http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43781&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rssIt used to be that bands met by placing an ad in the local music paper, but these days, more and more people meet via cyberspace. That certainly was the case with the Starting Line, who in 1999, found their singer via an email post whose subject heading was: Jamming And Sh*t. At the time, soon-to-be singer Ken Vasoli was 14 years old. But the age difference didn't bother the rest of the band members as much as it bothered Vasoli's parents, who insisted he stay and finish school rather than hit the road. So Vasoli doubled up on classes and worked hard to graduate early. Around this time, the folks at We The People Records set the quartet up in a studio to record a batch of demos; coincidentally, the gang at Drive-Thru Records also saw the potential of this young band, and talked their way into the recording session. The sly move paid off. Eventually, <I>With the Hope of Starting Over</I> EP came out in 2001 via Drive-Thru and a slew of tours followed. The band released their debut album, <I>Say It Like You Mean It</I>, the following year and headed out on the road once again, participating in the successful Drive-Thru Records tour. The experience helped the band develop their sound and gave them an entirely new set of experiences on which to draw. And if 2005's <I>Based On a True Story</I> is anything to go by, the Starting Line used those experiences to expertly create an album featuring anthemic tales of heartbreak and longing. - Linda RyanPop Punken720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:14:12 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43781&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss It used to be that bands met by placing an ad in the local music paper, but these days, more and more people meet via cyberspace. That certainly was the case with the Starting Line, who in 1999, found their singer via an email post whose subject heading was: Jamming And Sh*t. At the time, soon-to-be singer Ken Vasoli was 14 years old. But the age difference didn't bother the rest of the band members as much as it bothered Vasoli's parents, who insisted he stay and finish school rather than hit the road. So Vasoli doubled up on classes and worked hard to graduate early. Around this time, the folks at We The People Records set the quartet up in a studio to record a batch of demos; coincidentally, the gang at Drive-Thru Records also saw the potential of this young band, and talked their way into the recording session. The sly move paid off. Eventually, <I>With the Hope of Starting Over</I> EP came out in 2001 via Drive-Thru and a slew of tours followed. The band released their debut album, <I>Say It Like You Mean It</I>, the following year and headed out on the road once again, participating in the successful Drive-Thru Records tour. The experience helped the band develop their sound and gave them an entirely new set of experiences on which to draw. And if 2005's <I>Based On a True Story</I> is anything to go by, the Starting Line used those experiences to expertly create an album featuring anthemic tales of heartbreak and longing. - Linda Ryan http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631515&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631515 tra.2631515 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true The Best Of Me tra.2631515 258000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631515&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631515&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728385&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 15728385 tra.15728385 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Direction alb.15726349 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/4/9/1069427_170x170.jpg 2007-07-31 00:00:00.0 2007-07-31 00:00:00.0 true Island tra.15728385 223000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728385&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728385&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7291198&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 7291198 tra.7291198 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Based On A True Story alb.7291094 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/0/1110568_170x170.jpg 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true Bedroom Talk tra.7291198 244000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7291198&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7291198&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3156409&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 3156409 tra.3156409 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true Saddest Girl Story tra.3156409 208000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3156409&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3156409&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631513&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631513 tra.2631513 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true Up & Go tra.2631513 218000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631513&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631513&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3478219&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 3 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 3478219 tra.3478219 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Punk Goes Acoustic alb.299925 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/5/3/1723557_170x170.jpg 2007-07-03 00:00:00.0 2007-07-03 00:00:00.0 true Playing Favorites tra.3478219 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3478219&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3478219&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631520&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631520 tra.2631520 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true Decisions, Decisions tra.2631520 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631520&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631520&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631516&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631516 tra.2631516 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true A Goodnight's Sleep tra.2631516 262000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631516&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631516&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631522&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631522 tra.2631522 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true The Drama Summer tra.2631522 173000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631522&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631522&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631518&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631518 tra.2631518 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true Cheek To Cheek tra.2631518 278000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631518&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631518&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631519&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631519 tra.2631519 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true Hello Houston tra.2631519 143000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631519&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631519&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728387&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 15728387 tra.15728387 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Direction alb.15726349 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/4/9/1069427_170x170.jpg 2007-07-31 00:00:00.0 2007-07-31 00:00:00.0 true Something Left To Give tra.15728387 215000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728387&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728387&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631514&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631514 tra.2631514 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true Given The Chance tra.2631514 177000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631514&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631514&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631517&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631517 tra.2631517 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true Almost There, Going Nowhere tra.2631517 206000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631517&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631517&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3156408&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 3156408 tra.3156408 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true Leaving tra.3156408 213000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3156408&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3156408&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631521&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631521 tra.2631521 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true Left Coast Envy tra.2631521 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631521&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631521&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631523&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 2631523 tra.2631523 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Say It Like You Mean It alb.172941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/6/5/1105683_170x170.jpg 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 2002-07-16 00:00:00.0 true This Ride tra.2631523 220000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631523&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631523&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7291202&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 7291202 tra.7291202 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Based On A True Story alb.7291094 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/0/1110568_170x170.jpg 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true Artistic License tra.7291202 189000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7291202&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7291202&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7291199&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 7291199 tra.7291199 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Based On A True Story alb.7291094 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/5/0/1110568_170x170.jpg 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 2005-05-10 00:00:00.0 true Surprise, Surprise tra.7291199 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7291199&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7291199&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728377&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 15728377 tra.15728377 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Direction alb.15726349 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/4/9/1069427_170x170.jpg 2007-07-31 00:00:00.0 2007-07-31 00:00:00.0 true Direction tra.15728377 234000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728377&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728377&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6699376&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 6699376 tra.6699376 The Starting Line art.43781 0.0 The Make Yourself At Home EP alb.6667249 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/3/0/1570324_170x170.jpg 2009-02-17 00:00:00.0 2003-11-25 00:00:00.0 false Lasting Impressions tra.6699376 197000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6699376&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6699376&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728386&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 15728386 tra.15728386 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Direction alb.15726349 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/4/9/1069427_170x170.jpg 2007-07-31 00:00:00.0 2007-07-31 00:00:00.0 true Hurry tra.15728386 172000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728386&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728386&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26532565&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 25 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 26532565 tra.26532565 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Forty Hour Train Back To Penn alb.6667264 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/7/8/1578748_170x170.jpg 2008-04-01 00:00:00.0 2003-02-25 00:00:00.0 true Up and Go tra.26532565 217000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26532565&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26532565&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14945046&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:11:24 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 14945046 tra.14945046 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Island (Float Away) alb.14936760 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/4/8/1028428_170x170.jpg 2007-06-19 00:00:00.0 null true Island (Float Away) (Cold Ending) (Radio Single) tra.14945046 204000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14945046&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14945046&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728378&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Punk Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Starting Line on Rhapsody Online 15728378 tra.15728378 The Starting Line art.43781 0.99 Direction alb.15726349 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/4/9/1069427_170x170.jpg 2007-07-31 00:00:00.0 2007-07-31 00:00:00.0 true 21 tra.15728378 149000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728378&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15728378&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-starting-line%2Ftop-tracks.rss