44:
275:
and Jamie Miller formed the band in 1998, originally named Hero. They changed it to theStart on
October 31, 1999, because "Hero" was already being used by many other bands. Their starting lineup included Echo on vocals, Miller on bass and synths, Scott Ellis (who played with Echo in
348:). Chelsea Davis was later selected as a permanent replacement. Later, in 2006, Sanger was let go from the group, replaced by Lance Webber. The group changed labels in 2007, moving from Nitro to their current label,
284:
on guitars. When Smith left the band in
October 2000 to pursue other musical interests, Jamie switched over from bass to guitars, and Jeff Jaeger was hired as the band's new bassist. Their debut album,
317:
Jaeger left the group some time after Ellis did. Over the next year, the group found replacements, bringing in Erick Sanger and Billy
Brimblecon Jr. With their new lineup, the group was signed to
967:
472:
306:
in April 2002 and selling it at their shows. Shortly thereafter, they announced the departure of Scott Ellis. While spending the summer touring with
1563:
1492:
302:
Following a period of touring, they discovered that their record label was closing. The band decided to fund their next EP themselves, releasing
356:. After Lance Webber returned to college in 2009, Aimee, Jamie and Chelsea started a side project called Normandie, and toured as a trio.
1573:
1078:
906:
936:
1568:
1461:
1326:
1244:
1360:
1053:
1027:
975:
43:
201:
1413:
1274:
1583:
1578:
1382:
1083:
1001:
499:
287:
1500:
1139:
17:
1110:
410:
395:
281:
217:
1538:
1088:
1421:
8:
1304:
1219:
632:
311:
277:
183:
149:
1534:
815:
855:
557:
349:
159:
1548:
1426:
851:
102:
1165:
370:
In 2017, the band released a 7-inch single for "Yvonne DeCarlo" and "Magic Number".
425:
364:
336:, and the album's supporting tour featured a number of interim drummers, including
223:
133:
90:
914:
291:, was released in July 2001 through The Label Records, a record label imprint of
944:
511:
398:– bass (1998–2000), guitar (2000–present), synth, backing vocals (1998–present)
296:
292:
141:
1557:
1430:
636:
534:
318:
154:
1469:
1356:
1334:
1252:
1193:
883:
441:
360:
337:
447:
128:
72:
1282:
389:
272:
197:
76:
1543:
307:
96:
1390:
1446:
819:
341:
1527:
1306:
theSTART - Initiation Album
Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic
345:
470:
1444:
Lawson, Dom, ed. (July 28, 2001). "Aimee Echo: The Return".
246:
321:
in
October 2003, which re-released their self-titled EP as
264:) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California.
332:
Brimblecon left the group shortly before the release of
1140:"Tales of a Rock'n'Roll Runaway: On Tour With theSTART"
968:"Snot, Human Waste Project Members Arrive At TheStart"
325:. Over the next year they recorded a new album, and
1054:"TheSTART Sign With NITRO, Prepare To Hit The Road"
1028:"TheSTART Lose Drummer, Find Temporary Replacement"
1555:
419:Erick Sanger – bass, backing vocals (2003–2006)
1493:"Interview with The Start (Part Two of Three)"
943:(October 1 - November 7, 2000). Archived from
878:
876:
874:
872:
813:
416:Jeff Jaeger – bass, backing vocals (2000–2002)
1267:
1051:
1025:
999:
1411:
1220:"Beat on the Street: SXSW Captain's Log #2"
1188:
1186:
869:
48:theSTART performing in Jacksonville in 2003
965:
809:
807:
805:
1111:"theSTART Biography, Songs, & Albums"
363:, replacing the band's longtime drummer,
1183:
1564:Alternative rock groups from California
1363:from the original on September 13, 2002
846:
844:
842:
840:
838:
836:
802:
359:In 2015, Miller became the drummer for
14:
1556:
1443:
816:"Artist Biography by MacKenzie Wilson"
1357:"theSTART gorgeous-nemesis the START"
1133:
1131:
1002:"TheSTART To Issue New Three-Song EP"
904:
1490:
1217:
1163:
1137:
995:
993:
833:
378:
24:
1574:Musical groups established in 1998
1433:– via worldradiohistory.com.
