After a brief stint as a member of
New Found Glory and the subsequent breakup of
The Get Up Kids in 2005,
James Dewees brought
Reggie and the Full Effect out as an opening act for bands such as
Alkaline Trio,
My Chemical Romance, and
Hellogoodbye. Once the tour supporting Hellogoodbye ended in the fall of November 2006, Dewees began working with My Chemical Romance as their touring keyboardist. He had dropped out of his slot for the 2006
Warped Tour to record a new Reggie album, but save for a demo of "F-Train" (later known as just "F"), posted on the band's MySpace for 24 hours on Halloween 2006 the fans still hadn't heard anything of its release. Somewhat cryptic MySpace messages were posted and rumors began to spread about Dewees abandoning the project and joining My Chemical Romance full-time. The album, formerly titled "She Loves Me Not", saw many delays and incarnations before its final release date was set by Vagrant Records who, it was heavily rumored, were unhappy with its darker themes and heavier approach. However, in an interview with Lawrence.com soon after the album's release, it was revealed that the album was delayed because of logistical problems with James supporting the album and touring with My Chemical Romance. Then, on April 8, 2008
Alternative Press published an article announcing that Reggie and the Full Effect would be releasing its fifth album, now titled
Last Stop: Crappy Town on June 17, 2008. On May 10, the song "J" was released on their Myspace. On July 16, it was revealed that the first single from the album would be "J", and that a music video has been filmed. The video is now up in the video section of the Reggie and the Full Effect MySpace, along with a "Making Of" video. The video features
Frank Iero from
My Chemical Romance as Frankenstein's monster and was directed by
John Carluccio. The album sold fairly well, reaching #29 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. ==Significance==