Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in 1997 and based in Los Angeles since 2000.
They in Jacksonville, Florida after meeting at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.
-Wikipedia
Members:
Sean Mackin - violin, mandolin, backing and occasional lead vocals (1997-2017, 2022-present)
Ryan Key - lead vocals (1999-2017, 2022-present), rhythm guitar (2000-2017, 2022-present), piano (2002-2017), bass (2002-2003; 2004-2010)
Ryan Mendez - lead guitar, backing vocals (2005-2017, 2022-present), bass (2005-2010)
Josh Portman - bass, backing vocals (2012-2017, 2022-present; touring 2007-2010)
Former members:
Ben Dobson - lead vocals (1997-1999)
Todd Clary - rhythm guitar (1997-2000)
Warren Cooke - bass, backing vocals (1997-2002)
Ben Harper - lead guitar (1997-2005)
Longineu W. Parsons III - drums, percussion (1997-2014)
Alex Lewis - bass, backing vocals (2003-2004)
Peter Mosely - bass, piano, backing vocals (2004-2007; touring 2002-2003)
Sean O'Donnell - bass, backing vocals (2010-2012)
Former Members:
Ben Dobson Lead vocals
(19971999)
Todd Clary Rhythm guitar
(19972000)
Warren Cooke Bass guitar, backing vocals
(19972002)
Alex Lewis Bass guitar, backing vocals
(20032004)
Ben Harper Lead guitar
(19972005)
Peter Mosely Bass guitar, piano, backing vocals
(20022003, 20042007)
Sean O'Donnell Bass guitar, backing vocals
(20102012)
Longineu W. Parsons III Drums
(19972014)
Name Origin:
They got their name from a phrase they used in high school. Whenever somebody did something stupid at a party, such as spill a beer on the carpet, they enforced soccer rules and gave them a 'yellow card' for committing a 'party foul'.
From: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Genre(s):
Pop punk,
alternative rock,
hardcore punk
Active From: 1997-present (hiatus 2008-2010)
Associated Acts:
Reeve Oliver,
Craig's Brother,
HeyMike!,
Inspection 12,
Big If
Trademark: utilize violins which makes them unique in their respective genre
Awards:
2004
MTV Music Awards - MTV2 Video, Ocean Avenue
Quotes:
Um. Definitely. Absolutely. You can get a lot out of the record but, um, I don't know if you get the full experience but you definitely get a new perspective. It's kinda hard for me to give you that perspective, but you'd have to ask a fan. [Laughs]
-Ben
We wouldn't be where we are at now if it wasn't for file sharing. That is how kids found out about us. It's hard to have a negative view on it, obviously.
-Alex
It was used as like a party thing. When we were at a party and someone spilled thier drink, we just said that they got a yellowcard. It basically was just thought of 5 days before one of our shows. (on naming the band)
-Alex
Ben Fold's Five. They're from the states, a really, really big influence. There's a drummer, a piano player and then a bass player. It's just amazing music, it's great.
-Ben
Good. It's really cool, because they asked us to do an original song. We just wrote it and it's a really focused kind of a song which added to the fact that you can just produce something like that on command. It turned out really, really good. It's a five minute long song. It's like a pretty up-to-date statement of what Yellowcard can write. It's kind of like, it shows our progression from the last record. (on spideman 2 soundtrack)
-Ben