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I am certain he is working on something I have been a fan of him since he was in tantric. You can't put music like this together and just quit. This guy has awesome talent.
He may not have been the main songwriter for DOTN but he was the lead guitarist. He wrote his parts, most of which carried the songs. But if you listen to this song you'll realize who the main writer for Tantric was. Hugo is an amazing singer but Todd was Tantric.
@catchthedemon ROFL! You think Todd is the main guitarist and songwriter for Days of the New? Travis Meeks was the songwriter and a far better guitarist.
@MagCynic Wrong!!! Travis Meeks took their music by himself , to pheonix hill taverns, and did an acoustic set by himself. I think it was Joan jet that happened to be there and liked travis and had him signed to a lable. Todd and the rest of the band had no clue. Travis did not wright all the songs himself he sold them out. Gaining himself the rights to all of tantrics music.
@MagCynic@w8ting2rock When Days of the New broke up , Todd began working as a cook for hooters in Jeffersonville. Then one day, Days of the New's old record lable came to hooters looking for Todd. They realized that Todd was the man behind all the music. They signed him right there and then. I know this because I happen to be good friends with tantric's ex drum tech and tour manager. Jason Coble and Andy Bachin
That's the great thing about his music and his songwriting. He's got such an amazing foundation to stand on, he's not all caught up in formula song writing. he knows it can be done outside the norm and work quite well.
I love the song but not the structure.. Cuase the song pumps like mad for the first 2 minutes then the later half is just like kind of this fade out solo..I guess my ear is kind of waiting for another build up or somthing? But that chorus is orgasmic!!
I still like Hugo, but c'mon, lets put that to bed and allow Todd to develop as a solo act. Rumors say there may be a reuniting of Matt and Todd soon, so keep your fingers crossed.
LOL....you cant possibly be serious? Go back to Tantric? I wish he could, but until Hugo loses that ego, these two wont co-exist in the same room together. Hugo is more to blame for this breakup than Todd is, be sure of that. Dont forget, Matt and Todd are still great friends..so if you think about it, why is Hugo writing songs like Monopoly Money about Todd?
I prefer the orginal lineup over the new one because of Todd's stellar guitar work and backup vocals. The new album is good but it lacks great guitar work and the backup vocals are weak. Hugo did a good job writing but with Todd's influence this could have been great. Todd's solo stuff is great he need to put out a solo album I think it would do great!
a little help, he has good voice. I hate the way they f*ck w being heavy they should stay heavy and right better melodies, and be a good heavy band. They stay w light stuff too much...
thats totally wrong, todd wrote that song when days was in the "we're kicked out, we're not kicked out stage," they wouldnt give one person an award for a song that was written by a band..Just cause he accepted it doesn't mean it was all for him, i've seen the pictures, the whole band wrote that song, and Todd and Jesse wrote the lyrics
interchange is done for...Bruce LaFrance has a prior obligation to the band Nova Red, who is quickly gaining momentum, Tony (drummer) is still in college, and Todd will be getting married soon..The whole thing has been put on hold for now, if not for good.
Dude he wrote most of the lyrics for Tantric and he was in DOTN, so he learned it all from Travis Meeks and added he his style to it. It sucks these guys broke up cause i never got to see them in concert and because there aren't alot of bands out there that can drop two albums and have every song on them f***ing rock.
i heard most of the tunes on the third album and they rocked just as hard as the first two albums, moreso than after we go imo...unfortunately we'll never hear that one unless it somehow leaks from the clutches of maverick records
a true tantric fan would recognize the old band as tantric and this new band as Hugo's new band that tours as Tantric..You can't fucking lose 75% of your core and expect people to look at you the same way.why dont you get that? why are you so stubborn? Noone bad mouths Hugo, people have opinions, some peple (most) prefer the old lineup, and tantric 4 would have probably been out by the end of this year if they didnt get fucked over so much, Hugo doesn't want you carrying a flame for him. so stop
DUDE, he didn't. just because he was in days of the new doesn't make him some god at lyrics. I think this new Tantric album totally kicks ass. It is way heavier. I love it.
it was tantrics vibe that made their sound..doesnt matter how heavy it is..thats why people almost universally rate the first album over the second, althoug AWG is awesome..todd wrote breakdown based on the dotn breakup, and A LOT of the first album also, so his experience and departure from the band had a lot to do with why many of us became tantric fans in the first place
Well actually Tantric is still a group,BUT,it's with 3 new guys,some from a band called Fosterchild,Hugo's still the singer...this was Todd's solo song,i thought he was just gonna be solo,but he's in a band called Interchange,and imho,this song is better than his songs in Interchange,it's just not what i was expecting,i was expecting something a little heavier like Tantric was,his new group is in the Powerpop category,but you can check them out if ya want.
