
Gravely Misunderstood and Grotesquely Underrated

It has long been my understanding that My Chemical Romance is one of the greatest bands of its day--which, thankfully, is still occurring. A lot of people are under the misapprehension that their music and, indeed, all aspects of the band are geared toward a younger crowd--in, say, the 12-18 age range. Speaking as a woman of twenty-eight years, I can safely say that I've outgrown the tendency to be a 'fangirl' for every pretty face that I see on MTV.
There are so many wonderful things about this band that continue to shock me into a state of awe. They're truly wonderful role models for anyone who listens to them. They love their fans. They put out positive messages--at least, once they found themselves, they did. That brings me to what's fantastic about this particular album.
This album, as stated by Gerard Way himself, was My Chem finding themselves. Their first album--I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love--was quite a bit rougher than their two subsequent albums. With each passing, they seem to be refining themselves and polishing a sound that's quite uniquely their own. This is evidenced by many hours of listening to all three albums (including the CD included with Life on the Murder Scene, their DVD package that details their tour just as they came out with this particular album).
If you listen closely, you can hear the musical progression from album to album. While Bullets is a harsher album, you can still hear the inklings of what the band would grow to become in their following albums. That, I think, is a beautiful realization and wonderful to experience. So, when listening to this album, knowing that this music is the result of My Chem finding a groove--a path on which to walk, musically...is a truly special thing and the music is fantastic.
Is it hard to believe that this is my favorite band? -grin-
~Wyn
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