Can't Slow Down (Saves the Day album)

"Three Miles Down" redirects here. For the Gill Scott-Herron song, see Secrets (Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson album).

Can't Slow Down
Studio album by Saves the Day
Released	August 11, 1998
Recorded	Winter 1997
Genre	Melodic hardcore[1]
Length	31:19
Label	Equal Vision
Producer	Steve Evetts
Saves the Day chronology
Can't Slow Down (1998) I'm Sorry I'm Leaving (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Ox-Fanzine	Favorable[3]

Can't Slow Down is the debut album by American rock band Saves the Day, released on August 11, 1998, by Equal Vision Records. The band formed in late 1997.^[4]

Recording

The album was produced by Steve Evetts^[5] purely because he had previously worked with Lifetime, a band vocalist Chris Conley loved.^[6] It was recorded during the winter break of Conley's senior year of high school,^[7] and released after the band graduated from high school.^[6] This album was the bass player Sean McGrath's only recording with Saves the Day. Notably, he was also responsible for changing the band's name from Sefler to Saves the Day.

Unlike their later releases, this album has a melodic hardcore sound,^[1] sharing the same sound of other bands like 7 Seconds and Lifetime.^[3]

Release

Saves the Day went on their first full tour of U.S. with Bane.^[6] Can't Slow Down was released by Equal Vision Records on August 11, 1998.^[8] McGrath came up with the title of the album, taking it from the Lionel Richie album of the same name.^[9] The album sold 8,000 copies by the time Through Being Cool (1999) was released.^[6]

"Three Miles Down" inspired the band to record I'm Sorry I'm Leaving after a fan who was also an employee at Equal Vision suggested that they make an acoustic EP after hearing the song.

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Conley.^[5]

1. "Deciding" – 1:55
2. "The Choke" – 2:35
3. "Handsome Boy" – 1:01
4. "Blindfolded" – 3:13
5. "Collision" – 1:25
6. "Three Miles Down" – 1:36
7. "Always Ten Feet Tall" – 3:25
8. "Nebraska Bricks" – 2:04
9. "Seeing It This Way" – 1:31
10. "Hot Time in Delaware" – 1:45
11. "Houses and Billboards" – 3:12
12. "Obsolete" – 1:57
13. "Sometimes, New Jersey" – 1:09
14. "Jodie" – 4:36

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[5]

Saves the Day Anthony Anastasio – guitars Chris Zampella - guitars Sean McGrath – bass Chris Conley – vocals Bryan Newman – drums Justin Gaylord – guitars

Production Steve Evetts – producer Alan Douches – mastering Jonathan Williams – cover photo Justine Demetrick – band photo Saves the Day – design Sean Mallinson – artwork, design

References

1. Adams, Gregory (November 7, 2014). "Saves the Day Celebrate 15th Anniversary of 'Through Being Cool' with Vinyl Reissue". exclaim.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
2. Vincent Jeffries. "Can't Slow Down - Saves the Day - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
3. Lohausen, Marc (1998). "Reviews: Saves the Day / Can´t slow down CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved May 22, 2019.
4. "EVR: SAVES THE DAY". equalvision.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 1999. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
5. Can't Slow Down (Booklet). Saves the Day. Equal Vision. 1998. EVR 42.
6. Ufberg, Max (November 3, 2014). "Happy Birthday, Through Being Cool: The Story Behind the Seminal Emo Album". WIRED. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
7. "Saves the Day". billboard.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
8. "Can't Slow Down - Equal Vision Records". Equal Vision Records. 11 August 1998. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
9. "Questions and Answers | The Official Saves The Day Website". Saves the Day. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

External links

• Can't Slow Down at MySpace (streamed copy where licensed)