page_title: Box Car Racer (album)
section_title: Touring
hierarchical_section_title: Box Car Racer (album) / Touring
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der Schlagzeuger Travis Barker der Rock Band Blink-182 bei einem Auftritt vor den Besatzungen der USS Nimitz (CVN 68) und des Geschwaders Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11). English: Drummer Travis Barker, of the rock band Blink-182, performs for the crewmembers of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11).
context_page_description: Box Car Racer is the only studio album by American rock band of the same name. Produced by Jerry Finn, the album was released May 21, 2002 through MCA Records. The band was a side-project of Blink-182 members Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, with David Kennedy completing the band's studio lineup; a bassist and friend of Barker, Anthony Celestino, toured with the band throughout late 2002. The record was the only studio effort the trio produced together, and was recorded over the course of six weeks in late 2001.
  The record is primarily based on DeLonge's post-hardcore influences, such as Fugazi and Refused. The recording sessions were particularly difficult for him, as he had recently undergone back surgery. The record is a concept album detailing the end of the world, and features dark, moody tracks mulling over confusion. Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus—the only member of that band not involved in the project—felt betrayed over his lack of inclusion, which evolved into tensions between him and DeLonge. It contributed to the band's 2005 breakup. However, Hoppus himself did provide guest vocals on the album's twelfth track "Elevator".
context_section_description: To support the album, the project morphed into a full band, with Barker, DeLonge, and Kennedy. Barker invited his friend Anthony Celestino to play bass. He had initially wanted Alex Barreto, who was in the original Box Car Racer, to be a part of the "second version" of the band, but he could not get in touch with him. They played their first four shows in April 2002. The group commenced a full-scale tour behind the album in October 2002, with 22 North American shows supported by the Used and H₂O.
  Though DeLonge would joke around at shows, as he would with Blink-182, the mood was much different. "With Blink, I can't wait until I get done playing a song so I can say something stupid. With this band I hardly talk at all," he told Las Vegas Weekly. He expounded upon this in another interview: "It's a much more powerful, emotional experience than it is with Blink. To play songs and have them showcased to where it represents what this kind of music is all about is a welcome experience. It's not about anything but the music itself."
caption: Drummer Travis Barker, whose interest in post-hardcore music helped develop the album.
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