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Say Anything is a rock band from Los Angeles, California fronted by 21 year-old singer/guitarist Max Bemis.
History
Say Anything began their career in 2001 under the name Sayanything. All members attended Windward School at this time. They self-released two EP's, Junior Varsity and Menora/Majora, and one LP entitled Baseball. Baseball, and Junior Varsity are both out of print and are no longer available. Today, Bemis is unsatisfied with his work on Baseball and refuses to perform any of the songs included on the album in concert or reprint the album. Menora/Mejorah was an online release. These early albums have a more traditional emo/pop-punk sound, as opposed to the hard-rock sound of later works.
In August 2004 Say Anything ...is a Real Boy was released on Doghouse Records. The album was produced by famed punk producer Tim O'Heir, with arrangements added by Stephen Trask, the Grammy-nominated author of Hedwig and the Angry Inch). While recording this album, Bemis suffered a nervous breakdown. He attributes the breakdown to stress.
Some time after Say Anything ...is a Real Boy was released, a set of 8 songs entitled Vs. AIDS Demos was leaked onto the internet by an unknown source. Soon the band told fans that the demos were part of an AIDS benefit album that had been scrapped, and told anyone who had attained them not to distribute them to anyone else. Max Bemis later stated on his website "that shit sucks" in regard to the demos, though it was eventually commercially released under the title Say Anything ...was a Real Boy.
Say Anything then signed with J Records, owned by BMG Entertainment, one of the "big four" record labels. Under J Records they are re-releasing Say Anything ...is a Real Boy with a bonus disk entitled Say Anything ...was a Real Boy containing seven of the eight Vs. AIDS Demos. This album, originally scheduled to be released on October 25th, 2005, was delayed over 4 months to February 28th, 2006. Some copies ended up leaking out through various retailers, notably Tower Records' website. Most leaks occurred due to retailers shipping pre-orders before J-Records had a chance to stop them. Soon copies of the album were selling for over $50 on eBay.
Say Anything is planning on releasing their next album in early 2007, with a tentative title of ...In Defense of the Genre.
Current Lineup
- Max Bemis - Vocals
- Coby Linder - Drums
- Alex Kent - Bass
- Jake Turner - Guitar
- Jeff Turner - Guitar
- Parker Case - Keyboards/Guitar
Former members
- Evan Span
- Mike Levin
- Josh Eichenstein
- Dan Delauro
- Kevin Seaton
- Casper Adams
- Gabe Rodriguez
Touring
Say Anything has toured with bands such as Dashboard Confessional, Straylight Run, Pistolita, Hot Rod Circuit, Northstar, Senses Fail, The Early November, The Bled, Circa Survive, Emanuel, Audio Karate, MC Lars, and Lance's Hero.
They had to cancel national tours in 2005 on two separate occasions due to Max's mental health issues. The two tours, one in the summer and one in the fall, featured Circa Survive and Emanuel opening for Say Anything, and a tour with Saves the Day, Senses Fail, and The Early November.
Originally scheduled to play on the 2006 Van's Warped Tour, Say Anything will now play on Dashboard Confessional's North American tour, which will also feature singer/songwriter Ben Lee.
Discography
- EPs:
- "Junior Varsity" 2000, Self-Produced, 4 songs
- "Menora/Mejorah" 2003, self-produced and released online, 7 songs
- "For Sale Tour EP" contains 3 songs from ...is a Real Boy and 2 additional songs. Used to promote the then-upcoming release of the full length album.
- LPs
- "Baseball" 2001, self-produced, 16 songs
- "Say Anything ...is a Real Boy" 2004, Doghouse Records: DOG108, 13 songs
- "Say Anything ...was a Real Boy" 2006, J-Records, 2 Disc, D1:13 songs, D2:7 songs ("VS AIDS" remastered)
References
External links
Official sites
- Say Anything's Official Website
- Say Anything's Soundclick Page
- Say Anything's MySpace Profile
- J Records' Official Website
- Say Anything's Purevolume Page
Fan sites
Other pages
- "The bands that are saving L.A.’s music scene" (cached)
- Say Anything Lyrics
- "Say Anything Interview on Mammoth Press
2000s music groups | American rock music groups | California musical groups
"Say Anything (band)"