theo

today's cd that im showcasing is panic! at the disco's second (and best) album, "pretty odd". p!atd was the band that first even got me into the "emo" genre, and they were my favourite band for a solid chunk of my teenage years. however now i have a deep, violent hatred for brandon urinal that shouldn't need explaining (racist and nonce), but ryan ross i will love until the day i die. obviously ryan's lyricism is what made panic such a great band in the first place, and dallon kept it going with his style of writing, but once braxton uranium basically started a solo career with the band's name it all went downhill artistically (in my opinion). so honestly, the only bad thing about this album is it's association with modern day p!atd, and brayden utility. because this album itself is truly beautiful, and dare i say my favourite album of all time. it is unfathomable to think ryan ross writes with the same 26 letters we do, but can create such magical and emotional lyrics. along with a whimsical musical style, this album transports me every time i listen to it. i have a deep and profound love for pretty odd, and am BEGGING ryan ross to do a (ryan's version) of the album where he re-records with just his vocals so that i may enjoy this this album without having to be reminded of brenda urinate's existence.

music: 11/10

cover art: 10/10

cd design: 7/10

next up from theo's cd collection is my chemical romance's third album "the black parade". i think it is a pretty well known fact about me that i am indeed an enjoyer of the beloved american rock band my chemical romance, and all of their music. while most would assume three cheers is my favourite mcr album (seen as that's the one i have a tattoo of and made a 50 minute youtube video essay about), the black parade is my true favourite mcr album. i love all of the songs, and all the different musical elements woven within the fabric of this album, and also it's wonderfully beautiful story. i have had a deep love for this album for several years now, and so naturally when i started collecting cds, i had to make sure this album was in my collection.

music: 10/10

cover art: 10/10

cd design: 10/10

the fourth cd im showing off from my collection is nirvana's compilation album "incesticide". out of all of my nirvana cds, this is probably my least favourite, not due to it being a bad album, but if i had to rank all of my nirvana albums, this one would unfortunately come in last place. however, i still do love nirvana, and i love putting this cd on for a good backing track to my life. i mostly got this cd just so that i could have a complete nirvana collection (still missing unplugged in new york) but its still a valued cd in my collection.

music: 5/10

cover art: 10/10

cd design: 5/10

our third cd in this tumblr series i have going is the most recent cd in my collection, the first ep from the band crawlers! crawlers haven't been a band for long, so this post is me proving myself as an og fan by having their first ever cd (it was a preorder so i have a signed art card too). i listened to crawlers a bit from their song going viral on tiktok, but then after seeing them open for my chemical romance in warrington, i really felt myself transform into a true crawlers stan. i think for a first ep its a great mix of songs, and honestly just excited to see where the band goes in the future and how big they get BUT I WAS HERE FIRST!!!!

music: 7/10

cover art: 6/10

cd design: 3/10