Love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nirvanalx69 1 month ago
@nirvanalx69
This rocks. Its way better than most of the stuff out here for public consumption.
TheBilderturdGroup 3 weeks ago in playlist rock on
This is soooooooooooo good. Like most bands the lead guitarist is the creative brain of the band. Todd was no different. Dudes a genius.
TheBilderturdGroup 1 month ago
where can i buy this song other than itunes??
billbrunsie 5 months ago
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riol96 6 months ago
surprisingly good, didnt expect the good voice
Haveada 6 months ago
You rock!
Jataistanley 8 months ago
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recoursetoreason 8 months ago
Todd Whitener has a new band Recourse To Reason on facebook! They just put up their sample today. Please go to the page and like it to help spread the word!!!
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memphisking009 8 months ago in playlist TaNtriC +
Can anyone tell me where I could buy this song???
memphisking009 8 months ago
I CANNOT WAIT FOR RTR, TODD HURRY WE NEED THIS MUSIC!!!!!!
memphisking009 8 months ago
Awesome song!! love this guy,I wish he would play more by himself. He could do fine by himself...great voice.
stephanie8742 8 months ago
OMG!!!!!YOU DA MAN TODD HELL YEAH!!!!
colossus316 8 months ago 6
This song is The Best!!!!!!Love it.
stephanie8742 9 months ago
very soon my friend.
karstennelson 10 months ago
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karstennelson 10 months ago
how soon? i am getting antsy
browning442 10 months ago
The time is finally here! The new band is together! Come stop by at the RECOURSE TO REASON band page. Big things to come!
Todd Whitener
justinshaw1701 10 months ago
where the hell can i buy this or download it? i need this
browning442 10 months ago
@browning442 coming soon
justinshaw1701 10 months ago
I would fucking love to get this. Let's see some new tunes, Todd!!
djb5255 10 months ago
Todd is one amazingly talently guy. Saw him a few times years ago with Day of the New and a few times with Tantric. Been blown away every time
kevinbaudoin 11 months ago
I am certain he is working on something I have been a fan of him since he was in tantric. You can't put music like this together and just quit. This guy has awesome talent.
PoedPeasant 1 year ago
This rocks. Is this for sale? I looked on Amazon and no Todd Whitener music. This is a 10!
TheBilderturdGroup 1 year ago
Whatever happened to Todd Whitener after the Tantric split? He is such an awesome musician-if he had something out i'd go buy it and see the show.
Does Todd still do music?
TheBilderturdGroup 1 year ago
This is the guy that should have been in AIC.
sandmanxyz 1 year ago
man this song is so insanely cool. I love the very beginning of the chorus! but seriously where can I get this song?
jacsmith17 1 year ago
This is an awesome song. -Does anyone know if this is available on cd anywhere?..would love to hear more!
flyingsquirrel73 1 year ago
He may not have been the main songwriter for DOTN but he was the lead guitarist. He wrote his parts, most of which carried the songs. But if you listen to this song you'll realize who the main writer for Tantric was. Hugo is an amazing singer but Todd was Tantric.
TheTreborSmada 1 year ago 9
This song is the fucking shit! the acoustic version is amazing too!!
JerkyBoysFan01 1 year ago
who is he?
brewtality101 1 year ago
@brewtality101 The guitarist and main songwriter for Days of the New and Tantric.
catchthedemon 1 year ago
@catchthedemon ROFL! You think Todd is the main guitarist and songwriter for Days of the New? Travis Meeks was the songwriter and a far better guitarist.
