The Black Parade

[SpikeSpiegel306]

I have very personal ties with this new album. I am in a band with a very gifted guitarist (to put it lightly) who is close friends with Ray Toro and through him I have grown to know the members of My Chemical Romance on a rather personal level and I love them very much! They are the nicest, normalest (word?), and most down to earth celebrities I have ever been around and I was so excited as they were making the new album.

It's a really interesting album. It is a story album, much like Pink Floyd's "The Wall" or The Who's "Tommy" and it flows very well as such although the story seems a bit hard to follow sometimes. The whole album is centred around a character deemed "The Patient" who is diagnosed with terminal cancer and has to face his imminent death. The band wanted to showcase an interesting take on the concept of death. The idea is that Death comes for us in a way that we choose and is usually tied to a memory of days gone by. The main character decides to interpret his death as a Black Parade since he has a strong memory of his father taking him to see a parade when he was young. It is a very emotional and powerful album with great lyrics.

If you are an MCR fan and haven't gotten it, I recommend it very much! A few things that I drew from it:
1. Dont expect the "old" My Chemical Romance to show up in the album very much. Look at this as a new band, they really wanted to get away from their old style of playing and try something completely different. (They even changed their appearance and took a pseudonym "The Black Parade" for the band to help with the transformation).
2. It's a very "Queen"esqe style of music. Much harder than Queen, but layered music and EXCELLENT harmonies that are similar to the ones that made Queen famous in the 70's.
3. It's a story album, so while the songs are great as singles, the album played all at once, in order, is AMAZING.
4. It does have some (very very little) Explicit Language...but it is My Chemical Romance, so that is to be expected.

So, I know there have to be some MCR fans here somewhere...right? I hope so. Anyway, the new album, what do you think? Comments, questions, miscellaneous gripes?

[Kkun]

I haven't picked it up yet. I'm really, really reticent about it. I really can't get into "Welcome to the Black Parade," and I listened to the album all the way through online...I just like Three Cheers better.

[Stephen]

I echo what Kkun already said. I hope they get plenty of fans with there new sound. Because it has lost a few old ones.

[SpikeSpiegel306]

I dont think their new sound is a permanent one. They even said in a press conference, "My Chemical Romance did NOT make this album. A band named The Black Parade is solely responsible and the sound of the album reflects that band and not My Chemical Romance."

[meboeck]

My brother got this album, and while I'm not into every song, I have absolutely fallen in love with "Welcome to the Black Parade." I love the sound, the lyrics, and the way they interplay, especially with the cadence at the beginning and end. It particularly appeals to the artist in me.

2. It's a very "Queen"esqe style of music. Much harder than Queen, but layered music and EXCELLENT harmonies that are similar to the ones that made Queen famous in the 70's.

My brother and I were noting this, especially with their usage of multiple rock ballads on the album.

[Kkun]

I dont think their new sound is a permanent one. They even said in a press conference, "My Chemical Romance did NOT make this album. A band named The Black Parade is solely responsible and the sound of the album reflects that band and not My Chemical Romance."

Yeah...it's just that I don't want to listen to The Black Parade, I want to listen to My Chemical Romance. sadface.

[fairyprincess90]

I AM A MCR FAN!!!!!!!!

cant wait until i get money to buy the Black Parade!!!!!!! ^_^

[Hittokiri04]

I am not an MCR fan per say but I think I may take a gander at this album from what Spike has said it sounds interesting and I am always looking for something freshing and new.

[Steve Racer]

I bought it... its still in the package cause I'm listening to my new MXPX cd but it is next I love their music.

[GrubbTheFragger]

I just picked up this album and I love the story. Its done very well. The song cancer is very sadning in a way

[Zarn Ishtare]

I'm sorry, I'm too busy listening to Spoon's Gimme Fiction to pay attention to poppy alternative emo.



I miss the old MCR sound. "Vampires" Was a huge song for me way back when.

[SpikeSpiegel306]

Well, I dont really see how you can say the new album is "emo" and then hail Vampires...but to each his own.

[Kkun]

Aw, Zarn, why you gotta hate?

I still might pick this one up, just to have......I'm not gonna bash it even though I can't stand the single, 'cause, well, I have this bad track record of dissing CDs and then ending up loving them.

...well, I mean, I'm not gonna diss it anymore than I already have. >_>

After further listening, is it still good, Spike? How's the album's longevity?

[SpikeSpiegel306]

Yeah man, I still love it. The songs are actually more stand alone than I originally thought. The layered guitar work is the most impressive thing about it. I dont know, I mean, from a musician perspective I would never get tired of listening to them.

[GrubbTheFragger]

Aw, Zarn, why you gotta hate?

I still might pick this one up, just to have......I'm not gonna bash it even though I can't stand the single, 'cause, well, I have this bad track record of dissing CDs and then ending up loving them.

...well, I mean, I'm not gonna diss it anymore than I already have. >_>

After further listening, is it still good, Spike? How's the album's longevity?

Jamie i will vogue also. I am in love with this cd. I didn't like it much when i started listening but as i listened to the overall story being told i have listened to the cd 4 or 5 times since this afternoon. The language is a little more racy the 3 cheers.

