A Flair for the Dramatic

A Flair for the Dramatic
Studio album by Pierce the Veil
Released June 26, 2007 (2007-06-26)
Recorded Johnny Cab Studios / The Tank Studio, Seattle, Washington
Genre Post-hardcore
Length 40:29
Label Equal Vision
Producer Vic Fuentes, Casey Bates
Pierce the Veil chronology
A Flair for the Dramatic
(2007)		 Selfish Machines
(2010)

A Flair for the Dramatic is the debut studio album released June 26, 2007 by post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil. It was recorded after disbanding their former group Before Today, which featured the Fuentes brothers.

Background and recording

It was revealed in December 2006 that Before Today changed their name to Pierce the Veil, and that they had posted a few songs on their Myspace account.[1] It was announced on May 3, 2007 that Pierce the Veil had signed to Equal Vision, and that they would release their album, A Flair for the Dramatic on June 26 the same year.[2] In September and October, the band supported Chiodos.[3]

It was produced by Casey Bates, along with Vic Fuentes, and was recorded with only the Fuentes brothers taking up all instrument duties.

Release

On May 10, 2007, the artwork and track listing for the album was revealed.[4] A music video for "Currents Convulsive" was released on June 19.[5] The album was released by Equal Vision on June 26,[6] it charted at number 61 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the U.S.[7][nb 1]

The band supported Emery for their tour national tour around the U.S. from January 29 to March 22, 2008.[8] The band released a music video in mid-2008 for their single "Yeah Boy and Doll Face", which was directed by Nate Weaver in Los Angeles.[8] The band headlined a tour, with support from Breathe Carolina, Four Letter Lie, and Emarosa, from October 17 to November 29 where they played most of the songs off A Flair for the Dramatic.[9] A music video for "Chemical Kids and Mechanical Brides"[10] was aired mid-2009.

Track listing

All songs by Mike and Vic Fuentes, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Chemical Kids and Mechanical Brides"   3:41
2. "Currents Convulsive"   3:36
3. "Yeah Boy and Doll Face"   4:24
4. "I'd Rather Die Than Be Famous"   2:54
5. "The Cheap Bouquet"   3:49
6. "Falling Asleep on a Stranger" (V. Fuentes, M. Fuentes, Curtis Peoples) 3:44
7. "She Sings in the Morning"   2:59
8. "The Balcony Scene" (V. Fuentes, M. Fuentes, Peoples, David Yaden) 3:19
9. "Drella"   2:57
10. "Diamonds and Why Men Buy Them" (V. Fuentes, M. Fuentes, Peoples) 3:31
11. "Wonderless"   5:41
Total length:
 40:35
Bonus track

Personnel

Pierce the Veil
Production

Chart positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums[7] 61

References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ U.S. Equal Vision EVR132[6]
Citations
  1. ↑ Foucart, Jon (December 20, 2006). "Before Today Change Name To Pierce The Veil - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ Foucart, Jon (May 3, 2007). "Pierce The Veil Officially Sign With Equal Vision - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ Kaufman, Jared (July 2, 2007). "Chiodos Tour Dates - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Foucart, Jon (May 10, 2007). "Pierce The Veil Artwork & Tracklisting - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ DeAndrea, Joe (June 19, 2007). "Pierce The Music Video - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "A Flair For The Dramatic - Pierce The Veil : Equal Vision Records". Equalvision.com. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Pierce The Veil "Selfish Machines" Debuts At #1! : Equal Vision Records". Equalvision.com. July 1, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Pierce The Veil Tour - antiMUSIC News". Antimusic.com. January 22, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pierce The Veil Tour - antiMUSIC News". Antimusic.com. August 26, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  10. ↑ Reid, Sean (April 2009). "Pierce The Veil Release New Video". Alter The Press!. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

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