Hawthorne Heights Writes 15

[Jason Tate]

Hawthorne Heights (http://www.absolutepunk.net/hawthorneheights) have over 15 songs written (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=747127&blogID=211370546&MyToken=607eea6f-af26-4212-a864-287bb9c20954) for when they plan to record their follow up to If Only You Were Lonely in 2007.

Submitted by ImJoe2192

[kshtoinks12]

Nice tagging job.;-)

[yo la tengo!]

Oh yay.

[waterxdamage]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!

[atticus1492]

too bad.

[thisismyname]

Hopefully they'll continue on there downhill trend until they fall into obscurity

[xshady121]

It's weird. The first album didn't have anything that stood out on first listen, but hung around for a while and was a good cd. The second had some ones that stood out but the album died quickly..

Let's see how this one is..

[billymassey]

shitty band... wait... yep... shitty band

[lushintransit]

and this will be released on....?

[HollywoodAbalze]

and this will be released on....?

either virgin or victory in my guess... im actually curious to hear this, i actually liked IOYWL

[RandomHero1230]

:zip:

[Aneurisms07]

The first album was crap and the second was under average, but okay I guess. Good live in my opinion. Curious about this.

[HumMKE]

thank god, b/c these songs AREN'T all gonna sound the same...

[blackskies]

I hardly knew anything about their second album.

and now they're making another? =/

[shermanology]

They say they wrote 15 songs like its some sort of an amazing feat.


go write 100 songs like AFI, then come talk to me.

[saveyourshows]

I dont like this band much but i've seen them at warped and on a headlining tour that a band i wanted to see was opening... and they are a solid sounding live band.

They use Soldano Amplification :)

[Branevember31]

i really dont like this band at all, but they do work hard, and we have to respect that

[LikeACat]

YIPPY!!!!!
Wait nvm.

[theESCO]

just to prove a point i threw on IOYWL when my friend that constantly talks shit about HH, but had never heard this album, was in the car. needless to say she liked it and kinda wanted to punch me in the face when i told her who it was.

point being, stop hating a band because it's trendy and make your own decisions..your scene points won't mean a thing to yourself, or anyone else, in another year.

[i2ockbotm]

My pick for most underrated album of '06.

[thisismyname]

just to prove a point i threw on IOYWL when my friend that constantly talks shit about HH, but had never heard this album, was in the car. needless to say she liked it and kinda wanted to punch me in the face when i told her who it was.

point being, stop hating a band because it's trendy and make your own decisions..your scene points won't mean a thing to yourself, or anyone else, in another year.


I had the first Album, and liked it.

Was really excited about the second album, hated it.

[ThisIsNotDan]

hmm. this could be interesting. i still don't like them, but little by little they've been improving, so this might be good?

[dingy]

I'll bet all 15 songs sound exactly the same.

[Nolessthanblink]

Like a few people have said on here... first album sucked... I enjoy the 2nd one though quite a bit.

[sirenonthe101]

They say they wrote 15 songs like its some sort of an amazing feat.


go write 100 songs like AFI, then come talk to me.
i was just thinking that it'd be funny if HH took your advice,wrote 100 songs and then came and talked to you...

[Beej 347]

They say they wrote 15 songs like its some sort of an amazing feat.


go write 100 songs like AFI, then come talk to me.


yeah seeing as how AFI formed in 1991 and released their 1st album in 1995...i think they have more experience under their belts than Hawthorne heights who formed in 2001...i would say writing 15 songs for the 3rd album isnt that bad of a feat.

[jtwoodruff]

hey guys.
we have written 15 songs over the last 2 months. afi, one of my favorite bands, wrote 100 songs over the last 3 years. and i love their new album. i wish we could have that long, but we have never had the luxury. thanks for sticking up for us, sometimes. remember that it is ok to love or hate whichever band you want. it shouldnt hurt the band's feelings. everyone has their own taste. i hope you guys like the new songs. we are trying to write 5 or 10 more. we are excited about what we have written so far.
jt hawthorne heights...
we hope to get better with every album.

[shawnb213]

I really hate this band. The way he sings just makes me cringe, he sounds like he doesn't care whats coming out of his mouth at all.

