Through Being Cool

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studio album
First released:
Nov 2 1999

Overview Edit

Through Being Cool is the second album by Princeton, New Jersey-based band Saves the Day. It has a more melodic sound than their first release, Can't Slow Down, which was a more punk/hardcore driven record. The album was released only one year after the band's first release even though they had replaced 3 of their members. At the time of the recording, Saves The Day consisted of Chris Conley, Dave Soloway, Ted Alexander, Eben D'Amico, and Bryan Newman. "Through Being Cool" has been hailed as one of the more influential pop-punk albums of the decade and paved the way for the new wave of punk-pop, including New Found Glory and Four Year Strong.

"Through Being Cool" is also the name of a Devo song, as well as a lyrical excerpt from the song "Unlisted Track" by Jawbreaker, a band Chris Conley was influenced by.

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Release dates:
  • Nov 2 1999 in United States

Genres

Emo, Indie, Pop Punk, Punk. Vote on Genres

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5 stars INSPIRING
Saves the Day is by far the best band I have heard in a long time. I agree with most reviews - it is heartfelt and poetic. One person mentioned it not being catchy or meoldic. I couldn't disagree more. Through Being Cool is both a catchy and melodic album, totally heartfelt and poetic. Amazing lyrics and exceptional vocals are driven by extremely talented musicians who really KNOW their instruments. Chris Conley displays knowledge beyond his years. His lyrics have both made me laugh and choked m…
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3 stars I dunno...
I have mixed feelings about this album. I've listened to it about four times, and I honestly don't know what I think of it. The first time I didn't like it, the second time I did, the third time I really liked it, and the fourth time it just annoyed me. I think it's the singers voice that gets on my nerves: it sounds thin somehow, not strong. What some people call "emotion" comes across to me as whining. I also grew tired of the constand "whoa"-ing that the singer seems to feel is necessary to i…
Written by Elle

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Credits Edit

  1. engineer

    1. Alan Douches [mastering]
  1. producer

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Through Being Cool 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Equal Vision Records
release dates: May 20 2002 in United Kingdom
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Through Being Cool 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Jvc Victor
release dates: May 20 2002 in United Kingdom
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