My Chemical Romance Bids Farewell To 'The Black Parade'

Theatrical alt-rockers My Chemical Romance will make one more pass across the US before wrapping the world tour behind their latest album, "The Black Parade."

The band, which recently toured Southeast Asia and is currently in South America, will launch the US run of intimate venues March 28 in Tempe, AZ. The initial itinerary shows the trek stretching from coast to coast through early May, including two-night stands in Las Vegas and San Francisco. Billy Talent and Drive By will open the dates, which are listed below. More shows are expected, according to My Chemical Romance's website.

The band is also preparing to lay "The Black Parade" to rest with a new live CD/DVD set titled "The Black Parade is Dead!," which was recorded over a few weeks in October. A release date has yet to be determined.

"The Black Parade," which surfaced in fall 2006, recently scored platinum status on the strength of hit rock and pop singles "Welcome to the Black Parade," "Teenagers" and "Famous Last Words." The concept album follows the journey of a dying man who pleads with death to give him another chance. My Chemical Romance introduced the record by playing it live in its entirety under the band name The Black Parade.

Band members have told various reporters that My Chemical Romance will return to its punk-rock roots on its next album.

Tour dates are as follows:

03/28 - Tempe, AZ - Tempe Music Festival
03/29 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
03/30-31 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
04/03-4 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
04/06 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre/Bamboozle Left
04/08 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
04/11 - Magna, UT - The Great Salt Air Theatre
04/13 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
04/15 - Kansas City, KS - Memorial Hall
04/17 - Chicago, IL - venue to be announced
04/19 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore at State Theatre
04/28 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Amphitheater
05/02 - Memphis, TN - venue to be announced
05/06 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory

Thanks for the info to LiveDaily.com.

Comments

[AngelX13]

Man, I hate MCR with a passion. Their music suck (to me) but their first album was great, I can listen to it without complaints. They better sound EXACTLY like that.

Also, It's sad to see their Black Parade fans won't die with The Black Parade itself.

[stradivari310]

The Black Parade was good, but way too popular. I can't wait to hear some stuff that's more like MCR's regular style.

[f1f2]

Three cheers is what MCR is.. but having an alter ego like TBP is also great for them, why, they sold thousands of records.

[Aceroth]

AngelX13 wrote:

Man, I hate MCR with a passion. Their music suck (to me) but their first album was great, I can listen to it without complaints. They better sound EXACTLY like that.

Also, It's sad to see their Black Parade fans won't die with The Black Parade itself.

To me the first album is the worst. I think Gerard Way's voice is entirely too undeveloped in that album. I like all the instrumental work though. My favorite is still Three Cheers.

[shyalicia]

I think they should have a song on this new cd that adds a little something to the end of the story.

[Aidy Damage]

TBP was a one-off alter-ego record for MCR, and it was great in its own right. However, I DO prefer their punky stuff.

[irishman]

stradivari310 wrote:

The Black Parade was good, but way too popular. I can't wait to hear some stuff that's more like MCR's regular style.

wouldn't consider myself a fan at all, but what's wrong with a band being popular?

[Kingyem0c0re]

Either way, I've like all there stuff they've released except for the slower more mellow songs.
TBP album was good, but I guess you just gotta be a fan of that sorta music really?
Saying that though, I still prefer the older stuff they released, but hey, bands move with the times really, some make a good reputation with the change, others don't.

[Whit_f-ing_ROX]

i feel like they got too poppy on black parade

[GNRAGE_2010]

I don't think MCR can return to their "punk rock" roots because they weren't really punk rock to begin with...I do like them though.

[fede01_8]

why everyone is bahing TBP. i dont' like MCR but TBP is the only CD i own and is an amazing album

[dmaccy06]

then why don't you like MCR??? and more importantly, why do you only own 1 cd?!

[KileManA7X]

Three Cheers was a concept cd too. I liked that more than their other 2 cd's. Now they're just gonna sound like Green Day.

[j-boy199]

fortysix&2 wrote:

Whit_f-ing_ROX wrote:

i feel like they got too poppy on black parade


They've always played pop music man.
I don't see the big deal, they're just another boyband.

lol like Emo Boyzone or something xD

[chopperdudep]

I think their oldest stuff is great instrumentally but gerards voice could have been a little better. Their new music is good like TBP but its a little too poppy, but its still great music. I think if they did something like a mix of the guitars off of Bullets and singing from 3 Cheers it would be great

[NorfIrIon]

Finally.
Maybe they can start making relatively good music again now.

[GeetarsAreRock]

The Black Parade was the only album of their's I could stand.

[mp3stalin]

GeetarsAreRock wrote:

The Black Parade was the only album of their's I could stand.

same

[Spay]

I liked the Black Parade album simply because their guitarists really stepped up from the generic pop-punk image their band leader has. They're actually fairly talented as far as pop-punk goes.

[GuitarHero0715]

TCFSR > TBP > 1st album which I can never get right.

I love MCR, they're really great.

The Black Parade(The song itself) was really crappy though, I dont understand why that was the famous one.

