Box Car Racer was an American Post-Hardcore band from San Diego San Diego , named after Saint Didacus (Spanish: Diego de Alcalá), is the eighth largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California, after Los Angeles, with a population of 1,359,132 (Jan 2010) within its administrative limits on a land area of 372.1 square miles (963.7 km2). The urban area of San Diego extends beyond the, California, formed in 2001. The band is essentially a side-project of guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr. is an American rock musician. He is the guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists for the punk band Blink-182 as well as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the space rock band Angels & Airwaves of Blink-182 Blink-182 is an American pop punk band from San Diego, California, formed in 1992. The band formed as "Blink" with vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor. In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, current drummer Travis Barker replaced Scott Raynor. Blink-182 is recognized as a key, composed of lead guitarist David Kennedy of Hazen Street, touring bassist Anthony Celestino, and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Driven by a more mature and introspective sound than previous Blink-182 recordings, DeLonge was the primary lyricist of the group and created the group in order to experiment with ideas that were not "Blink-friendly".

DeLonge and Barker formed the band in late 2001 during a break from touring for Blink-182. After recruiting Kennedy, the three recorded their first and only studio album A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio, as opposed to a live recording made at a performance venue or a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material. A studio album is usually planned and scheduled in advance, and may take anywhere from a few days to more than a, the eponymous Box Car Racer. The album was a success and the band toured throughout 2002. Tom DeLonge has stated that Box Car Racer "has run it’s course" and is now defunct; DeLonge’s later band Angels & Airwaves has been proclaimed a continuation of Box Car Racer.

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Conceived by Blink-182 Blink-182 is an American pop punk band from San Diego, California, formed in 1992. The band formed as "Blink" with vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor. In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, current drummer Travis Barker replaced Scott Raynor. Blink-182 is recognized as a key guitarist Tom DeLonge Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr. is an American rock musician. He is the guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists for the punk band Blink-182 as well as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the space rock band Angels & Airwaves and drummer Travis Barker, the band was formed during a break from touring for Blink-182. A European tour for Blink-182 in winter 2001 was delayed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing, and rescheduled dates in early 2002 were also canceled due to DeLonge's back problems. According to interviews, Box Car Racer grew "out of boredom" and, according to DeLonge, "is just for fun in the few days we have off from our real jobs". The idea began with DeLonge playing acoustic guitar during recording sessions for Blink-182’s 2001 album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket and grew from there.[1]

The name of the band, Box Car Racer, was originally the name of a band Barker was in shortly after high school. DeLonge liked the name, but was uneasy after learning the origin: the term was a reference to the B-29 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber that was flown primarily by the United States in World War II and the Korean War. The B-29 remained in service in various roles throughout the 1950s. The British Royal Air Force flew the B-29, named the Washington in RAF service, and the Soviet Union produced an Bomber which dropped the second wartime atomic bomb A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter; a modern thermonuclear weapon weighing little more than a thousand kilograms can produce an explosion on Nagasaki Nagasaki ( listen (help·info)) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the 16th century. It was formerly part of Nishisonogi District. It was a center of Portuguese and European influence in the 16th through 19th centuries. Nagasaki was home to a, Japan Japan is an island state in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is – the plane’s name was "Bockscar". The plane’s name was commonly misspelled as "Boxcar", and, due to Barker’s desire for the band name to be three words, was spelled out as Box Car Racer.[1]

The band began recording their first and only album in December 2001.[2] Jerry Finn, longtime producer of Blink-182, was hired to produce the album. The band soon turned to be an outlet for DeLonge’s lyrics that were not "Blink-friendly" – e.g., fast-paced, goofy pop punk Pop punk is a form of rock music. It is recognised as a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars. Instead, the band’s material was promised to be a tribute to DeLonge’s post-hardcore influences, such as Fugazi Fugazi is a United States punk band that formed in Washington, D.C. in 1987 and have been on hiatus since 2002. The band's continual members are guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty. Fugazi are noted for their DIY ethical stance and manner of business practice and Refused Refused was a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1991. The band released five EPs and three albums before breaking up in 1998. Kerrang! placed The Shape of Punk To Come at #13 on their 50 Most Important Albums Of All Time list.[2][3] According to DeLonge in interviews, the album’s recording sessions were difficult for him because of constant back problems. The depression that came from being in constant pain influenced the lyrics of the album largely.[1]

