Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

Ocean Avenue is the major label debut album from the five-piece Yellowcard. Produced by Neal Avron (Everclear, New Found Glory), the album sees the band update the popular SoCal pop-punk sound with help from classically trained violinist Sean Mackin. Album Description

A gem among many

A made a transition in my taste in music about four years ago. I was just about finished with high school and all i tended to listen to was hip hop/rap and country. Basically two opposite ends of the spectrums I know. The I noticed i started to lean towards a lot of pop punk/screamo/emo/rock (who the hell cares what the genre is here, its all good music) songs. This was the second cd I bought that fit a different type of genre I wasn't very used to. It was a purchase im glad i made. This cd is one of very few you can put in and just let it play through front to back and enjoy every bit of musical talent this group has. The vocals, violin, and catchy songs will mezmerize you. I was able to relate personally to many of the songs and Im sure most people will say the same. Personal favorites are Breathing, Only One, Believe, and Back Home. But they are all good.

As for the rest of yellocard's cds, i have sampled all of them, and there are a few diamonds in the rough, but none of the albums come within miles of this effort. Ocean Avenue is gem in their collection of efforts. August 7, 2007

Okay, I suppose...

I don't know, this CD just didn't really do it for me. The chord progressions for many of the songs aren't that great. That's not the case for "Way Away", "Ocean Avenue", "Only One", "One Year, Six Months" and a few other very listenable songs on this album. But it's not really worth it to buy the whole album, in my opinion. I guess I could see this being more appealing to some other people, you know, the scream-my-heart-out kind, who don't really need music, they just need a way to vent their anger. Of course, as the afore mentioned songs will prove, there IS some real music on this album. Just not as much as I think Yellowcard is capable of. March 23, 2007

great cd

this is their best cd so far. im sure their music is just going to get better!! good album, buy the cd! October 19, 2006

I don't get it

A pop rock band with a violin? I'm sorry, I just don't get it. It's not like the band sucks, they're good musicians if you're into that poppy sound, but the violin just confuses me. There's a time and place for violin in rock music, with an ensemble arrangement for example, but not solo. IMHO. October 15, 2006

They finally got somewhere

Ocean Avenue did wonders for YC. They finally got onto the radio after about 7 years of working their @$ off. And this album does not dissapoint. It has everything a good band needs to make it big. And compared to their first albums, "Midget Tossing", and "Where We Stand", this album is proof that any band can go from struggling to famous if they try. July 15, 2006

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