| 词条 | Direction (album) |
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| name = Direction | type = Album | artist = The Starting Line | cover = Thestartinglinedirections.jpg | alt = | released = July 31, 2007 | recorded = February–May 2007 | venue = | studio = Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village, Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, California | genre = Alternative rock, pop punk | length = 40:39 | label = Virgin | producer = Howard Benson | prev_title = Based on a True Story | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Somebody's Gonna Miss Us | next_year = 2009 | misc = {{Singles | name = Direction | type = Studio | single1 = Island | single1date = June 19, 2007 }} }} Direction is the third studio album by The Starting Line, following Based on a True Story. BackgroundThe Starting Line released their debut album Say It Like You Mean It in July 2002.[1] The music video for its lead single "The Best of Me" became a staple of music TV, and the group appeared on the cover of multiple magazines.[2] Geffen Records were unhappy with the demos the band submitted for their next album,[3] telling them to start the writing process all over again. As a result, the band were unable to tour for a whole year.[2] Based on a True Story was eventually released in May 2005.[2] Shortly after its release, Geffen Records de-prioritized the album and, as a result, despite the band's increasing popularity, provided very little promotion for its lead single.[3] From late September to late November, the group went on the Nintendo Fusion Tour.[4] For the outing, Brian Schmutz joined the band as a touring keyboardist.[5] On November 3, the band announced they had left Geffen Records and were in discussions with other labels. The group were aiming to have another album out by spring 2006, with 12–15 songs already written for it.[6] They spent the next two months meeting with various labels.[5] On January 3, 2006, it was announced that the band had signed to Virgin Records.[7] Virgin president Jason Flom signed the group after watching one of their live performances.[3] Between early February and early April, the group went on a headlining US tour, dubbed the Screaming Is for Babies tour.[8] In an interview during the tour, guitarist Matt Watts said Schmutz was still a touring member, but was expected to appear on their next album. Following the tour's conclusion, the group took a one–two month break to write their next record.[9] In June and July, the group spent time writing new material and demoing songs. By August, they had 12 songs, and were planning to write around 10 more before recording.[10] In October and November, the band supported The All-American Rejects on their Tournado 2006 tour in the US.[11] Production and compositionIn February 2007, the group started recording,[17] and were adding the final touches in May.[10] Sessions took place at Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village and Sparky Dark Studio in Calabasas, California. Benson acted as producer, while Mike Plotnioff was in charge of recording. Hatsukazu Inagaki served as engineer with technical assistance from Chris Concepcion.[19] During the sessions, guitarist Matt Watts used a variety of Les Paul guitars that he owned and some he borrowed from Benson. He used this specific brand of guitars because the sound "is so thick that I don’t need any pedals to fill it out".[2] Benson added keyboards and programming to the recordings. Kenny Aronoff was brought in to add drums to "21", "Island" and "What you Want". Luis Conti contributed percussion to "21", "Island", "Hurry", "Something Left to Give", "Need to Love" and "What You Want". Jamie Muhoberac added keyboards to "What You Want". Chris Lord-Alge mixed the recordings at Resonate Music in Burband, California with assistance from Nik Karpen. Ted Jensen then mastered the recordings at Sterling Sound.[19] Taking influence from soul singer James Brown, Vasoli wrote music that focused more on simplistic grooves rather than the fast-paced nature of their past work.[17] Watts had a similar desire to branch out of the group's pop punk sound, incorporating delay-driven parts, hammer-ons, pull-offs and complex harmonies.[12] According to Vasoli, "Direction" was about "growing, improving and continuing evolution on your own personal level."[10] With "21", Vasoli looks back on his age and questions the amount of responsibility he needs.[17] Watts said "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" was written about people who expected the band to write "The Best of Me" again.[9] "Need to Love" was the first track written for the album. Vasoli said it was filled with "visualizations from riding a New York City train to Philadelphia."[13] In "What You Want", Vasoli describes his feels to his own songs.[13] ReleaseOn May 3, 2007, "Direction" was made available for streaming.[14] Four days later, Direction was announced for release in July.[15] "Island" was made available for streaming on May 17.[16] It was released as a single on June 19,[17] before being released to radio a week later.[18] From early July to late August, the band went on the Warped Tour.[19] On July 18, a music video was released for "Island".[20] It was filmed in California in early June.[21] Direction was made available for streaming on July 27,[22] before being released on July 31 through Virgin Records.[15] In September and October, the group went on a headlining US tour with support from Permanent Me and Four Year Strong.[23] In October and November, the group went on a co-headlining US tour with Paramore. Set Your Goals opened the first half of the tour, while the Almost opened the second half.[24] The band performed a few headlining shows with the Almost in December.[25] In March and April 2008, the band went on a headlining tour across the US with support from Bayside, Four Year Strong.[26] and Steel Train.[27] The band subsequently appeared at the Bamboozle Left[28] and Bamboozle festivals.[29] Following this, the band went on indefinite hiatus. They explained: "Imagine getting your first job when you were 15 years old and doing that exact same job for the rest of your life. ... eventually you need to stop for a minute and see what else is out there."[30] Reception{{Album ratings| rev1 = AbsolutePunk | rev1Score = 85%[31] | rev2 = AllMusic | rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[32] | rev3 = Alternative Press | rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}[33] | rev4 = The Aquarian Weekly | rev4score = Favorable[34] | rev5 = The A.V. Club | rev5Score = B-[35] | rev6 = Blogcritics | rev6Score = Favorable[36] | rev7 = Melodic | rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[37] | rev8 = Punknews.org | rev8Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}[38] | rev9 = Spin | rev9Score = Mixed[39] | noprose = yes }} The album debuted at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.[40] idobi Radio included the album on their best of 2007 list.[41] Track listingTrack listing per booklet.[19] {{Track listing| title1 = Direction | length1 = 3:54 | title2 = 21 | length2 = 2:29 | title3 = Are You Alone | length3 = 3:21 | title4 = Island | length4 = 3:42 | title5 = Hurry | length5 = 2:52 | title6 = Something Left to Give | length6 = 3:34 | title7 = Birds | length7 = 3:27 | title8 = Way with Words | length8 = 3:43 | title9 = I Could Be Wrong | length9 = 3:55 | title10 = Somebody's Gonna Miss Us | length10 = 2:53 | title11 = Need to Love | length11 = 3:22 | title12 = What You Want | length12 = 3:18 }}{{Tracklist | collapsed = yes | headline = Japanese and iTunes bonus track | title13 = Pictures | length13 = 3:34 | title14 = Time to Run | length14 = 3:38 }} PersonnelPersonnel per booklet.[42] {{col-begin}}{{col-2}}The Starting Line
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