JIBE is an alternative rock band from Dallas, Texas best known for their so… Read Full Bio ↴JIBE is an alternative rock band from Dallas, Texas best known for their song "Yesterday’s Gone" from their 2003 album Uprising. Initially active from 1994 to 2004, they reformed in 2015 and released their fourth studio album Epic Tales of Human Nature on June 9, 2017.

Jibe began in late 1993 after friends Joe Grah and Toby Bittenbender met bassist Sean Robinson while working at Guitar Center in Dallas, Texas. Drummer Ben Jeffries joined the other members upon moving to Dallas in February 1994. Jibe played their first show at a club called “The Basement” in Dallas in April 1994. The group soon became known for their energetic and intense live shows and relentless touring schedule, playing well over a thousand concerts in their first five years. Jibe released their first album, a live concert recorded at Trees in Dallas, in 1994. The self-titled LP Jibe followed in 1996.

The band received their first taste of success in 2000 with their single "I’ll Meet You Halfway" from their second studio album In My Head, which reached the #1 spot on college radio stations in Texas and Louisiana. Although compared by the press to classic rock acts such as James Gang and Led Zeppelin, the band cited contemporaries such as U2, Pearl Jam, and Jane’s Addiction as the primary influences on their developing sound.

In 2003 Jibe released their third album Uprising. The single "Yesterday’s Gone" received significant national airplay and spent nine weeks in the top 30 on the national rock chart, peaking at #26. The song soared to #1 at radio stations in Dallas, Austin, and Shreveport, and reached the top 10 at dozens of stations across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana and made the top 20 in several other markets nationwide. "Yesterday’s Gone" charted at #71 on Radio & Records year-end list of the top 100 rock tracks of 2003 and was chosen by the Dallas Cowboys as the music bed for their 2003 season. Uprising was also a critical success, earning awards for alternative album of the year, male vocalist of the year, producer of the year, and song of the year at the 2003 KEGL local show awards.

Jibe quickly found themselves in high demand as an opening act for popular nationally touring post-grunge rock acts of the day such as Creed, Staind, Sevendust, Shinedown, Seether, Saliva, Ours, Oleander, Lit, and Our Lady Peace. Jibe toured with Nickelback, Jerry Cantrell, Josh Todd, Kings of Leon and Marilyn Manson and established themselves as one of the premier rock bands in the Dallas scene.

Breakup and hiatus
After playing over 2,500 concerts, Jibe suddenly broke up in June 2004, much to the dismay of their fans. According to the Dallas Observer, the band seemed to be “perpetually perched on fame’s doorstep” and after the success of their most recent album, by all accounts were “on their way up”. According to Jibe frontman Joe Grah, one night he simply got in his car and drove to Los Angeles and didn’t tell anyone for three days. During his time in Jibe, Grah had become addicted to drugs and alcohol and believes that if he hadn’t left Dallas and broken up the band, he probably would have died.

After leaving Jibe, singer Joe Grah joined the band Loser in Los Angeles, which also featured guitarist John 5. Loser was signed to Island Records and released the album Just Like You in 2006. Following the dissolution of Loser, Grah fronted the bands South of Earth and I Am The Wolf. He also formed the electronic rock project Dead Girls Don’t Lie.

Ben Jeffries drummed for the band The Feds from 2004 to 2008 before leaving the band to attend college.

Toby Bittenbender joined Zayra Alvarez’s backing band and played on her 2006 album Ruleta. Later he played with Dallas rock band Overscene.

Corey Tatro played bass in the metal band DownLo, and also plays lead guitar in the Whiskey River Ramblers.

Legacy
Jibe’s reputation in the Dallas scene has become legendary. The legacy of the band is inextricably tied to the pinnacle of the Deep Ellum music scene of the 1990s and early 2000s. Along with other prominent Dallas bands such as Tripping Daisy, The Toadies, Drowning Pool, Flickerstick, Edgewater, Old 97's, Slow Roosevelt and Reverend Horton Heat, Jibe are revered as standard-bearers of a bygone era when rock fans packed the clubs of Deep Ellum.

Jibe played their first concert in eleven years on September 25, 2015 at Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill in Dallas. The show was free, but required tickets which could be reserved at Dallas rock radio station KDGE’s website. The tickets sold out in less than ten hours, and the concert was moved to a larger venue, where tickets again sold out. In 2016 the band wrote and recorded a new album, Epic Takes of Human Nature with producer Matt Noveskey and mixer Toby Wright. The first single from the album ,"We've Only Just Begun", was released November 8, 2016. The song "Release" is the second single. The full album was released to fans who pre-ordered on June 9, 2017 and had a wider release on October 6, 2017. Along with the new album, Jibe also released a collection of B-sides and rarities, and are also working on a documentary film about the band's history and reunion.

Band members
Joe Grah – lead vocals (1993–2004, 2015-present)
Toby Bittenbender – guitars (1993–2004, 2015-present)
Corey Tatro – bass (1998–2004, 2015-present)
Todd Harwell – drums (2017–present)

Sean Robinson – bass (1993-1998)
Ben Jeffries – drums (1993-2004, 2015-2017)

Fade
Jibe Lyrics

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Come into another day with me
Share this space, this love, this energy
Look beyond the surface through these eyes
Unleash the secrets held within your mind
I'll never let this fade away
Just say you'll stay another day

Show me everything there is to see

I'll give you anything you want from me
Kiss the breath you breathe and come inside
Taste the scars left from a thousand lies
I'll never let this fade away
Just say you'll stay another day
I'll never let this fade away
Just say you'll stay another day
Go!

Fade into you
Fade into me
Fade into you
Fade into you, fade into me

I'll never let this fade away
Just say you'll stay another day

I'll never let this fade away
Just say you'll stay another day

Overall Meaning

The song "Fade" by Jibe talks about two people who are in love and how they want their love to last forever. The singer is inviting his partner to come and spend another day with him, reassuring them that he will never let their love "fade away." He urges his partner to look beyond the surface and share their secrets with him. He promises to give everything that his partner desires and wants from him. The lyrics "Kiss the breath you breathe and come inside, taste the scars left from a thousand lies" is a metaphor that shows the singer's willingness to embrace all sides of his partner, even the ones that are not so perfect. The chorus "Fade into you, fade into me" is a representation of how the two of them will come together and merge into one, showing how their love will last forever.

Overall, the song expresses a deep and meaningful connection between two people in love. It emphasizes the importance of honesty, intimacy, and trust in a relationship. The lyrics are simple but compelling, and the music is emotional and powerful, making it a great song to listen to when you want to feel the depth of love.

Line by Line Meaning

Come into another day with me
Let's start a new day together, with all the possibilities that come with it.

Share this space, this love, this energy
Let's be together physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Look beyond the surface through these eyes
Let's see beyond just appearances when we look at each other.

Unleash the secrets held within your mind
Let's share the thoughts and feelings that we keep hidden from others.

I'll never let this fade away
I promise to keep our connection strong and alive.

Just say you'll stay another day
All I ask is for you to agree to spend another day with me.

Show me everything there is to see
Let's explore the world and each other, together.

I'll give you anything you want from me
I'll do whatever it takes to make you happy and fulfilled.

Kiss the breath you breathe and come inside
Let's share an intimate moment, where we breathe together and connect deeply.

Taste the scars left from a thousand lies
Let's be honest about our past mistakes and learn from them together.

Fade into you
Let's blend into each other so that we become one, in the most beautiful way.