My Chemical Romance Promise 'Punk Rock' Album

My Chemical Romance are set to start work on a “punk rock” new album this year.

Speaking to NME.COM, singer Gerard Way explained why he wanted to pare the band’s sound down for their next record, the follow-up to 2006's 'The Black Parade'.

Speaking about a new song the band began playing live in November, Way said: “We haven’t told anybody the title yet because I noticed that if you change the title later, kids get pissed off. So it’s just called ‘New Song’ right now. It’s one of those songs that just spills out of you, and you’re very inspired. It’s nice because it’s a return to punk rock music. It feels like a rock song.

Way explained that, having done away with their theatrical stage show on their most recent dates, album number four would most likely follow suit. “I think (the next album) will definitely be stripped down. I think the band misses being a rock band,” he declared.

“That doesn’t mean we won't explore really crazy ideas on the next albums, or do something even crazier. It doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll start to take steps backwards creatively.

“But it felt in a live sense, this is what we do great live. And we’re better musicians for having written and played 'The Black Parade', so you're dealing with (the fact that) everybody's better as musicians and singers. So to have that to play with in a live sense is really thrilling. We can cut loose more.

"The new song, with a chorus line that goes “Someone out there loves you”, is markedly more optimistic than most of the band’s output thus far.

“It’s letting somebody know something and its knowing that yourself and it’s a great thing to know,” said Way. “And it’s a completely different direction thematically than what we’re used to.

“We have stuff with a lot of hope in it but not like that. It’s written from a different kind of place. It’s not written from a place of scepticism at all."

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Comments

[Gregoric]

hmm, this is quite an interesting developement, does this mean they're trying to do away with the whole emo image?

Anyways, not really a fan of the most recent MCR stuff but I thought bullets and revenge were great until pop culture ripped them to pieces and I do like abit of pun k rock so this is quite interesting to me.

[TOMMYB22]

it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

[f1f2]

Nice to know, Three Cheers is the my favorite among their stuffs. I expect the future album to be something like the combination of their previous albums.

[stradivari310]

TOMMYB22 wrote:

it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[toolazytodie]

They better make one. Black Parade was kind of a dissapointment. I hope their new album sounds more like Bullets.

[The Spoon]

if that song is "stay" or whatever, its the worst MCR song ive ever heard. but i hope the next album will be good

[shyalicia]

Optimistic. Now I'm really curious to how different the music will sound!

[leper_affinity]

Hahahahahahahahaha

[Wardster]

Wtf, they will never produce a punk rock album cuz they are pop

[lilboisX3]

punk rock is dead. punk is not though.

[Remsen]

maybe this album will be worth something

[hobo467]

I think this mean they might be going back to the old formula. If so, then that's awesome. Not that Black Parade was bad in any way. They could benefit from reverting to the old stuff though.

[webbtje]

mrmrcactus wrote:

they suck, trying to deny they aren't emo, ha

Wow, double negative...

So much the better. I don't like MCR, but if they produce a true punk album instead of the poppy crap they make now, I might be turned round. Who knows.

[j-boy199]

wow, reading the comments so far, things look okay, no bashing or anything yet.

I hope they go back to basics, i liked TBP, but it wasn't their best.

but its good to see they're still strong. like gerard said, they haven't come across any negative comments made by people that are worth paying attention to, so everybody flaming them is pointless

yay my chemical romance

[Kelicon]

is emo finally dead?!?!? THANK YOU FUCKING GOD! i really don't like punk either, but at least it is respectable.

[j-boy199]

actually i may of spoke too soon about the bashing commencing :P oh well

[False_God]

Meh,

Hated the black parade. So it will be a change.

[j-boy199]

Kelicon wrote:

is emo finally dead?!?!? THANK YOU FUCKING GOD! i really don't like punk either, but at least it is respectable.

I'm with this guy.

I like the bands that are sadly dubbed emo

the sooner emo dissapears alternative bands can be normal again

[DiveRightIn63]

Kelicon wrote:

is emo finally dead?!?!? THANK YOU FUCKING GOD! i really don't like punk either, but at least it is respectable.

MCR is going more punk and you think emo is dead?

wow..

[imthehitcher]

haha i thought the title was hilarious but that was only reaffirmed when he said "a return to punk rock"


yea cos they were punk rock before?

[thepriks]

These guys seriously do not have a "punk" album in them. If you think they are the real deal you are either a 12 year old girl, deaf, or retarded. Please go and listen to any of the real punk recorded from '77 to '87. Good grief!

[Draken]

I dunno bullets was a pretty punkish album and if they go back to that sound it'll be cool.

[j-boy199]

Draken wrote:

I dunno bullets was a pretty punkish album and if they go back to that sound it'll be cool.

maybe thats what gerard means by punk.

