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LP1 was made "literally in the last four days" before two out of the three members of the band had to move back home from college, according to Kinsella. [10] The album was recorded in May 1999 at Private Studios in Urbana, Illinois on a TASCAM analog tape recorder, and was produced by Brendan Gamble; [3] [11] he previously produced the band's self-titled EP. [12]
American Football is an American indie rock band from Urbana, Illinois, originally active from 1997 to 2000.They reformed in 2014. The band was formed by guitarist, bassist and singer Mike Kinsella (formerly of Cap'n Jazz and Joan of Arc and currently of Owen), guitarist Steve Holmes (also a member of the Geese), and drummer and trumpet player Steve Lamos (formerly of the One Up Downstairs ...
"Never Meant" is a song by American emo band American Football. The opening track on the band's eponymous 1999 debut LP , it is considered to be one of the greatest emo songs of all time. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Owen is the primary solo project of American indie rock and emo musician Mike Kinsella. The project features soft melodies and complex acoustics, combining acoustic guitar with keyboard, other guitars, vocals, and drums.
Owen had been given the song by a promoter. Songwriter Benjy Davis came up with the song's "descending guitar melody" in May 2017 and presented the idea to co-writers Joey Hyde and Neil Medley during a songwriting session that same month. The lyrics consist mainly of various thematically-related items that are "made for" each other. [1]
The song is a tribute to John Mellencamp's 1982 single "Jack & Diane", and credits Mellencamp as a co-writer for incorporating that song's guitar riff. Rolling Stone writer Chris Parton described the song: "Owen's updated version highlights the original's impact on present-day America, while a regular Joe reminisces about falling in love to the tune years before."
Johnny Owen was the fighting pride of Wales but his career was tragically cut short when he died aged 24, having been knocked out in the ring months earlier, never to regain consciousness.
Hot Water Music's Jason Black stated of the recording: "[on the last album] we just didn't know what the hell we were doing. So this time around it was nice, we went to a studio and spent maybe two, two and a half weeks and really recorded an album, front to back. [8]