Ocean Avenue whipped Yellowcard out of the striped pocket of anonymity in the fall of 2004. Prior to their breakaway hit record, they boys of Yellowcard, who originated in Jacksonville, Florida, had struggled to produce anything with lasting popularity. Albums like Midget Tossing, Where We Stand and One for the Kids failed to gain the attention of the major record label officials or the crowds of pop-punk music fans waiting for a fresher sound. But when Capitol Records took them under their humongous label, things started to change fast.The title track of Ocean Avenue became an overnight sensation with rock fans of the Total Request Live demographic. Along with "Way Away" and "Only One," "Ocean Avenue" drop-kicked Yellowcard to mainstream fame and fortune, as evidenced by Ocean Avenue's peaking at the No. 23 spot in the Billboard Hot 200. Band membership changed several times since the beginning of Yellowcard back in the late 1990s. Originally Yellowcard consisted of Ryan Key (vocals/guitar), Sean Mackin (vocals/violin), Ben Harper (guitar), Longineu Parsons (drums) and Warren Cooke (bass), but other members have included Peter Mosely, Ryan Mendez and Alex Lewis, to name a few. After Ocean Avenue, Yellowcard became an established name in popular rock. Lights and Sounds (2006) and Paper Walls (2007) both contained singles hits that made it onto pop radio, and both were successful in the rock album charts.Like their name implies, Yellowcard is a warning, a rebellious infraction against the standard order. However, they seem to run right on the line of acceptability with a kind of freewheeling grace, as they're message never slides in flagrantly enough to warrant calling themselves Redcard. To win in the way that Yellowcard has, you can't take yourself out of the game with outrageous offenses. It's much more lucrative and effectual to bend the rules rather than to break them. And nobody bends it like Yellowcard.