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If you've been post-obit us here, you've probably learned that my dear for Morning Once again is unparalleled (with the exception of Earth Crunch perhaps). Either fashion, Morning Again is my favorite band to come out of Florida and in my top 5 hardcore bands ever. I saw them countless times while they were together and saw the reunion with Damien in 2001 or 2002, I tin't remember exactly. Their shows had this energy...its merely something thats hard to describe without having witnessed information technology. You could tell they believed in every word they sung. I've been friends with John for a good 12 years and he was always someone I admired musically. I played in a few bands with him after Morning Once more broke up and while he did write some great music afterward, nothing will e'er compare to Morning Once more for me. When I went down to visit my folks for the holidays, I called him up since I hadnt seen him in a while. We concluded up having lunch and I explained that Id like to practise a Morning Over again interview for the blog and this is what came out of that. I hope y'all savor this...I really don't consider myself the greatest interviewer just I did my all-time. If you've never heard them, check the Morning Once more Myspace Tribute to hear some tracks. Bask...
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Stuck In The Past: Okay, allow's outset at the kickoff...yous were playing in Civilization with Damien, then you left. What happened?

John W: i actually left civilisation when mark was singing . I left because I wasn't really happy with the actions of certain people in the band. I didn't experience that they reflected the message of the band so I quit.

Stuck In The By: And you lot decided to start a band with the letters you felt strongly about?

John Westward: Well at first Morning Again was really intending to accept a straight message. Nosotros wanted everyone to exist sxe and at least vegetarian but we didn't desire to straight sing abou t it. There aren't really many direct references to either on the cleanest war or mitt of hope 7" …maybe a few but not many.

Stuck In The By:

Who was in the original lineup?

John W: Louie, Damien, me, Mike, Eric I believe

Stuck In The Past:

Did Mike CTW contact you lot guys nearly releasing the EP after y'all guys started?

John W: I don't remember if nosotros contacted him or he contacted us. It came down to him or Uprising though and uprising wasn't 100% sold on information technology from what I can remember . There were n't many options back then.

Stuck In The Past:

But y'all had been on practiced terms since Mike CTW released the Culture full length?

John W: No we weren't actually on expert terms but there weren't many options and people knew his label at the time

Stuck In The Past: Correct, since he had released that Chokehold record. John W: Yes.

Stuck In The Past:

Damien was asked to "get out" the band while 1 bout from what I recall...how did that happen and why? John West: Damien was very outspoken on stage. Sometimes we felt similar he went overboard and it looked bad on the ring every bit a whole and the other mem bers. This happened frequently and finally we decided this was the best thing. I don't regret the decision at all. I will say that Dam ien is an amazing person not just on a talent level just also as a human beingness. He is a good friend and I'1000 happy we experienced so much together. I wish nosotros wouldn't have taken ourselves so seriously, honestly.

Stuck In The By:

Aye I remember him not taking it well. John W: We might accept had more fourth dimension to experience that lineup musically and on bout. Only everything happens for a reason and Damien is the blazon of person you only meet once in a lifetime.

Stuck In The Past: Very true. My experiences with him accept always been good. How did you guys end upward releasing records through Goodlife Recordings?

John West: He (Edward) contacted us and said that people were into the band. He wanted to put something out over in that location so we could become on tour.

Stuck In The Past:

And who are you to say no to going on tour in Europe?

John W: At the time it was a dream come true. I was very excited. The whole ring was.

Stuck In The Past:

Was this effectually the time the band became vegan? John W: I actually think everyone in the band was vegan at that fourth dimension nosotros started to actually call ourselves sxe effectually this time probably as a band


Stuck In The Past: Was that when the log0 (the three X's logo) was used? John W: Yes. I think the start time was for the Hand of Hope CD.

Stuck In The Past:

How did you guys find Kevin to take over on vocals? John Westward: We met him when nosotros were on tour in ohio. He was in a band called o utcast . He played bass.

