Hit The Lights - This Is A Stickup ... Don't Make It Murder

What can I say about this band? A friend of mine reccomended them to me a wehile back but i disregarded them as another "pop-punk" band but now after giving them a legit chance, they are one of my favorites. They're quite possibly the happiest emo band i have ever heard. This upbeat happy-sounding album is full of stories of betrayal, suicide, hate, anger and love. Hit The Lights does this in a way better than nearly all others. Catchy pop-riffs and melodies are prevelant throughout the entire cd. This band takes the genre of pop-punk to a whole new level. They layer the vocals amazingly well and it helps that the singer is pretty damn good at his job. This CD is flawless throughout and is an ideal pop-punk cd filled with infectious beats and memorable lyrics. Its hard not to sing along to every single song on this cd. Songs like "Bodybag" and "Talk Us Down" show us HTL's inner rage, but they do it in such a cheerful way. This new release by Hit The Lights contains 3 songs from their EP "Until We Get Caught." Allthough this band may not seem to be the most original band; they do what they do better than any other band. They write amazing songs that will for sure be on repeat for a while to come.

Overall : 9.5/10

Mayday Parade : Tales Told By Dead Friends.

So for my first post I'm going to review a CD i recently downloaded.

Mayday Parade : Tales Told By Dead Friends.

This band kicks off the 6 song CD with a slower paced song, "Just say you're not into it." Personally, not my favorite style of song, and is one of my least favorite on the cd. The slow paced song has nocatchy chorus, or anything really to keep me wanting to listen to this song all the way through. I do like some of the drums in the song which is probably the only reason i listen to it at all. The Next song helps mayday parade redeem its self. From the very beginning of the song, the pop vocals pull you in. Then you get hit with a catchy-as-hell chorus. You catch some synthesizer between the chorus and verses and this only pulls you even further in love with this song. Catchy guitar compliments the great vocals on this track. Next comes another slow song, but unlike the first song, this one has a somewhat catchy chorus, but really nothing else specially to offer. Drums and vocals though are the started for the next song which brings the speed and life back to their album. The next few songs only go to show that mayday parade has limited originality.

Overall : 5/10

Notes: I like a few songs, but it fails to keep my attention for more than a couple tracks, as it seems as though i have heard this cd many times before, Oh yea! thats cause it sounds like SO MANY OTHER BANDS OUT THERE.