Saving Abel-Saving Abel-2008-EON

Artist : Saving Abel

Album: Saving Abel

Genre: Hard Alternative Rock

Label: Virgin

Source : CDDA

Size : 67,3 MB

Quality : VBRkbps/44.1kHz/Joint



Tracklist:



01 New Tattoo 04:24

02 Addicted 03:44

03 She Got Over Me 04:04

04 18 Days 03:52

05 Drowning (Face Down) 03:57

06 In God's Eyes 03:57

07 Sailed Away 04:20

08 Beautiful Day 04:16

09 Out Of My Face 03:41

10 Running From You 03:30

11 Beautiful You 02:52



Total Runtime: 42:37



Release notes:



"You know when you hear a song on the radio and you

don't know who it is, but you love it and feel like

you've heard it before? That's our band! The first time

someone hears us, they go, 'I know that band!' Then

someone explains, 'no, it's a brand-new song and band.'

Saving Abel has an accessible and comfortable sound---you

HAVE heard us before," states lead singer Jared Weeks. On

their self-titled Virgin Records debut, songs range from

the wild road tale in "New Tattoo" to the sexual

innuendos of the aptly titled first single, "Addicted."



Weeks and Jason Null formed the band in their small

hometown of Corinth, Mississippi in 2004. They met

when Weeks, who was in a band, was playing guitar at his

best friend's house, when Null, who was in a rival local

group, walked in to rehearse with his band. Within days

of that meeting, Null and Weeks were writing and honing

the intimate writing style that now defines Saving Abel.

In early 2005, the pair's songs caught the ear of noted

producer Skidd Mills (12 Stones, Saliva, Submersed), who

took the band into his 747 Studios in Memphis. Mills

notes, "It was '18 Days' that hooked me. The first time

I heard it I was like, 'these guys are the real deal;

they'll be doing this for a long time.' Jason and Jared

have always understood that the most important part of

the music business is having great songs."



Saving Abel gradually came together in the final

electric lineup of guitarist Scott Bartlett, bassist

Eric Taylor, and drummer Blake Dixon, and the band paid

its dues both onstage and off. Weeks would toss Saving

Abel demos onto the stage when bigger bands played in

town, and between playing gigs, working day jobs, and

Weeks and Null constantly driving from Mississippi to

Memphis to record their self-titled EP with Mills, it

was a busy and prolific couple years. Weeks remembers;

"I used to work at a hospital. I'd have to be there at

4:30 in the morning drawing blood. I'd wake people up

and stick a needle in their arm. I'd be walking around

the hospital, singing 'Addicted' in my head, writing

down the lyrics on patients' clipboards and doctor

script pads."



Null and Weeks bring in differing songwriting

approaches influences, giving Saving Abel a

well-rounded sound. Null comes from a musical family,

and recalls Saturday nights at the local community

center as a child. "We didn't miss it, ever! It was

bluegrass band after bluegrass band. We'd hoot and

holler, as we used to say. My brother traded my bike

for a guitar for me when I was 6, and I learned

'Johnny B. Goode' that night! I go back to Willie and

Waylon, but as a kid of the '80s, I also love

Metallica. Also, Angus Young is one of my main

influences, as well as the guitar sound and solos of

Seattle bands like Soundgarden and Alice in Chains."

For his part, a teenage Weeks played basketball and

went to state twice in tennis before music consumed

his life. A big fan of the blues and Southern Rock,

Weeks calls himself the more "literal" songwriter of

the two, explaining, "If something is really

bothering me, or how I'm feeling at that moment,

I'll write about it. For me to get the most out of

a song, I have to get it almost to the point I'm

ready to cry if I can't get it out, and that makes

people relate to it."



After shopping their indie EP for almost a year, a

copy of 'Addicted' found its way to one-time Virgin

A&R Consultant Scott Frazier and manager partner

Rick Smith. They were so excited that they sent the

song to the label's Chairman/CEO Jason Flom. Flom

was impressed upon first listen and immediately sent

A&R vet Kim Stephens (Collective Soul, Matchbox 20,

Edwin McCain) to see the band in Jackson, Tennessee.

The band was signed the next day. Says Stephens, "I

was sold on the merit of the songs and instantly

recognized this was a band with huge potential."



Saving Abel, the Virgin debut produced by Mills,

features mostly brand-new tunes, plus a few

favorites from the indie EP, including the poignant,

perfectly crafted "18 Days," "Running From You," and

"Drowning Face Down." Null explains that "18 Days"

was lyrically inspired by sheriff Buford Pusser of

'Walking Tall' fame, while laughingly admitting

that the rowdy road trip in "New Tattoo" ("The blue

is for the bruise you left in my heart / and the

red is for the color we're about to paint this town")

is "based on a true story." Null furthers: "Our goals

are always to concentrate on the song, not just one

cool part to make a kid bop his head. Every person I

talk to loves a different song of ours." Null was

also the one who gave the band its name: "I Googled

the story of Cain and Abel and found a line about

'there was no Saving Abel,' which just jumped out at

me." Everyone agreed and the name stuck... much like

Saving Abel's songs get instantly stuck in the minds

and ears of everyone who hears them. With a

radio-ready sound combining big riffs and memorable

melodies, Saving Abel has created a polished

combination of Southern and Alternative rock... 2008

style. Get Addicted. Get Saving Abel.



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