My Chemical Romance call it a day

^^^

i can't really think of a big rock band in the past decade that made such great pop songs so consistently

― This is called money bags. (zachlyon), Saturday, March 23, 2013 7:33 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark

linkin park~

there really aren't many big rock bands in the past decade period. much less ones that had pop hits over a prolonged period of time (arguably MCR didn't).

didn't say hits tho

fair enough. i don't really think of their songs as "pop songs" but i mean they're catchy as fuck so i can't quibble.

I have to say "Vampire Money" is a pretty good tune to go out on. Though it would have been pretty amusing if they'd had the stones to make "Gun." the radio single off Conventional Weapons.

ha i wouldn't be surprised if they were in the middle of writing another album full of bloody shootouts and then Sandy Hook happened and they were like "y'know what, fuck it"

They won me over after a show. I didn't become a fan but it was enough to not hate them anymore

gerard way's been livetweeting the mcr records since last night. so far he's done danger days and conventional weapons. he digs out a lot of fun references in the former; biggest revelation for the latter is that it's mostly about his experiences in the band during and immediately after black parade

oh i guess he tweeted about black parade and three cheers even earlier!

i really like this new frank iero track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMTvTRITbn0

also if you haven't heard this gerard way track you are missing out. album due next month!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbk72F10Vgo

I'm old and I love MCR. The Black Parade is on my list of Top Ten Albums of All Time.

both songs sound great, looking forward to the solo album era

Black Parade is so good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsDSIEq7O08

into this. very danger days

uh the gerard way record rules

nice -- the first two singles were great

feel like this is a "fans of the patrick stump solo album unite" situation

hard to describe why i'm so enthusiastic about it but it's just a great pop rock record idk

just great pop rock

i'm glad to hear it's good, I was hoping it would be!

i have a piece about it coming out tomorrow

but i like it

http://www.wonderingsound.com/feature/gerard-way-hesitant-alien-reprise-review/

sold :D

Streaming here:

https://soundcloud.com/gerardway

ah jeez i fucking love this record

I've had a listen to a bit of it and I'm feeling it

Gonna hold off listening to much more til release day, feel like this one will be a keeper

not sure how I feel about the production yet but there are definitely some tunes in there, "Millions" and the closer really stuck out on first listen

OMG this album

best glam album since danger days which was the best glam album since mechanical animals

See, I'm glad YOU remember that Mechanical Animals is a brilliant as fuck glam album, some days I feel very alone on that point.

the mid/late 90s glam revival must have been a big deal to Gerard. hell, his album title is pretty close to the title of that Spacehog album.

*starts mechanical animals appreciation thread*

PLEASE DO

Mechanical Animals is so fucking great

i am so buying this album tomorrow

(gerard way, i mean - i already have mechanical animals)

Still listening to this. There's a lot to dig into.

ned have you heard this yet

DO NOT PAIN ME. (Money's a little tight; waiting on payday on Wednesday.)

nedddd

NED GODDAMMIT

Ahem. People. I don't get every promo.

sb

Complaints complaints.

hard to describe why i'm so enthusiastic about it but it's just a great pop rock record idk

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 22 September 2014 19:05 (2 weeks ago)

^^
Love the way Gerard's a rebooted/fixed Billy Corgan re: US glam anglophilia; glittery Roxy-Music-at-the-mall vibes.

In stuff like "Brother" I also get a strong Todd Rundgren in classicist pop mode vibe.

It occurred to me while listening for the Nth time today that I want Gerard Way and Sky Ferreira to team up for an album.

hard to describe why i'm so enthusiastic about it but it's just a great pop rock record idk

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 22 September 2014 19:05 (2 weeks ago)

^^
Love the way Gerard's a rebooted/fixed Billy Corgan re: US glam anglophilia; glittery Roxy-Music-at-the-mall vibes.

― etc, Monday, October 6, 2014 1:50 AM (57 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

whoa otm

"You said we'd all be dead by twenty-fiiiive!"

<3 <3 <3