My Chemical Romance

Aypothic · 11-12-2012, 01:04 AM

Oh, I used to love MCR. My big obsession has died down a lot since I discovered other artists, but I still listen to them when they pop up on my Pandora Radio, or my music playlists. I found out about them through my childhood friend who had a huge crush on Gerard Way. Lol :P One of my favorite songs from them is "Disenchanted".

Isbjørn · 11-12-2012, 08:23 AM

Oooh, Disenchanted is such a great song! Definitely one of my favourites from The Black Parade.

neondemon · 11-21-2012, 12:45 PM

Ah, it's been ages since anyone's posted on this I think, but MCR are an excellent band still! It makes me kinda sad to think I didn't even know they existed when Three Cheers came out... *sigh*
Amazing lyrics, awesome sound, lovely people.

Crinn · 11-23-2012, 08:12 PM

*guilty pleasure alert* all except for one of my metalhead friends HATE this about me, but I've loved MCR's music since about...2004, and I don't like them any less then I did back then.

14232949 · 03-23-2013, 08:40 AM

My Chemical Romance | My Chemical Romance

So long and goodnight: My Chemical Romance call it a day - News - Music - The Independent

Now I know the majority of you will come in here to make jokes. That's the cool thing to do, right? That validates your existence on a music forum. Displaying your obviously superior musical tastes whilst thrashing bands like My Chemical Romance, but I actually like My Chemical Romance so you can say what you want.

I know this may seem a tad hypocritical considering how many times I've told others on here to take the nostalgia filters off whilst trying to objectively discuss music but the end of this band signals a coming of age for me.
MCR were one of the bands I listened to a lot during my younger days and I suppose since I played Welcome to the Black Parade so many times on my CD player they were one of the bands instrumental in making me the music fan I am today.

They helped me appreciate what an album meant. How I could develop a further understanding of an artist by listening to an album in its entirety instead of just sifting through for the tracks I had heard on Scuzz or MTV: Rock.
Welcome to the Black Parade resonated with me because it was odd; well odd when one considered what was mainstream at the time.
There was the bunch of guys travelling on a dark float wearing skeleton costumes in a post apocalyptic wasteland thrashing their guitars around and brimming with angst.
It was different from everything else I saw on music TV, heard on the radio. And since this was the scope of my musical world at the time, they clicked with me. They were MY band. None of my friends liked them. But I did, to me they said it was okay to be different. Other people might not understand you, but that's okay.

To this day I'll still listen to MCR (not their newer stuff when Gerard dyed his hair red and they all portrayed Power Rangers type alter egos, that was just a desperate attempt to try and stay relevant by reinvention) and not in a 'guilty pleasure' light. I genuinely enjoy them. I've always enjoyed Gerard's vocals, the frantic yet never technically masterful guitars and the whole vibe they give off of unhappy and misunderstood teenagers.

Their break up to me reinforces that this part of my life is over. I would now say I am a music enthusiast and MCR have helped me develop into the fan of music I am today. Yet, I know most of you will be celebrating the news of their demise, why I don't know, it doesn't impact your lives - I will be saluting the fallen. RIP MCR.

sopsych · 03-27-2013, 10:08 PM

I didn't grow up on MCR, but I quite liked The Black Parade and (look in my profile) "Sing" from the last album. A unique band, I agree, and in my opinion one of the few good bands to become popular in the past decade. I hope MCR returns someday.

XtremeEclectic · 03-29-2013, 12:51 PM

They were a great band, and I have a lot of respect that they split the way they did, no bull**** hyping or last ditch efforts for that last dime from fans just simply, we are done, thanks for the memories.

scleaves · 04-03-2013, 07:23 AM

They are decent. My favorite song by them is You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison.

Isbjørn · 04-29-2013, 12:01 PM

I love it.