It's not like they're gonna make an album with a sex pistols influence. lol just the thought of that makes me laugh

[TheSoupDragon]

What exactly does he mean by "I think the band misses being a rock band"

Teenagers and Famous Last Words were a lot more like rock music than Helena and such.
If the new album does indeed contain 'really crazy ideas' and isn't just pathetic trying-to-be-punk garbage I'll be pleasantly suprised.
Although I'm not holding my breath.

[Bellz06!]

stradivari310 wrote:

TOMMYB22 wrote:

it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

yeah +1

[the_small_guy]

uuuuh mcr are emo...whaaah whhaaah whaaah

everyones entitled to their opinions morons!
if you like to, whoop de doo pop a boner
if you dont, dont whinge to people who do like it

dont really know what to expect from this album, but im hoping it will be better than the black parade, though 3 cheers was quite good tbh!

[Lloyd Fleppelin]

Bullets is punk-y.

[Afi_rocker_91]

I use to be a huge MCR fan until TBP. It was ok but it really disappointed me. But after reading this..im actually intrested in what they have to come up with next! Hopefully they go back to Bullets or Sweet Revenge. OR maybe if its anything but the black parade. then i could possibly get back into them

[axeslash]

I wish I could just say stuff like "it's a punk rock album" and all my fans would just believe me. I wish I had that power over my fans.

[sowhat360]

stradivari310 wrote:

TOMMYB22 wrote:

it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

i feel bad for you guys.....

unless you guys are 12 old girls, cause i think those are the only people that get pass for listening to those bands

[Homeslice91]

Wardster wrote:

Wtf, they will never produce a punk rock album cuz they are pop

punk rock can be pop. plus if they make something punk that a lot of people will hate. then they wont be pop any longer. i liked the last albums. shame it started a sorta cult following. lol. im curious of the new material but

[{DSA_Soldier}]

Homeslice91 wrote:

Wardster wrote:

Wtf, they will never produce a punk rock album cuz they are pop


punk rock can be pop.

For example, The Ramones.

[dannyboy1992]

lol,they are a good band tho
three cheers forsweet revenge was an awsum album
the black paade was good to

[mp3stalin]

TOMMYB22 wrote:

it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

same.

[Noverion]

i thought the black parade was much better than their previous effort, (i only have TBP and three cheers), i found it muhc less emo and more rock, although themewise it was pretty depressing, but tracks like this is how i disapear and the sharpest lives i really could get into.

Punk sounds good though...

im pretty indifferent, not a great band but definately not bad

[rockergurl09]

hmm, I just might start liking MCR now. Ever since The Black Parade, I've been getting a better impression of them. Never liked their old stuff, but this new album of theirs might be worth a shot!

[CJRocker]

If they could do a legit punk rock album, with no emo crap in it, or none of this current Green Day-type stuff, I would probably buy it.

[break-me-in]

I liked The Black Parade more than their other two, but I enjoyed Three Cheers, so this'll be good.

And when they say punk rock, they mean a little closer to the post-hardcore sound they had on Three Cheers. Really, don't expect something too different, because I saw them play the new song live and whilst good, it's not a big variation on their typical style.

[-SpasticInk-]

I dont want them to develop as musicians, I hate them and I would like it to stay that way.

[Hp312]

Never been a MCR fan, at all. will be interestin to see if they can pull this Punk thing off.

[James_Het_Rules]

One of their songs was good that i heard, i don't like most of their stuff, but everytime a band puts out a new album, i have go give it a listen cause ya never know what kinda crazy cool stuff could be on there that you're missing out on if you're to busy bitching about their old stuff.

[break-me-in]

The Spoon wrote:

if that song is "stay" or whatever, its the worst MCR song ive ever heard. but i hope the next album will be good

[guilty]

I liked the black parade, good stuff. I hope the next album will be something good. I might buy it, 88% sure about that,,

THey are good though

[break-me-in]

Oops, meant to comment on that quote:

It is the song (fan know as) "Stay". I thought it was great live. Much better than most of the stuff off bullets (exception being Honey, This Mirror...). If you're judging it off the poorly recorded youtube vids, then that's hardly fair really.

[olliemo]

break-me-in wrote:

Oops, meant to comment on that quote:

It is the song (fan know as) "Stay". I thought it was great live. Much better than most of the stuff off bullets (exception being Honey, This Mirror...). If you're judging it off the poorly recorded youtube vids, then that's hardly fair really.

bullets was way better than the BP, but the new song is good too, but more than honey was better than it, like headfirst for halos, drowning lessons and vampires...

