank albums, you'll enjoy Every Man for Himself just as much, if not more. That said, Every Man does offer up some variety, even while maintaining the band's core sound. The epic "More Than a Memory", for example, features flutes, accordion, chimes and trumpets. "I was listening to a lot of Pink Floyd at the time, especially The Wall," remembers Estrin. "I like albums, and songs, that take you on a journey, that almost come across as a movie. And that song definitely does - it's like Floyd, the Beatles, and even tails off like "Sir Psycho Sexy," that old Red Hot Chili Peppers song. I just like applying lessons from bands I admire."
3) Did we mention the Journey influence?
Listen to "Moving Forward" and prepare to recognize a very familiar classic rock refrain. "We wrote that song when Doug was driving one day and heard Journey's 'Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' on the radio," says Estrin. "We like Journey; we're not huge fans, but I really liked that 'na na na na' part of the song." He laughs. "I don't think it's stealing. We made it our own style."
4) Music critics despise them. The feeling is mutual.
"The album comes out in April. I expect we'll do some shows, meet fans, and have critics ready to tear it apart," says Robb. "Honestly, I want to go 'fuck it, it's not for you, it's for me and the guys in the band.' If we're happy with it, that's what counts. We get a lot of shit because we don't go out of our way to be 'different' ... we're just trying to be who we are. And that's actually the theme of the album - being yourself."
5) Speaking of message boards, you can find a lot of fun, weird stuff about Hoobastank on theirs... and some of it might be true.
* Dan used to be a roadie for Incubus.
* Chris worked in a plant nursery for 5 years.
* Doug and Dan used to be counselors at the YMCA.
* The name of the band? It's the "H" in Jesus H. Christ. At least, that's what Doug will tell you.
6) That's a real drill sergeant on the album. He's there for a reason.
"Born to Lead" features the barking cadence of Sgt. Dale Guy. "I wouldn't want him there all the time, but he was cool," says Robb. "The song was about people wishing and praying for things instead of doing something to accomplish their dreams. It's about getting off your ass, and I think the Sarge added a lot to the song's vibe."
7) They recorded Every Man for Himself in a really backward, inefficient, grueling kind of way.
The band started work on the album during Hooba's last mega-tour. Estrin would come up with musical ideas during sound checks, then record a demo later, hand it off to Doug for melodies and lyrics, and finally, fly home with the whole band to record the finished product during non-tour weekends. "It wasn't an ideal way of doing things," admits Robb. "But I think, strangely, it affected us in a positive way. Maybe it was the energy of being on tour, but I think the results came out far better than our previous two records."
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Hoobastank Lyrics
! What Happened I thought it was too good to be true I found…
- Disappear There's a pain that sleeps inside It sleeps with just one…
- Escape Another day goes without any change The feeling we live with…
- The Reason I'm not a perfect person There's many thing I wish I…
-lucky I knew how it felt to be another one in…
01- Crawling in the Dark I will dedicate and sacrifice my every-thing For just a seco…
02 Out Of Control I've done everything as you say I followed your rules witho…
03 What Happened To Us I thought it was too good to be true I found…
03 What Happened To Us? I thought it was too good to be true I found…
05 Let You Know I just thought I'd let you know That although I'm far I'm…
05 Running Away I don't want you to give it all up And leave…
09 let it out Yeah! This is ours, we made it with our everything Somet…
1-CRAWLING IN THE DARK I will dedicate and sacrifice my every-thing For just a seco…
10. Hello Again I dream That someday we'll be able to Look back on…
11 never there I'm filling up inside Like I need to open wide And…
12 If Only I thought it wasn't wrong to hide from you. A…
14. ALL ABOUT YOU Spill out my heart But you don't hear a word 'Cause your…
22 Losing My Grip Another night follows the day Like a child does to…
6 Good Enough I only wanted you to feel, How I thought you deserved…
7-READY FOR YOU Go on Make me feel it's useless When in fact it's you…
A Thousand Words It's hard to say goodbye And leave a part of me These…