[falloutboy.]

either virgin or victory in my guess... im actually curious to hear this, i actually liked IOYWL
im pretty sure victory wont be getting to release this, did you miss the lawsuit? but im excited for this too.

[HollywoodAbalze]

im pretty sure victory wont be getting to release this, did you miss the lawsuit? but im excited for this too.

well the lawsuit is still going on, and what if they lose...

and thats pretty cool of JT coming in here and speaking up

[beauty is dead]

aw isnt that cute... a whole 15!

[Julia Conny]

hey guys.
we have written 15 songs over the last 2 months. afi, one of my favorite bands, wrote 100 songs over the last 3 years. and i love their new album. i wish we could have that long, but we have never had the luxury. thanks for sticking up for us, sometimes. remember that it is ok to love or hate whichever band you want. it shouldnt hurt the band's feelings. everyone has their own taste. i hope you guys like the new songs. we are trying to write 5 or 10 more. we are excited about what we have written so far.
jt hawthorne heights...
we hope to get better with every album.

Very cool dude. Post more :-)

[con40dmitri]

awful sell out band.

[Ælexander]

awful sell out band.

Care to explain?

And I don't see how anyone can attempt to make a joke about them writing 15 songs. It's been less than a year since the last album. I'm suprised at how quickly this band puts out material.

[ManicanParty49]

Yeah, I definitely wasn't a fan of the first album, though I thought Silver Bullet acoustic was so great. I liked the Second Album. And I'm excited to hear this third album. I want to hear "Cat With A Lime On It's Head"...that's such an odd song title, that I'm intrigued by it.

[jtwoodruff]

i'm not even sure what sell out means.
aweful is an opinion, so i respect that.

[jtwoodruff]

hey if you wanna see the inspiration for cat with a lime on its head...check this out!

http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/?p=71

we have laughed at this picture for a whole year. i am in love with it.
also, thanks for liking silver bullet acoustic. expect some different types of instrumentation on our new record, kinda like that song.

[con40dmitri]

sell out in a way that theyre also helping shitty bands get airtime on tv and the radio which i think is slowly changing our rock scene. It's my little theory with bands like fall out boys, panic, etc... I just dont really care for these guys that all im tryin to say

[con40dmitri]

shouldnt be surprised at how quick the band puts up material cause it seems to sound recycled and not very musically mature

[ManicanParty49]

hey if you wanna see the inspiration for cat with a lime on its head...check this out!

http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/?p=71

we have laughed at this picture for a whole year. i am in love with it.
also, thanks for liking silver bullet acoustic. expect some different types of instrumentation on our new record, kinda like that song.

I figured that picture had something to do with it. I'd seen it long ago, but yeah. It is pretty funny. Haha.

[Julia Conny]

sell out in a way that theyre also helping shitty bands get airtime on tv and the radio which i think is slowly changing our rock scene. It's my little theory with bands like fall out boys, panic, etc... I just dont really care for these guys that all im tryin to say

Just because you don't like a band doesn't mean they sold out. If HH ever did a Pepsi commercial, then it may be a different story.

[jtwoodruff]

i think it's awesome that fall out boy has paved the way for bands on the radio. just like panic at the disco will do. this could help other poppy rock acts such as cartel, early november, say anything etc. would you rather the radio continue to milk bands like nickelback, hinder, staind, etc?

[ManicanParty49]

I think it's funny how so many people came in here after reading the HH news, because they don't like the band, and want to tell people they don't like the band. If they're so bad, don't waste your time. I know, that what I just said, is said in every case where it happens, but it's so true. Just stop wasting time on a band you don't like. It's not worth it.

[con40dmitri]

^yea you do have a good point on nickelback... but still that poppy scene is almost just as bad.

[jtwoodruff]

is that a blink 182 logo by your name? you don't like pop music? blink is one of my favorite bands. i feel that they paved the way for new found glory on the radio...big bands help out smaller bands in the scene. it's a very good scene. trust me, it's better than a band like nickelback selling 10 million records out of nowhere. all of these bands in our scene have busted their ass in vfw halls to get where they are. it's amazing that the radio is even playing bands like fob, patd, hh, afi, my chem, tbs....

