REVIEW : My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade - This really goes against the grain. Emo's are lame, i mean... as South Park taught me... a group of conformists are just oxymoronic. Not only that, but I've always harboured a particular disliking towards My Chemical Romance. I don't care anymore... this album is way too good to ignore, they've earnt my respect... whatever, i just can't heap enough praise on them for this, the 'Sgt. Peppers of Screamo' as it is so often called, i'd say it's closer to the 'Night at The Opera of Screamo' because there is a huge Queen flavour pulsing through this album and it works so so well. By now you have heard 'Welcome to The Black Parade' - while brilliant, it's overplayed to the point where i can't really listen to it anymore, so even if you don't like that track, there is STILL hope for you ! This is one of those special albums, like Sufjan Stevens' 'Illinois' or Kasier Chiefs 'Employment' where there isn't a single bad track, and that's saying something... because it is a very diverse (but cohesive thanks to the continuing theme of 'The Patient' character) album. That's the other thing about My Chem that you may not be aware of. All of their albums are concept albums, they all carry a story or continuing theme, and 'The Black Parade' features a character called 'The Patient' who has recently found out he has cancer, I'm not going to go into that, because like blabbing the ending of a movie to someone who hasn't seen it, it's really a journey for you to go on with The Patient. The musical talents of My Chem are on show for all to see here, and they are pushed far beyond anything they've previously attempted, and succeed. The songwriting is brilliant, the music is brilliant, it's opened new doors for me personally, musically to explore. This is the album of the year9.5/10 - As good as 2006 has dished up, superb.
Josh
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