中学时原本分属两个乐团，来自加州的HOOBASTANK【好把戏合唱团】Doug Robb和吉他手Dan Estrin郄在竞赛时"不打不相识"，惺惺相惜而开始尝试合作．后来干脆离开原属团体另组新团。贝斯手Markku与鼓手Chris Hesse加入后催化了他们闯荡乐坛的梦想，HOOBASTANK正式上路。
当饶舌摇滚乐如火如荼发酵时，HOOBASTANK不为所动的走自己的路，这样的独特差异果然吸引众多乐迷，更轰动整个美国西岸俱乐部。98年该团自掏腰包发行的首张专辑发行首张专辑《they sure don't make basketball short like they used to》，不论是在演出后贩卖或当地零售店里都很畅销，透过网络的无国界效应，喜欢他们的乐迷甚至远及英国、以色列、苏联、或巴西，才短短几个月唱片已卖个精光！
与主流名厂ISLAND签约推出首张同名专辑《HOOBASTANK》，由jim wirt〈incubus/重击合唱团、fiona apple/费欧娜艾波〉制作，jay baumgardner混音，让已厌倦千篇一律饶舌摇滚乐的人重享美好的旋律共鸣。
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Hoobastank - The Reason
I"m not a perfect person
As many things I wish I didn"t do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I"ve found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
I"m sorry that I hurt you
It"s something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why i need you to hear
I"ve found a resaon for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You
I"m not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I"ve found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
I"ve found a reason to show
A side of me you didn"t know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you
火辣辣的太阳~
晒得哪里都不想去~
就这样乖乖地待在家里~
等待夜晚的来临~
呵呵~
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