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Jason Tate · Nov 15, 2021

um. yeah.

sammyboy516 · Nov 15, 2021

Jason Tate said:

um. yeah.

Your recent run-through of their discography…did you know something was coming?

elphshelf · Nov 15, 2021

Very curious to see who will be joining the lineup! I know Jon Schneck and the Matts were hanging out recently.

contra11mundum · Nov 15, 2021

I have it on good authority that it is the Five Score lineup + Ethan

Jason Tate · Nov 15, 2021

sammyboy516 said:

Your recent run-through of their discography…did you know something was coming?

I willed it into the world. All fans should thank me.

dylan · Nov 15, 2021

contra11mundum said:

I have it on good authority that it is the Five Score lineup + Ethan

him and matt make up?

contra11mundum · Nov 15, 2021

dylan said:

him and matt make up?

They sure did

dylan · Nov 15, 2021

neat. i'd be interested if they have something new in the works with ethan being back. if it's just the Matts i'll probably pass

HelloThisIsDog · Nov 15, 2021

dylan said:

him and matt make up?

contra11mundum said:

They sure did

I didn’t know there was ever any beef? What happened?

elphshelf · Nov 15, 2021

contra11mundum said:

I have it on good authority that it is the Five Score lineup + Ethan

Interesting - how does Ethan fit in here? He going to be the aux keys/guitarist or is Matt going full singing-only?

contra11mundum · Nov 15, 2021

Dave on drums. When it’s all 6 Ethan on aux/etc. When John W. can’t be there Ethan on bass.

JRGComedy · Nov 15, 2021

Dave low-key one of the most influential pop punk drummers. Super underrated

dylan · Nov 15, 2021

HelloThisIsDog said:

I didn’t know there was ever any beef? What happened?

Years old info but

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sammyboy516 · Nov 15, 2021

dylan said:

Years old info but

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Am I crazy or does this page have nothing to do with any sort of disagreement? lol

Elder Lightning · Nov 15, 2021

sammyboy516 said:

Am I crazy or does this page have nothing to do with any sort of disagreement? lol

You might have a different posts per page setting:

dylan said:

It's been a while since I've really been "in the know" with RK, but lemme see if I can remember it right (it's a lot of dirty laundry and hearsay but it's what I got). It was really Thiessen leaning hard into making CL and Ethan and the Jo(h)ns not being onboard with the direction he was taking them.

After FSASYA they were dropped I think? Thiessen was engaged to a woman named Shannon who was a radio host from Savannah GA, and Hoopes was going through a rough patch with his wife, i unfortunately forget her name, who was the daughter of their long-time producer Mark Lee Townsend. Thiessen then cheated on Shannon (i hear rumor it was with katy perry while on 2008 warped tour) and their engagement ended. Thiessen locked himself in a remote cabin after that in early 2009 and began writing FANSD. He was almost completely secluded and really the only interactions he had were bandmates checking in on him every so often. RK began recording at dark horse studios and released the album. It was a really really trying album for them to make and Thiessen was sick almost the entire time they recorded and you can hear it in his voice.

After touring on the album they kind of took it easy for a bit. Hoopes began going through a divorce with his wife and wasn't on tour for a good while from like 2010-2011. They had Justin York fill in for him. Late 2011 they go into the studio and I'm not really sure what happened with that material but their label at the time, Jive?, dissolved and they moved to RCA. They went back into the studio in 2012ish with a new producer that wasn't Townsend and from what I hear it was a pretty......heated process. Ethan Luck wanted to continue building on FANSD and Thiessen wanted to go in the pop direction that we got with collapsible lung. They got into it quite a bit from what I hear. Obviously Thiessen "won" and we got CL.

They played a holiday show in December of 2012 in Nashville that I believe either Pittman or Dave was coming to and playing with them at the show. Rumor is backstage Thiessen and Luck's "creative differences" came to a head over Ethan trying to take more control of the band and being unhappy with what they were about to release and Thiessen basically told him he's out of the band.

I think it was around February 2013 that my ex's friend who is/was close to the band sent us CL before it even had a title, artwork, and most of the track names were different. We sat on our bed and were just...confused how it was so bad. I remember legitimately laughing at how awful can't complain was especially that god damn line about his puppy back home haha. We thought these were just dumb demos and studio goofs and asked her friend if it was actual the real album they were gonna release. It was.

Then the whole lead up to the actual release was a cluster fuck. They announced the name of the album and said it was coming soon and Ethan played his last show all at Easterfest. Ethan shortly later announced he was leaving and even his announcement said he tried to not let it happen. The album got delayed at least once from what I remember and I'm not sure why. The Jo(h)ns also took their silent exit from the band before the CL support tour.

So yeah, that's basically what I know about what I view as when, how, and why they lost their steam after FSASYA

noisyneighbour · Nov 15, 2021

contra11mundum said:

Dave on drums. When it’s all 6 Ethan on aux/etc. When John W. can’t be there Ethan on bass.

this is truly the best possible scenario. wow.

Spazzy McGee · Nov 16, 2021

Woah woah woah, this is awesome!

contra11mundum · Nov 16, 2021

Some tour dates are up on their site

JRGComedy · Nov 16, 2021

Nothing west of Chicago yet

aspeedomodel · Nov 16, 2021

Yup, totally going to be there at Chicago.

contra11mundum · Nov 16, 2021

Relient K - 2021 Tour Dates & Concert Schedule - Live Nation

Greg · Nov 16, 2021

HelloThisIsDog · Nov 16, 2021

New promo picture it seems

xthricex · Nov 16, 2021

Any word on support bands?

aspeedomodel · Nov 16, 2021

No John Warne?

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