[wiggy1988]

shame this band probably don't know what either punk or rock mean

[AFallenJake]

In regards to the article, I am interested to hear it; I have never been a big MCR fan. There are some nice points on their first two albums, but they feel painfully mediocre to me. I love TBP because it had a wonderfully epic sound, and it was the first musically impressive thing I had heard from MCR.

Now, I love the old punk; however, it is dead, and I, as much as I love it,hope that it stays that way. So far, the attempts at revival have been nothing but disappointments. Punk rock(and this is personal opinion so please, just hear me out) never existed. If you pull in elements of rock, it's rock. That's it. No sub-genres needed. Emo has been dead. "Emo" today is a joke, and those bands dubbed "emo" today are really nothing more than punk gone horribly wrong.

Now that I have gone off topic plenty, I would like to restate that TBP is definitely MCR's best effort to date; MCR is NOT emo in the sense of what emo actually is; and I AM interested in hearing the new MCR music.

[stradivari310]

sowhat360 wrote:

stradivari310 wrote:

TOMMYB22 wrote:

it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

i feel bad for you guys.....

unless you guys are 12 old girls, cause i think those are the only people that get pass for listening to those bands

dammit music is music! why can't we just like it for what it is?

[lucas_22]

Boy o boy i cant believe taht these articles cause such big riots. look.... when you guys have record deal and are touring around the world then you can trash talk other bands, but not when your playing a 100 dollar guitar through a 10 watt practice amp. That goes for any band pop to metal band, just let the fans have fun talking about good things instead of this nonsence over the difference between punk and punkrock. ty

[sottpwn]

When will they leave us alone!

Don't they realise that more or less everyone hates them? Did they not get the hint after playing Download last year?

[j-boy199]

AFallenJake wrote:

Now that I have gone off topic plenty, I would like to restate that TBP is definitely MCR's best effort to date; MCR is NOT emo in the sense of what emo actually is; and I AM interested in hearing the new MCR music.

Amen to that

[j-boy199]

^
the MCR being non emo bit that is

[blinktbs]

devinbryndel :
TOMMYB22 wrote:

it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

none of those bands u listed are emo u dumbass!

lol i was thinking the same thing those werent emo bands listed

[Dinkydaisy]

Shame, I quite liked where they were going with The Black Parade. Their first two albums tend to irritate me a bit after so much listening, but TBP didn't get old.

[BreakingTheGirl]

Honestly i think this will be a realy good album.
If its more like the first album, more punk. They're a good band, i think people just need to listen to the ****ing music and stop looking at them.

[Seth Shadows]

lol this is like Avenged Sevenfold saying they'll make a "balls to the wall" heavy metal album. Sure, they'll think its what they meant to make, but it wont be.

[petey gunnz]

lol i think the defination of punk has really changed over the years

[mccann685]

They will never be punk rock.the definition has changed so much

[Cheezedude]

Uhmm... No thanks, think'll stick with Slayer

[i_am_metalhead]

TOMMYB22 wrote:

it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

No, these bands aren't emo and never have been. You want emo listen to stuff like Bright Eyes.



I was quite disappointed with The Black Parade but hopefully they can redeem themselves with this new album - should be interesting.

[SchitzoJoe]

They need to return to where they came from. Bullets was an incredible album, Three Cheers was also incredible. They need to do what they're best at: rocking the **** out on stage.

Which hopefully they'll be able to do with this next album. TBP was still a very good album in my opinion, it was just something completely different from the MCR we used to know.

[Mojo89]

when it comes out i dont know that real punk rock fans will accept it as punk. I mean the argument always goes on to whats punk and what isnt. But I really dont think mcr will hold a candle to bands like the stooges. Or even the second wave of punk bands like nofx. They are just too emotional in their delivery punk rock was about "no feelings." there's even a song called no feelings by the sex pistols. ha. the onl emotion should be pissed of you know thats kind of what it starts with. If they start crying about "not being okay" its going to ruin the punk vibe. Do have to say at least they are claiming to do some thing as a musical artist rather than just popping out a pop album. weather it ends up being a pop album who knows.

[Social D Rox]

Deek_13 wrote:

Thats all we need, emos calling them selves punks now

haha +1 thats good stuff right there. not even close to punk music. Listen to the sex pistols, the clash, the ramones, social d, and many other great punk rock bands and tell me these guys sound like a punk band. YOU CANT DO IT!!!!!

[Lil Macker]

One of the two rock genres I hate, and MCR goes from one to another.

Deare me.

[NielsWho]

looking forward to their new album!

[-heartbreaker-]

This promise shall mean less than nothing to me.

[Jondy]

weird. interesting concept so far as the punk rock thing goes, and optimisim is fine, but he really got me worried with "somebody out there loves you." I don't want to listen to a chick flick...

