On occasion, Golla or Vasoli arrived at practice with a complete song already written. The band usually worked on material together through jamming, where they would hear a part they enjoyed and expanded on it. All of the songs were written by the band, except for "The Drama Summer" which was credited solely to Vasoli. The album's title is taken from a line in "Almost There, Going Nowhere". Musically, the album drew comparisons to Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World and New Found Glory. Trombino mixed the recordings at The Robot Factory in Los Angeles, California, before they were mastered by Steven Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood. Vasoli said that since Barcalow was already recording screams for one of the songs, "I just thought it would be cool to have a scream I figured why not two?" Goodwin was a friend of Vasoli, while Days Away lived around 10–20 minutes from the Starting Line. "Cheek to Cheek" was originally intended to feature a screaming part, but as Vasoli did not "have a very good scream at all", they enlisted Barcalow, who recorded his part while Finch were recording What It Is to Burn (2002). Nate Barcalow of Finch and Keith Goodwin of Days Away contributed additional vocals the former on "Cheek to Cheek" and "This Ride", the latter on "Left Coast Envy". "Almost There, Going Nowhere", "Cheek to Cheek", "Left Coast Envy" and "The Drama Summer", which were originally recorded for the We the People album, were also re-recorded. EP, were re-recorded for Say It Like You Mean It. "Leaving" and "Saddest Girl Story", two tracks that originally appeared on the With Hopes of Starting Over. Sessions were then delayed due to a family emergency, which resulted in a cancellation of tour dates. They went with him as all of the members' all-time favorite album was Clarity (1999) by Jimmy Eat World, which Trombino produced. Vasoli said the band had wanted to work with Trombino for a while, intentionally waiting for him to be available so they could record with him. Later that month, the band began recording Say It Like You Mean It at Media Vortex with producer Mark Trombino, who Golla said brought "an extra set of ears to the table". The Starting Line cancelled their tour dates in January 2002 due to Vasoli contracting mono. As a proposed September 2001 tour with Finch and the Movielife was cancelled following the September 11 attacks, they took October 2001 off to write more songs for their forthcoming debut. Following this, the band became a full-time touring act. The band released the With Hopes of Starting Over. The band changed their name to the Starting Line following threats from a Missouri-based act also called Sunday Drive. With help from a guidance counsellor, Vasoli graduated early, finishing his last high school year and two semesters at community college. At the time, Vasoli was in high school and Watts was in college. The band went away and reworked the material, before signing to Drive-Thru in April 2001. The pair were impressed with the band, but thought the songs lacked choruses. We the People Records, who had ties with Drive-Thru, had arranged a showcase for the label's founders Stefanie and Richard Reines. However, it wasn't released due to the intervention of independent label Drive-Thru Records, who saw the band's commercial potential. The band recorded an album's worth of material with producer Chris Badami, which was due for release in early 2001. Independent label We the People Records became aware of the band's demos and signed them in mid-2000. They started gaining publicity with the aid of AOL and MP3.com. They wrote material in their practice space and tracked demos. Drummer Tom Gryskiewitz was brought into the fold after him and Watts met at a restaurant. The members remained in contact, and formed The Starting Line in mid-1999 under the name Sunday Drive. He was drafted into Watts and Golla's band, which broke up after a week. They came across Kenny Vasoli, and subsequently met him while he was playing with his own band. The pair looked through AOL's member directory and emailed a number of people. They formed their own band and started searching for a vocalist. Guitarist Matt Watts and drummer Mike Golla met while at a mutual friend's band practice. Say It Like You Mean It is the debut studio album by American rock band the Starting Line, following their debut EP With Hopes of Starting Over.
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