[NightEmbers]

^ I brought the bullets...etc.

I didnt like that one, three cheers and black parade were really goodbut yeah it is pretty pop, IDC Im sure theie next album will be awesome either way

[GrandeAcure]

God, finally. MCR used to be good, or didn't suck as much (more accurate) before the black parade.

[Xerothunder]

Our Lady of Sorrows remains their best song.

That being said, I like MCR. I'm interested to see if they go back to the I Brought The Bullets style.

[giginthesky]

3 cheers for 3 cheers. I dig that album. Black Parade, not so much

[Wags7121]

NorfIrIon wrote:

Finally.
Maybe they can start making relatively good music again now.

Again?! i must have missed it the first time

[TheBurningFish]

Wags7121 wrote:

NorfIrIon wrote:

Finally.
Maybe they can start making relatively good music again now.



Again?! i must have missed it the first time

They were never great, but they used to be better.

Used to like em a bit but I got bored and started to look at classic rock... now I wouldn't touch 'em.

[J.A.M]

3 studio albums and 2 live albums? Bad ratio.

[urdad]

Theatrical alt-rockers My Chemical Romance

cant stop laughing HAHA!!

[BlackMagic17]

I'm pleasantly surprised.
I expected a lot of MCR-bashing, but everyone seems to be reasonably mature about expressing their dislike.
Personally, MCR are somewhat of a guilty pleasure for me. Sometimes i just have an My Chemical Romance binge and listen to all three of their albums over and over again.
The album that i listen to the most is Three Cheers, and I'm quite glad that Gerard and the boys are ready to move away from The Black Parade. Hopefully their newest offering will be more along the lines of their older material.

[roarinflames]

fede01_8 wrote:

why everyone is bahing TBP. i dont' like MCR but TBP is the only CD i own and is an amazing album

so let me get this straight
you only own one cd
and of all bands
you chose MCR.
rofl

their first 2 albums were alright
but i cant stand TBP
thank god for this news

[guitarhead93]

roarinflames wrote:

fede01_8 wrote:

why everyone is bahing TBP. i dont' like MCR but TBP is the only CD i own and is an amazing album


so let me get this straight
you only own one cd
and of all bands
you chose MCR.
rofl

their first 2 albums were alright
but i cant stand TBP
thank god for this news

+1

Loved their first album.
Then came Three cheers... and i was like, okay, its good.
I listen to this crappy song on the radio called welcome to the black parade, by MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
and I'm like WHAAAAAT THEEEEE HEEEEELL?????

[Bimbostar]

I own all 3 albums and they are all brilliant in different ways. The black parade was an amazing album so i dont get why people hate it, My chemical romance have just done somthing a bit different.

[tavi620]

roarinflames wrote:

fede01_8 wrote:

why everyone is bahing TBP. i dont' like MCR but TBP is the only CD i own and is an amazing album



so let me get this straight
you only own one cd
and of all bands
you chose MCR.
rofl

their first 2 albums were alright
but i cant stand TBP
thank god for this news

no dude. of all the MCR records that are out, thats the only one of them he has. not his only record in general

[tavi620]

TheBurningFish wrote:

Wags7121 wrote:

NorfIrIon wrote:

Finally.
Maybe they can start making relatively good music again now.



Again?! i must have missed it the first time
They were never great, but they used to be better.

Used to like em a bit but I got bored and started to look at classic rock... now I wouldn't touch 'em.

which is what would happen to 99% of the people on here who love them

[Jordy]

The Black Parade is, in my opinion, the best CD of the last decade and up there with the classic albums of all time.

iTunes labels them as "Alternative & Punk", and I think that's a good description.

and no, I'm not bullsh*tting you, and yes, I listen to a HUGE variety of music...MCR just happened to put out an album that is everything a great album should be.

I judge albums based on their own merit, without any connection to the band that makes them.

example: Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms...one of the greatest CDs of all time. but I like about two other songs by them out of their entire discography.

[ghoulsnightout]

wait a sec.....when the hell were MCR punk? im very confused..and the black parade wasnt even that bad compared to their other shitty two albums...i can actually tolorate this one

[ernie123]

I'm not a big fan of there genre but i quiet like MCR. There music has a bit more balls and is a bit more edgy than the likes of Fall Out Boy and co. And you have to admit that Ray Toro is a decent guitarist....

[stupids]

AngelX13 wrote:

Man, I hate MCR with a passion. Their music suck (to me) but their first album was great, I can listen to it without complaints. They better sound EXACTLY like
that.
Also, It's sad to see their Black Parade fans won't die with The Black Parade itself.

How do you hate them with a passion but like their old stuff? Sounds like your a scene *****.

[dropdead]

^^^^^
What? Best album of the last decade. Don't get me started bro, but plain and simple you're dead WRONG.
(Audioslave, Bad Religion, Megadeth, The Foo Fighters, Tool, The White Stripes, Weird Al Yankovic. These are ALL better artists with better albums from the past decade)

If Billy Talent (sell-outs) is the opening act, they are going to make MCR look like clowns, mostly because they are, but also because Billy Talent is an outstanding band, and should be headlining this shit. Not MCR

MCR's latest single which is more whiney "my life sucks because I'm a highschool pop emo pricess listening teen who so desperately wants to apear 'hardcoreXxXxXXxxx'" junk, and it ranks up there somewhere with 50 cent's latest on the sell-out trash-0-meter. BTW 3 Cheers was a GOOD album.

