2 on the Billboard 200 with 50,000 units sold, of which 46,000 were in traditional album sales, becoming the band's highest-charting album. Sean Kennedy. But you can't always stick to what you're comfortable with. Rebecca Angel Baer is the Senior Digital Editor, with a strong focus on News. The band signed with Atlantic Records the next year and started living 200+ days on the road, six guys to a hotel room, the last person out of the van sleeping on an air mattress under the bathroom sink. Without us having an agenda, I think these songs naturally flow out of us. Despite airplay resistance from mainstream radio for more than a decade, Needtobreathe has managed to top the Billboard charts with their last two album releases since 2014. The band released their eighth studio album, Into the Mystery on July 30, 2021. I dont want to do this anymore!. I just knew thats where I was. Jan. | Feb. | March The title song of the album, "The Outsiders", peaked at No. Bob Rinehart grew up in York, Pennsylvania, and received his Bachelor's degree at York College of PA. Even though we were in the South, kids came from all over to the camp which was a really good influence. To me, I think people pass over the band all the time because they read that.I hate the idea that they somehow feel like I didn't make the music for them, that we didn't play music for everyone. "I was like, 'What's the one collaboration you want to do?' Brother, let me be your shelter. NEEDTOBREATHE. We have to empower the people around us not only to speak up when someone does something disrespectful but to be as creative as they can be. We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as they happen. [3] Hard Love debuted at No. Bos wearing a white t-shirt, white jeans, and white sneakers taped with "Hard Love". We think it would be great on just a Tuesday too! It wasnt just something you did for entertainment. There was an error processing your request. A year and a half ago, the three band members who make up Needtobreathe thought their touring days were done. We won't share it with anyone else. Needtobreathe ends family feud | Culture | sfexaminer.com Forecastle fans on Waterfront Park's Great Lawn, Brothers Bear and Bo Rinehart play together on stage. William "Bear" Rinehart and his brother/guitarist Bryant "Bo" Rinehart were raised in an ardent Crimson Tide household hence the names "Bear" and "Bryant," in honor of the legendary Alabama . While the albums songs and lyrics outwardly lay bare the bands recentstruggles with titles like Dont Bring That Trouble, No Excuses, and Happiness, its also a radical departure in style and sound from their previous five albums and proof that you often have to push new boundaries to get back to your foundations. | April | May | June | July | Rock Singer Birthday September 6, 1980. Thats just a picture of Gods grace throughout this whole thing. We just hadn't done that before.". '" For the past 20 years, Rinehart had performed with his brother Bo Rinehart at his side. I've owned or played just about everything except ATS, and I ended up whittling down my collection to just two games, Combat Commander and Conflict of Heroes, which manage There are a lot of bands that made that possible. Birthplace Greenville, SC . They stopped hanging out, writing together, and eventually required separate dressing rooms on tour. I dont know why its so hard for us to shed some of those layers, whether its production or things that are surrounding the band. ", But they always had their own distinct sense of style. Theres a song on the record called Brother. It has a line that says, Let me be your shelter. We just want to defend each other. In 2020, Rinehart announced that he would be stepping away from his co-founded band, Needtobreathe, after logging over 20 years of global touring and award-winning success. Theyve just discovered them for the first time. Upstate Beat: NEEDTOBREATHE returns with first new album in four years 14 on the Hot Alternative Songs chart. Bassist. So we came together and said that we have to end this once and for all. According to frontman Bear Rinehart, the cameras caught them having the time of their lives unlike many famed rock docs,which showed bands like The Beatles and Metallica falling apart. Bear and Bo Rineheart's lives could have gone a lot of different directions. Bonham: Anyone can be fulfilling their calling and walking out the path God laid out for them and still somehow wind up getting lost. [8], Brothers William Stanley "Bear" Rinehart III and Nathaniel Bryant "Bo" Rinehart were raised in Possum Kingdom, South Carolina. 29 on the Alternative chart, their first success at Alternative radio. Today on social media, Christian rock band NEEDTOBREATHE shared some heartbreaking news that Bo Rinehart would be leaving the band. 12 on the Triple A chart and No. ###. We grew up playing all of the same things and competing at everything, recalls Bo. We have been given the gift of fans who not only listen to the music but allow the music and shows to be a part of their lives - in birth, in death, in love, in loss, in pain, and in joy. So we want our music to be likeSchool Of Rock with Jack Black. Rinehart: Its such a meaningful time for people. Hard Love. Their father, a pastor, was a regular on the country music variety show Hee Haw. That one in particular is especially limiting. 