Pencey Prep | |
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 Pencey Prep performing at the Wayne Firehouse, 2000 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Belleville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Emo, punk rock, post-hardcore |
| Years active | 1999–2002 |
| Labels | B.CALM Press, Mint 400 Records, Eyeball Records |
| Spinoffs | My Chemical Romance |
| Spinoff of | Sector 12, Stick Figure Suicide |
| Past members | Tim Hagevik Frank Iero John McGuire Neil Sabatino Shaun Simon |
| Website | myspace |
Pencey Prep was an American punk rock band from Belleville, New Jersey.
Before Pencey Prep, two of the members played in local punk bands; Frank Iero from Sector 12 and Neil Sabatino from Stick Figure Suicide. [1] [2] While a student at Rutgers University, Iero was the guitarist and lead vocalist for Pencey Prep. Along with their label-mates Thursday, Pencey Prep was considered part of New Jersey's growing post-hardcore and punk scene, and in 2001, they signed with Eyeball Records. [2] They performed multiple times alongside Nada Surf and one-off shows with Atom & His Package, The Strokes, and New Found Glory among others at New Jersey's 1st Surf and Skate Festival in Asbury Park, NJ. [1] Pencey Prep released their only full-length album Heartbreak in Stereo in 2001 and was released by Eyeball Records. [3] Low attendance during a three-week tour in the Midwest United States and fighting within the band led to the band's demise and by May 2002 the members parted ways. [4] [5]
According to the band's Myspace page, the name is taken from the book The Catcher in the Rye ; Pencey Prep was the name of the school that the main character Holden was expelled from. [5]
Sabatino left Pencey Prep in 2001 and started Fairmont, originally a solo acoustic project; however, McGuire joined on bass shortly afterward. [6] Looking back at the early days of Fairmont, Sabatino notes he "wanted it to be my former band Pencey Prep, I built the band up to being a five-piece with two guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals, and a screamer. That lineup lasted very briefly[;] I had felt in a way that I was [...] trying to write heavy music just to fit in with the rest of the New Jersey scene of the time." [6] From 2004–2007, McGuire played in Fairmont with Sabatino after reconciling and in 2007, McGuire joined Iero as touring bass player of the hardcore band Leathermouth. [7]
Shortly after their 2002 release with Eyeball Records, Pencey Prep disbanded and Iero began playing with the bands I Am A Graveyard and Give Up The Ghost, [2] before landing a spot as rhythm guitarist with My Chemical Romance. [8] [9] He joined My Chemical Romance days before they began recording their 2002 debut album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love , also released under Eyeball Records. The experience Iero gained from playing live with Pencey Prep, according to Laura La Bella's biography My Chemical Romance "bec[a]me invaluable when the band eventually booked live shows other than basement parties." [2] Keyboardist Simon went on to tour with My Chemical Romance, as well as co-author the 2013 comic-book series The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys with Gerard Way. [10]
Albums
Singles
| Title | Writer(s) | Album(s) | Year | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| "8th Grade" | Pencey Prep | ...Trying to Escape the Inevitable. Heartbreak in Stereo | 2000 2001 | [14] | |
| "10 Rings" | Pencey Prep | Heartbreak in Stereo | 2001 | [14] | |
| "19" | Pencey Prep | Heartbreak in Stereo | 2001 | [14] | |
| "Attention Reader" | 2001 | Recorded Fall 2001 and released on the bands website | [15] [16] | ||
| "Don Quixote" | Pencey Prep | Heartbreak in Stereo | 2001 | [14] | |
| "Fat and Alone" (hidden track) | Neil Sabatino | Heartbreak in Stereo | 2001 | [14] | |
| "Florida Plates" | Pencey Prep | Heartbreak in Stereo | 2001 | [14] | |
| "Heroin Slow" | 2001 | Recorded June 2001 and later released on MySpace | [15] [17] | ||
| "Home" | 2001 | Recorded June 2001 and later released on MySpace | [15] [17] | ||
| "Lloyd Dobbler" | Pencey Prep | Long Walk to Forever Heartbreak in Stereo | 2000 2001 | [14] | |
| "P.S. Don't Write" | Pencey Prep | Heartbreak in Stereo | 2001 | [14] | |
| "Rebuilding Home" | Neil Sabatino | 2001 | Recorded June 2001 and later released on Fairmont's Pretending Greatness Is Awaiting | [15] [18] | |
| "The Secret Goldfish" | Pencey Prep | ...Trying to Escape the Inevitable. Heartbreak in Stereo | 2000 2001 | [14] | |
| "The Secret Goldfish" (Acoustic) | Pencey Prep | 2001 | Recorded June 2001 and later released on MySpace | [15] [17] | |
| "Trying to Escape the Inevitable" | Pencey Prep | Heartbreak in Stereo | 2001 | [14] | |
| "Yesterday" | Pencey Prep | Long Walk to Forever Heartbreak in Stereo | 2000 2001 | [14] |
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