The Gay Parade

For gay pride parades, see Pride parade.
The Gay Parade
Studio album by
of Montreal
ReleasedFebruary 16, 1999
RecordedSeptember 1997 – October 1998
GenreIndie pop, baroque pop, psychedelic pop
Length44:35
LabelBar/None
ProducerKevin Barnes
Of Montreal chronology
The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy
(1998) 		''The Gay Parade''
(1999) 		Horse & Elephant Eatery (No Elephants Allowed): The Singles and Songles Album
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
PopMatters(very favorable) link
Sputnikmusic(4.5/5) link
Ultimate-Guitar(10/10) link

The Gay Parade is a 1999 concept album by the band of Montreal and was their third full-length release. Allmusic's reviewer Jason Ankeny designated the album "indie pop's very own Sgt. Pepper".[1] Of Montreal's drummer and bassist Derek Almstead contemporaneously described it as a collection of character studies, comparable to the Kinks' 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.[2]

It has the first album cover designed by lead vocalist Kevin Barnes' brother David, who has since designed the artwork for nearly every subsequent of Montreal album.

  1. ^ Alkeny, Jason. "Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ Roberts, Randall (February 1999). "Life's Rich Pageant". CMJ New Music Monthly. p. 12.