Customer Ratings & Reviews

long-time and die-hard A Day To Remember fan, here, so my review might be biased - but their “Big Ole Album, Vol. 1” is a solid record, cover-to-cover. I very much enjoyed their previous title, “You’re Welcome”, just as much as the entirety of their catalog before it, and based on the not-so-kind words from a very vocal minorty of the fanbase, it didn’t appear to have the best reception, so i dont want to disparage the previous body of work, which was just the band doing what they wanted to do as musicians, for the sake of selling anyone on this next installment. However - “BOA, v.1”, by comparison, is a much more familiar sound that both casual and avid listeners would expect from ADTR - based on the first half of their career. There’s a lot of songs on this new title that, upon first listen, I felt I had “heard before” in the sense that they’re familiar, but still fresh and new - namely, “Bad Blood”, “Flowers”, and “Closer Than You Think” (get your tissues ready for that last one). Expect to hear your typical down-tuned guitars, chugs, catchy hooks, and poppy melodies and tempos that make up the “A Day To Remember formula”…y’know - pop-punk with breakdowns. As for the album artwork and packaging - it’s top notch, featuring an illustration by Phil Roberts that is reminiscent of 80’s movie posters from Monty Python and National Lampoon, namely “Animal House” (makes sense as Phil Roberts is the same illustrator that did the movie poster for none other than “Grandma’s Boy” - which itself draws inspiration from “Animal House”). The cover illustraion also keeps with the trend of ADTR’s album covers, albeit loosley, of a figure (or 4 figures, in this case) standing with their back to the viewer; the crowd depicted on the cover is somewhat of a “where’s waldo” of the who’s-who in ADTR’s road crew, management team, and entourage of contributing musicians (no actual “features” on the record, though). The gatefold outer jacket opens to reveal an updated and exclusive press shot of the band (prime candidate for autographs), and the inner jacket is a custom sleeve that features a blown-up detail of the band as illustrated on the outer cover, lyrics for all 12 tracks, general album credits, and song-specific credits (available by scannable QR code). This vinyl pressing variant itself is playful, being a unique take on “standard black” major retail vinyl…the other 9 vinyl pressing variants, available from other retailers, are colorful, vibrant, and distinct from one another. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of this record on CD or vinyl before it hits streaming services on March 21st. It’s definitely worth the wait, but the best part is you dont even have to (wait, that is).