Their band doesn't have a normal name, but the four guys of Hoobastank are normal guys. They have normal lives, they do normal things, and they have the same sense of humor as their fans. That's why Hoobastank - guitarist Dan Estrin, bassist Markku Lappalainen, drummer Chris Hesse, and singer Doug Robb - connect with them. Their songs have that intangible ability to speak for and to the things that normal kids think and feel.

"When we're on tour and pull up somewhere, we're wearing shorts and flip-flops, and we look like average Joes. I like that. We don't have to make ourselves up to leave the bus," Robb says. "We never take ourselves too seriously and we're not afraid to make fun of ourselves. When we talk to the kids at shows, we end up talking about ordinary things. It's not 'fan talking to rock star.' The band is what we have in continue to the Hoobastank Biography...

The second major label release from the Southern California quartet known as Hoobastank seems to pick-up where the hardest song, 'Pieces', on their first self-titled album left off. The Reason starts with a tune called 'Same Direction' that makes the heart pound furiously as every beat hits the eardrum. The fast paced rocking continues with the album's first single 'Out of Control' which has been enjoying moderate rotation on major stations across the nation. Perhaps it was with the guidance of producer Howard Benson (P.O.D., Cold) that continue to The Reason Review...