Try Honesty (EP)

Try Honesty
EP by Billy Talent
Released	2001 September 1, 2003 (re-release)
Recorded	2001 in The Music Gym in Burlington, Ontario
Genre	Alternative rock, post-hardcore
Length	15:35
Label	Self-Release
Producer	Brad "Merlin" Nelson
Billy Talent chronology
Watoosh! (as Pezz) (1999) Try Honesty EP (2001) Try Honesty / Living in the Shadows (2003)

Try Honesty is an EP released by Canadian band Billy Talent in 2001. The EP was recorded and mixed by Justin Koop and Billy Talent at The Music Gym in Burlington Ontario. The first version of the EP features black and white lettering on an all green background. The re-released version has black and white lettering with a picture of the band on a red background. This EP is very rare and sells for hundreds of dollars on eBay. This recording eventually gave them their credibility, allowing them to be noticed by producer Gavin Brown, in which he soon helped them finally sign them to a major label, and to explode onto the mainstream.

A music video was produced for the song which has the group performing in what appears to be an abandoned facility. It saw moderate airplay on Fuse in late 2003.

Track listing

All tracks written by Billy Talent.

First edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Try Honesty" (Demo)
2.	"How It Goes" (This Is How It Goes Demo)
3.	"Cut the Curtains" (Demo)
4.	"Beach Balls"

Re-Release (September 1, 2003)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Living in the Shadows"
2.	"Try Honesty"
3.	"The Ex"
4.	"Cut the Curtains"
5.	"Prisoners of Today"
6.	"This Is How It Goes"

Personnel

• Ben Kowalewicz - lead vocals
• Ian D'Sa - guitar
• Jon Gallant - bass
• Aaron Solowoniuk - drums