Saving Abel

Saving Abel play Southern hard rock influenced by classic bands such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and contemporary acts like 3 Doors Down. The quintet are led by frontman Jared Weeks and guitarist Jason Null. The two men grew up in Corinth, Mississippi, playing in separate bands. After they began working on material together, they quit their original groups, later recruiting guitarist Scott Bartlett, drummer Blake Dixon and bassist Eric Taylor to complete the lineup.

Saving Abel worked with producer Skidd Mills on a self-released 2006 album that generated interest in the group, landing them a deal with Virgin Records. Again working with Mills, the band released its major-label debut, Saving Abel, in March 2008. Saving Abel included a handful of tracks from the original collection, including “18 Days” and “Beautiful You,” but its most successful track was a new composition called “Addicted.” A sultry tale of a sexually combustive relationship, “Addicted” quickly became a staple of mainstream rock radio. In 2008, Saving Abel toured with Puddle of Mudd, Shinedown and Buckcherry.

Saving Abel returned with their sophomore disc, Miss America, on June 8, 2010. The first single was “Stupid Girl (Only in Hollywood).”

Scott Bartlett - guitar
Blake Dixon - drums
Jason Null - guitar
Eric Taylor - bass
Jared Weeks - vocals

Saving Abel Discography:

Saving Abel (2008)
Miss America (2010)

Jared Weeks, describing his band's sound.
"Saving Abel music, I don't care if you're a metal head, I don't care if you like Willie Nelson and you're a bluegrass fan - you can listen to the music, you can relate to it, you can synthesize with it." (They Will Rock You, March 25, 2008)

Jared Weeks, on his favorite Saving Abel song.
"My favorite on this album would be 'Drowning Face Down.' It brings me back to a time period when we're driving from Mississippi to Memphis then back home. We were in the studio hours upon hours, all the time we wasted at red lights. It just brings you back to the time when as hopeless as it seemed, it was all for a good cause." (They Will Rock You, March 25, 2008)

Jason Null, on his early creative spark.
"Once I figured out chords and could piece them together, I began writing. I wrote songs before I actually learned guitar … I have fallen to sleep many nights with the guitar in my hand and notebook beside me." (Absolute Punk, July 28, 2008)

Saving Abel Trivia:

• Before touring with Saving Abel, Jared Weeks held a variety of jobs, including working at a hospital, a movie theater and Wal-Mart.
• Guitarist Jason Null has listed Kiss, Johnny Cash and AC/DC's Angus Young as some of his influences.
• The first song Jared Weeks and Jason Null wrote together was "Beautiful Day," which ended up on the band's 2008 debut.
• Saving Abel got their name from the Biblical story of Cain and Abel.