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''...Is a Real Boy'' is the second full-length release by Say Anything. ==Recording and release== After signing with the label, Bemis began writing songs for his band's Doghouse debut. With tremendous self-created pressure, he threw himself into pushing the sonic boundaries of the band and maturing their sound, incorporating elements of math-rock, indie-pop and theatrical pomp. He and Linder also started the search for a producer. The two met several producers but eventually decided on Tim O'Heir and Stephen Trask. Bemis struggled with different ideas for the record and decided the album should focus on "the artistic struggle, the fact that every creative person has this sick ambition to affect some sort of change in society with their art, to be more than just a guy in a band or a poet or a sculptor." According to the album's liner notes, ''...Is a Real Boy'' was originally intended to be a rock opera, complete with a full narrative, cast of characters and spoken word interludes between each song. One tentative title for the album was ''Zona! Zona!'' However, Bemis became overwhelmed by the entire process of writing and playing most of the instruments and had a breakdown. "I literally lost my mind while we were recording," stated Bemis regarding the breakdown. The breakdown was precipitated by a mockumentary discussed by Bemis and O'Heir. Bemis' condition led him to believe he was being secretly filmed for the mockumentary; the situation culminated in him walking the streets of Brooklyn thinking he was being filmed while encountering friends (who were actually strangers). After recovering, Bemis decided to focus solely on the music and dropped the idea of a script. Around July 2003, the band began recording ''...Is a Real Boy'', their first album with Doghouse Records. Bemis said the two people he wanted to "outdo with ''...Is a Real Boy'' were Andy Warhol and Jesus."〔 In addition to working with O'Heir and Trask, Say Anything worked with Forrest Kline (of power pop band Hellogoodbye) to record the ''For Sale...'' EP, released in 2004. The band also worked with ECA Records to record a promotional album that was never released.〔 "Alive with the Glory of Love" and "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" were the album's singles, released on September 11, 2006 and January 30, 2007, respectively. Several songs from ''...Is a Real Boy'' and their corresponding demos—including "Belt," "Every Man Has a Molly," "Spidersong," and "Alive with the Glory of Love"—have been released on compilations. A promotional 7" vinyl to be released via ECA Records (originally on July 15, 2003) and a split EP were planned.〔 However, the promotional vinyl and split were never released, although both tracks from the vinyl, an acoustic version of "Belt" (complete with alternate lyrics and a tirade about indie labels by Bemis at the end of the song) along with "You Help Them" (from ''Menorah/Majora'') can be downloaded from (Say Anything's online forum ).〔(conversation with artist of album artwork ) 〕 Though mistaken by many as the band's debut album, ''...Is A Real Boy'' is actually their second album. Their commercially unknown ''Baseball'' album is in fact the group's first full-length release, released while the band was still known as Sayanything. ''Baseball'' had only a limited number of pressings that sold out within a few years, making it a highly sought-after collectable among fans. Songs off of ''Baseball'' are rarely played live at Say Anything shows, if at all. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「...Is a Real Boy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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