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Pierce The Veil: A Flair for the Dramatic Sky Equal Vision Records 2007 8 out of 10 Pierce the Veil’s debut album “A Flair for the Dramatic” released on Equal Vision records is a keeper.  All four that make up Peirce the Veil are excellent musicians and it is apparent early on when listening to this album.

Although there are excellent guitar riffs and drums throughout the whole CD I was more impressed with singer, Vic Fuentes’ vocals and Pierce the Veil’s overall catchy vocal melodies.  The album has a good mix between screaming and singing and neither are too overdone, in fact, they compliment each other very well. 

Songs that stand out on the CD are: The Cheap Bouquet, Yeah Boy and Doll Face, I’d Rather Die than Be Famous and Wonderless.  These 4 songs stood out to me for various reasons.  For example, Yeah Boy and Doll Face has a great catchy chorus while I’d Rather Die than Be Famous has a ripping intro and rockin’ feel throughout the entire song.  Wonderless stood out from the others on the CD simply because it has a mellow but yet dramatic vibe that I have never heard from Vic before and is overall one of my favorites on the album.

Overall I think this is a solid, well produced album and deserves a spot in your car stereo.  The only criticism is there are a handful of songs that sound very similar to one another but other than that, “A Flair for the Dramatic” is a winner and a great debut from San Diego’s own Pierce the Veil.

Cole