[Nolessthanblink]

awful sell out band.

Yeah, theyre totally a sellout cause their singer is posting on ap.net and kinda hanging out with their fans (and some dickhead enemies)... you're right, Bono and Billie Joe do this shit all the time and stuff huh?

Bu JT... where's the acoustic rendition of "This Is Who We Are"? That's my fave song of your guys last album and I was excited to hear how you guys could make it acoustic.

[ManicanParty49]

is that a blink 182 logo by your name? you don't like pop music? blink is one of my favorite bands. i feel that they paved the way for new found glory on the radio...big bands help out smaller bands in the scene. it's a very good scene. trust me, it's better than a band like nickelback selling 10 million records out of nowhere. all of these bands in our scene have busted their ass in vfw halls to get where they are. it's amazing that the radio is even playing bands like fob, patd, hh, afi, my chem, tbs....

I don't know if it's amazing that fob, or patd, or tbs are being played on the radio. It's all pretty mainstream stuff. But I think it's something to be said that all these big bands are helping out smaller bands, and it's getting both bands further. That definitely proves how strong the scene is.

[jtwoodruff]

hey!
sorry it has taken so long, but i got sidetracked working on lyrics for the new songs. the acoustic version of this is who we are is near completion. the music is all completely done, now i just have to do the vocals. micah added some really sweet piano and organ parts to it. the song sounds completely different, and i really hope you enjoy it.
i really appreciate your interest, and it has lit a fire under my ass to get it done.

ps, did anyone see that fucking boise state game. AMAZING!
always root for the underdog, because we are all very small time...

[i2ockbotm]

Yeah man that BSU/OU game was fucking epic. Cannot belive OU fell on their ass for both the hook and lateral as well as the statue of liberty play. I have never even seen Boise State play, but I loved watching them and am so happy they won.

[falloutfan29]

hey!
sorry it has taken so long, but i got sidetracked working on lyrics for the new songs. the acoustic version of this is who we are is near completion. the music is all completely done, now i just have to do the vocals. micah added some really sweet piano and organ parts to it. the song sounds completely different, and i really hope you enjoy it.
i really appreciate your interest, and it has lit a fire under my ass to get it done.

ps, did anyone see that fucking boise state game. AMAZING!
always root for the underdog, because we are all very small time...
thanks for taking the time to come here and deal with people, me and my friends get fucked up and sing along to yall because hh was a gateway band into the scene for my friends, and me as well to a lesser extent. you guys get a lot of shit but you stay positive and continue to do what you love and i admire that, just wanted to let you know and niki f.m. may be a little cliche but i still fucking love it

o yeh and go boise state!
the hook and ladder????

[jtwoodruff]

seriously, they pulled every trick play off perfectly.
it was so fun to watch. i wish i would have recorded it.
you gotta love the small team heart.

[Nolessthanblink]

Being from Oklahoma, that was somewhat a hard game to watch, but I don't care about collegiate sports so much as nfl... so that was a hell of a game to say the least...

glad i could light the fire there jt. are there gonna be the screams in there too or no? and is it gonna be free download on myspace or what? Cause that'd be sweet. even if its just for like 24 hours , or a weekend or something. Or an absoluteexclusive download actually would be nice too ;-)

[jtwoodruff]

hey falloutfan29
thanks alot. we are always reading ap.net. it doesn't matter if some people don't like us on here, because opinions are healthy. you can't love every band. you can't hate every band. green day was my gateway band to the punk rock scene in 1994. and i love them to this day. they are so good and so classy. every band should strive to be that way. we aren't anywhere near them, and probably never will be. but we have fun, and enjoy playing together. that's all that matters to us.
thanks again for the support.
it really does mean alot to us.
i gotta go to bed.
practice at 10 am. maybe we will write another song tomorrow to bring the total up to 16. that's 84 away from 100!
sweet.
jt

[falloutfan29]

hey falloutfan29
thanks alot. we are always reading ap.net. it doesn't matter if some people don't like us on here, because opinions are healthy. you can't love every band. you can't hate every band. green day was my gateway band to the punk rock scene in 1994. and i love them to this day. they are so good and so classy. every band should strive to be that way. we aren't anywhere near them, and probably never will be. but we have fun, and enjoy playing together. that's all that matters to us.
thanks again for the support.
it really does mean alot to us.
i gotta go to bed.
practice at 10 am. maybe we will write another song tomorrow to bring the total up to 16. that's 84 away from 100!
sweet.
jt
good luck with the songs and ya'll are nothing but classy

