小简介
1998年，在美国新泽西州的New Brunswick几个过去曾经在其他摇滚乐队呆过的年轻人聚在了一起，因为他们已经是多年的老朋友了，这就是Geoff Rickly(主唱)，Tom Keeley(吉他手)，Steve Pedulla(吉他手)，Tim Payne(贝斯手)，Tucker Rule(鼓手)，正是他们五个人组成了Thursday乐队。在当地，他们尽量去吸引人们的目光，以及致力于情绪硬核音乐的创作，进入硬核摇滚乐的合集，培养属于自己的忠实铁杆的死硬歌迷群体。他们在地下室或其他一些地方进行排练和创作，为了争取到第一次在舞台上演出的机会，他们只能参与其他的一些同样不很起眼的乐队演出。渐渐的他们在新泽西州取得了一定的知名度，他们的疯狂但不失礼的演出风格，也使他们赢得一些歌迷的追捧，乐队的发展进入良性循环。
1999年，Thursday乐队终于找到了第一个肯收留他们的东家，他们和Eyeball Records唱片公司正式签约。2000年1月18日，对于Thursday乐队是一个历史性的日子，他们发行了乐队成立以来的第一张正式专辑《Waiting》，不过这张专辑并没有产生什么太大的影响。随后他们转投了一家更大点的唱片公司，位于芝加哥的Victory公司。并且在2001年和2002年分别发行了两张专辑《Full Collapse》和《Five Stories Falling》，在这期间他们还进行了巡回演唱会来做推广。而后他们终于得到了主流唱片公司的青睐，加盟了Island唱片公司，在Island公司旗下还有中国歌迷十分熟悉和喜爱的著名流行金属乐队Bon Jovi。
2003年，Thursday乐队发行了在主流唱片公司的第一张专辑《War All the Time》。
by Johnny Loftus & Corey Apar
The soul-baring post-hardcore quartet Thursday formed in New Brunswick, NJ, in 1997. Led by vocalist Geoff Rickly, the bands initial lineup also included guitarists Steve Pedulla and Tom Keeley, bassist Tim Payne, and drummer Tucker Rule. After releasing their debut, Waiting, in 1999 (through N.Y.-based indie Eyeball), the band signed to Chicagos influential Victory label for 2001s Full Collapse, and toured with acts like Boy Sets Fire and Sparta in support of the effort. Thursdays frequent gigging and furious passion fueled a grassroots response, and by 2002, the band was on the main stage of the Warped Tour and enjoying radio and MTV support of its single Understanding in a Car Crash. The quintet signed to Island in the wake of its breakthrough success, and issued the 2002 live EP Five Stories Falling through Victory as a placeholder for its eventual major-label debut. The ambitious song arc of War All the Time dropped in September 2003. The album was met with considerable critical acclaim for its ruminations on 9/11, its poetic, personal lyrics, and a wildly shifting, kitchen-sink approach to pensive post-hardcore. Playing keyboards on the album, Andrew Everding was later added as a full-time member. Extensive touring behind the record took its toll on the band; tensions between members and personal problems soon made Thursday appear to be on the fast road to breaking up. Band problems aside, Rickly was additionally diagnosed with epilepsy. Problematic allergic reactions to his medication eventually culminated in May 2004 during the bands performance at Californias Coachella Festival; Thursdays set was cut short as Rickly began coughing up blood and was unable to continue. After he recovered, the guys hopped back on the road for a full U.K. tour. Still unhappy, Thursday felt a responsibility to finish out their existing tour commitments, with that summers Warped to be their final run. However, issues between the bandmembers somehow worked themselves out during the festivals run — they were found having more fun playing than ever — and the lineup decided to stick together. First taking some time off for themselves, the re-energized group next headed back into the studio with producer Dave Fridmann (the Flaming Lips, Mogwai). A City by the Light Divided, the album that almost never was, appeared in May 2006, and a tour supporting both the album and the Shirts for a Cure organization followed. Thursday parted ways with Island Records in early 2007 and cancelled the majority of their tour dates, but not before recording two live performances in New Jersey. Portions of the footage were made available on Kill the House Lights, a retrospective CD/DVD package released by Victory Records in October 2007.
