Acoustic (Bayside EP)

2006 EP by Bayside

Acoustic

EP by

Bayside

Released| February 28, 2006
Recorded| December 12 and 13, 2005,
Chicago Recording Company,
Chicago, IL
Genre| Alternative rock, emo
Length| 28:20
Label| Victory
Producer| Shep Goodman & Kenny Gioia
Bayside chronology
| Bayside
(2005)  | Acoustic
(2006)  | The Walking Wounded
(2007)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic|  [1]
Wondering Sound| Favorable [2]

Acoustic is an EP by American rock band Bayside, released on February 28, 2006. The release was in memory of John "Beatz" Holohan, the band's drummer who was killed when the band's tour bus crashed on October 31, 2005.[3] By April 2006, the EP had sold over 13,000 copies.[4] By August 2008, the EP had sold 37,000 copies.[5]

## CD

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The CD includes seven studio-recorded acoustic songs (five of which had been previously released non-acoustically on past albums, and two of which were new), two previously unreleased non-acoustic songs (one of which was an Elliott Smith cover), and one live acoustic song.

The song "Winter", one of the new acoustic songs, was specifically dedicated to Holohan, and the song "Megan", the other new acoustic song, is a cover of a Smoking Popes song and features guest vocals from the Smoking Popes' lead singer, Josh Caterer.

### Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Winter"| 4:29
2.| "Blame It on Bad Luck"| 3:53
3.| "They Looked Like Strong Hands"| 4:36
4.| "Masterpiece"| 4:00
5.| "Megan" (Smoking Popes cover featuring Josh Caterer of the Smoking Popes)| 3:26
6.| "Montauk"| 4:03
7.| "Devotion and Desire"| 3:55
Total length:| 28:20

Bonus tracksNo.| Title| Length

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8.| "Baby Britain" (Elliott Smith cover)| 2:55
9.| "Paternal Reversal"| 3:29
10.| "Don't Call Me Peanut" (live)| 4:52
Total length:| 39:33

## DVD

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The DVD includes an acoustic set of the band's performance at the House of Blues, Chicago, on the Never Sleep Again Tour in 2005, a "making of the album" video, and a montage segment in memory of Holohan. The songs from the live performance that are found on the DVD include six of the seven studio-recorded acoustic songs found on the CD, with the exception of "Winter". Instead, the song "Don't Call Me Peanut" appears, which coincidentally is the live track found on the CD.

### Track listing

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1. "Masterpiece"
2. "They Looked Like Strong Hands"
3. "Megan"
4. "Blame It On Bad Luck"
5. "Montauk"
6. "Don't Call Me Peanut"
7. "Devotion and Desire"

## Charts

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Chart (2006)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard 200[6] | 200

## References

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1. ^ AllMusic review
2. ^ "Wondering Sound review". Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
3. ^ Billboard article about death of John Holohan
4. ^ Kohli, Rohan (April 21, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending April 16th, 2006". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
5. ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 1, 2008). "Ask Billboard: Robin Sparkles, Garbage, Alkaline Trio, Bayside". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
6. ^ "Bayside - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.

## External links

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* Acoustic at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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Bayside

* Anthony Raneri
* Jack O'Shea
* Nick Ghanbarian
* Chris Guglielmo

* Andrew Elderbaum
* Jim Mitchell
* John "Beatz" Holohan
* Jason Enz

Studio albums|

* Sirens and Condolences
* Bayside
* The Walking Wounded
* Shudder
* Killing Time
* Cult
* Vacancy
* Interrobang

Extended plays|

* Acoustic

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