[jtwoodruff]

hey!
the song will be free for sure. free forever. probably a myspace exclusive. although, we would love to do something exclusive for ap.net, if they want us to. oh yeah, there will be NO screams in the acoustic version. it's really soft, so the screams would sound silly.
thanks again.
and to all a good night.
jt

[i2ockbotm]

That guy is nice.

[Nolessthanblink]

hey!
the song will be free for sure. free forever. probably a myspace exclusive. although, we would love to do something exclusive for ap.net, if they want us to. oh yeah, there will be NO screams in the acoustic version. it's really soft, so the screams would sound silly.
thanks again.
and to all a good night.
jt

Sounds phenominal. As said earlier... class. Good luck with the album man!

[HumMKE]

hey!
the song will be free for sure. free forever. probably a myspace exclusive. although, we would love to do something exclusive for ap.net, if they want us to. oh yeah, there will be NO screams in the acoustic version. it's really soft, so the screams would sound silly.
thanks again.
and to all a good night.
jt

dude, stop pretending you are that dude from HH. and if you really are him, spend your free time working on vox, expanding your guitar theory and knowledge of chord progressions. thanks.

[jtwoodruff]

ahahhaa, i don't care about guitar theory. i am in a punk rock band, i don't want to play jazz fusion. i actually work on my vocals for about an hour a day. and remember, i do the best with what i was born with. that is how my voice sounds. if you have any pointers i would love to hear them.
oh yeah, i'm not pretending.
i just wanted to come and say hi. immediately, someone says i can't sing.
incredible. but any way, it's just an opinion. thanks for expressing it.

[Nolessthanblink]

ahahhaa, i don't care about guitar theory. i am in a punk rock band, i don't want to play jazz fusion. i actually work on my vocals for about an hour a day. and remember, i do the best with what i was born with. that is how my voice sounds. if you have any pointers i would love to hear them.
oh yeah, i'm not pretending.
i just wanted to come and say hi. immediately, someone says i can't sing.
incredible. but any way, it's just an opinion. thanks for expressing it.

You owned him. He's just a dumbass. Don't listen. Do whatcha do homie. He's a fuckin hater.

[Cheshire_Buddha]

It takes balls for a singer of a band to come out on this site and talk with people. Especially for a band that gets so much hate.

I've stated before that I thought The Silence in Black and White was a pretty terrible album, with the exception of 'Silver Bullet' (which I thought should have always been a single. That was the song that made me buy the album in the first place).

If Only You Were Lonley improved by tremendous amounts, spacing out the screaming section that were too common and plain on the album and putting them in places where they fit. (And the screaming improved on that album as well, by the way.) I also throught they improved on using three guitars (whereas on the first album it only sounded like two were really needed) by using harmonies. It wasn't an amazing album by any means, but it was a large step in the right direction and also a record that I pull out every once and awhile and give a listen to.

Hopefully the band improve yet again, because I'm pretty sure that with every album they'll get closer to being better band than they were.

[JimmyRichards]

i duno why everyone is being so lame.

are any of you in a band that has sold a million and a half records? nooope.
and if you say they are selling out, then you're just jealous. there is no such
thing as selling out.

[JimmyRichards]

and yes, i did make this account just now to say that. HA

[Bury Your Head]

ahahhaa, i don't care about guitar theory. i am in a punk rock band, i don't want to play jazz fusion. i actually work on my vocals for about an hour a day. and remember, i do the best with what i was born with. that is how my voice sounds. if you have any pointers i would love to hear them.
oh yeah, i'm not pretending.
i just wanted to come and say hi. immediately, someone says i can't sing.
incredible. but any way, it's just an opinion. thanks for expressing it.

I say kuddos for coming on the boards to talk to fans.

But jt


Hawthorne is in no way punk rock. And I'm not one of those hardcore punks either. But saying you guys are punk rock is like saying mcdonalds is good for your body.