1128:
25:
1595:
1519:
990:
966:Wiederhorn, Jon (July 20, 2001).
431:Chelsea Davis – drums (2007–2012)
352:. Later that year, they released
329:was released on August 24, 2004.
1412:Team Retail (December 8, 2003).
1052:Blabbermouth (October 9, 2003).
42:
1484:
1454:
1437:
1405:
1375:
1349:
1319:
1297:
1237:
1211:
1157:
1103:
1071:
598:Label: Autonomy (self-released)
453:Lance Webber – bass (2006–2009)
422:Scott Ellis – drums (1998–2002)
373:
1549:theStart at Metropolis Records
1045:
1026:Blabbermouth (June 24, 2002).
1019:
1000:Blabbermouth (April 8, 2002).
959:
929:
898:
709:"Yvonne DeCarlo/Magic Number"
475:
428:– drums (2003–2004, 2019–2020)
310:, they found a distributor in
13:
1:
795:
1491:Sood, Sona (December 2003).
392:– lead vocals (1998–present)
7:
1414:"Points of Impact | Retail"
574:
484:
456:??? – bass (2019–2020)
10:
1600:
1569:Metropolis Records artists
905:Anon. (October 31, 1999).
267:
937:"Archive VI 10-1 to 11-7"
766:
607:
587:
582:
579:
545:
530:Released: August 24, 2004
522:
497:
492:
489:
295:, with distribution from
241:
237:
211:
207:
193:
189:
179:
171:
121:
111:
83:
68:
58:
53:
41:
34:
1138:Stef (August 13, 2009).
623:Released: August 1, 2002
595:Released: April 10, 2002
1218:Stef (March 21, 2009).
507:Released: July 24, 2001
1584:Geffen Records artists
1359:. September 13, 2002.
767:Heath and Dave Lowbrow
553:Released: June 5, 2007
344:) and Frank Zummo (of
314:for a self-titled EP.
54:Background information
1579:Nitro Records artists
1422:CMJ New Music Report
814:Wilson, MackKenzie.
696:"Blood on My Hands"
444:– drums (2004, 2006)
426:Billy Brimblecom Jr.
413:– guitar (1998–2000)
224:Billy Brimblecom Jr.
1544:theSTART on Last.fm
1337:on November 5, 2007
1285:on January 16, 2002
1249:thisisithestart.com
1091:on October 11, 2004
947:on October 28, 2005
775:Death Via Satellite
770:(The Lowbrow Bros.)
727:
690:Death Via Satellite
655:
615:Death Via Satellite
576:
486:
450:– drums (2004–2006)
323:Death Via Satellite
312:Small Stone Records
278:Human Waste Project
184:Human Waste Project
1472:on August 18, 2004
1466:thisisthestart.com
1331:thisisthestart.com
911:thisisthestart.com
856:Metropolis Records
726:
654:
575:
485:
350:Metropolis Records
27:American rock band
1503:on March 11, 2004
1393:on August 6, 2002
1084:Alternative Press
793:
792:
771:
719:
718:
715:non-album single
647:
646:
628:
625:December 9, 2003
618:
568:
567:
510:Label: The Label/
462:
461:
255:
254:
16:(Redirected from
1591:
1531:
1530:
1528:Official website
1513:
1512:
1510:
1508:
1499:. Archived from
1488:
1482:
1481:
1479:
1477:
1468:. Archived from
1458:
1452:
1451:
1441:
1435:
1434:
1418:
1409:
1403:
1402:
1400:
1398:
1389:. Archived from
1379:
1373:
1372:
1370:
1368:
1353:
1347:
1346:
1344:
1342:
1333:. Archived from
1323:
1317:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1301:
1295:
1294:
1292:
1290:
1281:. Archived from
1271:
1265:
1264:
1262:
1260:
1255:on July 25, 2008
1251:. Archived from