[stumaster18]

BlackMagic17 wrote:

I'm pleasantly surprised.
I expected a lot of MCR-bashing, but everyone seems to be reasonably mature about expressing their dislike.
Personally, MCR are somewhat of a guilty pleasure for me. Sometimes i just have an My Chemical Romance binge and listen to all three of their albums over and over again.
The album that i listen to the most is Three Cheers, and I'm quite glad that Gerard and the boys are ready to move away from The Black Parade. Hopefully their newest offering will be more along the lines of their older material.

well said. +1

[theused101]

thats cool

always good2 heara bout an awesome band

[Slash-Owns-Me]

sweet their first album was their best

[walkon123123]

Seeing as they never listed themselves as The Black Parade (they stayed as MCR), what's the big deal?
Don't get me wrong though, I normally hate them but that album was great.
And oh yeah, isn't this like the third time they've said "We are no loner the Black Parade"?

[skippy_moogoose]

what Ive heard of Bullets is good

Vampires will never hurt u in particular

I remember buying 3 cheers, just before they really broke through to the mainstream, becuase my step bro recommended them
but I could never sit through all of that album in one go,I always got bored, though I like a few tracks, thanks for the venom being the standout IMO

as for any Black Parade, hated the song, disliked all of the album Ive heard, though Teenagers is horrendously Evily catchy

so I hate it all the more for being stuck in my brain

ahaha

random aside: Dont you think Mikey Way looks awful now? looking at his face he's put on laods of weight, and he just looks terrible compared to before....

[paulish86]

that sucks, the black parade was solid album whether emo/pop or whatever you wanna categorize it as... their music before that was just the mainstream kinda poppunk everybody hates... this was different, they better keep going on this sound cause it did this whole emo genre good

[PastaOfMuppets]

Meh, I prefer my pop-punk to be more cheerful and less angsty but each to his or her own.

[theacousticpunk]

I used to like them, but then I reallyheard Led Zeppelin. Now I hate all pop-punk and pop. My dislike for them only got worse with their song "Teenagers", which I saw as an abomination of blues. Call me biased if you will, but my ears developed quickly afterwards.

[roarinflames]

skippy_moogoose wrote:

what Ive heard of Bullets is good

Vampires will never hurt u in particular

I remember buying 3 cheers, just before they really broke through to the mainstream, becuase my step bro recommended them
but I could never sit through all of that album in one go,I always got bored, though I like a few tracks, thanks for the venom being the standout IMO

as for any Black Parade, hated the song, disliked all of the album Ive heard, though Teenagers is horrendously Evily catchy

so I hate it all the more for being stuck in my brain

ahaha

random aside: Dont you think Mikey Way looks awful now? looking at his face he's put on laods of weight, and he just looks terrible compared to before....

further proof that they got popular from their image and not their music

[piggyboy]

Lots of MCR bashing as usual!

Bullets is my favourite album by them, but three cheers is still very good. TBP wasn't as good as those two (too poppy) but it certainly wasn't bad.

I just thought...Ray doesn't get enough mentioned enough, everyone talks about Gerard (either OMG he's soooo hot! or OMG what an emo fag). Thanks Ray for your guitar skills and your hair =)

[bfmvrock]

yeah i agree with piggyboy

[Tok]

'theatrical alt-rockers'??? not emos then?
funny how everyone was so desperate to be emo when it was cool-now they cant distance themselves enough from it and claim they never were.

[patrickdenneyto]

ok some of you guys just suck
just go die or something
MCR never had a set sound so those of you who like thinking that they are sell outs shut your ****ing mouths. they are very talented musicians and i'll support them in whatever they do
is it that you think you're cool putting down a really successful band because they are too commercial? shouldnt you be happy to see a band you like hit it big? you know MCR did sell out, they sold out huge arenas around the world, and if thats too much for you to handle then dont even talk about it

[Nikita, Righ?]

dmaccy06 wrote:

then why don't you like MCR??? and more importantly, why do you only own 1 cd?!

chill out man, he says he only likes that CD. Therefore he owns it. =P Each to his own. Personally I really only like TBP too.

[zalant]

fortysix&2 wrote:

I don't see the big deal, they're just another boyband

Boyband? Eh? Last time I checked, the guys in boy bands can usually only sing and dance, and do not contribute to the instrumentation on the albums. The guys in MCR can all play their instruments (especially Ray), and Gerard's voice has grown better by leaps and bounds since the first album.

I'm totally on board with Jordy, too. The Black Parade album is indeed quite an achievement in modern pop music, and the songs will hold up over time. It is a classic epic album, whatever category you feel like throwing it in.

