Reggie and the Full Effect

Reggie and the Full Effect
Reggie and the Full Effect at Riot Fest 2013
Background information
Also known as	Common Denominator, Fluxuation
Origin	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock pop punk emo post-hardcore
Years active	1998–2008, 2010, 2013–present
Labels	Second Nature, Vagrant
Associated acts	The Get Up Kids Coalesce My Chemical Romance New Found Glory Slipknot Leathermouth
Members	James Dewees Jeramiah Pauly Lance Claypool Vincent Caito Michael Hansen
Past members	Matt Pryor Rob Pope Ryan Pope Paul Gray Frank Iero Cory White Ray Toro Billy Johnson

Reggie and the Full Effect is an American rock band, the solo project of James Dewees, keyboardist for The Get Up Kids. It has released six full-length albums, the latest in 2013, and has toured with various associated acts in their promotion.

In the mid-1990s when he was playing with Coalesce, Dewees recorded four songs on a cassette tape as a joke, and would hand them out at concerts. After Matt Pryor received one, he urged Dewees to contact Ed Rose to record the material. With Pryor's help, Dewees recorded and released Reggie and the Full Effect's first album, Greatest Hits 1984–1987, on Second Nature Recordings in 1998.

In April 2000, Reggie released his second full-length, Promotional Copy, on Vagrant Records. The album caused much confusion in stores because of the album art, which is styled in the same manner as a promotional recording which is not intended to be sold. A similar joke fell flat when Under the Tray was released in February 2003. When the CD case was opened, buyers were shocked to find that there was no disc waiting for them in its usual resting place. Instead, the disc had been placed under the tray (hence the album title). On subsequent pressings, Vagrant added an illustration to show purchasers where to find the CD. This album contained the single "Congratulations Smack and Katy", which would be the tune behind Reggie's first music video and appear in the video game Burnout 3: Takedown.

Reggie's fourth studio album, Songs Not to Get Married To, was released on March 29, 2005. Most of the music from this album was inspired by the divorce Dewees went through with his first wife, Megan. Sean Ingram of Coalesce and ex-From Autumn to Ashes lead singer Ben Perri both appear on the album, as well as The Get Up Kids bandmates Rob Pope and Ryan Pope.