Moog Bass · 05-02-2013, 06:08 AM

Thank f*ck they split up. Utter sh*te

View Poll Results: Favorite MCR Album?
I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love	37	21.14%
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	63	36.00%
The Black Parade	75	42.86%
Voters: 175. You may not vote on this poll

11-12-2012, 08:23 AM	#1222 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Oooh, Disenchanted is such a great song! Definitely one of my favourites from The Black Parade. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

11-23-2012, 08:12 PM	#1224 (permalink)
Crinn Legalize Homicide Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 95	guilty pleasure alert all except for one of my metalhead friends HATE this about me, but I've loved MCR's music since about...2004, and I don't like them any less then I did back then. __________________ "Your God died on a cross. Mine holds a hammer in his hand. Make your own conclusions." - Nergal (Behemoth) http://www.nylon-ice.blogspot.com

03-27-2013, 10:08 PM	#1226 (permalink)
sopsych Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: indoors Posts: 722	I didn't grow up on MCR, but I quite liked The Black Parade and (look in my profile) "Sing" from the last album. A unique band, I agree, and in my opinion one of the few good bands to become popular in the past decade. I hope MCR returns someday. __________________ If you have ideas or feedback for the site, visit The Musicbanter Improvement Thread.

04-29-2013, 12:01 PM	#1229 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	I love it. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

11-12-2012, 01:04 AM	#1221 (permalink)
Aypothic Groupie Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: United States Posts: 2	Oh, I used to love MCR. My big obsession has died down a lot since I discovered other artists, but I still listen to them when they pop up on my Pandora Radio, or my music playlists. I found out about them through my childhood friend who had a huge crush on Gerard Way. Lol :P One of my favorite songs from them is "Disenchanted".

11-21-2012, 12:45 PM	#1223 (permalink)
neondemon Groupie Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 6	Ah, it's been ages since anyone's posted on this I think, but MCR are an excellent band still! It makes me kinda sad to think I didn't even know they existed when Three Cheers came out... sigh Amazing lyrics, awesome sound, lovely people.

03-23-2013, 08:40 AM	#1225 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	My Chemical Romance \| My Chemical Romance So long and goodnight: My Chemical Romance call it a day - News - Music - The Independent Now I know the majority of you will come in here to make jokes. That's the cool thing to do, right? That validates your existence on a music forum. Displaying your obviously superior musical tastes whilst thrashing bands like My Chemical Romance, but I actually like My Chemical Romance so you can say what you want. I know this may seem a tad hypocritical considering how many times I've told others on here to take the nostalgia filters off whilst trying to objectively discuss music but the end of this band signals a coming of age for me. MCR were one of the bands I listened to a lot during my younger days and I suppose since I played Welcome to the Black Parade so many times on my CD player they were one of the bands instrumental in making me the music fan I am today. They helped me appreciate what an album meant. How I could develop a further understanding of an artist by listening to an album in its entirety instead of just sifting through for the tracks I had heard on Scuzz or MTV: Rock. Welcome to the Black Parade resonated with me because it was odd; well odd when one considered what was mainstream at the time. There was the bunch of guys travelling on a dark float wearing skeleton costumes in a post apocalyptic wasteland thrashing their guitars around and brimming with angst. It was different from everything else I saw on music TV, heard on the radio. And since this was the scope of my musical world at the time, they clicked with me. They were MY band. None of my friends liked them. But I did, to me they said it was okay to be different. Other people might not understand you, but that's okay. To this day I'll still listen to MCR (not their newer stuff when Gerard dyed his hair red and they all portrayed Power Rangers type alter egos, that was just a desperate attempt to try and stay relevant by reinvention) and not in a 'guilty pleasure' light. I genuinely enjoy them. I've always enjoyed Gerard's vocals, the frantic yet never technically masterful guitars and the whole vibe they give off of unhappy and misunderstood teenagers. Their break up to me reinforces that this part of my life is over. I would now say I am a music enthusiast and MCR have helped me develop into the fan of music I am today. Yet, I know most of you will be celebrating the news of their demise, why I don't know, it doesn't impact your lives - I will be saluting the fallen. RIP MCR.

03-29-2013, 12:51 PM	#1227 (permalink)
XtremeEclectic Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SC Posts: 67	They were a great band, and I have a lot of respect that they split the way they did, no bull**** hyping or last ditch efforts for that last dime from fans just simply, we are done, thanks for the memories.

04-03-2013, 07:23 AM	#1228 (permalink)
scleaves Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 76	They are decent. My favorite song by them is You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison.

05-02-2013, 06:08 AM	#1230 (permalink)
Moog Bass Groupie Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Glasgow Posts: 44	Thank fck they split up. Utter shte