{"id":6692,"date":"2025-11-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-shaun-cooper-of-taking-back-sunday\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:00:00","slug":"5-albums-i-cant-live-without-shaun-cooper-of-taking-back-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-shaun-cooper-of-taking-back-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without:\u00a0Shaun Cooper of Taking Back Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Taking-Back-Sunday-credit-Elena-De-Soto-e1762901261333.jpeg\" width=\"1008\" height=\"764\" alt=\"Taking Back Sunday. (Credit: Elena De Soto)\"><figcaption>Taking Back Sunday. (Credit: Elena De Soto)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Shaun Cooper\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/11\/tyler-the-creator-flog-gnaw-postponed\/\">Tyler, the Creator\u2019s Flog Gnaw Postponed Due To Rain<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/11\/band-of-brothers-and-sisters-making-music-with-the-u-s-army\/\">Band of Brothers (and Sisters): Making Music with the U.S. Army<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/11\/buddy-guy-larkin-poe-and-the-cross-generational-power-of-b-b-kings-blues-summit-100\/\">Buddy Guy, Larkin Poe, and the Cross-Generational Power of B.B. King\u2019s Blues Summit 100<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best known for<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Bassist of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/takingbacksunday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Taking\u00a0Back\u00a0Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current city<\/strong>: Long Beach, NY.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Really want to be in\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Like Dorothy said, there\u2019s no place like home! I\u2019m currently at an orthodontist appointment with my son. No place I\u2019d rather be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My current music collection has a lot of\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Billy Joel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And a little bit of\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Yacht rock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preferred format\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>I love streaming music on Tidal for the convenience and sound quality.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube videoid=\"NyZFSLha1ME\" style=\"bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; max-width:100%;\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-albums-i-can-t-live-without\"><strong><u>5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without:<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1\">1<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rocket-to-russia-ramones\"><strong><em>Rocket to Russia<\/em>, Ramones<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1414\" height=\"1368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rocket-to-Russia-Ramones.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-648115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rocket-to-Russia-Ramones.png 1414w, https:\/\/www.spin.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rocket-to-Russia-Ramones-340x329.png 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px\"><\/figure>\n<p>It introduced me to punk rock at a young age. Timeless melodies, clever and humorous lyrics and simple chord progressions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2\">2<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-appetite-for-destruction-guns-n-roses\"><strong><em>Appetite for Destruction<\/em>, Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1290\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Appetite-for-Destruction-Guns-N-Roses--1290x1290.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-648116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Appetite-for-Destruction-Guns-N-Roses--1290x1290.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Appetite-for-Destruction-Guns-N-Roses--340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Appetite-for-Destruction-Guns-N-Roses--768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Appetite-for-Destruction-Guns-N-Roses--498x498.jpg 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Appetite-for-Destruction-Guns-N-Roses-.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p>These guys seemed like rock and roll aliens to my 7-year-old self. I found them endlessly fascinating and the music connected deeply. It still does.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3\">3<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sgt-pepper-s-lonely-hearts-club-band-the-beatles\"><strong><em>Sgt. Pepper\u2019s Lonely Hearts Club Band<\/em>, The Beatles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Sgt.-Peppers-Lonely-Hearts-Club-Band-The-Beatles-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-648117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Sgt.-Peppers-Lonely-Hearts-Club-Band-The-Beatles-.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Sgt.-Peppers-Lonely-Hearts-Club-Band-The-Beatles--340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Sgt.-Peppers-Lonely-Hearts-Club-Band-The-Beatles--768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Sgt.-Peppers-Lonely-Hearts-Club-Band-The-Beatles--498x498.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/figure>\n<p>I didn\u2019t get deep into this album until I was 12-13 years old. Paul\u2019s bass playing blew me away. His sense of melody was so inspiring to my bass playing. I remember sitting for hours with the Complete Transcriptions book trying to learn every song.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4\">4<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-and-out-come-the-wolves-rancid\"><strong><em>\u2026And Out Come the Wolves<\/em>, Rancid<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/%E2%80%A6And-Out-Come-the-Wolves-Rancid.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-648118\"><\/figure>\n<p>I loved their album\u00a0<em>Let\u2019s Go<\/em>\u00a0but the songwriting and depth of\u00a0<em>\u2026And Out Come the Wolves<\/em>\u00a0makes it a very special record. From the jump, Matt Freeman\u00a0takes\u00a0a bass solo on \u201cMaxwell Murder\u201d that is just mind melting! The record\u00a0takes\u00a0you on a great ride and lyrically Lars and Tim paint a very vivid picture of their lives that really moved me.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5\">5<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nevermind-nirvana\"><strong><em>Nevermind<\/em>, Nirvana<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1290\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Nirvana-Nevermind-1290x1290.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-648119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Nirvana-Nevermind-1290x1290.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Nirvana-Nevermind-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Nirvana-Nevermind-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Nirvana-Nevermind-498x498.jpg 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/11\/Nirvana-Nevermind.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p>This album really changed my world. It made so much of the hair metal I grew up on instantly irrelevant. I had just started playing bass when this came out and you could hear every note Krist Novoselic was playing. It wasn\u2019t too complicated and with some help I could learn every song and play them with my friends in the basement. This made the dream of playing in a band seem possible. The rock gods I loved as a kid were beyond my reach and ability. This! This was something I could do!!!<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking Back Sunday. 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