Page Avenue

About Page Avenue

Page Avenue is the debut studio album by American rock band Story of the Year. The band was originally called Bigbluemonkey; its members had played previously in separate groups. In early 2002, guitarist Greg Haupt joined the band, and shortly afterwards, the group played at Pointfest. While Goldfinger was playing there, the band sneaked on to their bus and left a home video. Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann, who served as a talent scout for Maverick Records, saw the video and soon began working on demos with the band. After changing their name to Story of the Year, the band signed to Maverick and began working on their debut album. Sessions took place at Feldmann's home studio, Foxy Studios in Marina del Rey, California; the group managed to track three songs before Haupt left in November 2002. After spending some more time writing, guitarist Philip Sneed was drafted in and sessions recommenced in early 2003. The group then went to Avex Studios in Waikiki, Hawaii, where they recorded strings for two songs. more »