Stuck In The Past:

The music actually shifter at that point. If you listen to Hand of Hope and so listen to the split with Shoulder, it actually showed the management you lot guys were heading musically.

John Westward:

I agree.

Stuck In The Past: Having Kevin in the ring, did that assistance?

John West:

Honestly it was all because of our drummers . It had null to exercise with vocals. Vocals were ever added after the music was written. Once we had a more diverse drummer, I was able to write unlike types of music. Something more towards what I wanted.

Stuck In The Past:

I meant his influence, not then much his song style.

John West:

No. The singer had nada to practice with the music.

Stuck In The By:

So you guys had the tape out in Europe. How did you hook up with Sean and Immigrant Dominicus?

John Due west: Honestly I don't remember. I think he contacted us to release a record west ith him.

Stuck In The Past:

He always did such a great job on his releases. The layouts were ever amazing.

John W:

He is a groovy guy. We became actually good friends and he helped me a lot with Eulogy fine art at the beginning of the label . He was the main person I hired for layouts/etc

Stuck In The Past:

I just liked that he really thought outside the box in terms of what the traditional hardcore layout was supposed to look like.

John W:

Aye that was his personality

Stuck In The By:

The band ever seemed to take revolving members. Did people just lose interest or were at that place personal clashes?

John W: A variety of reasons. It was unremarkably us kicking people out. It was hard to get people that could bout and pay their bills while they were out. We weren't making coin off the band actually until subsequently on then we had to save upwardly money for tour. A lot of times that's a lot for people to bargain with but each member change had its own story and there were many different reasons

Stuck In The Past:

What nearly the Culture trade? Steve and Joe.

John W: Honestly we merely didn't go along with Steve on tour. Once we asked him t o get out, I think Joe was leaving Culture around the same fourth dimension. Information technology wasn't intentional honestly . This all happened a long fourth dimension agone equally well and I can't really think every item

Stuck In The Past: Haha it was similar they were free agents.

John W: Ya, plus everyone in Civilization and Morn Once again were friends so people were always talking to each other. It wasn't necessarily something I orchestrated.

Stuck In The Past:

Jumping ahead a trivial, y'all guys concluded up signing with Revelation Records simply you had been courted by other labels every bit well.

John W:

Yes. We talked to different labels simply Revelation was Revelat ion. At the time it was the essence of what hardcore was

Stuck In The By:

Yeah they were on the come again having put out the Battery, In My Eyes, and Damnation Advertizement records.

John W: Yes.and they were various at the time

Stuck In The By:

Do you think any of the other labels y'all guys talked to?

John Due west:

I talked to Victory briefly . Of grade Goodlife . It all happened really fast. There really wasn't much time to talk to other labels . In that location wasn't actually much thought about if we wanted to be on revelation

Stuck In The By: I've heard some negativity from bands who had been signed to Rev. Did you guys feel any of that? You don't accept to answer if y'all don't desire to.

John Due west:

I definitely did . I wasn't happy with information technology from the first. Just it turned out it w asn't because Revelation was trying to exist shady

Stuck In The By:

Oh?

John West:

We just had a horrible A & R guy that twisted things around and didn't tell us the whole truth . Information technology was never really Jordan Cooper's fault but it still happened. I'one thousand on good terms with Hashemite kingdom of jordan now. Revelation distributes Eulogy outside of Due north America.

Stuck In The By:

Practise you remember anything specific from the recording of the full length? I recollect hearing that Kevin was real sick when he recorded vocals.

John West: I don't' remember that at all. Information technology's very possible

Stuck In The Past:

Ehhh you know the hardcore grapevine haha.

John W:

haha information technology'south definitely possible though. You would have to ask him.

Stuck In The Past: Right around this time, you were playing in Wishes For Earth War 3, right?

John W: Right after the beginning time we came home from Europe with Morn Over again

Stuck In The Past:

Who was in the band?

John W:

I think my friends Rob and Gabe sang. I don't remember. Human being this shit was a long time ago haha.

Stuck In The Past:

Okay what nearly Dark of Broken Glass?

