Editing Taking Back Sunday (section)

==Musical style and influences==
Taking Back Sunday has been described as [[emo]],<ref name="exposito"/><ref name="AMbio" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/mark-oconnell-toughens-taking-back-sunday/ |title=Mark O'Connell Toughens Taking Back Sunday - DRUM! Magazine - Play Better Faster |publisher=Drummagazine.com |access-date=2015-03-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180836/http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/mark-oconnell-toughens-taking-back-sunday/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Heather Phares |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/where-you-want-to-be-mw0000656280 |title=Where You Want to Be - Taking Back Sunday , Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=2004-07-27 |access-date=2015-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hickie |first=James |title=Taking Back Sunday with: Marzomets, Blitz Kids |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |date=17 January 2015 |issue= 1551 |page=51 |quote=Legendary New York [[emo]] stalwarts (and admirers) take back London.}}</ref> [[post-hardcore]],<ref name="heaneyST">{{cite web |last1=Heaney |first1=Gregory |title=Taking Back Sunday - ''Taking Back Sunday'' - Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-back-sunday-mw0002150333 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref><ref name="exposito"/><ref name="smith89">{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Troy |title=All 89 Taking Back Sunday songs ranked from worst to best |url=https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/10/c0843c48471337/all-89-taking-back-sunday-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html |website=[[Cleveland.com]] |date=October 21, 2019 |access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hamersly |first=Michael |url=http://www.miami.com/taking-back-sunday-chats-about-vans-warped-tour-2012-it-hits-south-florida-article |title=Taking Back Sunday chats about Vans Warped Tour 2012 as it hits South Florida |publisher=Miami.com |date=2012-07-26 |access-date=2015-03-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121831/http://www.miami.com/taking-back-sunday-chats-about-vans-warped-tour-2012-it-hits-south-florida-article |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Adams |first=Gregory |url=http://exclaim.ca/News/taking_back_sunday_sign_to_hopeless_for_new_lp |title=Taking Back Sunday Sign to Hopeless for New LP |publisher=Exclaim.ca |date=2013-08-15 |access-date=2015-03-26}}</ref> [[pop-punk]],<ref name="corcoran">{{cite web |last1=Corcoran |first1=Nina |title=Best Taking Back Sunday Songs: 15 Pop Punk Essentials |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-taking-back-sunday-songs/ |website=[[UDiscoverMusic]] |date=September 22, 2022 |access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref><ref name="exposito">{{cite magazine |last1=Exposito |first1=Suzy |title=Taking Back Sunday Celebrate 20th Anniversary, Premiere New Track 'A Song for Dan' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taking-back-sunday-song-for-dan-776403/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=January 10, 2019 |access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2010/04/taking-back-sunday-reform-classic-lineup/|title=Taking Back Sunday - Happiness Is |website=Sputnikmusic |date=2014-03-10 |access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref name="corcoran" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.mcall.com/lehighvalleymusic/2014/04/taking-back-sunday-talks-singer-adam-lazzara-says-band-has-found-what-happiness-is.html|title=Taking Back Sunday talks: Singer Adam Lazzara says band has found what 'Happiness Is'|date=April 11, 2014|work=Lehigh Valley Music|access-date=June 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/38987/20150519/taking-back-sunday-debut-emotional-music-video-better-homes-gardens.htm|title=Taking Back Sunday Debuts Emotional Music Video for "Better Homes and Gardens"|date=May 19, 2015|work=Music Times|access-date=June 18, 2015}}</ref> and [[post-punk]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Casalena |first=Em |date=2024-08-23 |title=6 Alt-Rock Bands From the 2000s That Defined the Emo Movement |url=https://americansongwriter.com/6-alt-rock-bands-from-the-2000s-that-defined-the-emo-movement/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref> The band has also veered into the sounds of [[pop rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/61370/Taking-Back-Sunday-Happiness-Is/|title=Taking Back Sunday Reform Classic Lineup &#124; SPIN &#124; Music News |publisher=Spin.com |date=2010-04-12 |access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>  [[emo pop]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/taking-back-sunday-louder-now/777825|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809145331/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/taking-back-sunday-louder-now/777825|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2017|title=Taking Back Sunday – Louder Now|publisher=[[Junkee Media#Publications|FasterLouder]]}}</ref> and [[hard rock]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taking Back Sunday Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-mn0000158656 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> Charles Spano of [[AllMusic]] described the band as a "New York-based emo band that blend[s] Southern California [[post-punk]], [[nu metal]] and old school [[hardcore punk|hardcore]]."<ref name="AMbio" /> Despite this, Lazzara has rejected the labeling of his band as an emo group.<ref name="Dieterman2016" />

