"poetry of the day after"

i've been listening full tilt, nonstop to mayday's "後青春期的詩" or "poetry of the day after" for a while now. my opinions of it has been steadfastly improving, especially after i read this review, which summarized the idea behind the album as follows:

It’s the paradox of life. When we’re young, we can’t wait to become older and gain our grown-up freedom. And when we grow old, we look back wistfully on the carefree days of shining dreams, and we would give anything to be young again. For the lucky few of us, we might get an extended lease on the wild ride of youthful exuberance, and that is the theme explored by Mayday in their seventh album, “Poetry of the Day After.” The original title is 後青春期的詩, which literally translates to Poetry of the Late Adolescent Period. After all these years, Mayday is still five oversized kids having fun with each other. And the music they produce is still as energetic and moving as ever.

so true and so altogether bittersweet. mayday embodies success and friendship and happiness. once achieved do we have a fast hold on these grails or is it just a tenuous grasp, the grip each day lossening. and mayday, as they mature, will they be able to maintain their energy, their wide-eyed zest for life or will producing these types of songs become a farce?

if mayday has any conception of the impact they have on the lives of those who listen to their music, those of us using their music to explicate, to find meaning, to move, to inspire, to create, then they will find a way transcend the generations.

the following are my favorites in order:

1. 夜訪吸血鬼
2. 出頭天
3. 後青春期的詩
4. 你不是真正的快樂
5. 突然好想你
6. 爆肝

rating: 8.5/10