#7
Mayday Parade
Monsters in the Closet
Frank and I were in the car one day and he put on a song he wanted me to listen to. Inwardly I cringed a little . . . he likes headbanger music a little more than I do. Anyway, the song he played was Terrible Things by Mayday Parade. When it ended, I asked him to play it again. By the end of the second time through, I was in tears. If you haven’t heard the song, I challenge you to listen to it and not be moved emotionally, if not to tears.
We had tickets to see Mayday Parade, and it wasn’t a show I had previously been looking forward to. I envisioned dropping Frank and his friend at the concert and sitting and reading in Tattered Covers a couple blocks away. After listening to Terrible Things, I opened my mind up a little bit and started listening to more.
Two things: it was one of the best concerts we saw this year, and Mayday Parade is now one of my favorite bands. Monsters in the Closet is an exceptional album. My favorite songs are 12 through 15, Angels, Girls, and Hold Onto Me. Admittedly, I like more of the songs from their 2007 album A Lesson in Romantics, probably because I know them all by heart. Jamie All Over, Black Cat, Miserable at Best, and Jersey—all great.
I highly recommend seeing these guys live. They leave it all on stage. I danced more at this show than any other this year, I sang along and honestly, had the best time ever. It might not be my number one best concert of 2013, but it’s way up there.
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