Vasoli has lately been focusing on his side project, known as Person L. Tom has been recording with his new band, Cheap Seats, with Matt as their manager. Mike also has a side project, called The Traded Series. The origins of the group that would become The Starting Line go back to 1999, via an AOL instant message from Churchville, Pennsylvania guitarist Matt Watts to vocalist/bassist Kenny Vasoli. It asked if the then fourteen-year-old Vasoli, who was at that time in a band called Smash Adams, was interested in "Jamming and shit", as the message title read.
Only a few weeks later, Vasoli found himself rehearsing with his future bandmates Watts, guitarist Mike Golla and drummer Tom Gryskewicz. Soon, the band started touring under the name Sunday Drive, selling out home-made merchandise and a self-recorded demo cassette that the guys titled 'Four Songs'. Their first official release was a three-way split with The Jimmy Tuesday Band and The Commercials contributing three songs each, the work released on KickStart Audio in 2000.
Sunday Drive was soon approached by We the People Records and asked to produce a recording session (the infamous We the People Records Sessions). Set for a release in December 2000, the twelve songs were initially planned to become the band's debut full-length With Hopes of Starting Over on We the People Records, but they ended up serving only as demos for tracks on future releases, as the band signed with Drive-Thru Records in April 2001. On Drive-Thru, they soon released their debut EP With Hopes of Starting Over. Yet, as the name Sunday Drive was already taken by a Christian rock band, they went on as The Starting Line.
On July 16, 2002, almost exactly one year after the release of their EP, the full-length Say It Like You Mean It followed. The songs ranged from energetic and fast-paced to melancholy and calm, dealing with performing on stage ("Given the Chance"), feeling homesick ("Left Coast Envy") and getting even with Vasoli's ex-girlfriend Karina ("Up & Go", "Hello Houston", among others). The hit single "The Best of Me" and its two music videos, as well as the second single "Leaving", received heavy radio and TV airplay, securing The Starting Line a spot on the Warped Tour.
Due to their desire to put out new material, the band decided to release an all-unplugged EP, recorded in three sessions over the following year. The first three songs (recorded in The Prize Fight's Bob Jones' bedroom in August 2002), the second session (recorded in Vasoli's basement in March 2003) and the last track (recorded on the band's touring bus in April 2003) became The Make Yourself at Home EP, released on November 25, 2003. The CD and the DVD version issued simultaneously, featuring an acoustic set performed live at Skate & Surf 2003 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, would be their last releases put out solely on Drive-Thru Records, as The Starting Line was signed by Geffen Records soon afterwards.
Their major label debut, Based on a True Story, came out in May 2005. Lyrically, the band dissociated themselves from the post-relationship formula that was predominant on their previous records. On this album, a lot of the songs (e.g. "Inspired By the $", "Autography" and "The B-List") were explicitly inspired by the band's disdain for their record label Geffen and its executives. The album was far more successful than the band's 2002 effort and sold 42,000 copies within its first week, as opposed to its predecessor's 11,000. The release was followed by the semi-headlining Nintendo Fusion Tour with Fall Out Boy, kicking off in September 2005. A few dates into the tour, The Starting Line were — at their request — released from their record deal with Geffen, and became free agents. In early January 2006, their signing with Virgin Records was announced.
On March 5, 2008 the band announced in an e-mail and on Absolutepunk.net they would be going on a break in order for Ken and Brian to explore Person L, Matt and Tom to explore The Seventy Six, and Mike to spend time with his two daughters and explore The Traded Series. The band had been playing with the idea of coming back in 2011, but in a chat with absolutepunk.net, Kenny Vasoli said, ""it's looking good, may even be earlier. I hung with Matt and Tom the other day, we all are still in love with one another.
On November 10, 2009, The Starting Line released their first-ever live concert CD, film and documentary DVD titled "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" via Image Entertainment on a 2-disc set. Through intimate and honest interviews with the band, friends and family fans will get a glimpse into the inner workings of the group and a career that spanned nearly a decade, five releases, and thousands of shows.
On December 29, 2009, The Starting Line had a reunion concert at the Theater of Living Arts. Starting Line guitarist Matt Watts stated on the website AbsolutePunk that "this doesn't mean that TSL are back together....It simply means that we're taking a break from our break, and wanted to play a fun show in Philadelphia and continue to focus on our lives outside of TSL"
The Starting Line added a second holiday show on December 30, 2009 in Philadelphia at the Trocadero Theater. This was added due to the fact that the first holiday show scheduled for December 29, 2009 sold out in a little over an hour and the band would like to give their local fans a better chance to see them. Towards the end of their set, Kenny Vasoli announced the band's reunion. However, the group has only toured intermittently since then.
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The Starting Line Lyrics
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On my face and on my wall
Where all her pictures fall.
Getting over a three leaf clover, That I thought was four.
It's just the same as before.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
An absent-minded find
Was thought to be a lucky break,
But what's at stake is only dignity.
Alone I'll stand as they all dance.
I've tangoed one too many times, The floor is just not for me.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you its her.
So take it slow, even stop
Every now and again when I say when.
Here we go on our way to sudden change.
Turn the tables to point the other way.
And I'm dismayed.
And if I stop breathing keep your arms around me.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you.