2022 NewReleaseToday [12] Movies / Media We had talked ourselves into believing that it was actually good that we were fighting. Rinehart: Theres always a more artistic and a smarter version of you that youre always worried about meeting. Their most recent LP, Hard Love, whose Collectors Vinly Edition comes out today, has more than 80 million streams since it debuted in July at #2 on the Billboard 200 just behind Drakes Views. I can say it in a laughing way now, but it really speaks to how dark of a place we were in. He has been teaching for 19 years - two years . For the past 20 years, Rinehart had performed with his brother Bo Rinehart at his side. Bear (l) and Bo (r) Reinhart growing up in South Carolina (left to right), Bear and Bo Rinehartthe older and younger brothers, respectively, who anchor Needtobreathewere raised in a missionary family in Possum Kingdom, South Carolina. For more info on NEEDTOBREATHE, visit the JFH Artists Database. What you can control is not letting the past define your future. This past January, Bear, Bo, Seth, and Josh flew to Tola, Nicaragua where they officially opened the Needtobreathe OneWorld Health center which was funded 100% by Needtobreathes touring donations supported by ticket sales, their annual golf tournament and auction, and out of fans own pockets. He also has a sister. A lot of people do want to believe in something but they can smell inconsistency a mile away. Music at its core is like any other business. "You'd say, 'That's what I'm here for.'. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for 11th Week, NeedToBreathe Debuts at No. We couldnt see the end of it before we started and we didnt know how it was going to wrap up. Theyre here because they know music can inspire people. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. You may opt-out by. A lot of times, a record, when youre writing it, is so raw. Trophy-winning college football player Bear gave up going pro, then recruited aspiring actor Bo, who had been offered TV and film roles. Rinehart: At school there was a big triangle between academics, football and music. But shortly before the release of their last studio album in 2020, the guitarist decided to step away. Comparing BoB to Combat Commander and Conflict of Heroes | Band of 1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart, marking the band's fifth No. They may be performing way out on the west coast, but you'd better believe Bear will know the game's score every Saturday. Their wives have supported them from the band's early days and here they use several river metaphors to assure them of their love. He and the band have released a number of . Needtobreathe. We actually got into a big fight a year and a half ago that put one of us in the hospital I wont say who and you get incredibly angry when that happens, like, Im done! As tours were sidelined last year, Rinehart dove headfirst into songwriting, recording upwards of 80 home demos. He can still work through you. "He's an outsider, so like everyone else is doing like hams and turkeys, we're doing crab legs," Bo added with a chuckle. His blonde hair hasnt changed since he was five. On his own, he came up with material like the album-opening standout "What I'm Here For" a finger-picked folk-rocker that's clearly autobiographical for Rinehart, but with a universal chorus informed by something many of NEEDTOBREATHE's fans share: the Christian faith. 'I remember being a young kid in a band and fearing that everybody in the audience was watching how bad of a guitar player I was. But we have continued to make music because as a band, we acknowledge that we are just one piece of NEEDTOBREATHE; that through yall and the grace of God, NEEDTOBREATHE has become much more. Bear Rinehart belts out lead vocals at the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, It was never something that we asked for, Bear tells me of their early airplay on Christian stations. We've seen bands have success with something they didn't like doing. Rinehart: Weve been very fortunate in that way. Just like the first track on our record says, we were in a wasteland. We have been given the gift of fans who not only listen to the music but allow the music and shows to be a part of their lives - in birth, in death, in love, in loss, in pain, and in joy. General, EXCLUSIVES Boars are a great benchmark for your combat prowess. It was a miracle. The band has been signed to mainstream labels, formerly to Atlantic Records, and releasing their latest record under the Elektra Records label. [30] Originally set to be titled "Wasteland",[32] the album takes its name from Isaiah 43:19. All Rights Reserved. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. He chose not to take this thing from us, which is absolutely unbelievable to me. One night it boiled over. He broke through and changed everything. Boar fight with ferocity. Jan. | Feb. | March Rinehart: No, it really was like that. It was a very diverse group of kids. We had to rethink everything that we were doing. Bears in a blue jean jacket and shades. Harmonically, even a single album can sound like an entire iPod collection on shuffle, stretching from gospel to folk to the kind of driving, sonic escalation that reminds you of a 1990s Dave Matthews concert. He was actually on the old show Hee Haw. So music was important. Hard Love: What America's Most Popular Band You've Never Heard - Forbes Hopefully that will be the kind of testimony that this band has. Realizing they had gone too far, the Rineharts apologized to each other and vowed to never again put showbiz before family. ", "I didn't know that she's such a big rock fan," Rinehart says. The brothers started performing in Senecaafter moving there. We had to learn while we were making this record. NEEDTOBREATHE interview: Bear Rinehart on new album, movie, Carrie Our relationship has never been better. Some of the tracks at the beginning of the record are in a really dark place and at the time, to be completely honest, I didnt know what the purpose of putting those songs down was. We make musicabout our experiences and our experiences always change.". It was a real journey being documented. Thats the real power of the record. Following this altercation, the brothers apologized to each other and reaffirmed that their relationship was more important than music. Fans are customers. [40] On August 11, the band released a deluxe edition of Hard Love featuring unreleased recordings of "Cages", "Count on Me", and "Waiting". | April | May | June | July | Bear Rinehart: Bo and I grew up in the boonies in a town called Possum Kingdom, South Carolina where my parents were the caretakers of a youth camp. With the release of their new album, Nashville rock band NEEDTOBREATHE has emerged victoriously from an uncertain time and the pandemic was only part of it.