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Punk-Pop
Alt. Pop-Rock
Hard Rock

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	Resolution4.45 Released: 2007

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Bendy		N/A	Add to station	Add Comment	Free	Not Rated	Resolution
Bleed For You		N/A	Add to station	Add Comment 2 Comments	Free	4.3	[Single]
Ashes Ashes		N/A	Add to station	Add Comment	Free	4.25	[Single]
Twenty Below		N/A	Add to station	Add Comment	Free	4.55	[Single]
Garden Statement		N/A	Add to station	Add Comment 1 Comments	Free	4.45	[Single]
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Biography

Chris Amato – bass
Rob Freeman - guitar, vocals
Spencer Peterson – drums
Joe Reo - lead vocals
Mike Saffert - guitar

HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW is a shot across the bow of contemporary rock. Mincing no words or notes, the New Jersey-based quintet arrives at a time when music needs new blood, new ideas. Says lead singer and co-lead songwriter Joe Reo, "We use this standard: "Keep it as real as possible." HIPV heroes include everyone from blink-182 and At the Drive In, to Jimmy Eat World and Foo Fighters and the band has come up with their own "sui generis" style: guitar-centered, melody driven, rhythmically complex. "We try to keep it catchy," notes Joe. "We play what we think we'd want to hear."

The band writes deft lyrics that suit Joe's passion-laden vocals. "Rob and I started writing together when we were 17," says Joe. "A lot of our songs have no one single meaning. They're mostly about everyday life, but people can interpret them how they want.”

That partnership between singer Joe Reo and guitarist Rob Freeman goes back several years. Both natives of Stanhope, NJ (a straight shot on the I-80 about 40 miles west of New York City), the two met in high school, and immediately discovered an artistic affinity between them. They began playing together in rough-hewn local bands, performing mostly covers, but eventually branching out into writing originals.

"As we took music more seriously, we developed a sound of our own," says Joe. "We're both singers, so we got accustomed to writing harmonies. Our ideas clash in a good way." Once the two met bassist Chris Amato, the emerging HIPV style began to take shape. They became a fully-self-contained operation, booking their own short tours between college classes. Mike Saffert and Spencer Peterson joined later, but rounded out the line-up to perfection.

Things came together in the summer of 2002 when the band came to the attention of Drive-Thru Records. It was a short courtship and a quick wedding, with HIPV now proud members of the Drive-Thru roster.

Soon after, the band headed into the studio to record a self-titled EP for Drive-Thru. "We did add some digital effects, but we try to keep things as raw as possible," says Joe. "The more you soup up a record, the more realness you lose. We didn't go crazy with the salt and pepper." To date, the EP has sold over 50,000 copies.

In concert, the band is, to say the least, energetic. "It's hard for us not to lose ourselves," says Joe of their on-stage persona. "We freak out, have a good time, and pull the crowd in." The band has performed all over the country, touring with the likes of Matchbook Romance, MxPx, The Early November, Midtown, and The Warped Tour.

February 22, 2005 marks the release of their (still untitled) debut full-length. The band recorded at 4th Street Recorders in Santa Monica with producer Jim Wirt (Incubus, Something Corporate), and joined up with mixer Josh Wilbur (Atreyu, Puddle of Mud, Adema) for the finishing touches. The result? A big-sounding rock record from top to bottom.

Meanwhile, everyday is Christmas for the five members of Hidden in Plain View, who are living the dream 24/7. "We're a very diverse band," notes Joe. "We just want to go out and play rock ‘n' roll, and give people a chance to take from our music what they want. It's totally personal."

