Hold On (Name Taken album)

Hold On is the debut studio album by American rock band Name Taken. The album was produced by Saosin guitarist Beau Burchell. The second track, "Hold on for Your Dearest Life", was subsequently collected on the Warped Tour 2005 Tour Compilation.

The lyrics of the fourth track "Panic", is the first appearance of the term Panic! at the Disco, later used as the namesake of the platinum-selling band.

''Panic! at the disco''

Sat back and took it so slow

''Are you nervous? Are you shaking?''

Reception
Hold On received mixed to favorable reviews from critics. AbsolutePunk founder Jason Tate gave the album a 91% rating, noting "The music beat pulses into your chest, your head expands and contracts with each riff and you can't help but let your head rock to the music." Punknews.org also praised the album in their review, noting "If there is a competition to see which of the two bands featured on last year's Bayside/Name Taken Split would produce a better follow-up full length album, consider Name Taken the winner." Allmusic gave the album a less favorable review, stating "For the album's duration, its Name Taken's adherence to formula and the glossy production of Beau Burchell -- not memorable hooks or unique dynamics -- that keep things together."

Personnel

 * Name Taken
 * Chad Atkinson – Lead vocals, bass guitar
 * Blake Means – Guitar
 * Ryan Edwards – Guitar
 * Danny Valencia – Drums, percussion


 * Artwork
 * Creative Direction - Amy Fleisher Madden
 * Sergie Loobkoff – Design
 * RJ Shaughnessy – Photography


 * Production
 * Beau Burchell – Producer, engineer, mixing
 * Shawn Sullivan – Mastering
 * Rory Phillips – Pre-Production, Vocal Producer


 * Managerial
 * One Moment Management – Lance Brown