Yellowcard, an alternative rock/pop punk band, is from Jacksonville, FL and their music includes a unique contribution to the genre, it features the use of a violin. They released their first album, Midget Tossing, in 1997. Their 2nd album, Where We Stand, contained the same lineup as Midget Tossing and Sean Mackin was included on more songs. Ben Dobson lost interest in the band and finally left being replaced by Ryan Key on rhythm guitar and vocals; Key was a Jacksonville local playing in a band called Craig’s Brother. This addition changed the band’s musical style from hardcore punk to pop punk. It changed most of their fan base also and left them facing a new beginning and fresh start.
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They recorded the “Still Standing EP” in early 2000; soon after the release, Todd Clarry left the band. Ryan filled both Dobson’s and Clarry’s duties then, playing guitar and singing respectively. They sent the new EP to friend Steve Lubarsky at Lobster Records and afterward, in June 2000, signed their 1st recording contract. By November of that year, they went to Camarillo, CA to start working on their next full-length album. After that, they released One for the Kids (2001), The Underdog EP (2002), Ocean Avenue (2003), Lights and Sounds (2006) and Paper Walls (2007). They were included on an episode of MTV’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge, singing their song, “Way Away,” while contestants trashed a mock hotel room like rock stars. As Ocean Avenue’s popularity began dying down, they contributed songs to numerous soundtracks; the 1st was “Gifts and Curses,” which showed up in Spider-Man 2 and they did a cover of Lagwagon’s “Violins” included on the Rock against Bush Vol. 2 album. They did a cover of “Don’t You (Forget about Me)” during a special homage to the movie, The Breakfast Club at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards.