Yellowcard
Where we stand

THE REVIEW

The Yellowcard, having acknowledged their great success, that is Ocean Avenue, have decided to reissue "Where We Stand". The cover has been reprinted with a more subjective design and they have also added a media file that recounts their musical career, including some footage from when they played in high school.

Musically speaking, the Yellowcard of today are different from the Yellowcard of this album, also because Ryan Key had yet to make his appearance. Therefore, their sound is decidedly more melodic hardcore and thus far from the pop-punk loved by two million fans. When they composed this album they were little more than kids but already had remarkable skills; in fact, this album is superb. This album entered the history of punk-rock thanks to the distinctive element of this band: the violin.
A violin in a punk-rock track had never been heard before. When they introduced this novelty, perhaps the time wasn't ripe, but now it is. In the face of those who initially mocked this band for bringing along a bespectacled violinist. Yellowcard's innovation is one of the few modern inventions in modern music. In this album, the violin is a distinctive element even if they didn't use it yet as they do today. The violin with its rough sound marries with the sharpness of the guitars, the drumming, and the powerful voice of singer Dobson. The recording is what it is, being far from today's standards, but suited to the aggressive style they were inspired by at the time. Beautiful melodies and lively rhythms.
A notable fact is that in the hidden track, the eleventh, Yellowcard plays with the modulator making self-ironic comments.