[zalant]

Not that I check on boy bands, so don't get the wrong idea. }:>

[GuitarHero1081]

05/02 - Memphis, TN - venue to be announced

Thats the Beale Street Music Fest date for the 3 day weekend of music.....^_^

[priestfan76]

Jordy wrote:

The Black Parade is, in my opinion, the best CD of the last decade and up there with the classic albums of all time.

iTunes labels them as "Alternative & Punk", and I think that's a good description.

and no, I'm not bullsh*tting you, and yes, I listen to a HUGE variety of music...MCR just happened to put out an album that is everything a great album should be.

I judge albums based on their own merit, without any connection to the band that makes them.

example: Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms...one of the greatest CDs of all time. but I like about two other songs by them out of their entire discography.

Classic Albums of all time?!BEst of the decade?Are you smoking crack?This albums is their worst material by far and away.I could name 20 albums that were better in this decade, and i wouldn't put this in any list, unless it was a Top 100 WORST albums of all time list.Come on, you wouldn't really put this with something like Physical Graffiti, would you?

[MyDogAteAString]

The Black Parade isn't their best album but "Famous Last Words" might be their best song...

[Nikita, Righ?]

This MCR bashing is ridiculous. A lot of you are idiots.

People criticized them for being an annoying emo whiney band with their old shit, now when they release a musically diverse and interesting album The Black Parade, they bash it for not being like their old stuff. WTF?

And people saying "I used to like them and now I listen to classic rock and MCR SUCKS DICK", just stfu. You're not cool, and your reputation doesn't increase by you saying Led Zeppelin is better than MCR. It's an opinion. TBH I like MCR more than a lot of classic rock bands, like AC/DC. It's my opinion. I'm not saying they're better, just that I like them more.

And like some people have said here, everyone's overlooking that they are obviously talented. Ray Toro is one of the best modern guitarists out there now, imo, and Gerard can sing extremely well (whether you like his voice or not).

I'm also willing to bet that people bashing TBP here have probably only heard Welcome to the Black Parade. Do yourselves a favor and go to youtube or something and listen to "Dead!", "The Sharpest Lives", "This Is How I Disappear", and "Mama". At least give them a chance.

My point is they are respectable musicians because they are moving forward and they do whatever they want to. The Black Parade was obviously not meant to sell... if they wanted to do that they'd just release another record sounding exactly like 3 Cheers. In the end they're selling out arenas and the people bashing them are sitting on their asses posting stupid comments like "theatrical alt rockers?!? More like theatrical emo fags!!!" because they have nothing better to do.

[roarinflames]

Riffer_maddness wrote:

MCR FUKIN BLOWS MORE DICK THAN A HORNY DRUNK COLLEGE GIRL!!!!!

i dont even agree with you

but i still think thats one of the funniest things ive read

i also agree with the person who said no one talks about the guitarist.

hes actually the only person in the group that i think has talent

[Thefallofman]

Good on them for putting out a successful, well written concept album and doing something different. They aren't a band I listen to really, but at least they're breaking the mold. I have a lot of respect for them.

[Soulinfector]

*can, **** double negatives

I actually like MCR. I don't really see whats wrong with them.

[jetfuel495]

Soulinfector wrote:

Riffer_maddness wrote:

MCR FUKIN BLOWS MORE DICK THAN A HORNY DRUNK COLLEGE GIRL!!!!!


I dont think MCR cant blow as much as your mother

HAHHA wow that was good.

hopefully the end of the tour means a new album soon to be in the works, and hopefully it will sound more like their first two albums.

[mookie_baylock]

Jordy wrote:


iTunes labels them as "Alternative & Punk", and I think that's a good description.

i think thats just the first genre that comes up alphabetically, it comes up for almost every band for me, from at the dive-in to snow patrol. i could be wrong though.

[The Spoon]

I went to a concert in March on the 9th and they put on a great show. The stage effects were awesome.

[Nathan_393]

mookie_baylock wrote:

Jordy wrote:


iTunes labels them as "Alternative & Punk", and I think that's a good description.



i think thats just the first genre that comes up alphabetically, it comes up for almost every band for me, from at the dive-in to snow patrol. i could be wrong though.

No it's because they're "alternative and punk". Seriously. That's a label fitting them.

Too bad they'll just replace TBP with more bad music.

[Shredder Guitar]

priestfan76 wrote:

Jordy wrote:

The Black Parade is, in my opinion, the best CD of the last decade and up there with the classic albums of all time.

iTunes labels them as "Alternative & Punk", and I think that's a good description.

and no, I'm not bullsh*tting you, and yes, I listen to a HUGE variety of music...MCR just happened to put out an album that is everything a great album should be.

I judge albums based on their own merit, without any connection to the band that makes them.

example: Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms...one of the greatest CDs of all time. but I like about two other songs by them out of their entire discography.

Classic Albums of all time?!BEst of the decade?Are you smoking crack?This albums is their worst material by far and away.I could name 20 albums that were better in this decade, and i wouldn't put this in any list, unless it was a Top 100 WORST albums of all time list.Come on, you wouldn't really put this with something like Physical Graffiti, would you?

But did Physical Graffiti come out in this decade? No.

