Let me start off by stating that I am an emo music fan. Many may not appreciate the emo/screamo/whatever-they're-calling-it-now genre, but the emotion fervent in the music is far too compelling for it to be ignored.
That being said, I've been listening to The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance almost continuously for two months now... and it continues to amaze me. The musical depth to the album outweighs and previous MCR album, and any emo album for that matter. My Chem has transcended the emo genre with this masterpiece. Drawing from such eclectic sources as Queen, Cheap Trick, System of a Down and Iron Maiden... they put together an album that might possibly be the best I've ever heard.
From the barren emotion laden throughtout "Cancer," to the brash flare of "This Is How I Disappear" and "House of Wolves," MCR has created a masterpiece. I must say that my favorite song on the album is "The Sharpest Lives," where Way and the rest of the band definitely are the disciples - and perhaps the equals? - of Queen.
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Good on you for finding a depth in this bands music that others, myself included, just don't see. I would be aware of you age in regards to this, "breadth of emotion" you have unearthed though. When I was in my early twenties I thought that Korn was the most emotionally honest and revealing band that I had ever heard because they just put it out there. After a while I realized that, as the troubles of my misspent youth began to fade into the background static of my life, the, "breadth of emotion" I thought those guys possessed had quickly become a contrived mess of cliches and a lot of unfocused, "I hate my father" rhetoric. After a while they had run out their creative bag of tricks and were quickly becoming a running joke of five rich guys in their thirties trying to write emotionally relevant music for teenagers. After a few years I began to realize that they were never really that good to begin with, but they gave me an outlet and that was what was important.
Then I started listening to jazz and Johnny Cash andJeff Buckley and I discovered I never knew what I was talking about in the first place. ;)
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Ok, fair enough Violent Grey... my age might certainly weigh into my taste. Though until the time when I "come to my senses" and get better taste. I do appreciate your input and am always looking to broaden my musical horizons. Thank you.
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Hey violent gray just cuz ur young doesnt mean the music you listen to sucks. And im young id never listen to Korn, I just cant stand the death metal screemio stuff. My chem romance is not a shitty emo death metal band like Korn is, got it? Please dont label them like that.
Sl ftblmessiah you like Maroon 5? Sierra
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I adore The Black Parade too and most emo bands. Not a lot of fans here on Mog. We need to stick together!