The band released an EP, Rain in July, in September 2012, which gained the band even more attention from people. According to Barlow, "People took notice and demanded that we play shows." The band supported With the Punches and Me Vs Hero in the UK in December. 3 December date of tour was the band's live debut. At their second show the band signed with a manager. The band toured the UK supporting Hacktivist in February 2013. Also in February the band released the A History of Bad Decisions EP as a "pay what you want" download. The band and their tour manager went on a holiday to Florida. The group ended up playing two shows that were "crazy and sold out and packed", according to Thorpe-Evans. Videos of the shows ended up online, which were seen by Hopeless Records. Hopeless got in contact with the band's manager who put the label in contact with the band. The band signed to Hopeless in August 2013. Being signed to the label was "a dream come true" for the band.
The band released their debut album, Wishful Thinking, on 14 January 2014. Up until this point, the band was a "fun, part-time entity", according to Barlow. With the release of the album, the band became a full-time thing, according to Barlow: "Fuck it, let's do this properly". The success of the album resulted in Thorpe-Evans, West and Roberts quitting their jobs, Washington turning down a place at the Academy of Contemporary Music, and Barlow dropping out of university. Following the release of Wishful Thinking, Neck Deep began 2014 with a full UK headline tour and also toured the UK as the main support for We Are the in Crowd, before a headline tour covering the US with Knuckle Puck, Light Years and Misguided by Giants. The band were announced to perform on 2014 edition of Vans Warped Tour. The band's two EPs were remixed and remastered as part of the compilation Rain in July / A History of Bad Decisions, released on Hopeless on 17 June. It was released to capitalise on the band's popularity at the time. Barlow said that this compilation would be "definitive release of these songs". The band hoped that the new fans that enjoyed Wishful Thinking "will enjoy the chance to check these songs out now that we've had a chance to improve how they sound!"21 The band won the Kerrang! Award for Best British Newcomer 2014, beating nominees Blitz Kids, Bury Tomorrow, Lonely the Brave, and Decade. The band headlined the Intercontinental Championships Tour, along with Knuckle Puck (USA), Seaway (Canada) and Trophy Eyes (Australia), and touring the UK. The tour was set to start January 2015 and run through February.
On 27 April 2015 the band made a post on their Facebook page consisting of nothing more than "Can't Kick Up the Roots. 12.05.15". This post turned out to be a song and the release date of 12 May. A few days later on 4 May, the band made another Facebook post stating the name of their new album, Life's Not out to Get You. The release date of this album was 14 August. On 10 May, "Can't Kick Up the Roots" was premiered on UK radio station BBC Radio 1 and was met with lots of praise by fans, with the band then stating that the song's music video and pre-orders for the album would be available on 12 May. The band played all dates of the 2015 edition of Vans Warped Tour. On 19 July, "Gold Steps" was premiered live on Daniel P. Carter's BBC Radio 1 rock show. The album made No.10 on Billboard's Top Album Sales list, and the band made No. 67 on the Artist 100 list.
On 22 August 2015, allegations of sexual misconduct against guitarist Lloyd Roberts were made, in which Roberts was accused of sending inappropriate photos to an underage girl. Roberts denied these allegations. The band responded that they were aware of the situation and asked for "a moment to get to the bottom of this." One day later, they clarified that Roberts would be "stepping down" from his position in the band as he did not want to tarnish the band's reputation as a result of these allegations. He states, "I’m now looking to put this horrendous chapter in my life behind me as I instead look forward to the future. For me, that means doing the one thing I love the most – writing and recording music." On 13 October 2015, Roberts released a statement which explained that the police had cleared him of all charges, stating that they "found no case" to back up the allegations made against him. In the same statement, Roberts hinted that there are no plans for him to return to the band. On 17 December 2015, Sam Bowden, of Climates and Blood Youth, officially joined the band as their new lead guitarist.