[wesciante]

so this is just another opportunity for MCR to bend over and whip out the vaseline for the Corporate Giants...wow lets ruin one genre then jump to another, collectively spreading our crappy music like some STD...Someone should get a real punk to beat the shit outta Gerard

[richardsmith199]

devinbryndel wrote:

TOMMYB22 wrote:

it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

none of those bands u listed are emo u dumbass!

But they are the main bands that everyone calls emo...

[richardsmith199]

lucas_22 wrote:

Boy o boy i cant believe taht these articles cause such big riots. look.... when you guys have record deal and are touring around the world then you can trash talk other bands, but not when your playing a 100 dollar guitar through a 10 watt practice amp. That goes for any band pop to metal band, just let the fans have fun talking about good things instead of this nonsence over the difference between punk and punkrock. ty

Biggest bit o truth here

[XXm3t@lXX]

no.
they will not make a new punk cd.
jesus christ.
They cant.
they thought they used to be punk.
hell,
they were NEVER punk.
and i read this, guitarhead93, because i was interested in what they had to say about their "new punk album".

[MegaRon]

Interesting. Personally, I enjoyed the Black Parade (and I expect I'll get flack from petty fools for that), and that's the only MCR album I've really checked out so far. I may explore their catalog more sometime, but I'm curious to see what their definition of "punk" is. I would love to see MCR do Dead Kennedys-esq songs. Will that happen? I doubt it, but I think it would be neat.

[Tw1zzler]

There so many gray spots in this whole "emo" situation that has going for years now... Its never Other music vs. Emo

[Tw1zzler]

guitarhead93 wrote:

americanmovie23 wrote:

"punk album?"

i think you mean "pop album"

i hate this band
i hate this genre

they act like they are reinventing the wheel



if you hate it so much why are you reading an article about them? I dont go around reading some friggin everclear article which by the way sux.

How is saying everclear sucks relevent?

[chris_red]

sowhat360 wrote:

stradivari310 wrote:

TOMMYB22 wrote:

it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

I'm glad I'm not the only one.


i feel bad for you guys.....

unless you guys are 12 old girls, cause i think those are the only people that get pass for listening to those bands

Get a life, I'm 18 and I love MCR, and I don't need anyone's approval for that.

[xCoilx]

why dont everyone stop bitching and well see when the new stuff comes?

[dimebagsmygod]

"New Song" is already a song by Blackstar. MCR should not if name a song that as it is ruining the reputation of a kick ass song. Why are they calling it punk? Punk is the Clash, Sex Pistols and Ramones not emotionally ****ed up music.

[KyuNaynne]

Well, I'm not a big fan of them, but I own all their records, and have to say I'm curious about their new stuff... I hope it's better than The Black Parade... I hated the drums on that record, they're really annoying..

[chrishoulton]

dimebagsmygod wrote:

"New Song" is already a song by Blackstar. MCR should not if name a song that as it is ruining the reputation of a kick ass song. Why are they calling it punk? Punk is the Clash, Sex Pistols and Ramones not emotionally ****ed up music.

they arn't calling the new song "new song" learn to read! it says they will name it later, therefore "new song" isnt the actual name of the song, there just saying this is a new song we've wrote- who put a law on not sayin that? i personally liked the black parade,although a few of the songs on it wern't that good, i thought famous last words, teenagers and i dont love you were really good! however i would like them to go back to the sort of stuff they did on the first and second album 'cos it was ace!

Checked.

If you don't have anything constructive to say, leave.

[almostdvs222]

I like mcr!!!

[diditfortehlulz]

NemX162 wrote:

People are dumbasses. MCR was never 'emo'

Anyway, I hope this is more like the old stuff. Black Parade was a crap-heap.

They most certainly were emo.

I wish people would stop using the term "punk rock" like it's interchangeable.

[jplay5]

he claims that returning to punk sound is not a step back in creativity

it is exactly that

[Misterhustle24]

My Chemical Romance are set to start work on a “punk rock” new album this year.

It's almost as if they were thinking "How can we make this band sound even worse" "I know, Punk!!!"

[Jersey_Zombie]

Wow, a lot of people like going into articles about bands they don't like, reading all about them, THEN bashing them. Anyways, i'm looking forward to the new album. I always thought that Black Parade was their best one, but the previous ones were still fantastic. I hope that they do keep up the good work. There is honestly not one song I don't like from them.

