Hold On (Name Taken album)

Hold On is the debut studio album by American rock band Name Taken. The album was produced by Saosin guitarist Beau Burchell. The second track, "Hold on for Your Dearest Life", was subsequently collected on the Warped Tour 2005 Tour Compilation.[1]

Hold On
Studio album by
Name Taken
ReleasedApril 13, 2004
RecordedJanuary 2004 at Saosound/Newps, Newport, California
GenreAlternative rock, emo
Length34:16
LabelFiddler, FDLR019
ProducerBeau Burchell
Name Taken chronology
Bayside/Name Taken Split
(2003)		 Hold On
(2004)

The lyrics of the fourth track "Panic", is the first appearance of the term Panic! at the Disco, later used as the namesake of the platinum-selling band.[2][3]

Panic! at the disco
 Sat back and took it so slow
 Are you nervous? Are you shaking?

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
AbsolutePunk91% [5]
Punknews.org[6]

Hold On received mixed to favorable reviews from critics. AbsolutePunk founder Jason Tate gave the album a 91% rating, noting "The music beat pulses into your chest, your head expands and contracts with each riff and you can't help but let your head rock to the music." Punknews.org also praised the album in their review, noting "If there is a competition to see which of the two bands featured on last year's Bayside/Name Taken Split would produce a better follow-up full length album, consider Name Taken the winner." Allmusic gave the album a less favorable review, stating "For the album's duration, its Name Taken's adherence to formula and the glossy production of Beau Burchell -- not memorable hooks or unique dynamics -- that keep things together."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Name Taken.

No.TitleLength
1."Control"2:48
2."Hold on for Your Dearest Life"3:10
3."A Year Spent Cold"3:45
4."Panic"2:58
5."This Was Never"3:20
6."Cover Up"3:25
7."It Sounds Prettier in Spanish"2:14
8."We Give Up Sometimes"3:00
9."I Quit My Scene"3:17
10."Drive Drive Drive"2:32
11."Clear and Conscious"3:47
Total length:34:16

Personnel

References
  1. Luersson, John D. "2005 Warped Tour Compilation - Various Artists". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. McCann, Alex. "Panic! At The Disco - Interview". Designer Magazine. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  4. Loftus, Johnny. "Hold On – Name Taken". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  5. Tate, Jason (2005-11-20). "Hold On - Name Taken". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  6. TheMarc (2004-05-14). "Hold On - Name Taken". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
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