On 27 June 2016, the band began writing new material for the band's third album. They began working on the album in the studio eight months after writing the band's new music on 21 February 2017. On 15 January 2017, the band's vocalist, Ben Barlow, stated that a band should always show progression in its music and they are certainly aware that is what they want to do in the band's third album. In an interview with the lead singer, Barlow explains how his father's passing influenced his motivation for writing Neck Deep's most recent album. Ben connects his father's death and the album by stating, "It's definitely opened my mind up creatively, it's gonna be a little ball of inspiration that I can kind of pick at, I guess." On 5 April 2017, the band finished the album and is set to release it on August 18 of the same year. On May 21st Neck Deep released two new songs along with music videos for them. "Where Do We Go When We Go" and "Happy Judgement Day". It was also announced the band worked with Neal Avron and Mike Green on their new album. The band's lead singer, Ben Barlow was quoted saying to Alternative Press "The Peace and the Panic is about how we’ve grown up and experienced life in the last couple of years.". He also commented on two of the new tracks on the album, including the track "Happy Judgement Day" of which Barlow commented, ".is on the panic side, and really, that song is a comment on the current social and political climate.". He also stated "Where Do We Go When We Go" is the last track on the record, and we feel it summarises our mood well. Very directly, the message is: “Fuck all this shit, fuck all the noise, let’s just make something of ourselves before our time is up.”
On 4 September 2018, bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans announced the departure from the band. He said that Neck Deep has been a dream coming true but he wanted to pursue his career as a producer.
On 10 September 2018 Neck Deep released a music video for the song "Torn". (Originally made famous by Natalie Imbruglia.) This was the lead single for the Hopeless Records charity compilation album for mental health awareness and suicide prevention, called "Songs That Saved My Life".
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Neck Deep - Orange County, California - 90’s Hardcore
“Neck Deep was an active hardcore band in the Orange County scene of the early ‘90’s. They played some shows with bands like Function, Blackspot and Outspoken. Recorded a 7” in 1992 that contained the tracks “Crossfire” and “Columbus Day” (both tracks can be downloaded free @ http://neckdeep.bandcamp.com/).
Members: ETHAN GUERAMI MATT LENNON CLAY GUCCIONE ALEX OUZONIAN RYAN KELLER CHRIS MITCHELL JASON HAMPTON KELLY NELMS
Label: STATIC/INSTA-NOISE
Sites: http://www.myspace.com/neckdeep1 | http://neckdeep.bandcamp.com/
The Beach is For Lovers
Neck Deep Lyrics
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Let it all go to prevent a crack,
And it seems I miss you dearly
Youth on my side, so I'll find the time,
I'll grow up someday but for now I'm fine,
I just wish that you were near me
I'm well aware so don't remind me, how I can't seem to win
Accept defeat, curse the cracks of empty streets.
But I don't wanna tell the same sad story,
Even if I did, you'd just ignore me
I wear myself out trying to find an ending,
But I'll work this out when I stop pretending
That I could never let this go,
There's more to life than chasing ghosts,
But then hindsight's 20/20
My old man once said "Take heed, don't wait until you're just like me,
To look back over history with nothing but regret"
So all my friends sang fuck forever,
Live today and die together
We don't wanna tell the same sad story,
Heard it all before and that's fucking boring
I wear myself out trying to find an ending,
But I'll work this out when I stop pretending
That I could never let this go,
There's more to life than chasing ghosts,
But then hindsight's 20/20
In Neck Deep's song The Beach is For Lovers, the singer is reflecting on his past and feeling a sense of loss as he is no longer able to live the glory days of his youth. The lyrics "Sat on the stack, held it all back, let it all go to prevent a crack" suggest that he is holding back his emotions and trying to keep everything together, but fears that if he lets go, he may crack. He misses someone deeply but because of distance, he is unable to be with them.
The singer acknowledges that youth is on his side, but that he cannot continue to live in the past and must grow up eventually. He expresses a sense of defeat and curses his surroundings but ultimately doesn't want to tell the same sad story as he believes no one would listen. The singer's father advised him to take heed and not to end up with regret for his actions, to which he is now trying to live by.
Line by Line Meaning
Sat on the stack, held it all back,
Let it all go to prevent a crack,
And it seems I miss you dearly
I suppressed my emotions to avoid breaking down, but now that I've let them go, I realize how much I miss you.
Youth on my side, so I'll find the time,
I'll grow up someday but for now I'm fine,
I just wish that you were near me
I'm still young, so I have time to figure things out, but I still wish you were here with me.
Glory days oh glory days behind me, set deep in tainted skin
I'm well aware so don't remind me, how I can't seem to win
The good times are in the past and I'm scarred from my mistakes. I don't need to be reminded that I often lose.
Accept defeat, curse the cracks of empty streets.
But I don't wanna tell the same sad story,
Even if I did, you'd just ignore me
I've given up and I'm bitter about my failed attempts. But I don't want to dwell on my sadness, and even if I did, no one would listen.
