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Track Listings
| 1. The End. |
| 2. Dead! |
| 3. This Is How I Disappear |
| 4. The Sharpest Lives |
| 5. Welcome To The Black Parade |
| 6. I Don't Love You |
| 7. House Of Wolves |
| 8. Cancer |
| 9. Mama |
| 10. Sleep |
| 11. Teenagers |
| 12. Disenchanted |
| 13. Famous Last Words |
| 14. Blood |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Emo might be swiftly shaping up to be the sound of disenfranchised 21st Century youth, but one listen to The Black Parade raises serious doubts that the genre will prove big enough to contain My Chemical Romance. The third studio album from this New Jersey quintet breaks new ground in grandiosity, an ambitious parade of passionate emotional hardcore, political ire and pantomime frivolity set to a scope seldom seen since the days of Queen. Any moping is short-lived: frontman Gerard Way might sing "If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see/You can find out firsthand what it's like to be me" on the opening "The End", but it's really just a new beginning, the band sweeping back a curtain to reveal a suite of frantically enjoyable outsider anthems. Importantly, MCR have a humour many of their peers lack: "Mama", featuring guest vocals from Liza Minnelli, appears to be a satire of the Iraq war set to a jumpy polka beat; meanwhile, the Hoodie Generation gets its own tongue-in-cheek anthem with "Teenagers" ("They said all/Teenagers scare/The living **** out of me"). Impassioned, inspired and amusing, The Black Parade takes the bar set by Green Day's American Idiot and raises it one notch higher.-–Louis Pattison
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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE The Black Parade (2008 Asian issue 13-track CD album - produced by Rob Cavallo this [the follow-up to Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge] is a concept album that combines elements of metal punk pop and theatrical balladry tocreate the bands most sophisticated work to date includes the single Welcome To The Black Parade presented in sealed & stickered card slipcase)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the best new album I've heard in a very long time. To me, hearing it first was akin to my first listening to "The Joshua Tree" in the 80s and "What's the story, Morning Glory" in the 90s.
The Black Parade is up there with the very best.
Being a 40 something I know little about the various fashions/styles/trends in music at the moment. I care not that this is Emo music. This album should be judged on its own merit. It is musically and lyrically quite brilliant. There is not a bad track on it. I particularly like Famous Last Words at the end after a 1 minute silence.
I recommend this album to anyone (Young and old) who enjoys good music.
The Black Parade is up there with the very best.
Being a 40 something I know little about the various fashions/styles/trends in music at the moment. I care not that this is Emo music. This album should be judged on its own merit. It is musically and lyrically quite brilliant. There is not a bad track on it. I particularly like Famous Last Words at the end after a 1 minute silence.
I recommend this album to anyone (Young and old) who enjoys good music.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Although different from earlier releases, make no mistake this brilliant and ambitious album retains the MCR trademark. Earlier MCR albums (which I also like very much), have had a greater sense of urgency and spontaneity - The Black Parade is measured, deliberate and focused.
The Black Parade is a Concept (thematic) album based on the voyage through the death process of "the patient". Unlike "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge" their second album (also a concept album), the metaphor and fiction have not been plied as thickly - the audience is lead on a journey that is in essence a thinly veiled reflective analysis of Gerard Way's (lead vocals and lyricist), own life. Growing up as a somewhat overweight introverted nerdy kid ostracised by the mainstream, Gerard initially pursued a career as a comic book illustrator, but quickly became disillusioned after working in the industry. Having witnessed events of 9/11 on his way to work, he decided to do something more meaningful with his life....that something became music. After forming the band, MCR very quickly exploded in popularity and Gerard found himself catapulted to rock icon status - initially his coping mechanism for rite of passage being pills and alcohol, which made him suicidal and almost pulled the band apart. Now well free of the chemical props, Gerard has embraced his position as "rock star" and driving force of a band that will surely find a position in rock history. This album is very much about putting the uglier moments of his life under the microscope.
Musically, the band has matured and gained a greater sense of artistic confidence - allowing them to take risks to explore different musical styles. Yes of course they have incorporated sounds and styles from other artists and genres (and how many other artists haven't), but they do it in such a way as to retain MCR integrity. We are exposed to a lot more of Gerard's vocal capability (somewhat buried in the more chaotic layers of guitars, yelling and screaming of earlier albums), the guitar work is much more skilful and "positioned", and a broader range of instruments have been introduced to the suite of sounds - all adding to richer, more multidimensional pieces of work. Each song is a stand alone gem, different from the next - varying in tempo and style to suit the message. The lyrics are simpler, direct and more visually powerful than those of previous albums.
This album is evidence of a band that has a greater sense of clarity about their music and what they want to say through it. Sadly, it's likely that this album will see the loss of MCR's hardcore emo/punk fans, but the gain is a broader audience who can appreciate the music for what it is rather than something from a genre the band supposedly represents.
