{"id":3611,"date":"2016-11-16T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-ray-toro-remember-the-laughter\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T22:43:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:43:55","slug":"review-ray-toro-remember-the-laughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-ray-toro-remember-the-laughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Ray Toro &#8211; Remember The Laughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/679a7f16a5e45cc122201d0c67d7c3d7\/tumblr_ogpj2qsfaX1r8no6so2_r1_1280.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p><i>\u2018Isn\u2019t That Something\u2019<\/i>, the first track on <i>\u2018Remember The Laughter\u2019<\/i> , first appeared on former My Chemical Romance guitarist <b>Ray Toro<\/b>\u2019s Soundcloud page as long ago as 2013. So it&rsquo;s fairly safe to assume that his subsequent inactivity was due in no small part to the birth of his first child just weeks after the MCR split. The lively and upbeat song hinted at a move towards the desert-pop-rock of acts like The Killers, and the remainder of the album continues in a similar vein.<\/p>\n<p>Loosely based around the concept of a man finding a memory box in his childhood home, <i>\u2018Remember The Laughter\u2019<\/i> also looks to the past musically. The John Lennon-ish <i>\u2018Walking In Circles\u2019<\/i> &#8211; <i>\u2018Love is a mystery, finally found the key\u2019<\/i> &#8211; gives way to further Beatles influence on <i>\u2018We Save\u2019<\/i>, which is <i>\u2018Eleanor Rigby\u2019<\/i> injected with a wonderful dose of swagger. Meanwhile, the piano-driven <i>\u2018Take The World\u2019<\/i>, another rousing highlight, features a synthesised scale eerily similar to the one on The Who\u2019s <i>\u2018Baba O\u2019Riley\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>Traces of the vivid, optimistic sound that characterised the later MCR work can be heard in spirit on <i>\u2018The Great Beyond\u2019<\/i>, which also features a tastefully understated guitar solo. Toro thankfully steers clear of any great amount of axemanship and instead displays a sharp ability as a songwriter and vocalist. While perhaps not technically impressive, he wisely keeps his heartfelt singing style simple and solid.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Hope For The World\u2019<\/i> is regrettably cringe-worthy and the strange, pointless interludes are an annoyance, but Toro\u2019s debut is on the whole a worthy collection. The man once described as \u2018the brains of My Chemical Romance\u2019 has shown, as his former bandmates have in their respective projects, that there is most certainly life after death.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of his wife and son in the album\u2019s credits is an indication of the value placed upon family by <b>Ray Toro<\/b>. Whether he will now take another lengthy break from music to focus on those closest to him remains to be seen, but with <i>\u2018Remember The Laughter\u2019<\/i> he has left his talent in no doubt.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Remember The Laughter&rsquo;<\/i> by <b>Ray Toro<\/b> is released on November 18th.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ray Toro<\/b> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raytoro.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ray.toro.official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raytoro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/therealraytoro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soundcloud<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Peter Stewart (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteStew_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PeteStew_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Isn\u2019t That Something\u2019, the first track on \u2018Remember The Laughter\u2019 , first appeared on former My Chemical Romance guitarist Ray Toro\u2019s Soundcloud page as long ago as 2013. 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