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Their Elektra debut, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Throwing The Game, produced by Howard ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Benson (P.O.D., Less Than Jake, ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Zebrahead) and mixed by Randy Staub Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß (Metallica, U2, Veruca Salt.) is filled ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß with memorable bursts of careening ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ punk-hop - "3 To 10/CB's Caddy Part III" ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² and "Child's Play" - and reggae-tinged ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ gems - "City Lights" and "Not About ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Debra," as well as more pristine ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß rockers like "Breaking Rules" , "One to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ the Right" and "Fred Astaire." As tight ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² as a quintet as you're likely to find ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý these days, the energetic bandmembers Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß fuel each other - rhythmically ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß colliding, forever changing speeds - often ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ in the same song. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Vocalist Kaustubh (aka "Stubhy") ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Pandav a first generation American of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Indian descent, and guitarist Adam Krier ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ write most of the Lucky Boys' songs. They ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² attribute the great chemistry of ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Throwing The Game to the time spent in Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Chicago area clubs nurturing their ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß talents. Says Adam: "There is a strong ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ family of bands where we come from that ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² encouraged playing out." Kaustubh ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ agrees: "We had been eyeing each ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² other's talents when we were in other ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß bands. Everybody knows each other so ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ there was always real camaraderie." The ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² two musicians originally met about four ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý years ago at a Chicago area Battle Of Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß The Bands. Kaustubh and drummer Ryan ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß were in one band, Adam and guitarist Joe ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ were in another. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ The two songwriters decided to get ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² together to write some new material, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß and the sessions began to click. Soon, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Joe, Ryan, and bassist Jason Shultejann ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² completed the circle, and Lucky Boys ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Confusion was born. They began doing Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß shows almost immediately. "Our live ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß playing has always been a huge factor in ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the appeal of the band," says Adam. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² "It's usually what reels people in. But ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ we also had all these great, diverse ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² influences driving us too. I credit our ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß influences and our short attention ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ spans. One of my favorite records growing ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² up was the Beastie Boys' 'Paul's ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Boutique.' It was an album from start Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß to finish, not just a collection of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß songs. On our album we didn't want much ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ space between songs. Even though we were ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² merging different sounds, everything ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ties together." The disc features an ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² especially creative use of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß intros/outros, and compelling snippets ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ in between tracks. ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý The do it yourself spirit of the group Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß has been ingrained from the start. They ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß first released a 4 song EP in 1997, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ calling it for lack of a better name - ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² What Gets Me High. "That started the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ buzz," said Adam. "We built a kind of ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² grassroots audience." Fans shadowed the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß band as they played bars and small clubs ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ throughout the suburbs of Chicago. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý In late 1998, again under their own Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß banner, they released the album Growing ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Out Of It. The thematic collection was a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ good snapshot of life - Lucky Boys style ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² - in the Chicago suburbs. "We sold ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ about 6,000 copies out of our cars and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² at shows and local record stores," says ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Kaustubh. "It combined our first EP with ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ new songs. We started to notice that the ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² crowds were getting bigger. We could get ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 900 people into the Metro. We started Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß playing the surrounding area, Milwaukee, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Champaign, Iowa City, really getting ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ noticed." They also added another EP to ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² their catalogue, The Soapbox Spectacle. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² A local radio station began playing one ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß of their songs, "Dumb Pop Song," (which ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ along with several other re-recorded gems ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² from their indie repertoire, would ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý reappear on the new album) and the word Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß about the band began to spread beyond ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß the Midwest. Elektra signed them in 2000, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ and the boys soon began working on their ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² major label debut. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² "It's been a great run so far," says ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Kaustubh. He cites the song "City ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Lights" as a kind of an ode to the ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² monumental changes that have taken place ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý in the last year. "When we went to L.A. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß to work on the album we realized we were ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß looking forward to this next phase of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ working with a bigger label, but at the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² same time, we wanted to remember what ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ was back there. That song's about ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² having to move on with your life and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß having to let go of someone or something ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ that's very dear to you." ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý The group does an excellent job of Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß balancing their subject matter on the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß new album, which Adam says was a goal from ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the start: "Our songs reflect our ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² experiences, reflect life. We wanted an ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ equilibrium on the record." Adam ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² points to a song like "40-80" as ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß capturing the more playful side of the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ boys. "It's a fun song that captures our ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² suburban run-ins with the local ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý authorities, if you know what I mean. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß It has a message to it too, but it ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß catches maybe what we're most about: ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ delivering that message with a bit of ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² levity." ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Another corker is the blistering "3 To ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 10." "That is a straight ahead party ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ song," says Adam. "We ripped through that ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² right on the spot." The band's ability ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý to juxtapose themes and styles has Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß garnered comparisons to bands like 311 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß and Sublime. Says Kaustubh: "We love those ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ bands, but the funny thing about being ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² compared to them is we found out they ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ grew up listening to the same music we ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² did; reggae and punk rock." ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ The band also reveals a tremendous amount ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² of depth on the new album. Songs like ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý "Slip" and the anthemic "One to the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Right" strike a chord with fans, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß separating the group from the slew of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ sound-alike out there. "Kids are still ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² hungry for music with a message, even ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ in times of watered down boy bands and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² testosterone fueled rap/metal clones," ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß says Kaustubh. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Ultimately, of course, Lucky Boys ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Confusion is formed by the unique role Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß each member plays within the group. "Joe ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß was classically trained on piano," says ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Kaustubh. "Ryan is more like me, never ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² been trained but has played around a ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ lot. Jason is technically probably the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² best at what he does. His grandfather ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß played, and Jason inherited his bass ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ when he died. We all know each other so ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² well. That can't help but show on ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý record." Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Maybe the best testament to their identity ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ can be found in the title of the album, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Throwing The Game. "It comes from an ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ experience me and Adam had." Said ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Kaustubh. "In the middle of recording ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the album we were getting pressured to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ sound this way or that. You know, the ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² growing pains of working with a new ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý label. One night, after everybody else Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß went home, we were just exhausted from ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß all the back and forth and we just said ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ screw it. We let them do what they ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² wanted with our sound. Essentially, we ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ threw the game. Later on we came to ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² our senses and said: 'No way!.' We know ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß who we are and we know what's best for ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ us. In the end, we got our way and ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² everybody loved the result. That's why ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý we titled the album that way. To never Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß forget. We've come so far. We're going ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß to work our asses off to make sure this ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ happens for us." ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Lucky Boys Confusion has been recording ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß their Elektra Records follow-up to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ "Throwing the Game" (5/2001) in Redondo ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Beach, CA with producer Michael "Miguel" ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Happoldt (Sublime, Long Beach Dub All Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Stars, Unwritten Law). ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ Ü²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛ²²ÜÜ Üܲ²ÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ²Ü ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÛÛß ßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛß ßÛÛÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÛÛÛßÛÜÛÛßß ÜÛÛßÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜßÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÜÛßÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß²²²ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛ²ÛÛßßßßÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛßßßßÛÛ²ÛÛÛÛÛÜÜܲ²²ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛßÜÛÛÝ ßßßßßÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛß ÜÛÛÛßßßßß ÞÛÛÜßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÜÛÛÛßßÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÛÛßßÛÛÛÜÜÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛßß ßßÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÜÛßß ßßÛÜÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÜÛÛÛÛßß ßßÛÛÛÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÛ²ßß ßß²ÛÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÛÛÛßß ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÝ ÜÜÛß Û ßÛÜÜ ÞÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ßÛÛÜ ÜÛß ÜÜÜÛÛßß ÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜÜÜ ßÛÜ ÜÛÛß ßßÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛÛßßß ²ÛÛÛÛ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛßß ßßßß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßßß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛݲÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛ²ßÜÜÜÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ°ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ Þ²ÛÛÛ°ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜÜÜÜß²Ûß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßÛÛÛÜÜ ²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²ß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛßßÛÛÜÜ ßÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛ²Ý ÜÜÛÛÛßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛÝÞÛÛ²² ÜÜÛÛßßÛÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜßßÛÜ ²ÛÛ Û²²Ý ÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÛÛ ²² ²²ÜÛÛßÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÝÞ²Û²ÝÛ²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛ²²ÛÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜܲ²ß²ÜÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßÜÜÜÜßßßßßßß²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²Ü²ß²²ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜ ßÛÛÛ²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜßÛßÛÜÜÛÛßÛß²²²ßßßßßßßßÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜßßßÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßßß²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßß ÜÜßÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÜßÛÜÜ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßß ßßßßßßßßßß ÜÜÛÛßÛÛÛßßÛÛÛßÛÜßÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßßßßßßßß ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÜßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛßßß ÞÛÛÝ ßßßÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛ ÛÛ² ÞÛ²Ý ß²ÛÜ ßß