MagCynic 1 year ago
@MagCynic Wrong!!! Travis Meeks took their music by himself , to pheonix hill taverns, and did an acoustic set by himself. I think it was Joan jet that happened to be there and liked travis and had him signed to a lable. Todd and the rest of the band had no clue. Travis did not wright all the songs himself he sold them out. Gaining himself the rights to all of tantrics music.
w8ting2rock1 1 year ago
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w8ting2rock1 1 year ago
@MagCynic @w8ting2rock When Days of the New broke up , Todd began working as a cook for hooters in Jeffersonville. Then one day, Days of the New's old record lable came to hooters looking for Todd. They realized that Todd was the man behind all the music. They signed him right there and then. I know this because I happen to be good friends with tantric's ex drum tech and tour manager. Jason Coble and Andy Bachin
w8ting2rock1 1 year ago
this song is amazing... I wish Todd would post more of his stuff on his Myspace page
revillusion00 1 year ago
loveeee todds solo stuff!
hamjamus 2 years ago
I love his voice.
xdeathtobirthx 2 years ago
That's the great thing about his music and his songwriting. He's got such an amazing foundation to stand on, he's not all caught up in formula song writing. he knows it can be done outside the norm and work quite well.
olgimer 2 years ago
I love the song but not the structure.. Cuase the song pumps like mad for the first 2 minutes then the later half is just like kind of this fade out solo..I guess my ear is kind of waiting for another build up or somthing? But that chorus is orgasmic!!
xthantos 2 years ago
Nobody seemed to have a problem with it when Metallica did it in Fade to Black.
catchthedemon 2 years ago
@xthantos yeah, that chorus is orgasmic... :)
katrewhim 1 year ago
shit....hes my cousin.....love him lots....he lives in louisville ky
kissyrocks 2 years ago
I still like Hugo, but c'mon, lets put that to bed and allow Todd to develop as a solo act. Rumors say there may be a reuniting of Matt and Todd soon, so keep your fingers crossed.
ionlegacy 2 years ago
where did you hear that?
JonathanTravis 2 years ago
LOL....you cant possibly be serious? Go back to Tantric? I wish he could, but until Hugo loses that ego, these two wont co-exist in the same room together. Hugo is more to blame for this breakup than Todd is, be sure of that. Dont forget, Matt and Todd are still great friends..so if you think about it, why is Hugo writing songs like Monopoly Money about Todd?
ionlegacy 2 years ago
Todd is my favorite member of Tantric and Days of the new.
jaguar004 2 years ago
bobalu...dont insult me...youre a moron...you know nothing bout nothing
jamieroxe 2 years ago
so.... I know everything
I agree
BoBaLu420 2 years ago
honestly man i love tantric.. but this shit is fuckin awesome, wish he would continue doing this!
hamjamus 3 years ago
This is so fucking good. How can I get some of his stuff? I'm guessing he doesnt have a solo album, and Limewire doesnt have anything to download....
SKeletaLzOMbie 3 years ago
i think todd went back to that paTHETIC band days of the new
jamieroxe 3 years ago
what is your deal, quit saying stuff you know is not true, you are only here because you know todd is awesome
JonathanTravis 3 years ago
you are an idiot.
BoBaLu420 2 years ago
You fucking troll...
I couldn't get into the song originally, but hell, it's grown on me... Can't get the chorus outta my head.
Joewestwood 2 years ago
i think he's just fucking awesome quit hatin,, he's famous,,,,what are we??
HarmonysTUFFer 3 years ago
I wish he would go back to tantric!!!!!
naruto243 3 years ago
I prefer the orginal lineup over the new one because of Todd's stellar guitar work and backup vocals. The new album is good but it lacks great guitar work and the backup vocals are weak. Hugo did a good job writing but with Todd's influence this could have been great. Todd's solo stuff is great he need to put out a solo album I think it would do great!
Amaden21 3 years ago
itd be sweet if they just got back together
BiGoDeLsKi 3 years ago
who's your couzin?
shredacuda 3 years ago
Todd did everything for tantric the new line-up sucks. Wait for the next tantric cd and you will see whats missing.
Iknowgoodmusic 3 years ago 3
todd is a good singer/guitarist. He just needs
a little help, he has good voice. I hate the way they f*ck w being heavy they should stay heavy and right better melodies, and be a good heavy band. They stay w light stuff too much...
cryogenics66 3 years ago
autotune... what? oh, I mean, nothing...
Yaggsionhimen 3 years ago
also, what ever happened to substance?
Yaggsionhimen 3 years ago
wrong
BiGoDeLsKi 3 years ago
todd is hot.
kaityniblochilldawg 3 years ago
When we walk around the city,
it's a pity that...
sometimes life can be so shitty!!!