Ass.

[jshizznit]

mcr isnt punk

the dead kennedys are punk

bad brains are punk

misfits-punk

mcr...just...alternative
not knocking mcr or anything

[Shread_6009]

Jordy wrote:

The Black Parade is, in my opinion, the best CD of the last decade and up there with the classic albums of all time.

lets list better albums thn MCR shall we?

Ozzy's black rain, all 6 albums released by black label society,Lateralus and 10,000 by tool, serj tankian's cd, John 5, Rob Zombie, by the way and stadium arcadium by RHCP, Echoes silence patience and grace by foo fighters, the last pantera album. the list goes on. all are infinatley better.

this album will be forgotten as soon as the band breaks up due to various drug addictions

[Like I Is]

Good lord, they're still touring that thing. Didn't the album come out like, a year and a half ago?

[WhereArtEsteban]

If you dont want to ever complain about a band being overplayed or "too popular" do what I do: don't listen to the radio or watch MTV/VHI. That way your opinions on bands have nothing to do with selfish and misguided things like what other people think. Then you can listen to the bands that YOU actually like and not sound like an asshat on some forum.

MCR is alright.

[Jordy]

Shread_6009 wrote:

Jordy wrote:

The Black Parade is, in my opinion, the best CD of the last decade and up there with the classic albums of all time.


lets list better albums thn MCR shall we?

Ozzy's black rain, all 6 albums released by black label society,Lateralus and 10,000 by tool, serj tankian's cd, John 5, Rob Zombie, by the way and stadium arcadium by RHCP, Echoes silence patience and grace by foo fighters, the last pantera album. the list goes on. all are infinatley better.

this album will be forgotten as soon as the band breaks up due to various drug addictions

To the first poster, Physical Graffiti is a great album, indeed. It would be hard to set it back to back with TBP because of the obvious differences in time periods released, genres, and subjective taste. Personally, I like TBP more, but that doesn't mean it's a better album.

I think too many people place weight on their subjective favorites when deciding what constitutes a "great album" - TBP is not in my top 10 favorite albums, believe it or not, though it is probably close...but I think it is a classic album.

as far as the poster that I quoted, I agree with many of your choices as great albums (though not necessarily better), especially RHCP (add Californication and Blood Sugar to that list), the Foo Fighters (though I like older stuff better), and Tool. However, I don't see how an obvious fan of rock music could include Rob Zombie in a list like that. Again, that's just my opinion.

a favorite claim of "haters" of amazing albums like this, John Mayer's "Continuum", anything by The Killers, or Maroon 5's "Songs About Jane", is that the album will be "forgotten" within a certain time period - 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, "when the band breaks up". This claim is verging on idiotic, seeing as how the singles are well-known, the CD sold well, parents will play these for their kids like my parents played me The Beatles, Zeppelin, the Stones, etc, and the radio will continue to play the songs. Not to mention people whose lives were influenced irreversibly by the music.

EXAMPLE: I remember the haters going off on Matchbox Twenty's "Yourself Or Someone Like You" after it came out, saying it wouldn't last 5 years. I think it's rather self-evident (it's one of the best-selling albums ever and is still played everywhere) that this album will be around for decades - and miraculously, the haters have died down. Yes, Matchbox has gotten worse (only slightly) with their newer albums, but that CD had a huge effect on my life and on my music tastes, and that can never be changed.

Rather than lashing out at albums we don't particularly enjoy, why not try to take a more objective viewpoint concerning rock music and think outside of our limited box? We'd all be happier and more peaceful because of it...

[Jordy]

Incidentally, when I said "amazing albums" and listed a few up there, that was just in the "pop" or "pop/rock" genres...there are tons and tons of great rock, alternative, punk, latin, jazz, metal, and blues albums out there (not to mention other genres). I thought that those albums proved my point more effectively though.

Also, I don't consider "emo" to be a genre. All of what people now label "emo" would have, 10 years ago, been called "pop/punk", "alternative", "alt rock", "punk rock", "acoustic pop", or something like that.

[coolmanwc5]

This was an amazing album. The semblance to Queen's "Jazz" in uncanny. Better than 99% of the shit put out recently. Feist, Walls Of Jerico, 50 cent, they can all kiss my ass.

[.6.bullets.]

a few points worth making: (imo)

PUNKfromNORWAY :
I don't think ppl listen to the music anymore, if u just look emo u get a lot of fans, I'm sure ppl like them, but in my opinion they suck

Sadly, I would say that this is kind of true. MCR doesn't suck, but I think for any band that's got an image that people peg as "emo", there will inevitably be little scene kids pretending to like the band. Still, there are people who actually listen to the music itself, and find it enjoyable. They aren't the greatest band ever, but as it is based on personal preference,I have to say I really like them. Aside from the fact that The Black Parade wasn't my cup of tea, I really do love them for the music they make,not the way they look.

secondly- Again with the 'punk' thing....
They're not punk. Never were. But I'm guessing that they're just referring to the fact that they are going back to listening to stuff like The Misfits or Black Flag for inspiration. On another note, I'm hoping they're not referring to Green Day as punk.....nothing against Green Day, theyre a good band and all, but I think American Idiot was an obvious influence on TBP, which leads me to my final point...

third- I'm glad the Black Parade is over. It was fun, I enjoyed seeing them perform it live, but I think the sound didn't work out that well for the guys. It was a good album and in a way I think it may have been necessary for them to make to grow as a band, musically...But again, I'm just glad they're not going for the whole 'alter-ego' thing anymore...

haha, The Black Parade was a fine band, but I miss My Chemical Romance. That's the best way I can put it.

