- The Summer Obsession
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Origin = Jacksonville,Florida ,United States
Genre =Punk Pop Alternative rock
Years_active = 2004–2008
Label = Virgin Records
Associated_acts =Good Charlotte , Separation Is Natural, Start Trouble,Trouble Is , HillValley,Against All Authority ,Greyfield
URL = http://www.thesummerobsession.com/
Current_members =Lucien Walker (Vocals/Piano)
Allan 'Fin' Leavell (Vocals/Guitar)
Christ Miller (Bass)Chris Wilson (Drums)
Past_members =Josh Freese –Nine Inch Nails (drums/2005)
Jon Wilkes–Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (drums/2005)
Ryland Steen–Reel Big Fish (drums/2004)
Mark McHone–Separation Is Natural (bass/2005)
Chris Brown–Evergreen Terrace (drums/2005)
Drew Steen– (drums/2005)
Alex Lewis–Yellowcard (bass/2004)The Summer Obsession was a punk band from
Jacksonville, Florida &Salt Lake City, Utah ,United States . The band originally started in the summer of 2004 by Lucian Walker & Allan 'Fin' Leavell. They went through a gauntlet of members until they reached their final bass & drum positions in the form of Chris 'Christ' Miller, and formerGood Charlotte drummer Chris Wilson. The band has previously been on tour with bands such as Cartel, Mya, The Click Five, Story Of the Year, Saosin, Permanent Me, Hit the Lights, Houston Calls, Monty Are I, Against All Authority, Whole Wheat Bread,Plain White T's , New Years Day and many more. They classified themselves as "feel good rockers". Two Types Of People was the first CD released by the 2member electronic punk outfit, which featured a cover of Tom Petty's Free Fallin'.This Is Where You Belong is their debut major label album released in August 2006 on Virgin Records. They appeared on Cartoon Network's Fridays and performed the songs "Melt the Sugar" & "Disappear". They appeared on Jacksonville's Fox News and performed their single Do You Remember. They have also played in Japan on two occasions, selling way more CDs in Japan than here in the states. It's rumored that "Death Said" will be on the soundtrack for theMaximum Ride movie. The band recently confirmed their break up, saying they are still on good terms with each other.Music videos
The band has many official music videos...their first video was for the song 8 AM, recorded at 8 AM at Jacksonville Beach by Lucien and Allan 'Fin'. The next video was for the song Down For Whatever, followed by another video for the song I Miss You. When Chris Wilson joined the band and made it a trio, they made a video for Death Said. Chris 'Christ' then joined the band and a video for the song Bored was made, and then a full production video for Do You Remember was made.
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External links
* [http://www.thesummerobsession.com The Summer Obsession Official Website]
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