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Taking BAck Pop Punk

TAKING BACK PUNK DAY, POP AT THE TAKEOVER TOUR


Taking Back Sunday, a band that manages to escape any type of specific categorization, played to a sold-out crown at the Worcester palladium.

The Long island natives performed along with Breaking Pangea, Recover, and from Autumn to Ashes.

Impossible to classify as any one type of music, Taking Back Sunday is a five-member band that seems to perfectly embody the sub-genre of rock that inevitably is called “emo”.

A fine blend of ########, punk, and emo, Taking Back Sunday create a uniquely energetic, infectious sound…

Although their roots stem from pop-punk, the band combines the use of chunky guitars, overlapping vocals and push-and-pull tempos for sound that is becoming increasingly popular.

The lyrics, which are honest, occasionally undecipherable and often melodramatic, are written and performed by singers Adam Lazzara and guitarist/singer John No...

Posted by: Rebecca Wyant

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