Further Seems Forever

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Further Seems Forever

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Img_capt = Further Seems Forever in 2005, playing a reunion show with original singer Chris Carrabba.
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Genre = Rock, indie rock, Christian rock, emo
Years_active = 1998–2006
Label = Takehold, Tooth & Nail, 567
Associated_acts = Strongarm, Vacant Andys, Dashboard Confessional, Affinity, Sense Field, Fields Forever, ActionReaction
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/fsf myspace.com/fsf]
Current_members =
Past_members = Chris Carrabba
Josh Colbert
Nick Dominguez
Steve Kleisath
Chad Neptune
Jason Gleason
Derick Cordoba
Jon Bunch

Further Seems Forever was an American rock band formed in 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida and disbanded in 2006. Over the course of their career the band experienced several lineup changes, resulting in a different lead vocalist performing on each of their three studio albums. Original singer Chris Carrabba recorded with the band for their first album "The Moon is Down" in 2001 before leaving to start Dashboard Confessional. He was replaced by Jason Gleason, formerly of Affinity, who performed on the 2003 album "How to Start a Fire". Gleason left the band in 2004 due to interpersonal tensions and was replaced by former Sense Field vocalist Jon Bunch for the band's final studio album "Hide Nothing". None of the three vocalists can be said to have recorded more than one full album with the band, as posthumous compilation albums included contributions from multiple singers.

The band's music is often classfied as indie rock and is frequently associated with the emo genre. They have also been classified as a Christian rock act due to the individual band members' religious beliefs, frequent themes of Christianity in their lyrics, their association with the predominantly Christian Tooth & Nail Records label, and their performances at Christian-themed festivals such as Cornerstone.cite book
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publisher =St. Martin's Griffin
date =2003
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isbn =031230863 ] Despite these associations, the group often claimed not to be an explicitly Christian band, but rather a rock band with Christian members. [Citation
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Band history

Formation and singer #1: Chris Carrabba

", essentially a solo release which he considered too personal for Further Seems Forever. At this time the band struggled with interpersonal squabbles and difficulties touring, as Dominguez had a young family and was reluctant to tour outside the state. This forced the group to search for several fill-in guitarists to replace him on tour. After returning from a solo tour in August 2000 Carrabba announced that he was leaving the group in order to focus on Dashboard Confessional full-time:

"I knew the only chance I had to make it in the music scene was go out there and do all the legwork to push yourself and make yourself known...I was willing to do that and they weren't. They were playing music around their jobs, not as their jobs. It was like, if we're gonna be a band, let's be a band. This isn't going to happen by itself."

Despite this decision, Carrabba joined the band the following month to record their debut album "The Moon is Down", released in 2001 by Tooth & Nail. Relations between him and the other band members remained amicable, and Further Seems Forever would later open for Dashboard Confessional on several occasions. In 2005 the band played a reunion show with Carrabba, performing "The Moon is Down" in its entirety.

inger #2: Jason Gleason

After Carrabba's departure the band recruited Jason Gleason of Affinity as their new vocalist. With Gleason they recorded cover versions of "Say it Ain't So" and "Bye Bye Bye" for the compilations "" and "Punk Goes Pop". Dominguez then left the group to pursue a record label venture, Pop Up Records. He continues to run the label with Derick Cordoba, who replaced him in Further Seems Forever. This lineup recorded the band's second album "How to Start a Fire", released in 2003, and supported it with a national touring schedule. In early 2004, however, as work on a third album was beginning, the group had a falling out with Gleason which resulted in his departure. In a 2006 interview he blamed the split on "completely irrational behavior on a daily basis. Mistrust. Fights. Anger. Jealousy. A very unhealthy relationship." [cite web
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title =ActionReaction
work =Punktastic.com
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date =October 12, 2006
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accessdate =2007-04-30] Gleason went on to form ActionReaction in 2005 with his wife Crissie "Bella" Verhagen and bassist Salvatore Ciaravino, both formerly of Element 101. The group released their debut album "Three is the Magic Number" in 2006.

inger #3: Jon Bunch and breakup

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with Bunch would be their final performances, as the members' families and other commitments had eclipsed their interests in the band. As Neptune stated:

"As I sit here reflecting back on my time with FSF, saying to myself 'what happens when your dreams have come true already?' Well my answer is 'it probably wasn't my dream all along.' Sure maybe it was part of my calling but the truth is that making a family has been the goal ever since I can remember. My family is what I live for now and I am very glad to do so." [cite video
people =Chad Neptune
title ="The Final Curtain"
medium =CD/DVD liner notes
publisher =567 Records
location =
date =2007 ]

Tooth & Nail released a "best of" retrospective album that April entitled "Hope This Finds You Well", and the band's final performance occurred on June 17, 2006 at The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. This performance was recorded and released as a live album and DVD released by 567 Records in April 2007, entitled "The Final Curtain".

Following the band's breakup Bunch and Cordoba formed Fields Forever, a duo project performing acoustic renditions of Further Seems Forever and Sense Field songs which toured across Europe. Other members went on to other projects, with Kleisath joined a group called En Masse in early 2006, and Cordoba joining Kicked Out Heel Drag in early 2007.

Band members

EPs & 7" vinyl

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/fsf Official MySpace profile]
* [http://www.toothandnail.com/ Tooth & Nail Records official website]
* [http://www.567records.com/default.php 567 Records official website]
* [http://www.brokencircles.com/ Broken Circles Records official website]