Well, well. Taking Back Sunday. Maybe you were expecting it, maybe you weren’t. Maybe you didn’t really care. But here’s the first post I’ve done for the band. Back in 2006, ‘MakeDamnSure’ was a song that I always had to listen to/see when its video came on the television. My sister really liked that song too. So much so that I think she borrowed the Louder Now album from a friend when it was released in April of that year. As time went on, my own enjoyment of that song faded. It just reminds me of being a dumb 11-year old. But there are a few songs on there that get me going each time. ‘Miami’ is one of them.

Now I can’t front. I have no idea what this song is about. Fifteen years, I’ve never cared to take the time and find any interpretations. I don’t think I even liked the track that much when I first heard it. Guess it was a random day I heard it and it suddenly clicked. But the melodies are abundant. If a song has a great melody, it’s likely I’ll be into it – I’m not much of a lyrical person. And the guitar tones during the ‘Miami’ chorus stuck out just because of how unique they sounded compared to every other track on the album. So sleek and with a sheen. My own intepretation based on listening to it for so long… Well, I think it’s about a collection of things. Relationships. Being unable to capture a moment in the past when you were at your best. That’s just looking at the lyrics though.

I guess I would say Louder Now is my favourite Taking Back Sunday album. I’m not much of a TBS fan, but the album made me one for a bit. The back and forth between singer Adam Lazzara and then lead-guitarist Fred Mascherino on backing vocals made for some good listening. Each track on there had some sort of interplay between the two. Then Mascherino left to do his own thing. It took three years for another album by the band to see the light of day. Then I didn’t care that much anymore. Will still always have this album for the good old days.