Yellowcard Band • Page 202

My take... they zigged (made a darker, more ambitious record) when people thought they should've zagged (making Ocean Ave. pt 2).

 

Lights and Sounds is and has always been my favorite Yellowcard record

 

Wow

 

I was hoping he's do something funny when he sings "grooooooound", and he definitely delivered

 

The worst one I heard was that Ryan's vocals were lazy. It's just a different emotional record for me - slower paced, more emotional. I think he captured it perfectly. I love this album more and more as time goes on.

 

I get there was a different, maybe darker tone to the album, but it still sounded like Yellowcard.
Glad they just didn’t try and make Ocean Ave 2 and just stunt their momentum as a band.

 

???
Lights and sounds stunted almost all the momentum they had as a band.

 

I meant as writer’s. So often bands try and replicate theirs hits and the stress and pressure of trying to write Ocean Ave 2, and Ocean Ave 3 and so on could just have a band call it quits early.

Yes, they did lose some of their “MTV popularity momentum”, but in terms of the quality of their future albums, maybe they had to continue the momentum of writing what they they wanted and not compromise if that makes sense.

 

That's fair and very possible IMO.

 

Best one of these so far:

 

For You and Your Denial broke AP when it was released 10 years ago today. Ten (10) years ago.

 

A strong comeback song indeed. I miss this band.

 

That was ten years ago? Christ.

 

I know right.

 

If you going to comeback, you might as well comeback with one of the most Yellowcard sounding sounds you’ve written.

 

Had they made an Ocean Avenue pt.2 would they have continued on the up and up?

 

No. they would have just become New Found Glory.

 

Up and up?

 

As a fan:

Wish this band was still around. Wish they didn’t lose time because of a hiatus. Wish they could have done the last few records with LP. Wish they would leak out they could share the version of Here I Am Alive with Pat from FOB now that they are over.

I get there is a reason why each of these things didn’t happen. They made a lot of great meaningful music that stands up and gets regular listens from me. One of my favourites.

 

Would really enjoy some represses on vinyl. I only have When You’re Through Thinking and Yellowcard.

 

Looking for an update on this. Don’t be shy, leak the track

 

I’ve been saying leak it for years. The Southern Air version sounds great, but hearing Patrick and Ryan do a song together just seems so right.

 

?

 

The Here I Am Alive version with Patrick of FOB and Yellowcard (which they wrote together).

They couldn’t get permission to release the version with Patrick so they did a version with Taylor on Southern Air.

Anyway, leak it. I wanna hear it. Ryan and Patrick combo would be nice.

 

I thought your post meant the stump version had been out there. Boggles my mind why it could never get released