Jack's mannequin
| Jack's mannequin | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , pop rock |
| founding | 2004 |
| resolution | 2012 |
| Website | www.andrewmcmahon.com |
| Last occupation | |
| Andrew McMahon | |
| Bobby "Raw" Anderson | |
| Jay McMillan | |
| Mikey "The Kid" Wagner | |
| former members | |
| Jonathan Sullivan | |
Jack's Mannequin was an American alternative rock band from Orange County ( California ).
history
The band originally began as a solo project by singer and songwriter Andrew McMahon , who is also the lead singer for Something Corporate . Together with Mötley Crües drummer Tommy Lee and producer Jim Wirt, the debut album Everything in Transit was recorded in 2005.
The music is characterized by soulful ballads with piano accompaniment. Her biggest hit to date, Swim , reached number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying album The Glass Passenger reached number 8 on the Billboard 200 album charts and even number 1 on the Billboard Alternative Album Charts . The follow-up album People and Things came in ninth Show similar success on Billboard 200 and Rank 3 on Alternative Albums . Shortly after the album was released, Andrew McMahon announced that he no longer wanted to make music under the name Jack's Mannequin and that he would only continue to do so under his own name.
Discography
Albums
- 2005: Everything in Transit
- 2008: The Glass Passenger
- 2011: People and Things
Live albums
- 2013: Live From The El Rey Theater
EPs
- 2005: Kill the Messenger
- 2006: The Free Holiday EP
- 2008: The Ghost Overground
- 2008: In Valleys
- 2008: The Resolution EP
- 2009: Live from SoHo EP
- 2009: The Dear Jack EP
Singles
- 2005: The Mixed Tape
- 2005: Dark Blue
- 2005: The Lights and Buzz
- 2006: La La Lie
- 2008: The Resolution
- 2009: Swim
- 2009: Dear Jack
- 2011: My Racing Thoughts
- 2011: Release Me
DVDs
- 2009: Jack's Mannequin: Dear Jack
Dear Jack Foundation
Shortly before the end of the first US tour as headliner in 2005, Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia , which, thanks to his sister, he was able to overcome with a stem cell transplant . He decided to set up a foundation called the “Dear Jack Foundation” in order to support particularly young people who have been diagnosed with cancer in the fight against blood cancer and to improve their quality of life.
The work of the foundation and the positive social impact were honored in 2008 with the "Good Woodie" of the mtvU Woodie Awards , which gave the Dear Jack Foundation an additional level of awareness.
Others
- The band name Jack's Mannequin is a mixture of the title Dear Jack that Andrew McMahon wrote and the band name that he originally intended for the band, the Black Mannequins . He got this idea while walking around town one day and noticed that there were very few black mannequins (mannequins in English). In order to avoid race and racism issues, he decided against the name and combined his idea with the song name, as Jack rhymed with Black .
- Dear Jack was the first song Andrew wrote outside of Something Corporate . The song is named after the brother of a friend of his, whom he had in childhood. Jack, like Andrew himself, also had leukemia .
- The 2009 Dear Jack DVD is an autobiographical video recording of singer Andrew during the recording of his debut album and his hardest time diagnosed with cancer and life after.
- The band fun. played 2010 as "Supporting Act" for Jack's Mannequin. She herself played in the opening act for The Cure and raised funds for her foundation Dear Jack Foundation.
- A Jack's Mannequin fan app has existed for Windows Phones since 2013 .
Web links
- Andrew McMahon's website (English)
- Andrew McMahon's blog
- Dear Jack Foundation website
- German fan website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/303983/jacks-mannequin/chart?f=343
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/303983/jacks-mannequin/chart
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jacks-mannequins-andrew-mcmahon-end-388566
- ↑ http://www.dearjackfoundation.com/foundation/
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/ontv/woodieawards/2008/
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.amiright.com/artists/jacksmannequin.shtml
- ↑ http://andrewmcmahon.myshopify.com/products/dear-jack-dvd
- ↑ http://www.laut.de/Jacks-Mannequin
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