[thethroesss]

AHHH genres!!! Gross!@#$% Just play music? and what ever it sounds like, thats what it is! that would be awesome

[questionmarc]

Get over yourselfs youve always been a pop band never a punk band now just stop trying and release another radio friendly single that makes everyone want to kill you you emo scumbags

[Social D Rox]

thethroesss wrote:

AHHH genres!!! Gross!@#$% Just play music? and what ever it sounds like, thats what it is! that would be awesome

clever thinkin man

[maca-venagas]

AFallenJake wrote:

In regards to the article, I am interested to hear it; I have never been a big MCR fan. There are some nice points on their first two albums, but they feel painfully mediocre to me. I love TBP because it had a wonderfully epic sound, and it was the first musically impressive thing I had heard from MCR.

Now, I love the old punk; however, it is dead, and I, as much as I love it,hope that it stays that way. So far, the attempts at revival have been nothing but disappointments. Punk rock(and this is personal opinion so please, just hear me out) never existed. If you pull in elements of rock, it's rock. That's it. No sub-genres needed. Emo has been dead. "Emo" today is a joke, and those bands dubbed "emo" today are really nothing more than punk gone horribly wrong.

Now that I have gone off topic plenty, I would like to restate that TBP is definitely MCR's best effort to date; MCR is NOT emo in the sense of what emo actually is; and I AM interested in hearing the new MCR music.

this guy is absolutely spot on.

its hard to believe how many people think MCR and a number of other bands are "emo"
True Emo died in the 90's, drive like jehu, fugazi and at the drive-in were probably my favourites.

this is an online musical community, and damn near everyone hear would say that MCR are emo.

they are just jumping on bandwagons.

Although, i would definetly not place MCR in the same category as Panic and Fall Out Boy,
MCR do make music for the sake of making the type of music they want, where as the other two seem to make music for the sake of being "popular" and such. and you can tell the difference in quality too, and you can tell by listening to the records that MCR put heart into what they do, where as FOB and PATD try to follow a formula, and its just not as good.

but yeah, lookng forward the new album, i saw live 1 year as of tomorrow and cant wait to see them again. ive really enjoyed all their albums.

[tands]

leper_affinity wrote:

Hahahahahahahahaha

lol

Social D Rox wrote:

thethroesss wrote:

AHHH genres!!! Gross!@#$% Just play music? and what ever it sounds like, thats what it is! that would be awesome clever thinkin man

not really, bands have to come out with statements like this to generate buzz its a PR tactic, ex. mcr next album is going to be punk everyone goes omg, metallica goes next album album is going to be more like ride the lightning and not st.anger and everyone goes omg, radiohead said in rainbows is like ok computer but its more terrifying and everyone went omg

honestly people you guys dont see these trends yet?

[IcePh0enix]

First off, MCR aren't, never were, and will never be true emo. The first two of their albums were decent, but I think their newest album was a piece of crap. Hopefully this new one will blow my mind.

Either way, they're great live.

[maca-venagas]

tands wrote:

leper_affinity wrote:

Hahahahahahahahaha

lolSocial D Rox wrote:

thethroesss wrote:

AHHH genres!!! Gross!@#$% Just play music? and what ever it sounds like, thats what it is! that would be awesome clever thinkin man

not really, bands have to come out with statements like this to generate buzz its a PR tactic, ex. mcr next album is going to be punk everyone goes omg, metallica goes next album album is going to be more like ride the lightning and not st.anger and everyone goes omg, radiohead said in rainbows is like ok computer but its more terrifying and everyone went omg

honestly people you guys dont see these trends yet?

no..
the bands just get asked about their upcoming albums, and answer questions best they can, then its the magazines and fans that create the hype and the "OMG" factor. all the bands do is describe the sound that they think the next album is going to be, and most bands are always evolving, so its immpossible for them to say "its gunna be just the same as the last one". so the media and fans are the ones that create that, its not the bands fault

[Amy_Lee]

Alleluiah. Praise a god I don't believe in!

[rockfan7]

Well it's better than making there new album name called "Come On Slit Your Wrist".

[JosephDowne]

Well, I didn't see this coming. A "punk rock" album, a "return to punk rock music", sorry guys I love you but truth be told you're not punk. Never were, and probably never will be.

I'll miss the The Black Parade. That album singlehandedly pwned both Bullets and Revenge, which were very nice albums in and of themselves. Hopefully they won't try to be too punky on their next album. I want to see some Black Parade shine through. "Stay" or the "New Song" is actually pretty cool, can't wait to hear it recorded. And it better get recorded MCR, lol. And please don't change it as much as Disenchanted for heaven's sake.

[Gibson Phoney]

MCR members will all marry all FOB members and will have an orgy. From there "Chemical Fall Out Boy Romance" will be made.

[Year Zero]

MCR doing punk is laughable at best.

