Reissues (2000)

About this title: Orange County's Mad Parade has existed for nearly 20 years, but has never made it far beyond the Orange curtain like so many of its contemporaries have (Agent Orange, CH3, and Social Distortion). This collection of early recordings will hopefully attract fans of this genre to check them out and see what they've been missing. Mad Parade's self-titled debut from 1984 is impressive, but the band hadn't solidified its own musical personality yet. Vocalist Billy Ledges is still finding his own voice while sounding similar to John Lydon, or to a lesser extent Jello Biafra (listen to "Court Jester" ... read more

Tracks:

1. Court Jester
2. Facing the Crowd
3. Hollywood Vampires
4. One Tin Soldier
5. Frightened Again
6. I'm a Monster
7. Real Horror Show
8. Sex & Violence
9. Calling Out
10. Talk to Me
11. Praying for a New Day
12. Right Time
13. Animal Riot
14. The Night Is Ours Forever
15. Laughing
16. Watch Me Run
17. The Joke's on You
18. Second Chances
19. Right Is Right
20. This Is Life
21. Mother's Little Helper [Jagger/Richards]
22. Second Chances
23. Twist of Fate

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.