[Dr.JimFeelgood]

I'm not much of an My Chemical Romance fan and I hate to admit this considering I hate 99% of emo music but I thought Black Parade was pretty good. There were plenty of decent guitar solos on the album.

[~Funky monk~]

Jordy wrote:

The Black Parade is, in my opinion, the best CD of the last decade and up there with the classic albums of all time.

iTunes labels them as "Alternative & Punk", and I think that's a good description.

and no, I'm not bullsh*tting you, and yes, I listen to a HUGE variety of music...MCR just happened to put out an album that is everything a great album should be.

I judge albums based on their own merit, without any connection to the band that makes them.

example: Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms...one of the greatest CDs of all time. but I like about two other songs by them out of their entire discography.

actually... my itunes stuck the album down as emo...

[dirtymexican863]

The truth is, they have decent musicians, but their singer can't actually sing and the song writing is mediocre. Check out some live MCR, then talk to me.

[Jordy]

dirtymexican863 wrote:

The truth is, they have decent musicians, but their singer can't actually sing and the song writing is mediocre. Check out some live MCR, then talk to me.

Their live show was one of the best I've been to, bar none. And I've been to a lot.

And as a very proficient and experienced songwriter, let me assure you, Gerard's songwriting is MUCH more than mediocre.

[mjmillard]

HONESTLY.. as lame as this band can be, and as bad as they are live, they do have some catchy shit and they are pretty ****ing creative. this album was a hell of an idea. i still have no interest in what they will do in the future.

[DontFightTheFoo]

Three Cheers still = favorite album... but im anxious to see what they have in store for their next record

[Vinnie9]

Black Parade kinda dissapointed me, it just didnt match up to their old stuff. It was ok though. Glad to see some news on them too.

[shihad99]

ive heard the album and to me the intro song is a rip off of 'in the flesh' , theres another song that sounds like 'why dont you get a job' and theres another song that rips of an older songs riff cant remember wot it is because i really do not want to listen to the album again. thats my opinion anyway and at the end of the day they are making shitloads more money than me

[caca_crisp_rock]

MCR is good but the black parade was not the best. Three Cheers was better.

[jetfuel495]

jordy just keeps pwnin ppl in this article

i liked that big post up there. its everything ive wanted to say on ug, just couldnt remember it all at the same time.

[blocsox90]

hmmm still no make up date for columbus...oh well

[im not mental]

teenagers was quite good imo

[Frankie Sparks]

Yall peeps who argue about their "best" albums need to get a life. I think ALL their albums are great. Hell, The Black Parade had some of the BEST guitar work of any of their albums. All yall freakin weirdos need to get a life. A band that has different sounds is great. And MCR is awsome. ALL of their albums are great....

[catchy phrase]

They're still touring on this album?

[girl-tarist]

j-boy199 wrote:
lol like Emo Boyzone or something xD

hahaha, you wrote "boyzone", and i thought to myself, "This guy must be from Europe!!!!" .... I was right. HIIIII! (sorry, i used to listen to boyzone when i was younger!)
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As for MCR, some people like them, some people hate them.... i like them... but i understand why some people think otherwise...

AND, as for that chord progression in Teenagers. People say, "Those fag bags, they stole that from somewhere!" Seriously, folks, it's a standard chord progression that like, everyone learns.

[archangelseren]

holy f-ing many comments
---good ridance---

maybe gerard will grow his hair long again

lookin forward to the new album

[Strat = Love]

You are pathetic. MCR is awesome. Great band.

[KyuNaynne]

I think that what makes TBP unlistenable are the drums.. they make me sick, I'm not a big fan of them, but I think they would be much better with a drummer like the one in 30 seconds to mars

checked.

[[P|E|R|S|O|N]]

im not mental wrote:

teenagers was quite good imo

.....

[grunger]

ive seen them twice, somehow, and i despise them.

[guitar_chik]

personally i agree with Aceroth and think gerard's voice was too undeveloped in the first album, but i fell in love with the second album the day i got it. and i think the black parade was a wonderful album, just not as good as their previous work.

[guitar_chik]

and one more thing.
Jordy...you're my new hero

[ValenceElectron]

The Black Parade? Way too many tracks on that album that suck.
They totally abandoned their old sound, for a short lived stint as this alter ego band or whatever.

I hope they never do that again.

[AngelX13]

stupids wrote:

AngelX13 wrote:

Man, I hate MCR with a passion. Their music suck (to me) but their first album was great, I can listen to it without complaints. They better sound EXACTLY like
that.
Also, It's sad to see their Black Parade fans won't die with The Black Parade itself.

