In Too Deep originally a reggae song
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:15 pm
It's been super quiet lately, so let's try to have something to talk about!
A while ago I found this interview of Ben Cook from the band No Warning. The band was managed by Greig Nori, just like Sum 41 was at the time. Cook says he's heard the early recording of In Too Deep, which was a mix of pop punk and reggae.
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41s ... r_and_snow
Later, Cone confirmed it.
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41s ... med_a_band
Other than it originally being a reggae song, it seems that the live version of In Too Deep is how it was supposed to be on the album. Nice info!
About the first article though, I wouldn't take everything as truth. Originally Cook claimed that In Too Deep was written by Greig Nori alone, but they fixed the article after Cone said it was Deryck's song to begin with. Also according the article, Cook was the one who came up with the We're All To Blame riff, while Deryck has said that he got the idea for the riff from Eminem's Lose Yourself. Ben Cook has songwriting credits for All To Blame, so he did have something to do with the song, but I wouldn't trust that statement about the riff 100%.
A while ago I found this interview of Ben Cook from the band No Warning. The band was managed by Greig Nori, just like Sum 41 was at the time. Cook says he's heard the early recording of In Too Deep, which was a mix of pop punk and reggae.
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41s ... r_and_snow
Later, Cone confirmed it.
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41s ... med_a_band
Other than it originally being a reggae song, it seems that the live version of In Too Deep is how it was supposed to be on the album. Nice info!
About the first article though, I wouldn't take everything as truth. Originally Cook claimed that In Too Deep was written by Greig Nori alone, but they fixed the article after Cone said it was Deryck's song to begin with. Also according the article, Cook was the one who came up with the We're All To Blame riff, while Deryck has said that he got the idea for the riff from Eminem's Lose Yourself. Ben Cook has songwriting credits for All To Blame, so he did have something to do with the song, but I wouldn't trust that statement about the riff 100%.