With DeLonge playing bass for the album, a bassist went unannounced until the band made their live debut with touring bassist Anthony Celestino on April 1, 2002.[3] They continued with a string of live shows in California California's geography ranges from the Pacific coast to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the east, to Mojave desert areas in the southeast and the Redwood–Douglas fir forests of the northwest. The center of the state is dominated by the Central Valley, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. California is the most until Blink-182 set out on tour with Green Day Green Day is an American punk rock trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool for the majority of its existence. The band is credited as one of the three main bands, along with The Offspring and Rancid, which set the punk revival in and Jimmy Eat World Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind for the Pop Disaster Tour on April 17.[4]

The eponymous An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named. One who is referred to as eponymous is someone who gives his or her name to something, e.g. Julian, the eponymous owner of the famous restaurant Julian's Castle. Something eponymous is Box Car Racer album was officially released on May 21, 2002 to commercial success – the album reached number 12 on the Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outsold all others during, and "I Feel So", the first single release, was already climbing the charts. Critics praised the new direction DeLonge and Barker had taken; as such, the album received positive reviews. Slant magazine called the album a "much needed departure from the banality of Blink-182" and "the perfect union of pop punk Pop punk is a form of rock music. It is recognised as a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars riffs and instrumentation that spans all genres of rock from indie Indie rock is a commonly used tag for rock music that is produced either by small, independent record labels, or by the artists themselves. The idea of rock music made independent of the major label establishment first started to gain prominence in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Although it is often thought of as a genre of to folk Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s. The genre was pioneered by the Los Angeles band The Byrds, who began playing traditional folk music and Bob Dylan penned material with rock."[5]

The band performed "There Is" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from 1992 to 2009, and will resume with new episodes beginning on March 1, 2010. This sixth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of The Tonight Show. The September 3, 2002 and on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn on October 17, 2002.[6] It was announced that August that the band would be headlining their own tour with supporting act The Used The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah, USA. They signed with Reprise Records in late 2001 and rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their debut self-titled album, The Used. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third album, Lies for the Liars, in May 2007. An EP, Shallow Believer,; the tour began October 25, 2002.[7] Although Box Car Racer had written and performed a new song during the tour, the band’s final show was played December 17, 2002, with DeLonge stating that he would like to like to experiment more with Box Car Racer one day, "an every-other-year type thing."[8] Barker and DeLonge agreed in an interview that Box Car Racer was a "learning experience", DeLonge adding "It makes me excited to start the new Blink record."[8] Blink-182, the next album released by the band, was both praised and criticized for its’ change in musical atmosphere and darker tone. In an interview with MTV News shortly after the "indefinite hiatus" of Blink-182 was announced, DeLonge stated:

“ It’s obvious that the music changed after I went and did Box Car. […] One of the craziest things about Box Car Racer was that it was both the greatest and the worst thing for Blink. […] It was really hard for Mark [Hoppus]. He thought it was really lame Travis [Barker] and I went and did that, but it was a totally benign thing on my part, because I only asked Travis to play drums because I didn't want to pay for a studio drummer. It wasn't meant to be a real band.[9] ”

In the same interview, DeLonge admitted that there was still unfinished material from Box Car Racer, some of which eventually became Angels & Airwaves’ debut studio album We Don't Need to Whisper.[9] Not withstanding the fact that both DeLonge and Kennedy are in Angels & Airwaves, Angels & Airwaves has been called a "continuation of Box Car Racer". It is also well known among enthusiastic followers of DeLonge's work that a song that DeLonge wrote for the album but never added to the final track list called 'Dance With Me' was sometimes played at Boxcar Racer shows. Angels & Airwaves covered Box Car Racer’s "There Is" at their very first live performance, and has performed various Box Car Racer songs live since.[10] A sequel to a song originally found on Box Car Racer, “Letters to God Part II” can be found on Angels & Airwaves’ 2010 album Love.

