This Florida pop-punk band's 15 minutes of MTV fame apparently earned them enough of a following to make their original record label reissue this 1999 full-length, recorded while the members were in high school. Where We Stand might as well be the work of another band; the group has a different lead singer and bassist here than on subsequent albums, and make a lot less use of Sean Mackin's violin (Yellowcard's saving distinction, or shoulder shrug-inducing gimmick, depending upon who you ask). This is hyperbeat, monochromatic new school punk in the Strung Out vein, all the way down to the almost-speed metal guitar picking. Although there's no trace of the sweeping power-pop touches that eventually came to characterize and popularize the band's recordings, lyrics like "I'm not worried about tomorrow" and "Live a brand new day" quickly distinguish this alternate incarnation as punk in form rather than spirit. Despite the new booklet of full color photos and the bonus performance video on the disc's enhanced portion, this look back into Yellowcard's history is mostly trifling. Reprieve comes only through the violin parts, which contrast the monotonous rock instrumentation by toying with melody a bit more and breaking free of strict measures. Even in the early days, it seems, Mackin was the main attraction.