All About You Spill out my heart But you don't hear a word 'Cause your…
Be In You You make me feel again Slide across my skin again Let me…
Better Just when I thought that I was better I realized that…
Better Left Unsaid Some things are better left unsaid Didn't want to know but…
Born To Lead With eyes closed tightly I march so blindly Pretending every…
Can I Buy You A Drink Once two individuals walk in a room one likes the other bu…
Can You Save Me I've been here before and I don't like it I'm trying…
Connected No one else Will help us to get through So by ourselves W…
CRAWLING I THE DARK I will dedicate and sacrifice my every-thing For just a seco…
Did You Did you say everything you could Do the things that you…
Disappear There's a pain that sleeps inside It sleeps with just one…
Divine Excuse me my son But do you believe That you are without…
Do You Think I'm Sexy Sugar, sugar She sits alone waiting for suggestions He's…
Do You Think I'm Sexy? Sugar, sugar She sit's alone waiting for suggestions He's s…
Don't Tell Me Don't tell me that you are ready to change Don't tell…
Don't Think I Love I wonder what you'll take from me today Sanity or just…
Earthsick Earthsick Rotate your point of view Concrete surrounds you…
Educated Fool As I roll over in my bed, the same old…
End of Our Rope Don't hold back, don't hold us back From the people we…
Escape Another day goes without any change The feeling we live with…
Face the Music Through all we’ve watched you always take the path of…
Finally Awake I've been going through the motions Watching things pass me …
First of Me I must make a choice A tough decision Listen to my voice Sho…
Foot in Your Mouth I recognize that typical, synical, smile you wear in the…
Force Feed Me You think you’ve found the way And that’s okay, for you…
From The Heart There was a time when our dreams felt so real Just…
Give It Back We've shared our lives and all of what we know But…
Gone Gone Gone I've been having trouble looking in the mirror 'Cause when I…
Good Enough I only wanted you to feel, How I thought you deserved…
Hello Again I dream That someday we'll be able to Look back on…
Hoobastank I'm not a perfect person As many things I wish I…
Hoobastank The Reason I'm not a perfect person There's many things I wish I…
Hoobastank-Tears of yesterday I write your name in my breath on the window Sit…
I Don I wonder what you'll take from me today Sanity or just…
if I where you You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright You…
If I Were You You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright You…
If Only I thought it wasn't wrong to hide from you. A…
If Only -newestmp3s I thought it wasn't wrong to hide from you. A…
Incomplete Haven't known you long enough But now I'm seeing why You're …
Inside Of You It seems so obvious There's something up with us I swear I…
Invisible I said please once I say it took me years of…
Is This The Day I've been living for too long With a feeling something's wro…
Is This The Day? Is this the day? My final curtain called. What have I…
Just Let Go Every voice in our heads is telling us no Every beat…
Just One I want to live I want to leave I want to open…
Just To Be With You You make me feel again Slide across my skin again Let me…
Karma Patrol Stolen a bike, take it for a ride Commit a crime,…
Let it ou Yeah! This is ours, we made it with our everything Somethin…
Let You Know I just thought I'd let you know That although I'm far I'm…
Look Where We Are I still remember the time, When this all felt like a…
Losing Grip Another night follows the day Like a child does to its…
Losing My Grip Another night follows the day Like a child does to…
Lucky I knew how it felt to be another one in…
Magnolia I watch and wonder As you discover I'm hoping that I find So…
Meet Hoobastank I'm not a perfect person As many things I wish I…
More Than A Memory I've become tired Of Wasting my time Thinkin' bout choices…
Moving Forward At least I'm moving forward. At least I'm moving forward. At…
My Turn I have been patiently waiting in line Watching everyone pass…
Naked Jock Man Naked Jock Man Me and my friends kickin' in the household …
Never Be Here Again We dedicate we sacrifice Endless days and sleepless nights T…
Never Saw It Coming All of the things That happened just so I can be…
Never Saw It Coming (Bonus Tra All of the things That happened just so I can be…
Never There I'm filling up inside Like I need to open wide And…
No Destination I run away Through the dark and empty space Where the wind…