Band members

Former members

Discography

Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions
US The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outsold all others during [11] AUS The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June 1988. Prior to this, from mid-1983, ARIA had [12] CAN The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS Airplay Chart [11] GER The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband der phonographischen Wirtschaft . Media Control GfK International is the provider of weekly Top-100 single/album, Compilation, Jazz Top-30, Classic Top-20, Schlager Longplay Top-20, Music-DVD Top-20 and the [13] IRL [14] UK The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website (Top 100); the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus [15]
2002 Box Car Racer 12 30 7 89 49 27

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. A new chart is compiled and officially [16] US Alt. Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the forty most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs. The chart was introduced as a companion to the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and its creation was prompted by the [16] UK The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 (such as the BBC) or the Top 75 (such as Music Week Magazine) of [15]
2002 "I Feel So" 120 8 41 Box Car Racer
2003 "There Is" — 32 —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Videography

DVD

Year Title Label
2002 Box Car Racer MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. Established in 1967, MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003

Music videos

Year Title Director
2002 "I Feel So" Nathan "Karma" Cox, Tom DeLonge Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr. is an American rock musician. He is the guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists for the punk band Blink-182 as well as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the space rock band Angels & Airwaves
2003 "There Is" Alexander Kosta

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Moss, Corey (2002-04-09). "Box Car Racer about end of the world, not end of Blink-182". MTV (MTV.com). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453328/20020408/box_car_racer.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  2. ^ a b Vineyard, Jennifer (2002-01-31). "Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge salutes his roots on new album". MTV (MTV.com). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452089/20020131/blink_182.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  3. ^ a b Wallace, Brian (2002-04-02). "Blink-182 offshoot Box Car Racer make live debut". MTV (MTV.com). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453224/20020402/box_car_racer.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  4. ^ Moss, Corey (2002-03-27). "Blink-182 side project shoots video, plans handful of shows". MTV (MTV.com). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453092/20020326/box_car_racer.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  5. ^ Scott, Aaron (2002-05-28). "Box Car Racer: Box Car Racer : Music Review : Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/box-car-racer-box-car-racer/20. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  6. ^ http://members.fortunecity.com/tomdelonge/archived%20news.html
  7. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (2002-08-08). "Box Car Racer, The Used rev up for fall tour". MTV (Mtv.com). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456931/20020808/box_car_racer.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  8. ^ a b D’Angelo, Joe (2002-12-18). "Box Car Racer talk sex, fall in love with ‘Mandy’". MTV (MTV.com). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459205/20021217/box_car_racer.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  9. ^ a b Montgomery, James. "MTVNews.com: Tom DeLonge: No More Compromises". MTV (MTV.com). http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/blink_182/qa_feature_103105/. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  10. ^ Moss, Corey (2006-04-13). "Tom DeLonge addresses Blink with a song at first A&A show". MTV (MTV.com). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528682/20060413/angels_and_airwaves.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  11. ^ a b "Billboard charts". Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine. The two primary charts – the Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 (top 200 albums) – factor in airplay, as well as music sales in all relevant formats. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3pfqxq80ldde~T5. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  12. ^ "Australian albums chart". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Box+Car+Racer&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  13. ^ "German albums chart". musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Box+Car+Racer/longplay. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  14. ^ "Irish charts". irishcharts.com. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Box+Car+Racer. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  15. ^ a b "British charts". Zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  16. ^ a b "Billboard charts". Billboard charts. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3pfqxq80ldde~T51. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

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