John Westward:

That'due south much easier . Bundee, Edwin, Kevin, Peter and me. A ctually not Peter and Eric sang.

Stuck In The Past:

You guys released a two song cassette but I heard more songs were recorded.

John W:

I don't remember if there were. I would take to ask Eric or Bundee . I'g not being difficult i really don't remember.

Stuck In The Past:

haha I know.

John Due west: At that place was so much going on at the time

Stuck In The Past:

Okay well permit's go to the last European bout...you decided you lot didn't want to do the band anymore.

John W:

Ya. I decided this later on about the 3rd show

Stuck In The Past:

Whatever item reason?

John W: I didn't similar touring much anymore. I didn't like touring Europe. I did prett y much everything for the band so it wasn't really fun anymore . I remember I just reached my breaking indicate.

Stuck In The Past:

How did the residual of the band react?

John W:

We talked virtually information technology. Some were bummed some were over information technology also. W eastward all agreed to cease off the bout for financial reasons and also because we were in Europe and we wanted to bask it one more fourth dimension. Everyone had dissimilar reasons for wanting to finish the tour

Stuck In The Past: When you came dorsum (from Europe), half the band kept it going for a petty while. How did you lot experience about that since Morning Again was your band?

John W:

I think at that place was a break for a while? Then they started it once more. I didn't really care. Maybe I should accept cared more than I did? People didn't actually respond very well to them from what i was told.

Stuck In The By:

Yeah I heard the same thing.

John W:

Hardcore kids aren't stupid particularly the kids that listened to Morning Once more and these types of bands. They took this shit pretty serious.

Stuck In The Past:

How do yous look back on the ring at present? 10 years subsequently.

John W: It was an amazing time of my life. I don't have any negative feelings towards it at all. I got to experience more than than near people do in their whole life. The best role was that I experienced it when hardcore was completely different than it is today. Information technology was entirely different.

Stuck In The By:

I 100% agree...that'due south why I all the same expect dorsum so fondly on those days.

John W:

It inverse my life . Information technology wasn't merely something I did, it was who I was . Non just on the outside but on the inside. It wasn't for coin or to see how large our band could get it was considering that's what we did.

Stuck In The Past:

Okay just a few more than questions...my friend Justin whom I do the blog with wanted me to ask a few.

John W:

ok.

Stuck In The Past:

He said he heard a rumor that there is a different recording (or maybe a different mix) of As Tradition Dies Slowly that was scrapped. Is there any truth to this and if so does it exist?

John Due west:

I don't remember this for certain but i tin can say that at that place most likely isn't . There was no reason for us to record it more than than in one case. Everyone in the band was stable and we had the songs set to go

Stuck In The Past: Do whatsoever studio or live recordings be that haven't fully seen the light of day?

John Westward:

No. Nosotros were never a ring to record actress music . We had a lot of releases in a small-scale amount of time overall . W e used everything nosotros had

Stuck In The By:

Lastly, he wanted me to tell you that he is still heartbroken that you guys canceled the one and only Oregon testify when you guys bankrupt up. He still clutches the flyer when he goes to sleep.

John Due west:

Haha amazing. That sucks considering that was our kickoff full The states t our a nd I really wish we would take stayed together long enough to do it

Stuck In The Past: That was after you guys signed to Rev?

John W:

Yes . It was scheduled for correct after the Euro tour we bankrupt upwards on, I call up? Wait...information technology might take been before and our van broke down in Georgia and nosotros had no money to fix it . That sounds more than similar information technology haha.

Stuck In The Past:

Well at least is was close to Florida.

John West:

Ya

Stuck In The Past:

Anything you'd similar to add?

John W:

I don't think so. Sorry I don't recall a lot of this stuff just it was a really long time ago and I accept had to process so much information since those days

Stuck In The Past:

It's cool. I appreciate y'all taking the time to answer these questions. I know you lot're busy...it's dainty to go and relive those days. The ring meant a lot to me.

John Westward:

No problem. Thanks

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