1241:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1230:
1215:
1209:
1208:
1206:
1204:
1198:www.facebook.com
1190:
1181:
1180:
1178:
1176:
1161:
1155:
1154:
1152:
1150:
1135:
1126:
1125:
1123:
1121:
1107:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1096:
1087:. Archived from
1075:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1058:BLABBERMOUTH.NET
1049:
1043:
1042:
1040:
1038:
1032:BLABBERMOUTH.NET
1023:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1012:
1006:BLABBERMOUTH.NET
997:
988:
987:
985:
983:
978:on July 19, 2022
974:. Archived from
963:
957:
956:
954:
952:
933:
927:
926:
924:
922:
917:on March 3, 2001
913:. Archived from
902:
896:
895:
893:
891:
880:
867:
866:
864:
862:
848:
831:
830:
828:
826:
811:
769:
728:
725:
656:
653:
626:
612:
577:
487:
379:
365:Brooks Wackerman
251:
248:
214:
114:
103:new wave revival
99:
91:Alternative rock
64:Hero (1998–1999)
61:
46:
32:
31:
21:
1599:
1598:
1594:
1593:
1592:
1590:
1589:
1588:
1554:
1553:
1526:
1525:
1522:
1517:
1516:
1506:
1504:
1489:
1485:
1475:
1473:
1460:
1459:
1455:
1442:
1438:
1416:
1410:
1406:
1396:
1394:
1383:"theSTART News"
1381:
1380:
1376:
1366:
1364:
1355:
1354:
1350:
1340:
1338:
1325:
1324:
1320:
1311:
1309:
1303:
1302:
1298:
1288:
1286:
1273:
1272:
1268:
1258:
1256:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1228:
1226:
1216:
1212:
1202:
1200:
1192:
1191:
1184:
1174:
1172:
1162:
1158:
1148:
1146:
1136:
1129:
1119:
1117:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1094:
1092:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1062:
1060:
1050:
1046:
1036:
1034:
1024:
1020:
1010:
1008:
998:
991:
981:
979:
964:
960:
950:
948:
935:
934:
930:
920:
918:
907:"Hero Vanished"
903:
899:
889:
887:
882:
881:
870:
860:
858:
850:
849:
834:
824:
822:
812:
803:
798:
768:
624:
611:
478:
473:
471:
463:
436:Touring members
384:Current members
376:
280:) on drums and
270:
245:
232:
230:
228:
226:
222:
220:
212:
200:
167:
112:
107:
95:
59:
49:
37:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1597:
1587:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1552:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1532:
1521:
1520:External links
1518:
1515:
1514:
1483:
1453:
1436:
1404:
1374:
1348:
1318:
1296:
1266:
1236:
1210:
1182:
1156:
1127:
1102:
1070:
1044:
1018:
989:
958:
928:
897:
868:
832:
800:
799:
797:
794:
791:
790:
785:
782:
778:
777:
772:
765:
762:
758:
757:
752:
751:Doug Friedman
749:
746:
742:
741:
738:
735:
732:
717:
716:
713:
710:
706:
705:
700:
697:
693:
692:
687:
684:
680:
679:
674:
671:
667:
666:
663:
660:
645:
644:
643:
642:
639:
629:
619:
605:
604:
603:
602:
599:
596:
591:
585:
584:
583:Album details
581:
566:
565:
564:
563:
560:
554:
549:
543:
542:
541:
540:
537:
531:
526:
520:
519:
518:
517:
514:
508:
503:
495:
494:
493:Album details
491:
477:
474:
469:
460:
459:
458:
457:
454:
451:
445:
433:
432:
429:
423:
420:
417:
414:
405:Former members
401:
400:
399:
393:
377:
375:
372:
297:Geffen Records
293:The Firm, Inc.