In a 2003 interview, Shaun Cooper stated that there was little overlap between each members' influences: "Eddie is a big [[Quicksand (American band)|Quicksand]] fan, John [[The Smiths]] and [[Morrissey]], Adam is a big [[Lifetime (band)|Lifetime]] fan, Mark loves [[Hatebreed]], and I love [[punk rock]] like (...) [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]], Dropkick, and all those bands. It is just a big mixture."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003 |title=Not A Smiths B-Side: Taking Back Sunday Keep It Real |url=http://www.bettawreckonize.com/interviews/taking-back-sunday.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027205121/http://www.bettawreckonize.com/interviews/taking-back-sunday.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2007 |access-date=May 5, 2024 |website=BettaWreckonize}}</ref> Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell have also cited [[Screeching Weasel]] and [[the Queers]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 23, 2019 |title=Bringin' it Backwards: Interview with Taking Back Sunday |url=https://americansongwriter.com/bringin-it-backwards-interview-with-taking-back-sunday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207210620/https://americansongwriter.com/bringin-it-backwards-interview-with-taking-back-sunday/ |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=American Songwriter |quote=}}</ref> while John Nolan's influences range from [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Pearl Jam]], and [[Built to Spill]] to [[the Get Up Kids]] and [[the Promise Ring]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Daly |first=Andrew |date=February 19, 2021 |title=An Interview with John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday |url=https://vwmusicrocks.com/an-interview-with-john-nolan-of-taking-back-sunday/ |website=VW Music}}</ref> [[Jay-Z]] also significantly impacted Lazarra and Nolan's vocal deliveries.<ref name="AltPBT">{{cite web |author=Obenschain |first=Philip |date=July 8, 2013 |title=BackTracking: Taking Back Sunday on "Cute Without The 'E' (Cut From The Team)" |url=https://www.altpress.com/backtracking_the_stories_behind_the_songs_tbs_on_cute_without_the_e_cut_fro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821123217/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/backtracking_the_stories_behind_the_songs_tbs_on_cute_without_the_e_cut_fro |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |work=Alternative Press |quote=John Nolan: "The way that we just had so many words and always found a way to rhythmically make it work, I think had something to do with listening to a lot of Jay-Z at that point. (...) It’s not directly influenced by hip hop, but I think there is some connection there.}}</ref> During his time with the band, Ed Reyes' guitar playing drew from [[Bad Religion]] guitarist [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]], [[Walter Schreifels]] of Quicksand, and [[the Cure]] frontman [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Alligood |first=Kristen |date=April 25, 2014 |title=Music Q&A: Taking Back Sunday |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2014/04/16/music-qa-taking-back-sunday/7769657/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930183430/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2014/04/16/music-qa-taking-back-sunday/7769657/ |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=Florida Today}}</ref> Since then, Taking Back Sunday have cited [[Radiohead]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roughedge.com/features/takingbacksunday02.htm |title=Interview with John Nolan of TAKING BACK SUNDAY |work=Rough Edge |last=Pierce-Toogood |first=Dominic |access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2013 |title="We're Free Agents Now:" In The Studio with Taking Back Sunday (Interview) |url=https://www.altpress.com/were_free_agents_now_in_the_studio_with_taking_back_sunday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017155228/https://www.altpress.com/were_free_agents_now_in_the_studio_with_taking_back_sunday/ |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=Alternative Press}}</ref> [[the Clash]], and [[Ramones]] as influences or inspirations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heffernan |first=Lisa |date=July 5, 2017 |title=Taking Back Sunday Brings Tidal Wave Home |url=http://lipulse.com/2017/07/05/taking-back-sunday-brings-tidal-wave-home/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131165414/http://lipulse.com/2017/07/05/taking-back-sunday-brings-tidal-wave-home/ |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=Long Island Pulse}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2016 |title=An Exciting New Chapter: We Talked With Adam Lazzara Of Taking Back Sunday |url=https://musicandriots.com/an-exciting-new-chapter-we-talked-with-adam-lazzara-of-taking-back-sunday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324001403/https://musicandriots.com/an-exciting-new-chapter-we-talked-with-adam-lazzara-of-taking-back-sunday/ |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=Music&Riots Magazine}}</ref>