I wear myself out trying to find an ending,
But I'll work this out when I stop pretending
That I could never let this go,
There's more to life than chasing ghosts,
But then hindsight's 20/20
I exhaust myself searching for closure, but I need to stop pretending that I can't move on. Life has more to offer than dwelling on the past, but it's easy to see that in hindsight.
My old man once said "Take heed, don't wait until you're just like me,
To look back over history with nothing but regret"
My father warned me not to wait until it's too late to avoid the regret of missed opportunities.
So all my friends sang fuck forever,
Live today and die together
We don't wanna tell the same sad story,
Heard it all before and that's fucking boring
My friends and I are determined to live in the moment and make memories together. We don't want to repeat the same depressing tales heard too many times before.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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@nicksta1127
Sat on the stack, held it all back,
Let it all go to prevent a crack,
And it seems I miss you dearly.
Youth on my side, so I'll find the time,
I'll grow up someday but for now I'm fine,
I just wish that you were near me.
Glory days oh glory days behind me, set deep in tainted skin.
I'm well aware so don't remind me, how I can't seem to win.
Accept defeat, curse the cracks of empty streets.
But I don't wanna tell the same sad story,
Even if I did, you'd just ignore me.
I wear myself out trying to find an ending,
But I'll work this out when I stop pretending
that I could never let this go,
There's more to life than chasing ghosts,
But then hindsight's 20/20.
My old man once said "Take heed, don't wait until you're just like me,
To look back over history with nothing but regret".
So all my friends sang fuck forever,
Live today and die together.
We don't wanna tell the same sad story,
Heard it all before and that's fucking boring.
I wear myself out trying to find an ending,
But I'll work this out when I stop pretending
that I could never let this go,
There's more to life than chasing ghosts,
But then hindsight's 20/20.
@nicksta1127
Sat on the stack, held it all back,
Let it all go to prevent a crack,
And it seems I miss you dearly.
Youth on my side, so I'll find the time,
I'll grow up someday but for now I'm fine,
I just wish that you were near me.
Glory days oh glory days behind me, set deep in tainted skin.
I'm well aware so don't remind me, how I can't seem to win.
Accept defeat, curse the cracks of empty streets.
But I don't wanna tell the same sad story,
Even if I did, you'd just ignore me.
I wear myself out trying to find an ending,
But I'll work this out when I stop pretending
that I could never let this go,
There's more to life than chasing ghosts,
But then hindsight's 20/20.
My old man once said "Take heed, don't wait until you're just like me,
To look back over history with nothing but regret".
So all my friends sang fuck forever,
Live today and die together.
We don't wanna tell the same sad story,
Heard it all before and that's fucking boring.
I wear myself out trying to find an ending,
But I'll work this out when I stop pretending
that I could never let this go,
There's more to life than chasing ghosts,
But then hindsight's 20/20.
@poppunkkazoo6692
when i was in school, i was a pretty lonely kid, but one year this new girl started talking to me and we soon became really good friends. she's probably the best friend i've ever had. she was really kind and likeable and soon she made other friends, but we remained close for a long time. recently she's been hanging out with somebody else and we haven't talked in a few months. i miss our close friendship more than anything, but i know i should stop thinking about the past and move on. i thought of her when i first heard this song: "there's more to life than chasing ghosts, but then hindsight's 20/20." thanks guys
@pdc5210
You should message her. I'm sure she would like that aswell ❤️
@kra_8839
I had someone like that, but apparently to her we were never friends she was just trying to "be nice". She ghosted me for months and when I finally asked if she was okay, she lost it. So thanks to her I've spent months in a hellish depression. Consider yourself lucky that you just lost connection.
@lensav9985
@@kra_8839, Same dude, she still keeps sending messages and then ghost me for 2 weeks, she's been doing it for a while now and it really hurts but every message she sends are always worth it for me :((
@maxgill6738
@@kra_8839 just a virtue signalaler by the sounds of it. Genuine friendship with a woman is usually a joke. Only use them.as "friends" for status and to meet other girls imo
@R1senb18c
@@lensav9985 It's called hoovering, big red flag, don't respond, just let go and move on. Be yourself and do the things you love, you'll find someone doing this guaranteed!
@juanjoseperaltatrujillo6397
All songs in this album kick ass
@lilithbxs
imo opinion i love all the songs in this album except citizens of earth... its still a good song but just not my personal favorite. definitely my favorite album of all time so far
@randomgamer7888
@@lilithbxs agreed, Citizens of Earth would've sounded better if Ben sang properly.
@l1ght__
Citizens of Earth is amazing. This album is amazing.