[tands]

maca-venagas wrote:

tands wrote:

leper_affinity wrote:

Hahahahahahahahaha

lolSocial D Rox wrote:

thethroesss wrote:

AHHH genres!!! Gross!@#$% Just play music? and what ever it sounds like, thats what it is! that would be awesome clever thinkin man

not really, bands have to come out with statements like this to generate buzz its a PR tactic, ex. mcr next album is going to be punk everyone goes omg, metallica goes next album album is going to be more like ride the lightning and not st.anger and everyone goes omg, radiohead said in rainbows is like ok computer but its more terrifying and everyone went omg

honestly people you guys dont see these trends yet?

no..
the bands just get asked about their upcoming albums, and answer questions best they can, then its the magazines and fans that create the hype and the "OMG" factor. all the bands do is describe the sound that they think the next album is going to be, and most bands are always evolving, so its immpossible for them to say "its gunna be just the same as the last one". so the media and fans are the ones that create that, its not the bands fault

not true, alot of bands dont change their sound, they cant say to the media its going to be like the same as our last album they say "like (insert their most successful album to date) but its going to have more (insert new genre),"

[Instrumetal]

This should be interesting. As much as the musical side of the album didn't appeal to a lot of people, the band's instrumental and songwriting abilities improved greatly with the Black Parade.

If they can take the musical ability they worked for and apply it to a more punk-rock sound like their older albums, it should end up sounding interesting.

Not saying I'm gonna go buy the album, but at least they are making efforts to vary up their sound and give their fans something new.

[Saosin29]

I think emo is the biggest false genre there is, people try and put every band they don't like into the "emo" category. That category is simply an attack on the band as opposed to the truth about their sound. Yes music has emotion in it or else it would be garbage.
MCR is no where near emo and yet some people cant understand that still. Either way MCR has made some of the best music ive heard today and I'm sure their new album will be just as good.

Screw the emo genre, it pretty much should not even exist given the fact that it makes little sense as to how bands are put into that genre.

[megadeth rule]

yeah and the spice girls are working on a death metal album.

[bonjgday]

About time. They've never been great but Black Parade just sucked.

[thethroesss]

why are people trying to explain to me that MCR is using a PR tactic? i am not an idiot. and you are not a genius.

oh and punk rock can be whatever you want it to be.




and the spice girls are the best death metal band ever. scary spice can shred

[jacob23]

I cant imagine them making a punk cd. Real punk is Bad Brains and MDC. They couldnt touch that.

[Cameronrobson]

Die Die Mcr!! wrote:
PUNK IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COOL.

Are you sure you know what music we are talking about?

[RATM forever]

Yea, okay, there going 'punk' just like greenday is punk. just shut up about this god damn emo band

[Cameronrobson]

Oh, and I like MCR and think their sound is really close to punk rock. Especially Bullets. They sound like the misfits, what with screaming " whoah " for no reason.

[IzzieVicious]

They have already ruined their chance of becoming punk. I don't think Way really know what punk means.. I hope he stops singing... very.. very ..SOON!

[K_Parker]

There are a lot of really bands out there who have been labeled "emo" and all that bullshit. Honestly, if you hate the music, don't listen. Simple. Don't judge the band because of the genre they have been put under. That's just me though. If you dig the tune than who cares what genre it is defined as. Anyhow... I was never a huge fan of MCR, but I am curious to see what they come with next.

[K_Parker]

drat... noticed the typo in the first sentence. I meant to say "a lot of good bands".
Later.

[j-boy199]

Lol you gotta love this band.

The amount of pissed off people in the world has doubled because of them

now it's just a countdown to how long before they say something bad about slayer. this site will probably crash xD

[chrismetal86]

They are definately gonna make some horrible pop punk album that will have all their fans saying "THIS IS TRUE PUNK"

[j-boy199]

chrismetal86 wrote:

They are definately gonna make some horrible pop punk album that will have all their fans saying "THIS IS TRUE PUNK"

lol and then hot topic will scrap emo and sell punk shit

yay punk shit :P

[eminentgonz]

Once you're pop, you can't really go back and be punk. It just doesn't work that way.

[SenorDirtyRat]

does this mean they'll dress like punks now? i mean, they actually think they're cool when they're not screaming like a girl and dressing like a girl (i.e. the make up, etc)

the band is crap...along with ALL emo.

[Shread_6009]

TOMMYB22 :
it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

is it just me, but out of all those bands you listed, can anyone find a difference in any of there songs?

The sooner emo dies, the sooner music can return to normal.

[NewsoftheWorld]

Why is this the top headline,especially when there is a new Satriani CD coming out

[last_biscuit]

It's funny because, it's only what he defines as 'punk rock'. If they have a 'return to punk rock' then we all know full well they won't be playing any punk rock, they will be playing pop-punk/power-pop depending on what you call that genre.