No Win Situation I love the way that you show me The way you…
NOW OR NEVER You think that you're all knowing You've got it figured out …
Open Your Eyes You want what you deserve but it's right in front of…
Our Song Our Song For some reason, we've had the same dreams and …
Out Of Control I've done everything as you say I followed your rules withou…
Paper Promises We were once so good together So close we couldn't see…
Pee Wee I cannot keep this urge in, it's got to go…
Pieces Turn around and pick up the pieces I like a rock…
Prank Call to Cobalt Cafe Cobalt." Yeah, wassup, uh, nigga. I was uh plannin' on uh…
Ready for You Go on Make me feel it's useless When in fact it's you…
Reason I'm not a perfect person There's many things I wish I…
Remember Me I stand here face to face With someone that I used…
right before you're eyes When the door shuts Don't worry about me Its not attention…
Right Before Your Eyes When the door shuts Don't worry about me Its not attention t…
Running Away I don't want you to give it all up And leave…
Same Direction Oh Whenever I step outside Somebody claims to see the light…
Santa's Coming Now gather round and let me tell the story It's a…
Say The Same We've walked together down this winding road, In search of s…
Sick Of Hanging On First you tell me it's over Then you try to get…
Sing What You Can't Say Right now it's hard for me To let go and open…
Slow Down Sometimes I forget to breathe Life can be overwhelming Alw…
So Close So Far I wake up all alone, somewhere unfamiliar. Been gone so many…
Stay With Me You've felt unloved before You've felt unwanted You've tried…
Stuck Without a Voice In just a minute, there's something here that was not here…
Tears Of Yesterday I write your name in my breath on the window Sit…
The Critic So what if what I say So what if what I…
The Dance That Broke My Jaw Hey man, I saw you standing there You were bobbing your…
The Fallen Everything I know will change, I'll never be the same So…
The First Of Me I must make a choice A tough decision Listen to my voice Sho…
The Letter "Meet me there at midnight, same place we always go, I'm…
The Mirror Is it shame? Is it greed? Is it something that I need? To…
The Pieces Turn around and pick up the pieces I like a rock…
The Pressure I can still remember when At the tender age of ten Mother…
The Reason I'm not a perfect person There's many things I wish I…
The Rules All you people listen up! You are incapable of rational thou…
There Will Never Be Another One (No, no, no, no-o-o no, no, no, no-o-o) What was it…
This Is Gonna Hurt I've been living for too long With a feeling something's wro…
Tin Walls There was a vacancy, in the place where my dad should…
To Be With You You make me feel again Slide across my skin again Let me…
Too Little Too Late I've been so long in waiting Putting my life on hold…
Too Littli Too Late I've been so long in waiting Putting my life on hold…
True Believer You can cut the tension and You don't need a knife Let's…
Unaffected There never seems to be Because what I believe A moment I'm…
Up & Gone Staring at the white above Can't tell if I'm alive or…
Up and Gone Staring at the white above Can't tell if I'm alive or…
Up And Gone. Staring at the white above Can't tell if I'm alive or…
Waiting I don't care what you think or say, It doesn't…
We Are One In your darkest hour In your time of need When all is…
We Don't Need the World You knew we've had it rough And I'm not sure the…
What happend to us I thought it was too good to be true I found…
What Happened To Us I thought it was too good to be true I found…
What Happened To Us? I thought it was too good to be true I found…
What happened tous I thought it was too good to be true I found…
What I Mean to Say Come and watch the sunrise Watch the sun rise with me Forget…
What I Meant To Say Come and watch the sunrise Watch the sun rise with me Forg…
Who The Hell Am I No more lying to myself Pretending to be someone else And no…
Who The Hell Am I? No more lying to myself Pretending to be someone else And …
Without A Fight Wake up, our life is calling! we're smoking, but not…
You You seem to find the dark, when everything is bright You…
You Before Me Tell me everything you need All the secrets that you keep Ev…
You Need To Be Here I feel the wind rush across my face Like an invisible…
You're The One Tonight I'm letting go Of all the old excuses The fears I…
_The_Reason_-_08_-_The_Reason I'm not a perfect person There's many things I wish I…