[canvasisabttfld]

hey JT, make them not suck.
and that screamer...the one that sounds like a bullfrog getting humped by a goat..quit life...not just the band, but quit life. OK?

but for real, they are the nicest guys ever! its a shame they suck so bad...
and hey jimmyrichards...noones jealous dude.

[funeralofhearts]

I've never really had a problem with hh except for the screaming, in my opinion it doesn't sound natural. Sounds like someone stuck a bunch of plugins on it with protools and it erks the hell out of me everytime I hear it... otherwise I like the hooks and such. It will be interesting to see what they pull out for this next release

[HollywoodAbalze]

after this thread, i really cant wait to see what HH have up their sleeves

[bigmike]

sell out in a way that theyre also helping shitty bands get airtime on tv and the radio which i think is slowly changing our rock scene. It's my little theory with bands like fall out boys, panic, etc... I just dont really care for these guys that all im tryin to say
quit acting like they're on tours with Ashlee Simpson (I'm looking at you October Fall...). I don't like a thing they've put out but they're far from sell outs. And their battle with Tony Brummel makes me respect them whether I like their music or not.

And I was totally coming in with the "is it really 15 songs or just 1 song that has 15 breaks in it since they're music all sounds the same".

[The Lost Hero]

So im guessing every song will sound the same as their last two albums.

[Bury Your Head]

My biggest problem with hh?

1. The lyrics. Oh god the lyrics... horrible "seeing you cry makes me feel like saying sorry" that's punk rock jt? No no no no and the lyrics feel like a copy of everything else and not even personal yanno?
2. The performance. Seeing jt's lifeless face in the music videos just turns me off. All of the video performances seem like they got a director on the side telling them what to do and a scene kid saying what looks "cool"

They aren't bad musicians really.

I think if they wanted to
They could put out a good record.

[guitarliketom]

they didnt write 15 songs.
they wrote 1 song and 15 different sets of lyrics to go with it.

i hope every song on this cd also follows the patern of DUN DUN dundundun DUN DUN dundundun

if it aint broke dont fix it!
lololzzz

[goodnote]

why wont they just break up already?

[Beej 347]

awful sell out band.


shutup

[Beej 347]

why wont they just break up already?


because they dont have a reason to you r-tard

[SamTheMan677]

Hey i just want to say I love HH , I accidently downloaded their album one day, and the day after they became my favorite band and my "gateway" into the rock scene.. needless to say i bought the rerelease and new album (JT dont come after me with the riaa) . I've seen you guys play a total of 4 times in vegas, That never sleep again tour ( broke my glasses during life on standby that concert was CRAZY), Red white and boom, that FOB tour, and nintendo fusion. You guys may be hated on AP , but everyones just trolls here for scene credit , anyways I still have the shirt you guys signed (of course u signed the armpit btw) back from the first concert back in early 05.. Anyways stay up, I'll always love you guys


pss. Ive watched the niki fm video 200 times just for the coffee scene that makes me laugh everytime haha

[SamTheMan677]

I also like it how everyones a fucking dick about HH and hates them so much and then JT comes on and starts talking and you guys wanna suck up and say HH is your fav band. You guy's are so fake, like who you want to like . no one wants to hear you talk shit, someone was talking shit at a vegas concert and jt said "hows your band doing" . needless to say not as well as hh

[generationrx]

yeah seeing as how AFI formed in 1991 and released their 1st album in 1995...i think they have more experience under their belts than Hawthorne heights who formed in 2001...i would say writing 15 songs for the 3rd album isnt that bad of a feat.
I bet they could write 100 songs and everyone they do i have liked just because they have only relased some does not mean that dont have 100 more in the making...mimi

[generationrx]

yeah seeing as how AFI formed in 1991 and released their 1st album in 1995...i think they have more experience under their belts than Hawthorne heights who formed in 2001...i would say writing 15 songs for the 3rd album isnt that bad of a feat.
I really love hawthorne heights.....my friend skuba had me watch teh dvd from the silence in black and white last summer and have loved it ever since...you guys are flippin sweet, and i hope to see more albums in the future and coming to michigan in concert at dte energy thearte wont hurt....mimi