Within the next week, Adam had moved to Bellmore, with Jon and was the full time bassist. Then, John Nolan half jokingly asked his friend, Adam Lazzara from North Carolina if he would move to Long Island and play bass for the band. While recording their first six track EP, Jesse Lacey left the band to form Brand New with Brian Lane, the drummer of The Rookie Lot. In interviews, while the band was first getting recognition for their material, they frequently told interviewers that the name of the band was a reference to a Smith's single that was a b-side to "How Soon is Now?". Derrick Sherman from The Reunion Show was in the band. The band played a few local venues while going through different band names, before settling on "Taking Back Sunday", a name of a song from the bands' friends, The Waiting Process. Antonio Longo, who had been in the band One True Thing was recruited to sing. Jesse brought in John Nolan on guitar and vocals, and Jesse switched to bass. When choosing members for the band, Eddie Reyes approached Jesse Lacey, whose band The Rookie Lot had just broken up to play guitar and sing. Steven DeJoseph was also a part of influential bands like Pretty Polly and Prescott C. Reyes also founded The Movielife, a Melodic Hardcore band that gained much fame in the underground and eventual mainstream music scenes. Their sound was similar to that of Mineral and Sunny Day Real Estate. Inside, another band that Reyes was a part of was one of the most influential indie emo bands on Long Island. Mind Over Matter, a hardcore outfit, influenced Screamo and Post Hardcore bands like Thursday and Glassjaw bands that would shape the face of Post Hardcore music for years to come. Reyes was already a veteran of the music scene on Long Island, and took part in numerous seminal projects. Taking Back Sunday was founded in 1999 by Eddie Reyes and Steven DeJoseph.
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