Lol did not realize they are an East coast band. I also assumed they were from California, since like RHCP, they sing about it so much
imo the bare bones garage rock approach gets ropier the further they get into ballad territory
I'm not sure if you were also referring to "The Light Behind Your Eyes", but it's probably my favorite track from Conventional Weapons, even if it's a bit of a misfit with the other material. I also like "The World is Ugly" but they've done some better songs in that style on other albums
― Vinnie, Thursday, 19 May 2022 01:39 (one year ago) link
yo!!!! i love it when this band pretends to be the pixies
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, May 18, 2022 10:47 AM (twenty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
ok i have heard this now - omg even gerard's singing style on this lmao! it IS great though
Ned, MCR are massive Anglophiles - they've covered Blur and Pulp in the past, some of their songs reference Smiths lyrics, so being into Suede is completely unsurprising
― Roz, Thursday, 19 May 2022 02:31 (one year ago) link
I mean Gerard's early hair was "I think I'm Robert Smith" so I should damn well hope they're Anglophiles!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 May 2022 03:14 (one year ago) link
one nice thing about getting into this band so late is discovering how quietly revolutionary they've always been
so easy for ppl to dismiss them as a band for preteen girls back in the day, but i can't imagine how incredible it must have been for a preteen girl who was into pop-punk/emo to have seen gerard way say this in 2005:
"If you ever see shitty ass rock dudes in shitty ass rock bands asking you to show them your tits for backstage passes, I want you to spit right in their fucking faces and yell FUCK YOU!"pic.twitter.com/wV1ddK2XGX— grace (@vintageemisery) January 7, 2020
lots more examples like that in the twitter thread
― Roz, Thursday, 19 May 2022 11:37 (one year ago) link
gerard looking absolutely adorable performing “Mama” in a cheerleader’s outfit <3
THIS IS THE BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE pic.twitter.com/0ulEMYGEMR— nati | mcr in 3 days (@nataliawraggm) August 24, 2022
― Roz, Wednesday, 24 August 2022 16:22 (one year ago) link
lol. God bless him. Wish I had tickets.
― peace, man, Wednesday, 24 August 2022 16:26 (one year ago) link
My daughter was at the show last night in Nashville. She's never been much of a concertgoer but would have run through a brick wall to get to this one, and I gather it totally delivered.
― WmC, Wednesday, 24 August 2022 16:42 (one year ago) link
Lucky her! Definitely looked like it was a total blast
― Roz, Wednesday, 24 August 2022 16:49 (one year ago) link