History

Yellowcard was formed in 1997 in Jacksonville, Florida after meeting at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. The band was made up of six members: Ben Dobson (vocals), Todd Clarry (vocals, guitar), Ben Harper (guitar), Sean Mackin (violin), Warren Cooke (bass guitar), and Longineu W. Parsons III (drums). Yellowcard got their name from a phrase they used in high school. Whenever somebody did something "stupid" at a party, such as drop a beer on the carpet, they enforced soccer rules and gave them a "yellow card" for committing a "party foul". At the beginning of their career there was confusion over how their name was spelled, with or without a space. The band has clarified this by publicly announcing that is spelled "Yellowcard", without a space.

Early Years

The band released their first album, Midget Tossing, in 1997. While Sean Mackin was featured on some of the songs, he was not a full-fledged member yet. Where We Stand, their second album, featured the same lineup as Midget Tossing, except this time Mackin was accepted as a full-time member. Soon Ben Dobson lost interest in the band and left, while others believe he was sacked from the band because of a cocaine addiction. He was replaced by Ryan Key (vocals) who convinced the band that they would not achieve success in Florida in the long run, so they decided to move to Southern California. 2001 The band recorded the "Still Standing EP". Soon after "Still Standing EP" was released, Todd Clarry left the band. Ryan Key then filled both Clarry's and Dobson's duties: vocals and guitar.

Ocean Avenue

Yellowcard's real public reception came after signing with Capitol Records in 2003 and releasing Ocean Avenue. Fans loved the album's sincere lyrics and unique musical style (mostly due to Mackin's violin playing). During the recording of Ocean Avenue, Mosely left, citing personal problems. The band began the search again for a new bass player and found Alex Lewis. The band released the first single from the album, which was Way Away. The song did well on MTV2 and rock radio, peaking at #25 on the modern rock charts, the song created enough buzz for the band's mainstream explosion that was about to happen. In the middle of the band's tour in support of Ocean Avenue, Pete Mosely returned from his semi-retirement and asked if he could rejoin. Because Mosely had been an integral part of the writing for Ocean Avenue and had been friends with most of the band's members since high school, Lewis was asked to leave and Mosely was reinstated as the bass player.

Lights and Sounds

Albums

DVDs

• Beyond Ocean Avenue: Live at the Electric Factory (2004)

Non-Album-Tracks

• "Everywhere" - Michelle Branch cover from Punk Goes Pop
• "Firewater" - from Punk Goes Acoustic
• "Violins" - from Rock Against Bush Vol. 2
• "Gifts and Curses" - from the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack
• "Hey Mike" - from the "Way Away" CD Single and the Less Than Jake Limited Edition Tour EP
• "Three Flights Down" - exclusive bonus track from Lights and Sounds
• "When We're Old Men" - Lights and Sounds (Australian Exclusive) CD Single
• "Don't You Forget About Me" - performed live at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards
• "All Apologies" - unreleased Nirvana cover
• "Dumb" - unreleased Nirvana cover
• "Butterfly" - unreleased Weezer cover
• "Missing The War" - Ben Folds Five cover from

Wal-Mart Soundcheck

Singles

Other Appearances

• 2003 - SSX3 - "Way Away"
• 2002 - Madden 2003 - "Way Away"
• 2005 - Burnout: Takedown - "Breathing"
• 2005 - Burnout Revenge - "Lights and Sounds"
• 2006 - FlatOut 2 - "Breathing"
• 2006 - FlatOut 2 - "Rough Landing, Holly"

Yellowcard on iTunes

Missing from the iTunes catalogue for Yellowcard, are the two EP's: The Underdog and Still Standing as well as Yellowcard's very first album, Midget Tossing.