I have added The Black Parade to my all time favourite classic album list, but for those who are uncertain, at least listen to it all the way through - it is most deserving of your attention.
The Black Parade is a Concept (thematic) album based on the voyage through the death process of "the patient". Unlike "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge" their second album (also a concept album), the metaphor and fiction have not been plied as thickly - the audience is lead on a journey that is in essence a thinly veiled reflective analysis of Gerard Way's (lead vocals and lyricist), own life. Growing up as a somewhat overweight introverted nerdy kid ostracised by the mainstream, Gerard initially pursued a career as a comic book illustrator, but quickly became disillusioned after working in the industry. Having witnessed events of 9/11 on his way to work, he decided to do something more meaningful with his life....that something became music. After forming the band, MCR very quickly exploded in popularity and Gerard found himself catapulted to rock icon status - initially his coping mechanism for rite of passage being pills and alcohol, which made him suicidal and almost pulled the band apart. Now well free of the chemical props, Gerard has embraced his position as "rock star" and driving force of a band that will surely find a position in rock history. This album is very much about putting the uglier moments of his life under the microscope.
Musically, the band has matured and gained a greater sense of artistic confidence - allowing them to take risks to explore different musical styles. Yes of course they have incorporated sounds and styles from other artists and genres (and how many other artists haven't), but they do it in such a way as to retain MCR integrity. We are exposed to a lot more of Gerard's vocal capability (somewhat buried in the more chaotic layers of guitars, yelling and screaming of earlier albums), the guitar work is much more skilful and "positioned", and a broader range of instruments have been introduced to the suite of sounds - all adding to richer, more multidimensional pieces of work. Each song is a stand alone gem, different from the next - varying in tempo and style to suit the message. The lyrics are simpler, direct and more visually powerful than those of previous albums.
This album is evidence of a band that has a greater sense of clarity about their music and what they want to say through it. Sadly, it's likely that this album will see the loss of MCR's hardcore emo/punk fans, but the gain is a broader audience who can appreciate the music for what it is rather than something from a genre the band supposedly represents.
I have added The Black Parade to my all time favourite classic album list, but for those who are uncertain, at least listen to it all the way through - it is most deserving of your attention.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Another raging release from MCR, continuing their emo-punk with a slightly more mainstream approach. Unlike Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, Black Parade explores, with some success, different tempos, with I don't Love You, Cancer and the sublime Disenchanted offering a new side to MCR. The anthemic, rockier tunes are still aplenty, notably The Sharpest Lives, Black Parade and Famous Last Words, and Teenagers is so catchy it could well be used as a TV theme! The only thing stopping a 5star review is the fact that some songs (End and Sleep) fall slightly short of line in my view and I often skip them, which prevents this from scaling the heights of Three Cheers...All in all a great album
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NOT A REVIEW ABOUT THE MUSIC
This is a review about the fact that you cannot burn the CD onto itunes or play it on windows live media player. Which is very unfortunate. Read more
Published 18 days ago by ChelentheMelon
MCR Black Parade
My 16 year old daughter has just discovered MCR, which I'm glad about because they are awesome. So for her Easter present I bought her The Black Parade.
Published 19 days ago by Weremadog
MCR - The Black Parade
When ordering this CD, I already knew the songs and how amazing it is (my favorite from My Chemical Romance), I wanted to buy it for a small CD collection I'm creating. Read more
Published 2 months ago by denija
Rubbish
Absolutely Terrible, the tracks are dull and generic and at points hard to listen to, this album is very overrated and for other peoples sake dont listen
Published 2 months ago by Music Review
If you think you may want his then get some Muse instead
Sub-Average - not even worth your bandwidth.
Mediocre and disparate, e.g. sleep reminds me of an almost Kate Bush (Hello World intro) and then Placebo/Muse but not done very... Read more
Mediocre and disparate, e.g. sleep reminds me of an almost Kate Bush (Hello World intro) and then Placebo/Muse but not done very... Read more
Published 3 months ago by purple aphid
probably my favourite MCR album
I had this album on in my car for about six months solid when I first got it. It's an excellent album and I loved screaming my head off to the lyrics every time... Read more
Published 3 months ago by A. Wild
disappointed.
i recently bought 'The black parade' from you. i had not listened to if for a few days, but once i got time to, i realised as i played it, there was an extremely noticeable 'fuzzy'... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Nkosi
Fantastic Music
The Black Parade takes a few listens to but once you have it becomes a firm favourite. All the tracks are brilliant in their own way, the only one I don't like much is Mama and... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sally
Love this album!
brilliant album; had it before but got damaged so had to get another copy! Great music for driving/ while stuck in traffic to help let out pent up energy and frustrations!
Published 8 months ago by Anita Weedy
Brilliant
I give this album a well deserved 5 stars as it is an amazing album. It is so well put together and I love how all the tracks follow a them and fit together to make a story. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Lucy
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