How do you hate them with a passion but like their old stuff? Sounds like your a scene *****.

Not at all bro, I don't hear scene shit. I'm more of a alternative /Metal/blues kinda guy. I can go from Clapton to Incubus all the way to Dillinger Escape Plan. I just don't like how MCR chooses to express their music. That's what I find annoying. But music is music, and ifit's good, ill give it a listen...just like I do with their first album.

BTW: I don't act, look, talk, breath, walk like a scenester at all. I know many, quite disgusting mind you.

[Phoenix_24Leas]

I like the band and if I had a choice of the band that would save rock & roll for the masses...

My Chemical Romance>Fall out Boy

[Kornholic]

Fucking emo band should be launched to the moon.

[Havenspear]

Three Cheers was pretty cool, I think. Black Parade was a little bit of a grower. Took a couple listens to like it a little bit. Hope they keep that newer element of...whatever it is that took me to get around--while still hitting their more poppunk roots.

[Krisp]

Three cheers is the best they've ever made. I really liked that album. I didn't find the new one catchy at all, just boring.

[JoNnHannah]

When I Was....

[Son_of_Kyuss]

I think it's lame how many people give a shit about My Chemical Romance...even if you're flaming them...you still had to go out of your way and try to stick to people on a forum full of their fans...yowza

[DagMX]

Jordy wrote:
The Black Parade is, in my opinion, the best CD of the last decade and up there with the classic albums of all time.

okay, i can understand people liking them(i personally find them very annoying) but to label that craptastic album as one of the best of the past decade is going a bit far.
I hope you meant it as a hyperbole because otherwise I really pity your musical tastes. Okay, suppose we stay in a similiar genre/styling/mellowness, but then you have Blink 182, Snow Patrol, Coheed and Cambria(depending on the song), alterbridge(1st album) and a ton more. I can't honestly see how anyone would say 'the black parade' is one of the best in the last decade.

And just to clarify, I have listened to all their albums and the only song I like is 'Romance' and thats about it.

[mibe]

and 'romance' isn't even theirs... it's from a 18th or 19th century (unknown) author... but wtf =)

[gallagher2006]

Seen them live on this tour.

Can't say I was impressed.

And the group of twelve year olds next to me screaming through the entire thing didn't really add to the experience.

[sevenchurches]

I hear they're going to mix speed-jazz wih elctro punk on their next album :O

[lachlandavis]

Wooo The Black parade is dead! YES best news ever!

Yeh, not a fan, but ill admit as far as crappy emo emo bands they have some great riffs.

[darkangel24]

gallagher2006 wrote:
And the group of twelve year olds next to me screaming through the entire thing didn't really add to the experience.

i've seen them too, and they showed quite an energy, and im satisifed of the concert. Your views on the concert might have been affected by the irritating fangirls. Luckily enough i wasn't near any of them when i saw MCR.

Perfect album = Technical shit of TBP + Passion of 3cheers + Rawness of Bullets

[darkangel24]

whoever said that TBP is one of the best albums in the decade, sorry man you're all alone in this one....

[Regression]

Jordy wrote:

Jordy wrote:


I think too many people place weight on their subjective favorites when deciding what constitutes a "great album" - TBP is not in my top 10 favorite albums, believe it or not, though it is probably close...but I think it is a classic album.

a favorite claim of "haters" of amazing albums like this, John Mayer's "Continuum", anything by The Killers, or Maroon 5's "Songs About Jane", is that the album will be "forgotten" within a certain time period - 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, "when the band breaks up". This claim is verging on idiotic, seeing as how the singles are well-known, the CD sold well, parents will play these for their kids like my parents played me The Beatles, Zeppelin, the Stones, etc, and the radio will continue to play the songs. Not to mention people whose lives were influenced irreversibly by the music.

Rather than lashing out at albums we don't particularly enjoy, why not try to take a more objective viewpoint concerning rock music and think outside of our limited box? We'd all be happier and more peaceful because of it...

Thankyou for that, people are often really subjective when it comes down to naming "great albums". Ofcourse everyone is bound to be to some extent but they should try to look at it objectively.

And nthis article hasn't been flames, I applaude UG for showing some maturity.

I'm looking forward to there new album, whilst in terms of musical style my favourite album was Three Cheers/Bullets I think the Black Parade was a good solid album and was an overall improvement in songwriting for them. And the b-sides were just as good as the album, anyone who hasn't heard them should check them out. But I am looking forward for something like there older stuff. I will probably miss this album though, I'm a sucker for pop rock.

[f1f2]

Nikita, Righ? wrote:

This MCR bashing is ridiculous. A lot of you are idiots.

People criticized them for being an annoying emo whiney band with their old shit, now when they release a musically diverse and interesting album The Black Parade, they bash it for not being like their old stuff. WTF?

And people saying "I used to like them and now I listen to classic rock and MCR SUCKS DICK", just stfu. You're not cool, and your reputation doesn't increase by you saying Led Zeppelin is better than MCR. It's an opinion. TBH I like MCR more than a lot of classic rock bands, like AC/DC. It's my opinion. I'm not saying they're better, just that I like them more.