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
Simple Plan or HIPV? who is your favorite band ever? mine is HIPV. but yet i met the guys in person. but i still love thier songs they really go with what i really feel in my life. if you like or don't really like HIPV, then who so you like?	Rocker_chick87

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i am a big fan of HIPV. I've seen them twice, met them once and can't wait to see them again. They aren't my favorite band but i like them a lot	superstrsarah146
you must be retarded for ever making a comparison to simple plan.....yuck....i love hidden in plain view though but geez they're totally different, i mean HIPV actually have TALENT...	MyChemicalWombat
lmao, i have to say i agree with MyChemicalWombat	iLoVePuNkRoCk
deffinetly hipv	theusedslave
Simple Plan r fucking shit and don't deserve 2 b a band! don't fucking mention them again!!! >:-K	angel_of_death_13
How could you compare Simple Plan to this band? Are you deaf? Simple Plan is crap. shudders I'm going to walk away now. walks away offended THIS MESSAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY LOSERSALWAYSWIN'S EVIL ASSASSINATION POSSE, COPYRIGHT, 2005. [DEFEATING JUSTICE, ONE IDIOT AT A TIME.]	losersalwayswin
I like Simple Plan, but...yea...I dont know where Simple Plan came from.I like HIPV, Im gonna go see them on the 28th in August..Hopefully.I'd like to meet them, that'd be cool.	enemyinsideofme___
yeah i didn't know what you were talking about when you said simple plan or hipv... but you didn't put any thing about simple plan in your post except for the title so i guess that's ok. i hate hate hate simple plan. i love love love hipv they have really great lyrics and riffs	zero182
BOTH!! totally!! I LOve SP but HIPV's really awesome too!!!!!:D	canadian_babe
I gotta say ive never heard of HIPV b4 up untill now! i listened 2 a couple of thier songs , and they r alright! thumbs up ;)	skiv
there is no contest here really its HIPV duuuuh :)	rokrgrl
HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW!!!ive listenened to bleed for you over 20 times today, no joke! wow..that was a stupid question. simple plan is just a teeny-bopper band, and i must agree with mychemicalwombat, too. hipv actually has talent... -x- savanna	gerardismine_mcR
HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW!!!ive listenened to bleed for you over 20 times today, no joke! wow..that was a stupid question. simple plan is just a teeny-bopper band, and i must agree with mychemicalwombat, too. hipv actually has talent... -x- savanna	gerardismine_mcR
ahh! i always do that...i think its not gonna submit then it does...twice! grr...-x- savanna	gerardismine_mcR
ahh! i always do that...i think its not gonna submit then it does...twice! grr...-x- savanna	gerardismine_mcR
are you pushing submit twice by accident sometimes thatll do it or going back to the post page and submitting it again (a lotta times when it says error or something ill backspace and post again then it turns out it double posts but thats usually on myspace as much fun as that is with all their gliches)	rokrgrl
yeah, i keep hitting the sumbit button cuz i dont think its gonna work! stupid button! lol	gerardismine_mcR
haha i do that sometimes i think i did that once on here or i musta have on another board though my bad haha	rokrgrl
HIPV	crimsonxtears
hipv=amazing simple plan is horrible. there is no comparsion	__kaitlyn
Please whatever you do don't compre these guys to Simple Plan again! I respect Simple Plan but I don't like their music... HIPV is sooo much better in my opion... †Katie†	sonnyissexy
How can you say simple plan are not a good band!? They're much much better than HIPV. HIPV only write depressing songs that make you want to slit your wrists. They write about rape, and you like that!!?? I'm going to see simple plan in concert soon and HIPV are supporting them so i shall deffinatley be arriving late to avoid HIPVSHCHSK or whoever they are!	all_about_the_music
HIPV is way better, biyatch. and who the hell shows up late to a concert? i've found so many new bands that i like that opened for someone else and i probably never would have heard of them otherwise. plus you waste your money. loser.	punkrockchopstix
i agree with punkchopstix. you are goin to be wasting your money if you show up late. i been to a couple concerts and the opening bands i saw there are good. i didn't know if i would like them but i do. so if you waste your time showing up late. don't even go. because it wouldn't be worth it. so you know what shut up byatch. later.	Rocker_chick87
EWWWWWW instead of simple plan y don't i just throw up and we can all listen to that because at least that way we don't have to go home and slit our wrists because the media and the rest of the mindless clones in the world have found another untalented band (with brainwashed songwriters) to support although HIPV totally deserves the fame more than SP. and my favorite band is Houston Calls, unconventional yes i know but they really are good.	Curiously_Insane
hey yea i know what you are talking about, i also like Houston Calls i heard them once and i liked them alot. i also meet Okie, he is soo funny. later.	Rocker_chick87