I will sit here looking pretty,
in this city has no pity...
because life can really be so shitty!
wah wah wah cry me a river please because you people can get over the fact...it's OVER!
TantricNO1 3 years ago
dude hes my cuz...if ya wanna kno anything msg me
kissyrocks 3 years ago
OK WHATEVER?
TantricNO1 3 years ago
thats totally wrong, todd wrote that song when days was in the "we're kicked out, we're not kicked out stage," they wouldnt give one person an award for a song that was written by a band..Just cause he accepted it doesn't mean it was all for him, i've seen the pictures, the whole band wrote that song, and Todd and Jesse wrote the lyrics
BiGoDeLsKi 3 years ago
When will Interchange come out with their cd? Anyone know?
Iknowgoodmusic 3 years ago
interchange is done for...Bruce LaFrance has a prior obligation to the band Nova Red, who is quickly gaining momentum, Tony (drummer) is still in college, and Todd will be getting married soon..The whole thing has been put on hold for now, if not for good.
Tantric1919 3 years ago
I think he is a better singer then Hugo!!!
jessep1980 4 years ago
I don't think he is JESSE. I think hugo kicks anyone asses at singing.
TantricNO1 3 years ago
Travis > Hugo
StripMyWorldAway 2 years ago
Dude he wrote most of the lyrics for Tantric and he was in DOTN, so he learned it all from Travis Meeks and added he his style to it. It sucks these guys broke up cause i never got to see them in concert and because there aren't alot of bands out there that can drop two albums and have every song on them f***ing rock.
sahsimon 4 years ago
i heard most of the tunes on the third album and they rocked just as hard as the first two albums, moreso than after we go imo...unfortunately we'll never hear that one unless it somehow leaks from the clutches of maverick records
Tantric1919 4 years ago
They BOTH wrote the songs on the Tantric albums. Todd didn't do it ALL.HUGO wrote plenty of songs to. The new Tantric is going to kick ass thoe.
later
Clint
TantricNO1 4 years ago
a true tantric fan would recognize the old band as tantric and this new band as Hugo's new band that tours as Tantric..You can't fucking lose 75% of your core and expect people to look at you the same way.why dont you get that? why are you so stubborn? Noone bad mouths Hugo, people have opinions, some peple (most) prefer the old lineup, and tantric 4 would have probably been out by the end of this year if they didnt get fucked over so much, Hugo doesn't want you carrying a flame for him. so stop
BiGoDeLsKi 3 years ago 2
DUDE, he didn't. just because he was in days of the new doesn't make him some god at lyrics. I think this new Tantric album totally kicks ass. It is way heavier. I love it.
TantricNO1 3 years ago
it was tantrics vibe that made their sound..doesnt matter how heavy it is..thats why people almost universally rate the first album over the second, althoug AWG is awesome..todd wrote breakdown based on the dotn breakup, and A LOT of the first album also, so his experience and departure from the band had a lot to do with why many of us became tantric fans in the first place
BiGoDeLsKi 3 years ago
FYI, Hugo wrote Breakdown and won an award for doing so. Just letting you know that!!! (winks)
TantricNO1 3 years ago
dude. he didn't write breakdown. Hugo did you dumbass!
TantricNO1 3 years ago
wrong again!
BiGoDeLsKi 3 years ago
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todd's a great guitar player. he just needs a strong songwriter alongside him, and he's never had that.
cmurino 4 years ago
DUDE!!
I was really sad about there being no more tantric but if this is what Todds new one is gonna be like im down!
this is great, took a little getting used to but when the chors kicks in it really ocmes together
whose the rest of the band? sounds like Tantric minus Hugo :P
Ragafusion 4 years ago
Well actually Tantric is still a group,BUT,it's with 3 new guys,some from a band called Fosterchild,Hugo's still the singer...this was Todd's solo song,i thought he was just gonna be solo,but he's in a band called Interchange,and imho,this song is better than his songs in Interchange,it's just not what i was expecting,i was expecting something a little heavier like Tantric was,his new group is in the Powerpop category,but you can check them out if ya want.
aroundedstounded 4 years ago
never too late, right about now, and i don't know were verrry tantric sounding
Tantric1919 3 years ago
I've never heard Never too late or Right about now,I heard I don't know but that song was hard for me to really get into
aroundedstounded 3 years ago