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Starting Line were just kids when they made Say It Like You Mean It, their 2002 full-length debut. The Philly combo's energetic emo blushed with first-time love and heartbreak, and not coincidentally their songs resonated most with kids in the midst of similar drama summers. Everyone's a little older for Based on a True Story. Kenny Vasoli is still singing about girls in his life and the feelings in his heart, but in 2005 those topics include marriage, long-distance relationships, and "What does it all mean?" examinations of purpose. And True Story takes a cue from the softer touch of 2003's Make Yourself at Home EP, incorporating acoustic guitars, emphasizing Vasoli's edge-of-tears vocal, and favoring busy breaks rather than actual rocking. Although Starting Line have seemingly matured into a more grandiose version of A New Found Glory (without as much fun), they remain capable of a highlight like "Photography," an emo-adult contemporary ballad with surging keys and strings and love-dizzy lyrics ("You're making a small change to the way that you wear your heart/I like it better!"). ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
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- Say It Like You Mean It
- Released 2002
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- Direction
- Released 2007
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- The Make Yourself At Home EP
- Released 2003
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- With Hopes Of Starting Over...
- Released 2001
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- By Berry Music
- 2/11/2009 02:33:47
- Amazing album...I used to be addicted to it, now it's just a great memory every time I listen to it :)
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