[Shread_6009]

the singer SHOULD STOP BLEACHING HIS HAIR!!! what, realize you look like a picture of marilyn manson drawn left handed, or did you go colour blind by all that crappy emo make-up?

[jerkoffjack]

They should just keep progressing with their music. No sense going backwards. "Black Parade" was wildly overrated and really not all that good (in my opinion, not saying I'm right), but they should just stay the course. I hate when a band says they're going back to their roots. That's never a good sign. It's not like all those bands are bad musicians or anything, they're just lame and not cool.

[TheDisturbed78]

thewalrus77 wrote:

this is an absolutely terrible band...no talent what so ever

word

[awsomeguitarguy]

thewalrus77 wrote:

this is an absolutely terrible band...no talent what so ever

I hate hater comments like that, no band has absolute no talent. They have a very good singer with good stage presence and good guitar players that know the instrument better than the two guitar players from fall out boy. so shut up and go leave a pointless innacurate comment somewhere else

[awsomeguitarguy]

the guitar players are better than guitar players LIKE bands like fall out boy. My bad typo

[qotsa1998]

In the same way emo is short for emotional, pop music is short for popular music. So really, alot of bands could be called "pop." Anyway, I kinda like em. TBP was pretty creative i think. If they re-recorded Bullets, with the same songs, it would be muuch better than any of the other two albums i think. Altho i do like a few of the songs on 3 cheers. Should be interesting to see what they do. And yea, Satch is coming out with a new album, but more people care about this thatn a new Satch album. A bit sad, but true.

Checked.

[RedX12]

this better be a good song cause then i would be wasting my money 4 nothing, but i think it is going 2 be cool

[Uranutan]

yeah sure mmhmmm

[SilentGhost]

Shread_6009 wrote:

TOMMYB22 :
it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

is it just me, but out of all those bands you listed, can anyone find a difference in any of there songs?

The sooner emo dies, the sooner music can return to normal.

The real problem is that none of those bands ARE emo. They're 'rock'

[sylic]

i'm guessing they are talking about blink 182 punk rock

[chrismetal86]

sylic wrote:

i'm guessing they are talking about blink 182 punk rock

Exactly my friend, Punk pop

Pop punk=/=Good punk

[InTheFlesh!]

^That's not true. There's talent. They just don't play music you like. I don't like it either, but I'll still check this album out, because who knows it could be decent.

[InTheFlesh!]

oops, was talking about thewalrus' post, i let this page sit for a while:P

[ChorusPedal88]

Mm, A.F.I, Part 2

[Chris.Rock.Art]

i used to like them when i was a twelve yrs old girl...Now that i'm a 15yrs old girl, i listen to metal and my life has improved alot

[Scourge441]

SilentGhost wrote:

Shread_6009 wrote:

TOMMYB22 :
it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

is it just me, but out of all those bands you listed, can anyone find a difference in any of there songs?

The sooner emo dies, the sooner music can return to normal.

The real problem is that none of those bands ARE emo. They're 'rock'

I call it "pop emo." Pop emo (Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance) is to real emo (Fugazi, Rites of Spring) as pop punk is to real punk.

Speaking of which, this new MCR album won't be punk rock in the slightest.

[thewalrus77]

the suck

[break-me-in]

olliemo wrote:

break-me-in wrote:

Oops, meant to comment on that quote:

It is the song (fan know as) "Stay". I thought it was great live. Much better than most of the stuff off bullets (exception being Honey, This Mirror...). If you're judging it off the poorly recorded youtube vids, then that's hardly fair really.


bullets was way better than the BP, but the new song is good too, but more than honey was better than it, like headfirst for halos, drowning lessons and vampires...

I don't think any of those songs are that good. They're fairly generic and poorly executed. Potential that hasn't been realised if you like. Whereas on Three Cheers they started to work out what they were doing and on The Black Parade they sound extremely accomplished. Plus, Bullets is the only album without that hookiness.

[bicko19]

Personally, i loved Revenge and TBP. Bullets didn't do much for me.

Regardless of what they do next, the critics will never agree. If they do something like the black parade, they will be classed as emo. If they try to do a rock album, they will be classed as try hards. And if they made a really great punk album, it will be "....punk is dead anyways!"

I'm really looking forward to what they do next =)

[xxtrigger]

Meh, I'm a fan of MCR's older stuff. I just hope this new album won't suck as much as TBP

[tbarrettl]

Scourge441 wrote:

SilentGhost wrote:

Shread_6009 wrote:

TOMMYB22 :
it seems as if the emo genre is dying out because all of the main bands that people rip on, Fall Out Boy, MCR and panic at the disco are all maturing in their music.

im actually looking forward to the next albums by all those bands

is it just me, but out of all those bands you listed, can anyone find a difference in any of there songs?

