#i guess this is the night of mental breakdowns. hi mtv and welcome to my crib

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My Chemical Romance

Yes, I’m an emo piece of crap, and a Tumblr fanatic. No, I just started this Tumblr because it’s a class project. I never plan on using this for anything else other than for the sake of my grades.

I might as well use this to my advantage though. Here’s my favorite band, and honest opinions I have about them. I’ll try not to seem biased just because I’m head over heels for this band.

My Chemical Romance is an amazing band. Definitely the greatest in this century so far. Not a single album was a let down to me, and so far, I haven’t heard of any disappointment about any of their albums or compilations. I take that as a good sign, but I’m open to criticism.

Albums:

“I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love”

It’s an interesting concept. A bunch of dysfunctional romances portrayed by this one man and one woman (no names given). I think it’s a little messy though. It’s all over the place, the arrangements seem a tad bit mashed-up, as if they didn’t know what they were doing. Which at the time they didn’t. But the raw vocals and the thought-provoking and darkly poetic lyrics make everything so much better. Sometimes the lyrics don’t make much sense to me, but looking them up helps in comprehending. Originally, my favorite song off of this album was Demolition Lovers. It’s definitely the strongest song, but I think it’s gone have to go up against Our Lady of Sorrows and Early Sunsets Over Monroeville. 

“Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge”

WHAT’S THE WORST THING I CAN SAAAAYYY-about this album? It’s so great, I love how the tempo switches in “I Never Told You What I Do For A Living”. "’m Not Okay (I Promise)” had started a new wave of rock and roll. “You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison” will definitely get you excited to jump around and scream at the top of your lungs. “The Ghost of You” definitely like a ghost, there are lyrics that really just haunt your very soul, along with Way’s vocals. The opening and closing riff for “Thank You For The Venom” is the catchiest riff ever. It’s very Iron Maiden-like. The whole album has styles derived from bands like Iron Maiden, Misfits, Motorhead, Nirvana, with Smashing Pumpkins being the most notable. The concept of this album was to continue the storyline created in their first album. As the band had stated “The story of a man, a woman, and the corpses of a thousand evil men.” The final song seems to be the one that relates to the story most. I’m not sure I can say anything bad about this album because honestly, I haven’t seen any flaws. I can say though that it is a matter of opinion and I’m sure lots of people dislike this album because of how I guess “hardcore” and “punk” it is.

“The Black Parade”

Undoubtedly MCR’s greatest album. it doesn’t have to be your favorite, but you have to accept that it is considered to be one of the greatest albums of the century. Hell, the lead single and their biggest hit “Welcome To The Black Parade” was voted on MTV as the best music video of all time, beating the likes of Lady Gaga and other famous musicians. This album was era-defining, and it brought the band to the mainstream. Hits like “Teenagers” became an anthem to several people and gave them the opportunity to do a world tour. A successful one at that. “Sleep” was the song where Gerard had put his vocals to the test, and it’s honestly, the best of his vocals. “Famous Last Words” being my favorite song by the band (probably because it was the song that started it all for me) had definitely proven to have several meanings. Whichever meaning Gerard intended, still hard-hitting. This is even my go-to song on guitar. This album was a rock opera album, and is loved by many. I think you should check this album out if you haven’t yet, there is no other album like it. 

“Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys”

Ahhh, the final glory days of MCR. Their last album, and certainly their most controversial one. If in their past two albums they were a concern because the media thought they were encouraging suicide and mental health, this album was thought to have encouraged rebellion and chaos. Apparently, songs like “SING” and “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” were about rebelling and fighting against the law. Sure, the concept of the album is about that but for other reasons. The album is simply about becoming your own person, and believing in what you believe in. And one of the final tracks in this album “The Kids From Yesterday” really goes to show that this is their last album, and that they really meant for this to be the end of an era. Fans haven’t seemed to have fully accepted their departure yet, and neither have I, honestly. But I think this was a good bottle cap to the band’s legacy. “Save Yourself, I’ll Hold Them Back” is personally my favorite from the album. The guitar riffs here have yet to have failed in making me feel powerful and unstoppable. This album is definitely very pop-sounding, but they still manage to keep all the elements of rock and roll. Still a great album nonetheless. The story here is much more complex, but you can purchase the comic Gerard Way wrote, published under Dark Horse also called “Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys”, it’s the continuation of the storyline made in “SING” and “Na Na Na”. 

“Conventional Weapons” Not exactly an album, but I decided to combine all #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 together. These were actually scrap songs, they were supposed to go on Danger Days but failed to make the cut. Great songs, really. All of them being very hooky and rock, but there are songs here that get stale very easily. I think Conventional Weapons #4 was very weak and the songs were easy to get bored by. Not just that but “The World Is Ugly” is at first, a heartfelt track but after a while it just gets cheesy and very, like I said about #4, boring. “The Light Behind Your Eyes” is probably their most emotional song they ever wrote during their last few years, also kind of like a goodbye message from the band to the fans. “Surrender The Night” and “Burn Bright” have probably one of the strongest lyrics in the entire album. “Boy Division” is a song that I feel was made more for fun and dance. The breakdown reminds me of the demo featured in the single for I’m Not Okay (I Promise) and Life On The Murder Scene called “Bury Me In Black”. Still a great album, but undoubtedly their weakest.

Okay, don’t kill me.