269:
266:
253:
252:
247:thisisthestart
243:
239:
238:
235:
234:
215:
209:
208:
205:
204:
195:
191:
190:
187:
186:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
166:
165:
162:
157:
152:
147:
144:
139:
136:
131:
125:
123:
119:
118:
115:
109:
108:
106:
105:
100:
93:
87:
85:
81:
80:
70:
66:
65:
62:
56:
55:
51:
50:
47:
39:
38:
35:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1596:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1561:
1559:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1536:
1533:
1529:
1524:
1523:
1502:
1498:
1494:
1487:
1471:
1467:
1463:
1457:
1449:
1448:
1440:
1432:
1428:
1424:
1423:
1415:
1408:
1392:
1388:
1384:
1378:
1362:
1358:
1352:
1336:
1332:
1328:
1322:
1308:
1307:
1300:
1284:
1280:
1276:
1270:
1254:
1250:
1246:
1240:
1225:
1221:
1214:
1199:
1195:
1189:
1187:
1171:
1167:
1166:"theSTART 7″"
1160:
1145:
1141:
1134:
1132:
1116:
1112:
1106:
1090:
1086:
1085:
1080:
1074:
1059:
1055:
1048:
1033:
1029:
1022:
1007:
1003:
996:
994:
977:
973:
969:
962:
946:
942:
938:
932:
916:
912:
908:
901:
885:
879:
877:
875:
873:
857:
853:
847:
845:
843:
841:
839:
837:
821:
817:
810:
808:
806:
801:
789:
786:
783:
780:
779:
776:
773:
763:
760:
759:
756:
753:
750:
747:
744:
743:
739:
736:
733:
730:
729:
724:
723:
714:
711:
708:
707:
704:
701:
698:
695:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
681:
678:
675:
672:
669:
668:
664:
661:
658:
657:
652:
651:
640:
638:
634:
630:
622:
621:
620:
616:
610:
606:
600:
597:
594:
593:
592:
590:
586:
578:
573:
572:
561:
559:
555:
552:
551:
550:
548:
544:
538:
536:
532:
529:
528:
527:
525:
521:
515:
513:
509:
506:
505:
504:
502:
501:
496:
488:
483:
482:
481:Studio albums
468:
467:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
439:
438:
437:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
409:
408:
407:
406:
402:
397:
394:
391:
388:
387:
386:
385:
381:
380:
371:
368:
366:
362:
357:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
330:
328:
324:
320:
319:Nitro Records
315:
313:
309:
305:
300:
298:
294:
290:
289:
283:
279:
274:
265:
263:
260:(stylized as
259:
250:
244:
240:
236:
233:Chelsea Davis
225:
219:
216:
210:
206:
203:
199:
196:
192:
188:
185:
182:
178:
174:
170:
163:
161:
158:
156:
153:
151:
148:
145:
143:
140:
137:
135:
132:
130:
127:
126:
124:
120:
116:
110:
104:
101:
98:
94:
92:
89:
88:
86:
82:
78:
74:
71:
67:
63:
60:Also known as
57:
52:
45:
40:
33:
30:
19:
1505:. Retrieved
1501:the original
1497:RIFTrock.com
1496:
1486:
1474:. Retrieved
1470:the original
1465:
1456:
1445:
1439:
1420:
1407:
1395:. Retrieved
1391:the original
1387:thestart.org
1386:
1377:
1365:. Retrieved
1351:
1339:. Retrieved
1335:the original
1330:
1321:
1310:, retrieved
1305:
1299:
1287:. Retrieved
1283:the original
1279:thestart.org
1278:
1269:
1257:. Retrieved
1253:the original
1248:
1239:
1227:. Retrieved
1224:Autostraddle
1223:
1213:
1201:. Retrieved
1197:
1173:. Retrieved
1169:
1159:
1147:. Retrieved
1144:Autostraddle
1143:
1118:. Retrieved
1114:
1105:
1093:. Retrieved
1089:the original
1082:
1073:
1061:. Retrieved
1057:
1047:
1035:. Retrieved
1031:
1021:
1009:. Retrieved
1005:
980:. Retrieved
976:the original
971:
961:
949:. Retrieved
945:the original
941:thestart.org
940:
931:
919:. Retrieved
915:the original
910:
900:
888:. Retrieved
859:. Retrieved
823:. Retrieved
787:
781:"Like Days"
774:
754:
737:Director(s)
722:Music videos
721:
720:
702:
689:
676:
649:
648:
614:
608:
588:
570:
569:
546:
523:
498:
480:
479:
465:
464:
442:Adrian Young
435:
434:
404:
403:
396:Jamie Miller
383:
382:
374:Band members
369:
361:Bad Religion
358:
353:
338:Adrian Young
333:
331:
326:
322:
316:
303:
301:
286:
271:
261:
257:
256:
231:Lance Webber
227:Erick Sanger
213:Past members
202:Jamie Miller
117:1998–present
113:Years active
29:
1425:(843): 30.
