Editing Taking Back Sunday (section)

===Early years (1999–2002)===
Guitarist Eddie Reyes, who had played in [[the Movielife]], Mind Over Matter and Inside, and guitarist [[Jesse Lacey]] of the Rookie Lot founded Taking Back Sunday in [[Amityville, New York]], in November 1999.<ref name="DIYDecade">{{cite web|author=Jennings, Harriet|date=March 26, 2012|title=Tell All Your Friends - A Decade Under The Influence Of Taking Back Sunday|url=http://diymag.com/archive/tell-all-your-friends-a-decade-under-the-influence-of-taking-back-sunday|access-date=July 17, 2016|work=DIY|publisher=Sonic Media Group}}</ref><ref name=AltPTaste>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taste_of_tuesday_taking_back_sunday|title=Taste Of Tuesday: Looking back at musical thrills and offstage spills with Taking Back Sunday|work=Alternative Press|author=Tatone, Jenny|date=April 19, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821154718/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taste_of_tuesday_taking_back_sunday|archive-date=August 21, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The band's name was taken from a song by Long Island band The Waiting Process.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chorus.fm/features/interviews/taking-back-sunday-2/#:~:text=Eddie%3A%20Taking%20Back%20Sunday%20is,What%27s%20your%20song%20creation%20process%3F | title=Taking Back Sunday | date=August 18, 2002 }}</ref> Lacey moved to bass with the addition of guitarist [[John Nolan (musician)|John Nolan]]. The group also included vocalist Antonio Longo of One True Thing,<ref name=DIYDecade/> and drummer Steven DeJoseph.<ref name=LIP0203>{{cite web|url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2013/01/02/an-oral-history-of-li-music-scenes-class-of-02-03/|title=An Oral History of LI Music Scene's Class of '02-'03|work=Long Island Press|author=Manley, Brendan|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=July 14, 2016}}</ref> Lacey left the band after a personal incident with Nolan.<ref name=AltP10Best_1>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_10_best_moments_of_the_taking_back_sunday_brand_new_feud/P0|title=When your head goes through the windshield: the 10 best moments of the TBS/Brand New feud|work=Alternative Press|author=Crane, Matt|date=April 11, 2014|access-date=July 13, 2016|page=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821174241/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_10_best_moments_of_the_taking_back_sunday_brand_new_feud/P0|archive-date=August 21, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|This event later inspired [[Brand New (band)|Brand New]] to include "Seventy Times 7" on their debut album, ''[[Your Favorite Weapon]]'' (2001). Nolan wrote about the event from his point of view in Taking Back Sunday's "There's No 'I' in Team", and he and Lacey later reconciled.<ref name=AltP10BN>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_10_best_brand_new_songs|title=The 10 best Brand New songs|work=Alternative Press|author=Cameron, Greg|date=April 17, 2015|access-date=June 30, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521010647/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_10_best_brand_new_songs|archive-date=May 21, 2016}}</ref>|group="nb"}} Lacey formed [[Brand New (band)|Brand New]] a year later.<ref name=AltPUsed/> Nolan contacted Adam Lazzara to fill in on bass, which resulted in Lazzara moving from North Carolina to New York.<ref name=DIYDecade/> Lazzara had met the band when they played a show near his hometown in North Carolina.<ref name=AltPTaste/>{{#tag:ref|Lacey became hostile towards Lazzara and Taking Back Sunday. This situation, according to ''Alternative Press'', "spawned one of the most public intra-band rivalries in emo history."<ref name=AltPUsed/> Although Nolan and Lacey had mended their relationship, Lazzara described Lacey unfavorably in 2015.<ref name="Dieterman2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/music/adam-lazzara-of-taking-back-sunday-says-his-band-was-never-emo-6597490|title=Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday Says His Band Was Never Emo|work=OC Weekly|author=Deiterman, Corey |date=February 27, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2016}}</ref>|group="nb"}}

DeJoseph was unable to tour extensively because of personal issues and was waiting until the band had another drummer before leaving the group.<ref name=Manley90>Manley 2011, p. 90</ref> Mark O'Connell, a friend of Reyes, heard about the opening and joined the group.<ref name=Sabian>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabian.com/en/artist/mark-oconnell|title=Mark O'Connell|publisher=SABIAN Cymbals|access-date=July 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717140550/http://www.sabian.com/en/artist/mark-oconnell|archive-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> After recording Taking Back Sunday's [[Taking Back Sunday (EP)|self-titled EP]], Longo left the band and eventually played with The Prizefighter and the Mirror.<ref name=AltPUsed>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/tbsout|title=I Used To Be In Taking Back Sunday|work=Alternative Press|author=Karan, Tim|date=April 24, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821163624/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/tbsout|archive-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref> In December 2000, Lazzara switched from bass to lead vocals.<ref name=VictoryTBS20020212>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoryrecords.com/takingbacksunday.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020212144327/http://www.victoryrecords.com/takingbacksunday.html|title=Victory Bands -- Taking Back Sunday|publisher=Victory Records|archive-date=February 12, 2002|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> He never thought he would become the group's singer: "I remember getting into [Reyes'] [[Ford Windstar|Windstar]] with that [EP] and just driving around singing those songs, just to make myself actually do it."<ref name=AltPHistory>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taking_back_sunday_oral_history_alternative_press_magazine|title=A Peek Into Taking Back Sunday's Early Days—In Their Own Words|work=Alternative Press|author=Manley, Brendan|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=July 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623092340/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taking_back_sunday_oral_history_alternative_press_magazine|archive-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> O'Connell suggested that the group needed a bassist, and brought in Shaun Cooper.<ref name=AltPHistory/> Lazzara spoke of his initial thoughts on Cooper's talent in an interview with AP magazine, saying with Cooper it was "the best bass playing I'd ever seen in my life. I was like, "Oh my God, people can do that?'"<ref name="AltPHistory" /> In February 2001, Taking Back Sunday released a five-track demo before touring for a year.<ref name="AMbio" /><ref name=VictoryTBS20020212/>

While performing as an unsigned band, they received contract offers from labels that ultimately amounted to nothing.<ref name=Kerranghistory>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/an-oral-history-of-taking-back-sunday/|title=An Oral History Of Taking Back Sunday|work=[[Kerrang!]]|author=Pearlman, Mischa|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520181544/https://www.kerrang.com/features/an-oral-history-of-taking-back-sunday/|archive-date=May 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=AMbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-mn0000158656/biography|title=Taking Back Sunday {{!}} Biography & History|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|author=Spano, Charles|access-date=July 9, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008073136/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-mn0000158656/biography|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> These included [[Triple Crown Records]], who was apprehensive as they had just signed Brand New, and [[Drive-Thru Records]]' offer resulted from co-owner Richard Reines having mistaken Nolan for Lacey. Eventually, a friend of the band shared a demo with [[Victory Records]] sales and [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] representative Angel Juarbe.<ref name=Manley90/> Jurabe then sent a copy to Victory founder Tony Brummel, who asked to see a live performance.<ref name=Manley90/> Within two weeks of seeing them live, a contract was written up, and the band signed to Victory in December 2001.<ref name=VictoryTBS20020212/><ref name=Manley92>Manley 2011, p. 92</ref>