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Formed in 2004 by vocalist
Jared Weeks and guitarist
Jason Null,
Saving Abel combine riff-heavy hard rock with sexually charged lyrics and Southern rock influences. The quintet took root in Corinth, MS, where
Weeks and
Null cut their teeth in different bands before merging their songwriting talents. In early 2005, the duo attracted attention from producer
Skidd Mills, who invited
Weeks and
Null to record in his Memphis studio. Juggling day jobs and regional gigs, the two began driving back and forth between Corinth and Memphis, sporadically recording their self-titled EP with
Mills while putting together a full lineup consisting of guitarist Scott Bartlett, bassist Eric Taylor, and drummer
Blake Dixon.
Within a year, the EP had earned
Saving Abel a contract with Virgin Records, and
Mills returned to produce the group's full-length debut. Combining new material with the EP's best songs, the self-titled album was issued in March 2008. It went gold within a year, with the lead single "Addicted" cracking the Top 40 and nearly topping the modern rock charts. While touring the country in support of the album,
Saving Abel began playing new material, most of which appeared on the sophomore album
Miss America in 2010. ~ Andrew Leahey