The Starting Line's "Three's A Charm" is a melancholic song about heartbreak and the aftermath of a failed relationship. The singer is struggling to move on from someone who he thought was his lucky charm, but he's now realizing that it was just wishful thinking. He's having a hard time coping with the pain, and it's starting to show on his face and on his wall where all her pictures fall. The song is about acceptance, letting go, and moving on. The key message is about the healing process, where the singer acknowledges that he's not ready to love again.
The song's opening lines "Harder every time and it starts to show, On my face and on my wall, where all her pictures fall" suggests that the singer is feeling the cumulative effect of heartbreak. He's finding it increasingly difficult to move on with each passing day. He's trying to overcome this three-leaf clover, which he thought was four, and it's become an all-consuming task. The lines "I've tangoed one too many times, The floor is just not for me" suggest that he's exhausted and defeated by the dating game, with all its twists and turns. He's jaded by the pain it has caused him.
Line by Line Meaning
Harder every time and it starts to show
Every time I try to move on from my past relationship, it gets harder and harder, and you can see the toll it's taking on me.
On my face and on my wall
My sadness and memories of my ex-girlfriend are all around me, on my face and in pictures on my wall.
Where all her pictures fall.
My ex-girlfriend's pictures on my wall are starting to fall down as I struggle to move on.
Getting over a three leaf clover, That I thought was four.
I thought my ex-girlfriend was my lucky charm, but I realized too late that she was just a three leaf clover and not the four leaf clover I was hoping for.
It's just the same as before.
Despite hoping for a change, I am just stuck in the same cycle of heartbreak and disappointment as before.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
I know you are interested in me, but I can't give you what you are looking for - I am still healing from my past relationship and it will take time.
It hurts so.
The pain of my past relationship is still raw and I am struggling to cope.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
I understand that you may want a relationship, but I am not ready for one - my emotional state is still too fragile.
It's not you its her.
I don't want you to blame yourself, it's not your fault that I can't give you what you want - it's because of my past relationship and the pain it has caused.
An absent-minded find
I stumbled upon something by accident, without really thinking it through.
Was thought to be a lucky break,
I thought this chance discovery could be the key to my happiness.
But what's at stake is only dignity.
In reality, pursuing this discovery would just damage my self-respect and dignity.
Alone I'll stand as they all dance.
I feel isolated and rejected as those around me enjoy romantic relationships.
I've tangoed one too many times, The floor is just not for me.
I have been hurt by relationships too many times - it feels like I can't dance the tango anymore and the idea of being in a relationship is not for me.
So take it slow, even stop
I need you to understand that I may need to take things at a slower pace, or even stop things altogether for a while to focus on healing.
Every now and again when I say when.
I need you to respect my boundaries and take a break from pursuing anything romantic with me when I ask for it.
Here we go on our way to sudden change.
Despite my reservations and struggles, I am slowly beginning to open up to the possibility of a positive change in my life.
Turn the tables to point the other way.
I need to make a conscious effort to flip my perspective and focus on the positive things in life, rather than dwelling on my past hurts.
And I'm dismayed.
It's not easy, and at times I feel discouraged and disheartened.
And if I stop breathing keep your arms around me.
Even though I am scared of getting hurt again by another relationship, I still long for someone to be there to support me and care for me when I need it most.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GOLLA, GRYSKIEWICZ, VASOLI, WATTS
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Destiny Holguin
Harder every time and it starts to show
On my face and on my wall
Where all her pictures fall.
Getting over a three leaf clover, That I thought was four.
It's just the same as before.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you its her.
An absent-minded find
Was thought to be a lucky break,
But what's at stake is only dignity.
Alone I'll stand as they all dance.
I've tangoed one too many times, The floor is just not for me.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you its her.
So take it slow, even stop
Every now and again when I say when.
Here we go on our way to sudden change.
Turn the tables to point the other way.
And I'm dismayed.
And if I stop breathing keep your arms around me.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you.
irfan lfz
Harder every time and it starts to show
On my face and on my wall
Where all her pictures fall.
Getting over a three leaf clover, That I thought was four.
It's just the same as before.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you its her.
An absent-minded find
Was thought to be a lucky break,
But what's at stake is only dignity.
Alone I'll stand as they all dance.
I've tangoed one too many times, The floor is just not for me.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you its her.
So take it slow, even stop
Every now and again when I say when.
Here we go on our way to sudden change.
Turn the tables to point the other way.
And I'm dismayed.
And if I stop breathing keep your arms around me.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you.
Forget me, girl, I'm still recovering from her.
It hurts so.
I'm sorry, girl, I'm in no shape to love.
It's not you.
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2020 just discovering this band. Can't get enough of it though
R M
Best of me!
Rico Gevarter
Welcome to never letting your past go.
xDudexManx
Enjoy the journey may they bring the good times and memories for you as well
Brii Trigueiro
The Starting Line, pure gold. <3 <3 <3
Lulli-chan
I'm surprised they never got more popular. I love them so much <3
MrLoveOneAnother
they were huge but got involved with the wrong record label that basically ruined them
Ronny
geffen didn’t really put much effort in them unfortunately, so when TSL left for another label, it pretty much went downhill.
not to mention bands like blink-182 were absolutely killing it, and i have to admit, they deserved it.
TSL are a great band, but their songwriting kinda went downhill after Say It Like You Mean It.
prohyori
They were supper huge but Kenny wanted to go solo and it killed the bands chemistry