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Although sometimes thought of – and quite cruelly at that – as a rock group that is content to live in the shadows of the much-hyped Incubus, this post-grunge foursome from Los Angeles just shrugs it off in style. For even if this perception may have a certain amount of truth into it, Hoobastank has proven once again that by shutting up, the band is actually able to speak louder. And since its eponymous debut album in 2001, the group has always followed up with a more developed and mature sound style.
What I wanted most to find out when I came across the group was how these guys got the name Hoobastank. I do not know what Hoobastank means or if a person, place or thing with that name exists. Incubus is a regular word although it means something scary. It is really nothing but you can make something pronounciable out of Limp Bizquit. But Weezer is not really a word and Mudd from Puddle of Mudd does not really mean anything. So why wonder what Hoobastank means? Might as well just take it for what it is. Just Hoobastank.
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[Summary] => Sunset would find us along Aurora Boulevard in the Vicor offices many years ago, trying to wangle vinyl copies of the latest rock releases from the record executives, particularly one Ces Rodriguez who held fort behind her desk in an airconditioned room full of cigarette smoke. One of the relatively new labels they were pushing then was Island Records, and among the artists on the label were a solo Steve Winwood on leave from Traffic, and the reggae pioneer Bob Marley.
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