1998年，在美国新泽西州的New Brunswick几个过去曾经在其他摇滚乐队呆过的年轻人聚在了一起，因为他们已经是多年的老朋友了，这就是Geoff Rickly(主唱)，Tom Keeley(吉他手)，Steve Pedulla(吉他手)，Tim Payne(贝斯手)，Tucker Rule(鼓手)，正是他们五个人组成了Thursday乐队。在当地，他们尽量去吸引人们的目光，以及致力于情绪硬核音乐的创作，进入硬核摇滚乐的合集，培养属于自己的忠实铁杆的死硬歌迷群体。他们在地下室或其他一些地方进行排练和创作，为了争取到第一次在舞台上演出的机会，他们只能参与其他的一些同样不很起眼的乐队演出。渐渐的他们在新泽西州取得了一定的知名度，他们的疯狂但不失礼的演出风格，也使他们赢得一些歌迷的追捧，乐队的发展进入良性循环。
1999年，Thursday乐队终于找到了第一个肯收留他们的东家，他们和Eyeball Records唱片公司正式签约。2000年1月18日，对于Thursday乐队是一个历史性的日子，他们发行了乐队成立以来的第一张正式专辑《Waiting》，不过这张专辑并没有产生什么太大的影响。随后他们转投了一家更大点的唱片公司，位于芝加哥的Victory公司。并且在2001年和2002年分别发行了两张专辑《Full Collapse》和《Five Stories Falling》，在这期间他们还进行了巡回演唱会来做推广。而后他们终于得到了主流唱片公司的青睐，加盟了Island唱片公司，在Island公司旗下还有中国歌迷十分熟悉和喜爱的著名流行金属乐队Bon Jovi。
2003年，Thursday乐队发行了在主流唱片公司的第一张专辑《War All the Time》。
by Johnny Loftus & Corey Apar
The soul-baring post-hardcore quartet Thursday formed in New Brunswick, NJ, in 1997. Led by vocalist Geoff Rickly, the bands initial lineup also included guitarists Steve Pedulla and Tom Keeley, bassist Tim Payne, and drummer Tucker Rule. After releasing their debut, Waiting, in 1999 (through N.Y.-based indie Eyeball), the band signed to Chicagos influential Victory label for 2001s Full Collapse, and toured with acts like Boy Sets Fire and Sparta in support of the effort. Thursdays frequent gigging and furious passion fueled a grassroots response, and by 2002, the band was on the main stage of the Warped Tour and enjoying radio and MTV support of its single Understanding in a Car Crash. The quintet signed to Island in the wake of its breakthrough success, and issued the 2002 live EP Five Stories Falling through Victory as a placeholder for its eventual major-label debut. The ambitious song arc of War All the Time dropped in September 2003. The album was met with considerable critical acclaim for its ruminations on 9/11, its poetic, personal lyrics, and a wildly shifting, kitchen-sink approach to pensive post-hardcore. Playing keyboards on the album, Andrew Everding was later added as a full-time member. Extensive touring behind the record took its toll on the band; tensions between members and personal problems soon made Thursday appear to be on the fast road to breaking up. Band problems aside, Rickly was additionally diagnosed with epilepsy. Problematic allergic reactions to his medication eventually culminated in May 2004 during the bands performance at Californias Coachella Festival; Thursdays set was cut short as Rickly began coughing up blood and was unable to continue. After he recovered, the guys hopped back on the road for a full U.K. tour. Still unhappy, Thursday felt a responsibility to finish out their existing tour commitments, with that summers Warped to be their final run. However, issues between the bandmembers somehow worked themselves out during the festivals run — they were found having more fun playing than ever — and the lineup decided to stick together. First taking some time off for themselves, the re-energized group next headed back into the studio with producer Dave Fridmann (the Flaming Lips, Mogwai). A City by the Light Divided, the album that almost never was, appeared in May 2006, and a tour supporting both the album and the Shirts for a Cure organization followed. Thursday parted ways with Island Records in early 2007 and cancelled the majority of their tour dates, but not before recording two live performances in New Jersey. Portions of the footage were made available on Kill the House Lights, a retrospective CD/DVD package released by Victory Records in October 2007.
