Of Blessings And Burdens (frequently abbreviated using the acronymOBAB) was an American five-piece post-hardcore band based out of Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Jack Strong and Ryan Tyree, the band's bassist and guitarist, respectively, came up with the name "Of Blessings and Burdens" and the name stuck, due to it reflecting their lyrics, their personal feelings, and what the band felt they were about. OBAB formed in 2003 and weathered a series lineup changes, eventually disbanding in 2006. During that time, they shared the stage with such bands as Unearth, Shadows Fall, The Acacia Strain, Ligeia and NORA.
The band was formed by Ryan Tyree and Jack Strong under the name "Substatic". Tyree ended up substituting Strong's class one day, and the topic of music was brought up. The pair decided to form a Band. Strong had a friend he grew up with, Chris Richardson, who played Drums. He asked him to join and a trio, Substatic, was started. During that period they went through different lead Guitarists until they played a gig with the Band Seven Day Descent, where they found Dave Marcus and asked him to join, which he did. Shortly thereafter the Band changed its name to "Of Blessings And Burdens". About a year or two later Preston Bailey from the band Art is Lost was added to the line up. He replaced Dave on Guitar, and Dave became the band's lead Vocalist. Shortly after this, Tyree ended up leaving the band---on good terms---to focus on his teaching career. He currently works in Hathaway Dorm in the Williston Northampton School. He teaches English and coaches Squash and Tennis. He still is in communication with the members of the Band, and still plays Guitar frequently. He is often known as the "Rock star" of the teachers, as he is many students' favorite teacher. For a while they played as a four-piece until they put out an ad saying that they were seeking a Guitarist, and Jeff Sabola answered. Later Strong quit to join The Acacia Strain, and was replaced by Hiroya Kinuta. In 2006, Of Blessings And Burdens disbanded. The following year, the band said they would regroup for a final concert with the original lineup, but with Bailey on guitar instead of Ryan Tyree. A few practices took place but the reunion show was called off.
Jack Strong remains the bassist for The Acacia Strain. Dave Marcus and Preston moved on to play for the band Arrows Over Athens. Chris Richardson and Ryan Tyree now play in Lake Side Drive, an 1980s cover band.
After a year of talk about a reunion, rumors spread of an Of Blessings And Burdens reunion show with the bands antilove, The Bloodening, Good Luck Cadet, November 5, 1955, There Was Change, and more. The show took place at the Waterfront Tavern in Holyoke Massachusetts February 10, 2008. It was later confirmed that the band never agreed to play the show, and in fact didn't end up playing. Some miscommunication took place between the show's producers and the members of OBAB.
In March 2008, Dave Marcus moved to California due to personal reasons. Marcus returned to Massachusetts in March 2009 and began re-recording the band's last release, To the Ones We Love: A True Story. A new version of the song "Find Your Own Wings" was released on the band's Myspace page. The album was released online in early July 2010.
On May 22, 2012, Marcus died unexpectedly at his home in Sunderland, Massachusetts. He was 24 years old.[1][2]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Of Blessings and Burdens news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Of Blessings And Burdens frequently abbreviated using the acronym OBAB was an American five piece post hardcore band based out of Amherst Massachusetts United States Jack Strong and Ryan Tyree the band s bassist and guitarist respectively came up with the name Of Blessings and Burdens and the name stuck due to it reflecting their lyrics their personal feelings and what the band felt they were about OBAB formed in 2003 and weathered a series lineup changes eventually disbanding in 2006 During that time they shared the stage with such bands as Unearth Shadows Fall The Acacia Strain Ligeia and NORA Of Blessings And BurdensOriginAmherst Massachusetts United StatesGenresPost hardcoreYears active2003 2008LabelsAbaddon Records Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Ex members 4 Discography 5 Videography 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe band was formed by Ryan Tyree and Jack Strong under the name Substatic Tyree ended up substituting Strong s class one day and the topic of music was brought up The pair decided to form a Band Strong had a friend he grew up with Chris Richardson who played Drums He asked him to join and a trio Substatic was started During that period they went through different lead Guitarists until they played a gig with the Band Seven Day Descent where they found Dave Marcus and asked him to join which he did Shortly thereafter the Band changed its name to Of Blessings And Burdens About a year or two later Preston Bailey from the band Art is Lost was added to the line up He replaced Dave on Guitar and Dave became the band s lead Vocalist Shortly after this Tyree ended up leaving the band on good terms to focus on his teaching career He currently works in Hathaway Dorm in the Williston Northampton School He teaches English and coaches Squash and Tennis He still is in communication with the members of the Band and still plays Guitar frequently He is often known as the Rock star of the teachers as he is many students favorite teacher For a while they played as a four piece until they put out an ad saying that they were seeking a Guitarist and Jeff Sabola answered Later Strong quit to join The Acacia Strain and was replaced by Hiroya Kinuta In 2006 Of Blessings And Burdens disbanded The following year the band said they would regroup for a final concert with the original lineup but with Bailey on guitar instead of Ryan Tyree A few practices took place but the reunion show was called off Jack Strong remains the bassist for The Acacia Strain Dave Marcus and Preston moved on to play for the band Arrows Over Athens Chris Richardson and Ryan Tyree now play in Lake Side Drive an 1980s cover band After a year of talk about a reunion rumors spread of an Of Blessings And Burdens reunion show with the bands antilove The Bloodening Good Luck Cadet November 5 1955 There Was Change and more The show took place at the Waterfront Tavern in Holyoke Massachusetts February 10 2008 It was later confirmed that the band never agreed to play the show and in fact didn t end up playing Some miscommunication took place between the show s producers and the members of OBAB In March 2008 Dave Marcus moved to California due to personal reasons Marcus returned to Massachusetts in March 2009 and began re recording the band s last release To the Ones We Love A True Story A new version of the song Find Your Own Wings was released on the band s Myspace page The album was released online in early July 2010 On May 22 2012 Marcus died unexpectedly at his home in Sunderland Massachusetts He was 24 years old 1 2 Members EditDave Marcus Vocals Guitar Chris Richardson Drums Jeff Sabola Guitar Preston Bailey Guitar Hiroya Kinuta BassEx members EditRyan Tyree Vocals Guitar Jack Strong Bass Josh Mann Vocals GuitarDiscography EditDate of Release Title Label2003 The Lilac Serenade Indie2005 Now That She s in Town Indie2006 To the Ones We Love A True Story IndieVideography EditMusic Videos Never Bled Like This 2005 Between Scylla And Charybdis 2005 Webisodes Adventures In OBABLand Adventures In Maine New Video Hiro Recording Van Hot Wings OBAB Tour Footage 1 OBAB Tour Footage 2 OBAB Tour Footage 3References Edit Archived copy Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2013 08 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 1 dead link External links EditOf Blessings And Burdens Myspace To The Ones We Love OFFICIAL DOWNLOAD Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Of Blessings and Burdens amp oldid 1018525455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