761:"The 1234"
745:"Gorgeous"
683:"The 1234"
670:"Gorgeous"
633:Small Stone
589:The 1234 EP
476:Discography
448:Frank Zummo
229:Scott Ellis
221:Jeff Jaeger
150:Small Stone
73:Los Angeles
1558:Categories
1275:"The Newz"
1194:"TheStart"
1164:theSTART.
890:August 18,
886:. theSTART
884:"theSTART"
861:August 18,
852:"theStart"
825:August 18,
796:References
788:Initiation
755:Shakedown!
703:Ciao, Baby
677:Shakedown!
641:Format: CD
601:Format: CD
562:Format: CD
558:Metropolis
547:Ciao, Baby
539:Format: CD
524:Initiation
516:Format: CD
500:Shakedown!
411:Mike Smith
390:Aimee Echo
354:Ciao, Baby
334:Initiation
327:Initiation
288:Shakedown!
282:Mike Smith
273:Aimee Echo
218:Mike Smith
198:Aimee Echo
180:Spinoff of
160:Metropolis
77:California
1450:(863): 7.
1431:0890-0795
627:(reissue)
308:Scarling.
175:Normandie
164:New Black
138:The Label
97:synth-pop
1539:AllMusic
1535:theSTART
1507:March 6,
1476:March 4,
1447:Kerrang!
1397:March 4,
1367:March 6,
1361:Archived
1341:March 4,
1312:March 4,
1289:March 4,
1259:March 5,
1229:March 5,
1203:March 5,
1175:March 5,
1170:theSTART
1149:March 5,
1120:March 5,
1115:AllMusic
1095:March 7,
1063:March 5,
1037:March 5,
1011:March 5,
982:March 5,
951:March 5,
921:March 6,
820:AllMusic
609:theSTART
466:Timeline
342:No Doubt
304:The 1234
262:theSTART
258:theStart
172:Spinoffs
146:Autonomy
134:Atlantic
36:theSTART
18:TheStart
650:Singles
631:Label:
556:Label:
533:Label:
268:History
242:Website
194:Members
1462:"News"
1429:
1327:"News"
1245:"News"
1079:"News"
740:Album
731:Title
665:Album
659:Title
580:Title
512:Geffen
490:Title
346:Sum 41
142:Geffen
122:Labels
84:Genres
79:, U.S.
69:Origin
1417:(PDF)
784:2004
764:2003
748:2001
734:Year
712:2017
699:2007
686:2003
673:2001
662:Year
637:Nitro
613:(aka
535:Nitro
155:Nitro
1509:2023
1478:2023
1427:ISSN
1399:2023
1369:2023
1343:2023
1314:2023
1291:2023
1261:2023
1231:2023
1205:2023
1177:2023
1151:2023
1122:2023
1097:2023
1065:2023
1039:2023
1013:2023
984:2023
953:2023
923:2023
892:2014
863:2014
827:2014
340:(of
249:.com
1537:at
972:MTV
571:EPs
129:143
1560::
1495:.
1464:.
1419:.
1385:.
1329:.
1277:.
1247:.
1222:.
1196:.
1185:^
1168:.
1142:.
1130:^
1113:.
1081:.
1056:.
1030:.
1004:.
992:^
970:.
939:.
909:.
871:^
854:.
835:^
818:.
804:^
635:,
367:.
299:.
75:,
1511:.
1480:.
1401:.
1371:.
1345:.
1293:.
1263:.
1233:.
1207:.
1179:.
1153:.
1124:.
1099:.
1067:.
1041:.
1015:.
986:.
955:.
925:.
894:.
865:.
829:.
617:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
