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The best My Chemical Romance... by far

R. Susan Walker | Macon, GA United States | 10/27/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My Chemical Romance's quality and originality has decreased steadily since this CD. Those goth-looking and alternative rockers are not what My Chemical Romance started out as. In this CD every song is unique, each with their own touch in both music and lyrics. The whole album carries you in an avalanche from begining to end, and somehow the slower songs have as much energy from every source as the harder, louder ones. Gerard's voice is just amazing. Completely original and full of uncontained, raw energy, unlike, I regret to say, the later CDs. The lyrics are just damn amazing, to the careless eye open and somewhat violent, but under that shallow layer (which seems to be what My Chemical Romance stuck with for The Black Parade) lies a world of coils and metaphors.

Now I'll do a review of each song, because they're all so unique that I can't capture the whole album in a panoramic view.

Romance: A short, musical introduction which sets the stage for the next song. Beautiful and romantic, in a My Chemical Romance sort of way.

Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us: Yeah, I love that title! The song is more breathtaking than a fall flat on your back and just as impacting. The lyrics are simply superb in that MCR "open" style with all those twisty little metaphors inside of it. The singing and music are amazing also, leaving me to wonder why they changed. This is MUSIC the way I've never heard it before.

Vampires Will Never Hurt You: At first I thought it was a roll and tumble downhill after Track 2. The melody didn't seem to follow a set pattern and it seemed as though the words didn't really fit. Then I realized they were all points in favor for the song. It makes it diferent and unique, and the fact that they pulled off this dangerous variation only proves them better. Gerard doesn't shy away from a good scream, and they carry the song not only on but up. I cried with this song.

Drowning Lessons: Half a step down from the previous songs. While the lyrics are just as good the melody is a little on the hysterically happy side. I can tell that they did it on purpose and I admire them for trying this variation but they fell a little short.

Our Lady of Sorrows: Oh man. The energy of this song is just unmatched. The only thing I have against it is that it's too short (a mere 2:05 minutes). It's what I call "Wham!" Just about left me on the ground (again).

Headfirst for Hallows: Another of the Drowning Lessons type. Here they did better though, with more apt lyrics for the mood.

Skylines and Turnstiles: *Snif* One of the saddest songs ever written. It had me crying by the fourth line. From what I've heard, it's the first song Gerard wrote (album-quality, of course). It's about the fall of the Twin Towers. It just brought me back to the moment it all happened and all the pain and sorrow and USELESSNESS of it all. I've honestly rarely cried like I did lying in the dark listening to Skylines and Turnstiles.

Early Sunsets Over Monroeville: This song, while being much slower than the others, and down-tuned musically, is the pinnacle of Gerard's singing. The sweet, romantic start fades into a desperate cry of mysery and pain. I cried through the whole thing. There's something about the way Gerard chokes out "But does anyone notice? But does anyone care?" "And there's no room in this hell, there's no room in the next" and overall "And in saying you loved me made things harder at best" that just reveals the part in you that cries not only its eyes but its heart and soul out.

This Is the Best Day Ever: Another short one. Precariously balanced, I think, on slightly different lyric style, catchy guitars and singing and the strategy of racing through the song, it did quite well.

Cubicles: Although not my favorite song, the proud owner of the best line ever written: "I'd photocopy all the things that we could be if you took the time to notice me". And I'd plaster that phrase all over my room if I could. Just wonderfully ironic and metaphoric and smooth all in one.

Demolition Lovers: what can I say. If I had to pick my favorite out of the whole CD it would be this one. Another crying song, by the way. Not so sad this time, just so incredibly beautiful. "I'd end my days with you in a hail of bullets.//I'm trying, I'm trying, to let you know just how much you mean to me.//As snow falls on desert skies, until the end of everything." Everyone displays their talents without plain showing off (as they did in the ending track for Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge). It starts out slow and then builds up to a eardrums-blasting grand finalle, both for the CD and for the last "real" My Chemical Romance we will probably ever hear."

Amazing

A. Gift For You | not a k-hole | 07/10/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is an incredible record.



The story of MCR is that Gerard Way, the lead singer, saw the 9/11 events going on and saw people falling from the Twin Towers. He realized after this that he had to do something with his life, instead of drawing cartoons for people all day, which he was doing for work. He started My Chemical Romance with Matt Pelissier and Ray Toro, with Pelissier on drums and Toro on guitar. They recorded a demo and handed it out to a few people, while looking for a bassist. Gerard's younger brother, Mikey, played bass and after hearing the demo, decided to join. Among the people that got the demo were the members of Pencey Prep. After playing a few shows, My Chemical Romance signed to Eyeball Records, a local record label. After Pencey Prep broke up, the lead singer/guitarist Frank Iero joined MCR as the rhythm guitarist, and the band headed into the studio. Even though Iero hadn't composed anything for My Chem at this point, he did add some parts to "Demolition Lovers" and "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville".



Thus, My Chemical Romance was born.



To tell the truth, this review is very biased. It's biased because this is the record that saved my life, and turned it to music. About four years ago, I was incredibly depressed and didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. I didn't have any friends at school and I was starting to do stupid things to get what I wanted, like stealing money and food and pretty much whatever I wanted. I stole this CD and a Plain White T's one as well, and started listening to them both. My sister liked the PWT's, so she stole it from me and I had no choice but to listen to I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love. I could mosh to "Honey..." before I knew what moshing was, and I was hypnotized by the time that "Vampires Will Never Hurt You" was on.



After that, comes "Drowning Lessons", which has a great guitar riff and makes Ray Toro look like Slash. Then comes "Our Lady of Sorrows," one of the first MCR songs, and my personal favorite. The great lyrics and metal/punk riffs will stick in your head until you are thinking My Chemical Romance all day. After comes the first "emo" song by My Chemical Romance, called "Headfirst for Halos", which is a pop-punk song about a kid that's messed up and takes different pills to get different highs and thinks about suicide. It's very catchy and if you aren't humming/singing "Our Lady of Sorrows" then you will definitely be singing "Headfirst for Halos". After "Halos" is "Skylines and Turnstiles", the first MCR song that Gerard wrote to get over 9/11, and show everyone how he intended the band to be like.



The two most beautiful songs on the record are definitely "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" and "Demolition Lovers", which are both slow and melodic symphony-like pieces. They're both about two lovers that run away from their former lives, from the nightmares that they use to have to confront on a day to day basis, and the promise to shoot the other in the heart should they turn into a vampire. They're great songs and if you're an emotional person you'll end up crying. The songs in between are "Cubicles" and "This is the Best Day Ever", both like "Drowning Lessons", with great guitar riffs and catchy drums and memorable vocals that will not get My Chemical Romance off your mind. I promise, this record will either save your life or make it better. At least listen to it on Myspace, so you can say that you've heard it. Then buy it, because it is very much worth it. It's so much worth it that after I stole it, I looked for it at FYI and bought it as well, after returning the library's copy. You will not regret buying this album."