At long last, Taking Back Sunday has finally confirmed what we suspected all along -- and reported last week. The band's original lineup -- including guitarist/singer John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper -- which recorded TBS' debut album, Tell All Your Friends, has officially reformed.
In other words, hell hath frozen over, y'all. Brrrrrr!!
"Given the history and the years that had passed, I don't think any of us really knew if hanging out again let alone writing and playing together would actually work," explained singer Adam Lazzarra in a statement released by the band on Monday. "For it to feel so comfortable and effortless so quickly made us realize that we had to give it a chance.”
We're all for mending fences, but Taking Back Sunday's recent game of musical chairs leads us to ponder some bigger questions: Do fans really care about the retroactive lineup change? Will you move on to the next item on your bucket list now that you can see Adam and John duet "You're So Last Summer" when the band plays live in the not-so-distant future? Would you be more stoked if guitarist/singer Fred Mascherino had rejoined?
Let us know what you think about the new-old Taking Back Sunday! Take to the comments and duke it out!
Speaking of fight clubs -- which we're not because the first rule of fight club is not to talk about fight club -- if you're having a hard time remembering the way things used to be, take a look at Taking Back Sunday's first videos, like the one below for "Cute Without The 'E' (Cut From The Team)."