The sooner emo dies, the sooner music can return to normal.

The real problem is that none of those bands ARE emo. They're 'rock'
I call it "pop emo." Pop emo (Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance) is to real emo (Fugazi, Rites of Spring) as pop punk is to real punk.

Speaking of which, this new MCR album won't be punk rock in the slightest.

Yeah at best they may try to pull off an album that rips off American Idiot.

[prunaman]

yay! im so happy, they are def talking about "Stay Awake". youtube it its pretty intresting

[acshadow25]

hmmm wotever

[Joshrocker48]

Just like they promised a rock "opera"

[.6.bullets.]

WOOOOOT. haha. After being so disapponted by The Black Parade, it's good to hear this. Granted, I don't think it' going to be straight up 'punk', beause they've never been actual punk...but that aside, it sounds like they're going back to a slightly more aggressive approah, which is what made me fall in love with this band's material in the first place. Not that Black Parade was a bad album, but it personally disappointed me, because it felt like they were trying to do what Gren Day did with American Idiot. Not that anything is wrong with what GD did, it just didn't work as well for MyChem. And plus, I liked My Chemical Romance...not My-Chemical-Romance-trying-to-be-Green-Day. Also, if you compare their earlier concert footage with the Black Parade stuff, alot of the energy was missing recently, and it seemed like they were trying too hard to be elaborate. I'm really looking forward to see what they do next.

And **** this whole thing about 'emo'. The word is pretty much inacurate used with today's bands...and I could rant about that shit for hours, but I'll pass.

And one last thing:

"It’s letting somebody know something and it's knowing that yourself and it’s a great thing to know."

XDDDDD Holy repetition, Gerard.

[trendkill-]

this article is a flammers paradice

[Phoenix_24Leas]

bleh. I never liked the word emo. it's been overused so much if ever there was a meaning in it it was lost a long time ago. the word itself is so vague too. "oh you're talking about how you feel and shit. EMO!"

but anyway I actually ended up liking TBP despite what bashers have said. These guys, as far as I know, aren't selling themselves out like FOB or Panic. I think they deserve some respect.

O and if we're talking 80's punk, I'd rather not. I'm sorry but that sounds like a bunch of trash cans rolling down a hill.

[Decembero]

trendkill- wrote:

this article is a flammers paradice

lol yeh, there is just too much to laugh at other peoples comments, I feel like everything is being said!

I cant see this being anything other than a lame mix of pop/emo/punk. maybe rock.

I hope they are not taking this change in style as a response to the negativity they got from half the world thinking that they define 21st century emo. But instead this change should be a natural and mature progression.

[IzzieVicious]

WOT?? My last post is deleted?
I only said that the band isn't punk, and that they suck.. It's a fact.. how can u remove that?? Wow.. dictator style. Let's ban all people who doesn't like this crappy band..

[scottydosntkno8]

Kelicon wrote:

is emo finally dead?!?!? THANK YOU FUCKING GOD! i really don't like punk either, but at least it is respectable.

LOL. I personally have never heard anyone call punk repectable.

[shut_up_n00b]

[quote=Gregoric]hmm, this is quite an interesting developement, does this mean they're trying to do away with the whole emo image?

Anyways, not really a fan of the most recent MCR stuff but I thought bullets and revenge were great until pop culture ripped them to pieces and I do like abit of pun k rock so this is quite interesting to me.[/quote]

Punk is closer to emo anyways. I just hope they don't do anything like Bullets. I think that sound was just TOO similar to Rites Of Spring. Looking forward to the album though.

[SlashNX]

the theatrical stuff really annoys me, so if they do more punk stuff i may start to like it. who knows! ill give it an honest listen!

[FamLastWords]

Sounds great!

[Cameronrobson]

shut_up_n00b wrote:
Punk is closer to emo anyways. I just hope they don't do anything like Bullets. I think that sound was just TOO similar to Rites Of Spring. Looking forward to the album though.

I don't really think bullets sounded like Rites of Spring, can you give me some examples of what songs you mean?

[mister bass guy]

Gregoric wrote:

hmm, this is quite an interesting developement, does this mean they're trying to do away with the whole emo image?
i completely agree with u. their first 2 albums were really raw and real. black parade was raped by the media because it was WAAAY to poppy. hope their fourth album will sound great!

Anyways, not really a fan of the most recent MCR stuff but I thought bullets and revenge were great until pop culture ripped them to pieces and I do like abit of pun k rock so this is quite interesting to me.

[TwilightChick]

I'm pretty excited to listen to their new album. I've always been a fan of MCR.