Just Say Yes (EP) explained

Just Say Yes
Type:EP
Artist:the Narrative
Cover:TheNarrativeJustSayYes.jpg
Released:August 30, 2008
Recorded:2007
Length:27:12
Language:English
Label:The Record Collective
Producer:Bryan Russell
Next Title:The Narrative
Next Year:2010

Just Say Yes is the debut EP by the Narrative featuring six songs and produced by Bryan Russell. It was released independently on August 30, 2008.

Background

The Narrative started the recordings of Just Say Yes on 2007 to 2008 after the band meeting through the Craiglist Ad, in the apartment of Suzie Zeldin. According with Jesse Gabriel, the band took influences of Death Cab for Cutie and Jimmy Eat World to compose the sound of the EP. The band was helped by Bryan Russell in the development of its sound and direction of recordings.[1]

Promotion and release

Just Say Yes was released through the project The Record Collective on August 30, 2008. After its release, the EP was featured in the front page of Myspace and also on episodes of MTV's Reality TV Shows: Real World: Brooklyn and Real World: Cancun, Jersey Shore,[2] TV Shows on MTV2, MTV's Canada Peak Season as well on VH-1, Nickelodeon's series Gigantic, TeenNick, National Geographic and Starz. They also received a very positive unsigned showcase on Absolutepunk.net,[3] or Enemies Unsigned VIP Band and named in the AbsolutePunk Top 100.[4]

Critical reception

The EP received positive reviews at AbsolutePunk.net[5] "If you do not love Just Say Yes upon first listen, then odds are you will by your fifth (and onto your thirtieth) for certain, as dissecting these little pop gems is as fun as getting lost in their surface grandeur."

Personnel

The Narrative

Technical and production

Visuals and imagery

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
South KoreaJanuary 27, 2014[6] VIDA RecordsDigital download
WorldwideAugust 30, 2008[7] The Record CollectiveCD, digital download

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INTERVIEW WITH JESSE GABRIEL OF THE NARRATIVE. April 27, 2011. August 17, 2013. LA Music Blog. Stackhouse. Allan. October 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022005910/http://lamusicblog.com/2011/04/interview/interview-with-jesse-gabriel-of-the-narrative/. live.
  2. Jersey Shore (Season 4 Ep.430) The Narrative song featured https://web.archive.org/web/20111010020422/http://www.mtv.com/shows/jersey_shore/season_4/episode_music.jhtml?episodeID=182350
  3. Web site: Unsigned Showcase. Steve Henderson. September 28, 2012. December 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229054241/https://chorus.fm/. live.
  4. Web site: The Absolute 100 (Sept. 2009) . Julia Conny . February 2, 2009 . . Spin Media . May 27, 2014 . December 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201229054241/https://chorus.fm/ . live .
  5. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=949472 AbsolutePunk.net
  6. Web site: Melon: The Narrative : Just Say Yes. MelOn. August 17, 2014. December 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229054300/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=2229152. live.
  7. Web site: The Narrative – Just Say Yes. August 30, 2008 . Discogs. May 21, 2014. December 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229054242/https://www.discogs.com/release/4881714. live.