
FLASHBACK FRIDAYS: Punchline "Action"
Lilly Kori
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<p>Hey there friends!</p> <p>Welcome to another addition of Flashback Fridays! Tonight is the fifth official edition of this particular format.</p> <p>I hope you all are doing well gearing up for the holiday weekend.</p> <p>Tonight, I wanted to highlight a record from 2004. Last week we highlighted <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0c4fpXIFPFNve1CxmGgXQf?si=xUt0Rj2QRZqJ7eHB8zhPvQ&dl_branch=1">Gob</a>'s "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1Nzd5RwAORo0qpsLWDqVgZ?si=fQswT8eWRw-u0zcn-ca3Ew&dl_branch=1">Foot in Mouth Disease</a>" from the year 2003.</p> <p>Tonight, I'll be highlighting a record that I don't think gets enough attention, and that record is <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1CK7niAEBeKXci8KtBvxbG?si=CcZmh3LmTQSOlgK5qZS4bA&dl_branch=1">Punchline</a>'s "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1v8oV6uZROxDZXbiy4QpNv?si=nt9Oq12GSm6sFhdgLOrVTQ&dl_branch=1">Action</a>".</p> <p><strong>Punchline</strong> is an American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music">rock</a> band from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Vernon,_Pennsylvania" title="The Berlin Project">Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania</a>, United States, that was formed in 1998.</p> <p>In 2003, the band signed to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fueled_by_Ramen" title="Fueled by Ramen">Fueled by Ramen</a> Records. This was when Fall Out Boy was signed to Fueled by Ramen as well.</p> <p>On the February 2004 album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_(Punchline_album)" title="Action (Punchline album)"><em>Action</em></a>, produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_O%27Keefe_(producer)" title="Sean O'Keefe (producer)">Sean O'Keefe</a>, Punchline set itself apart in the world of pop-punk music with bright three-part harmonies, unique melodies, catchy riffs and a strong rhythm section.</p> <p>I remember sitting in the Punchline van as they played me the record a few weeks before it was set to be released. Chris was kind enough to give me a preview and i knew I was going to lov