[KBMaster]

WAH, I will have to look at the lyrics to this CD before persuading my mom to let me buy it. And I'll listen to some samples on RP. But I want it soooo bad! I LOVE Welcome to the Black Parade. ^_^

[GrubbTheFragger]

WAH, I will have to look at the lyrics to this CD before persuading my mom to let me buy it. And I'll listen to some samples on RP. But I want it soooo bad! I LOVE Welcome to the Black Parade. ^_^

The last 3 or 4 tracks are were the lead sing turns on the angst and starts swearing. The worst song is mama he uses H*ll 4 times in the verse (nothing bad at all) then near the end he uses S*** and then f-word once.

[Rachel]

I got this one a while ago, and I like it a lot. My favorite track is the last one.

[AngelSakura]

Well, I bet you guys know what I think. All I can say is that my parents each have a copy in their cars and we've been basically listening to this album non-stop for the entire six weeks since it came out. They love it, I love it.

[fairyprincess90]

whoa sakura your parents like the same music yoou do?
darn, i wish my parents were like that!

i want this CD soooo bad but my parents dont let me listen to it. >.>
angelsakura you are soooo lucky!

i'll end up hearing the cd somehow... i'll probably borrow it from my friends so yeah.
cant wait to hear it though!

[Zarn Ishtare]

Tell Ray Toro he lucked out: I actually followed Jamie's advice and listened to some of it.


Nice, kids. Pay no attention to the haters: I liked Vampires, I liked Mirrors, and now I like The Black Parade. You've got something going, guys, and Lord knows I can't see this getting any better, but good on you. Keep it up!

[SpikeSpiegel306]

Dont worry. I'll pass the message on. ^^

[GrubbTheFragger]

Tell Ray Toro he lucked out: I actually followed Jamie's advice and listened to some of it.


Nice, kids. Pay no attention to the haters: I liked Vampires, I liked Mirrors, and now I like The Black Parade. You've got something going, guys, and Lord knows I can't see this getting any better, but good on you. Keep it up!

XD thats good to hear its a really good album . It could have done with out the 3 f-bombs they felt forced. but oh well they don't distract much from this album its still rocks.

[AngelSakura]

whoa sakura your parents like the same music yoou do?
darn, i wish my parents were like that!

i want this CD soooo bad but my parents dont let me listen to it. >.>
angelsakura you are soooo lucky!

i'll end up hearing the cd somehow... i'll probably borrow it from my friends so yeah.
cant wait to hear it though!

Well, not everything I like. Nirvana means a lot to me, they're not too big on Nirvana. I like the Smashing Pumpkins, my mom hates 'em. My Chem's just awesome like that.

Why don't they want you to listen to it?

[fairyprincess90]

i dunno... they say its stuff thats not very postive and stuff.
psh.
but i love them!

[GrubbTheFragger]

i dunno... they say its stuff thats not very postive and stuff.
psh.
but i love them!

That and i might have to do with the Parental Advisory slapped on the side

[Zarn Ishtare]

Alright, after listening to the CD, I've come away with mixed feelings. I'll be writing a review.

[SpikeSpiegel306]

I'm getting a Black Parade marching uniform made. ^^

I'm such a nerd

[memmer66]

I have very personal ties with this new album. I am in a band with a very gifted guitarist (to put it lightly) who is close friends with Ray Toro and through him I have grown to know the members of My Chemical Romance on a rather personal level and I love them very much! They are the nicest, normalest (word?), and most down to earth celebrities I have ever been around and I was so excited as they were making the new album.

It's a really interesting album. It is a story album, much like Pink Floyd's "The Wall" or The Who's "Tommy" and it flows very well as such although the story seems a bit hard to follow sometimes. The whole album is centred around a character deemed "The Patient" who is diagnosed with terminal cancer and has to face his imminent death. The band wanted to showcase an interesting take on the concept of death. The idea is that Death comes for us in a way that we choose and is usually tied to a memory of days gone by. The main character decides to interpret his death as a Black Parade since he has a strong memory of his father taking him to see a parade when he was young. It is a very emotional and powerful album with great lyrics.

If you are an MCR fan and haven't gotten it, I recommend it very much! A few things that I drew from it:
1. Dont expect the "old" My Chemical Romance to show up in the album very much. Look at this as a new band, they really wanted to get away from their old style of playing and try something completely different. (They even changed their appearance and took a pseudonym "The Black Parade" for the band to help with the transformation).
2. It's a very "Queen"esqe style of music. Much harder than Queen, but layered music and EXCELLENT harmonies that are similar to the ones that made Queen famous in the 70's.
3. It's a story album, so while the songs are great as singles, the album played all at once, in order, is AMAZING.
4. It does have some (very very little) Explicit Language...but it is My Chemical Romance, so that is to be expected.

So, I know there have to be some MCR fans here somewhere...right? I hope so. Anyway, the new album, what do you think? Comments, questions, miscellaneous gripes?

I am a hardcore MCR fan and I'd give anything to meet them. Own the CD, listening to it right as I'm typing. So U seriously have actually met the members of MCR? I wanna meet 'em. Rock on dude U are lucky