And like some people have said here, everyone's overlooking that they are obviously talented. Ray Toro is one of the best modern guitarists out there now, imo, and Gerard can sing extremely well (whether you like his voice or not).

I'm also willing to bet that people bashing TBP here have probably only heard Welcome to the Black Parade. Do yourselves a favor and go to youtube or something and listen to "Dead!", "The Sharpest Lives", "This Is How I Disappear", and "Mama". At least give them a chance.

My point is they are respectable musicians because they are moving forward and they do whatever they want to. The Black Parade was obviously not meant to sell... if they wanted to do that they'd just release another record sounding exactly like 3 Cheers. In the end they're selling out arenas and the people bashing them are sitting on their asses posting stupid comments like "theatrical alt rockers?!? More like theatrical emo fags!!!" because they have nothing better to do.

Amen.

[xCoilx]

gallagher2006 wrote:

Seen them live on this tour.

Can't say I was impressed.

And the group of twelve year olds next to me screaming through the entire thing didn't really add to the experience.

lmao.

[DreamTheater09]

FINALLY!!!
although this was an...umm...for lack of better word..."ok" album, im ready for it to die. its done kinda the same thing as american idiot did for greenday. theyve riden on the sucsess of it for too long, and they needed to move on about a year ago. as for going back to their "punk" roots, well see...

[uberphreak]

Aceroth wrote:

[quote]AngelX13 wrote:

Man, I hate MCR with a passion. Their music suck (to me) but their first album was great, I can listen to it without complaints. They better sound EXACTLY like that.

Also, It's sad to see their Black Parade fans won't die with The Black Parade itself.

To me the first album is the worst. I think Gerard Way's voice is entirely too undeveloped in that album. I like all the instrumental work though. My favorite is still Three Cheers.[/quote]

Amen. Great album.

[uberphreak]

Nikita, Righ? wrote:

This MCR bashing is ridiculous. A lot of you are idiots.

People criticized them for being an annoying emo whiney band with their old shit, now when they release a musically diverse and interesting album The Black Parade, they bash it for not being like their old stuff. WTF?

And people saying "I used to like them and now I listen to classic rock and MCR SUCKS DICK", just stfu. You're not cool, and your reputation doesn't increase by you saying Led Zeppelin is better than MCR. It's an opinion. TBH I like MCR more than a lot of classic rock bands, like AC/DC. It's my opinion. I'm not saying they're better, just that I like them more.

And like some people have said here, everyone's overlooking that they are obviously talented. Ray Toro is one of the best modern guitarists out there now, imo, and Gerard can sing extremely well (whether you like his voice or not).

I'm also willing to bet that people bashing TBP here have probably only heard Welcome to the Black Parade. Do yourselves a favor and go to youtube or something and listen to "Dead!", "The Sharpest Lives", "This Is How I Disappear", and "Mama". At least give them a chance.

My point is they are respectable musicians because they are moving forward and they do whatever they want to. The Black Parade was obviously not meant to sell... if they wanted to do that they'd just release another record sounding exactly like 3 Cheers. In the end they're selling out arenas and the people bashing them are sitting on their asses posting stupid comments like "theatrical alt rockers?!? More like theatrical emo fags!!!" because they have nothing better to do.

Very well said... I agree completely. 3 Cheers is still my favorite, but yeah, I definitely agree with you. They took a chance with a different sound and style and it worked out, that's all.

[0h The Horror]

Can't believe it took this long. Fucked over most of their fans, invited faggy new ones, now they think theyll get us all back? Pretty ****ing gay.

[MegaRon]

Nikita, Righ? wrote:

This MCR bashing is ridiculous. A lot of you are idiots.

People criticized them for being an annoying emo whiney band with their old shit, now when they release a musically diverse and interesting album The Black Parade, they bash it for not being like their old stuff. WTF?

And people saying "I used to like them and now I listen to classic rock and MCR SUCKS DICK", just stfu. You're not cool, and your reputation doesn't increase by you saying Led Zeppelin is better than MCR. It's an opinion. TBH I like MCR more than a lot of classic rock bands, like AC/DC. It's my opinion. I'm not saying they're better, just that I like them more.

And like some people have said here, everyone's overlooking that they are obviously talented. Ray Toro is one of the best modern guitarists out there now, imo, and Gerard can sing extremely well (whether you like his voice or not).

I'm also willing to bet that people bashing TBP here have probably only heard Welcome to the Black Parade. Do yourselves a favor and go to youtube or something and listen to "Dead!", "The Sharpest Lives", "This Is How I Disappear", and "Mama". At least give them a chance.

My point is they are respectable musicians because they are moving forward and they do whatever they want to. The Black Parade was obviously not meant to sell... if they wanted to do that they'd just release another record sounding exactly like 3 Cheers. In the end they're selling out arenas and the people bashing them are sitting on their asses posting stupid comments like "theatrical alt rockers?!? More like theatrical emo fags!!!" because they have nothing better to do.

Hear hear!