Wow, sometimes music really depresses me in a way that isn’t what you’re probably thinking.
My all time favorite band in the ENTIRE universe was/is Something Corporate. When Andrew McMahon got diagnosed with cancer they went on a temporary hold. Prior to that he had started a little side project called Jack’s Mannequin. I saw SoCo in concert three times and they literallly blew me away (once they played with Yellowcard before they sold out!!). After his chemo and stuff was over, Andrew shifted to Jack’s Mannequin and I guess SoCo broke up (noooooooo). I’ve seen Jack’s Mannequin in concert several times also and they are seriously amazing but nothing like my SoCo. This isn’t what depresses me.
JM is MUCH bigger than SoCo ever was. I was watching a video on youtube today and I nearly cried when I read the comment to a SoCo video “Wow, these guys kind of sound like Jack’s Mannequin. The lead singer even kind of looks like Andrew from Jack’s.”
……..how can you be a fan of a band without knowing it’s history? Like, a serious fan of the band? All you have to do is google Andrew’s name and you’ll find out anything you need to know. Makes me realize once again how much I hate the youth of this country, but then again, that was probably once thought of my generation as well….
