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On this page I'll list the band's CDs, 7-inches, bootlegs, sampler appearances, and anything else I know about. I'll include
a picture of the CD jacket (if I have one), a track list, and my own comments. I'll also include a sample sound file, if I
can get my hands on one.
Here's an example of a format I might use for the entries in my discography.
Untitled Demo (1995)
1. A Night in the Life Avenue 120
2. Secret Life
3. Thief
Untitled Demo (1995)
1. Peewee
2. Naked Jock Man
3. Supper For Dinner
4. My Worst Nightmare
5. TV God
About:
This is an untitled demo tape recorded and self-released by Hoobustank in 1995. It is the first recording to
feature Jeremy Wasser on saxophone. The cover art is a picture of guitarist Dan Estrin naked and another picture
of someone sitting on the toilet. It's possible that the naked picture is a reference to the song "Naked Jock Man",
which first appeared on this demo tape. The band had a humorous style during these days, and the album cover reflects
that.
Muffins (1997)
1. Invisible
2. Pee Wee
3. Educated Fool
4. Naked Jock Man
5. Prank Call to Cobalt Cafe
6. Show Me Your Titz
About:
Muffins is Hoobustank's third demo tape. The cover art depicts the band members faces edited onto a picture of The Brady
Bunch. "Educated Fool" and "Naked Jock Man" were re-recorded and put on the following album "They Sure Don't Make Basketball
Short Like They Used To...".
1) "Invisible" is about someone not recognizing your achievements and generally feeling ignored by that person.
2) "Pee Wee" is a humourous circus-ska ditty about masturbation.
3) "Educated Fool" is a funky piece that laments about the boring nature of compulsory education.
4) "Naked Jock Man" is crunchy, driving funk-rock tune about an experience Doug and Dan had in high school.
5) "Prank Call to Cobalt Cafe" is exactly that. Guitarist Dan Estrin humorously fakes a profanity-laden
ebonic accent and asks the venue workers about getting his rap band called "Show Me Your Titz" to perform there. He
gets the guys on the other end to laugh and keeps them going for a while.
6) "Show Me Your Titz" is a joke rap song titled after said rap band. It has four verses, each time introducing
the "member" who is about to rap. Pseudonyms include the hyper-Caucasian stereotype "Honky Cracker" and the tantrum-throwing
"Karate Kid".The entire song is littered with obscene sexual references, toilet humor, odd physical preferences on women
("hairy legs and braided armpits"), and other randomness.
Of noteworthy importance is that the final verse is rapped by none other than Mike Einziger,
the guitarist for the similarly styled band Incubus. This same verse as well as the refrain "Show Me Your Titz" and
other parts of this song are sampled in the hidden noise track at the end of Incubus' S.C.I.E.N.C.E. album, which came
out the same year as this recording. It's pretty interesting if you ask me.
1. Earthsick 2. Naked Jock Man 3.
The Mirror 4. Karma Patrol
They Sure Don't Make Basketballs Shorts Like They Used To... (1998)
01. Earthsick
02. Foot in Your Mouth
03. Karma Patrol
04. Stuck Without a Voice
05. Can I Buy You A Drink?
06. Naked Jock Man
07. Our Song
08. The Mirror
09. Educated Fool
10. The Dance That Broke My Jaw
About:
This is the only full length album that Hoobustank has self-released and is the one that people know the most
about. The album is musically very similar to the album S.C.I.E.N.C.E. by Incubus, which was released one year prior.
Untitled Demo (1999)
1. End of Our Rope
2. Paper Promises
3. Divine
4. Now or Never
5. Tin Walls
6. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? (Rod Stewart cover)
About:
Most sites on the internet incorrectly list this album as titled "Forward". This demo
is NOT "Forward". This untitled demo was recorded before "Forward", but after "Basketball Shorts", which
places it at some point in 1999. It is the last recording to feature saxophonist Jeremy Wasser, before he was asked to leave
the band due to the change in musical style which had no use or room for sax.
The shift towards the Alternative Rock sound Hoobastank would later become known for is evident
in these recordings. The songs have less of a funk influence than before, sounding more like Alt-Rock with saxophones. The
cover of Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" is debatable as being part of this set, but I included it here because I was
told it was recorded at this time by old fans. Also because Jeremy Wasser plays a saxophone solo on the song, by deductive
reasoning, it would have had to have been recorded before he left the band. The song was recorded in guitarist Dan Estrin's
kitchen.
Appetizer - 3 Song Sampler (2000)
1. Ready For You
2. Up and Gone
3. Hello Again
About:
Prior to this recording, saxophonist Jeremy Wasser was asked to leave the band because their musical style had changed
to Alternative Rock, and there was no place for sax in the music. Hoobustank began working on a new album, titled Forward,
as it was a new direction for them and a rededication for the band to press on without Wasser. They recorded 3 new songs.
This 3 song EP was sold at live shows as an appetizer to the upcoming album "Forward" and was produced by Jim Wirt and
Hoobustank.
Forward (2000)
1. Ready For You
2. Up and Gone
3. Hello Again
4. Pieces
5. Let You Know
About:
This demo is the REAL Forward. Two new songs "Pieces" and "Let You Know"
were recorded and added to the 3 song EP to be released as a 5 song demo.
In August of 2000, a music video was filmed for "Up and Gone". Two weeks after the video's filming,
Hoobustank was signed by Island Records.
"Up and Gone" Music Video (low quality version with credits intro)
"Up and Gone" Music Video (high quality version)
The making of "Up and Gone" music video:
Hoobastank Sampler (2001)
1. Crawling in the Dark
2. Better
This is a sampler cd that featured two new songs "Crawling in the Dark", which became their mainstream breakout single,
and "Better", both of which would be on the self titled album later that same year. They decided to change their name
slightly to HoobAstank, because there was a growing problem of people pronouncing the "u" as "oo", even though
Hoobustank is supposed to be pronounced the same way as Hoobastank. Also, they decided to start over and begin writing a new
album, which would become their self-titled, major label debut. All of the songs from the Forward sessions were re-recorded
and included on the Hoobastank album. The band hit mainstream success with the single "Crawling in the Dark" and the rest
is history as the Hoobastank that most people are familiar with.
Hoobastank (2001)
01. Crawling in the Dark
02. Remember Me
03. Running Away
04. Pieces
05. Let You Know
06. Better
07. Ready For You
08. Up and Gone
09. Too Little Too Late
10. Hello Again
11. To Be With You
12. Give It Back
13. The Critic (Japanese Bonus Track)
14. Losing My Grip (Japanese Bonus Track)
Produced by Jim Wirt
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