lesson lesson debut studio album american rock band band resulted merger june band released tales told sold people following edition offering copies eventually sold copies band signed august lesson recorded early producers vocalist guitarist left band march citing lack writing credit band releases prior release lesson home dead available streaming album release band participated edition lesson released fearless july music video home dead released november song released single month later released single music video song released months later band toured edition music video home dead earned music awards nominations january music video released miserable best lesson band commercially successful release selling copies released vinyl november album featured rock sound list essential pop punk albums time background parade formed winter following merger local bands defining moment featured vocalist guitarist guitarist drummer defining moment featured vocalist guitarist bassist june tales told released band followed edition selling copies people line end summer group sold copies sales caught attention signed parade august fearless label president said group believable obviously good musicians tight sounding knew hard working late september early november band went text dance floor tour lakes tales told released fearless november composition recording songs lesson written touring songs relationship road different hardships come unlike band album organized according thought stood pretty noting catchy powerful originally recorded lancaster previous band claimed song kind tough choose band lot new material choose felt pretty happy inclusion according final track called anchor keeps feet ground wings heart clouds band trying poetic parade went studio january recording took place tree sound located atlanta georgia band worked producers engineered sessions home dead tales told recorded song previously received big response fans provided additional vocals jersey provided additional vocals mixing mastered album located oregon release lancaster left band march citing lack writing credit band releases filled lancaster vocals performed lancaster guitar parts said change guitars sound clear hand group found hard working sing lancaster parts lancaster departure hurt personally good friend later month band supported tour april black cat available streaming profile april release lesson announced early late june band went tour support driver impact track listing revealed june band home dead available streaming myspace profile available streaming june toured edition following lesson released july august band went tour sound alarm music video home dead directed filmed september late september band supported japan australia band went headlining tour october november home dead music video released november single released december band went open tour alongside time low avenue surrender january april band went explosions pants tour support american heart graduate music video filmed single released parade went edition playing summer long time explained group finally felt like real bands bus time year following help promote market fearless releases persuaded sell lesson stores video released mtv july song released radio september october november band supported time low tour music video miserable best directed released january band myspace november album released vinyl different colored cover white vinyl edition released year later august reception legacy lesson considered fan favorite music emissions wrote song spectacular album potential hit despite eventual success acclaim lesson received little attention professional music critics reviewers noted improved sound band debut tales told wrote release told dead friends november band debut album surely played summer sputnikmusic reviewer gave album score calling hell lot better pop punk records lesson debuted number chart staying chart weeks album finally dropped chart dated march eventually returning chart july stayed chart consecutive weeks album charted chart peaking number january announced album sold copies album later band biggest selling album selling copies home dead ranked number new_york_post list best songs download music video home dead nominated mtv_video_music_awards best rock video video year album number rock sound essential pop punk albums time list track listing songs written parade cover black cat home dead jersey wanted song written ask miserable best walk water ocean atlantic hate people find song heart champagne celebrating anchor keeps feet ground wings heart clouds reissue bonus tracks personnel personnel reissue booklet chart performance
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