A Lesson In Romantics - Mayday Parade

Mayday Parade are a 5-peice alternative rock(/emo, pop punk etc) band from Florida, consisting of guitars (both electric clean and distorted and acoustic) bass, drums and vocals. Their album A Lesson In Romantics was released in 2007. I purchased this album from my local store as I had heard a few samples on their myspace website. 1. Jamie All Over This song starts with a powerful vocal performance over the top of a simple distorted guitar riff. The first song I had ever heard from Mayday Parade. Like many of the albums songs, the chorus is very upbeat and catchy while easy to sing a long to! 2. Black Cat This is ...  Read the complete review

I was introduced to mayday parade last winter by a friend of mine after my girlfriend split up with me (which kinda put some irony into the title of the album) Mayday parade certainly have that unique sound that most bands try and create. no song on the album uses similar riffs, and the vocal patterns are all unique. To me it is a very heart warming album, that is great to just come and listen to, especially on a cold, crappy day where you just wanna unwind. The track listing for this album is : 1. Jamie All Over 2. Black Cat 3. When I Get Home You're So Dead 4. Jersey 5. If You ...  Read the complete review

For me discovering this band has been the best thing during this rainy cold summer. in my opinion anyway. This is the first studio album from Mayday Parade and the first song that i listened to was "Miserable At Best" and fell in love completely with this band. The full track listing for this albulm is : 1. Jamie All Over; This is another on of my favorites definitely worth giving a listen. 2. Black Cat; A good song. 3. When I Get Home You're So Dead; Again another one of my favourites. 4. Jersey; And again another favorite. 5. If You Wanted A Song Written About You All You Had To ...  Read the complete review