Breaking Benjamin
Biography
In late 2000, guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark James Klepaski made a surprising and unexpected decision: they left Lifer, an alternative metal band that was signed to Universal and was gaining commercial acceptance. Fink and Klepaski departed Lifer (which was originally called Strangers with Candy) so that they could join forces with singer Ben Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel and form Breaking Benjamin. Why would Fink and Klepaski leave a band that had a contract with Universal to form a new alternative rock band that, at the time, was unsigned? According to Breaking Benjamin's press releases, the ex-members of Lifer had so much faith in Burnley's songwriting talents that they were willing to take a gamble and uproot themselves. So in late 2000, Breaking Benjamin got started with a four-man lineup that consisted of Burnley on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Fink on lead guitar, Klepaski on bass, and Hummel on drums. Breaking Benjamin wasn't the first time that Fink had worked with Burnley; he had known the singer since high school. All four members of the band are from Wilkes-Barre, a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia and its suburbs are considered southeastern Pennsylvania.
Selected Discography
Breaking Benjamin is a great band to some people. hopefully, you were not directing that to anyone who doesn't like BB much but are still reasonable, Dan.
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dunno what's up with some of the comments, but Breaking Benjamin is a great band. Period. End-o story. They've been cranking out great albums and they just have a TON of awesome songs.
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I'm listening to "Crawl" right now... I'm happy already! I need to buy Dear Agony soon!
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I don't like these guys. Their lyrics always sound whiny and their songs all sound the same. Pandora stop putting them on my stations pleeaze!
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BB is alright not great but not bad either. They just keep crankin' out the same stuff over and over.
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Emo or not take your girlfriend's pants off already! S**T! I'm tryin' to be nice but if you come up to me wearing your little sister's pants trying to be cool because you're not afraid of pain; I'm going to slap the starbucks out of your hand and rip your ear ring out.
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I think Alice is a bit delusional. Any thoughts?
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i think it's rather stupid to say copied, everyone has the same ideas at times. it's what makes us humans, we think almost alike, that's why we have genres and stuff like that. so it might be an original but someone else might have put it on paper and in music first? or does that not make sense?
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they sound like......th e y want to be like......th e y steal riffs from......
You can say that about any group, and I don't think these guys are any more or less guilty then anyone else. I think what distinguishe s these guys from similar artists is Burnley's voice. It is really unique and he is a talented vocalist. You can't steal that! Well, maybe with todays technology you could easily fake it like........ t a k e your pick their are alot of posers out there! |
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HELL YEAH!
The new album is finally on pan. Good substance. Despite all there quirks I still love there music. |
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it's funny how BB's songs sound very a like, but yet i still enjoy them. normally that kind of consistency is why I dislike bands...
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Other than that, there are 3 things about BB that kind of bug me.
1. A lot of there songs sound the same. Although, it's not that annoying. Just throwing it out there. 2. In their earlier albums, they try too hard to be Tool. I know that they are Tool fans, but seriously, you will never be Tool. So stop trying. 3. They steal riffs. The riff in Topless was stolen from Korn's Blind. The riff in So Cold was stolen from SOAD's Spiders. |
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Emo is mainly a state of mind. Just like in the 80's there was a Mod movement it is just a way that some people relate to every day life. That state of mind in artists produces music and lyrics that resonate with certain listeners and not others. It's no big deal, you either like it or you don't.
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fine, we can be here forever and argue what is emo or not. all I know is that emo lyrics were at one point on men singing about how abusive their relationship was with women or some crap like that. "So Cold" I would not find emo at all... "Time of Dying" is more likely.
but whatever. emo has been so twisted and deformed lately no one truly seems to know what the term means anymore (that's for everyone, including myself). |
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Hard to explain. If I explain it, you will deny it. I might as well try, though. Emo lyrics are more or less depressing lyrics. Not all emo lyrics are depressing, and not all depressing lyrics are emo. Just listen to So Cold.
I like some songs with emo lyrics. LP and TDG have some emo songs, too. Time of Dying is one. |
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What does everyone think of Dear Agony? "I will not bow" isnt one of their strongest songs
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but how are the songs on Phobia emo?
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again...Gods m a c k . . . . w h y ?
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Well, it's mainly the lyrics on songs on Phobia. I haven't heard Dear Agony yet. But Saturate and most of WANA are not emo.
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yeah, I don't like X-Box...
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what is with this page?
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YES!!!!!! WELCOME Dear Agony!!!!!!!!
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I looked it up. it's not all 80's hardcore punk rock bands. Sunny Day Real Estate was one of them.
the term emo used nowadays (for cutting wrists, whining, suicidal attitudes, wearing tight jeans, etc.) is a load of crap. and how is BB's lyrics "emo"? |
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