My Chemical Romance's "The Black Parade"

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 12:51pm

Has anyone else heard their new cd? I LOVE it. Is is a mix of Queen's "A Night at the Opera" with Pink Floyd's "The Wall." Very rock theatrical! I highly reccomend it. Plus, for all of you theatre kings and queens out there . . . Liza Minnelli is a guest singer in one of the songs.

Updated On: 10/30/06 at 12:51 PM

[secondstar05]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 12:57pm

You can hear all the songs on their website, I believe... I have heard nothing but good things about this CD, and I love all the music that I've heard from it so far. I was already planning on getting it, because I'm a huge MCR fan, but just hearing all the praise for it makes me want to get it that much more. Plus, Liza! The song she sings in is a really cool song, too.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:05pm

"The song she sings in is a really cool song, too."

Completely agreed. It is one of my favorites on the cd

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:13pm

Which song does she sing in?

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:15pm

"Mama"

[secondstar05]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:22pm

I really like the song "Teenagers," too.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:23pm

I don't think there is a bad song on the cd.

[secondstar05]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:26pm

Agreed. This CD is a perfect representation of everything I love about this band, it's amazing.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:42pm

I bought it because I liked the theatricality of their performance on Saturday Night Live last week. I have not been able to listen to the whole thing through because there's a certain same-iness to the songs and it wears me down until I can't listen to any more.

[secondstar05]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:59pm

Hmm. I was actually thinking that what I like most is that it has so many *different* songs to offer... Every song on the album revolves around the same "character," though; it is meant to be a "story" of his life and death. Perhaps that's why the songs could all seem similar to some?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 2:09pm

I get that that's the concept of the album, but there's a certain sped up guitar sound that sounds like almost every other screamo song I've ever heard, and often like the one just before it on the album.

I did like the Village Voice headline for the review of the album: "Blackened Meatloaf."

[secondstar05]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 2:13pm

Eh. Well it's not for everyone, I suppose. Sorry if I seemed condescending in explaining the concept, I should have realized that anyone who has listened to it would probably already know that.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 2:13pm

Eh, I still like it!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 2:14pm

Not condescending at all. I haven't given up on the album, I hope more melody comes up out of the muck of the processed guitar cacaphony once I hear the whole thing through.

[secondstar05]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 2:16pm

Me too!

I was shopping around for it on Amazon, and all the extras in the limited edition version are really tempting, but it also costs $30. I think I'll be just as happy paying the $10 for the regular version, thanks.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 2:19pm

Namo--Have you listened to "Cancer" or "Mama" yet?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 2:21pm

I haven't gotten past track 5. Maybe later.

[secondstar05]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 2:21pm

"Cancer" is so haunting and sad.

I really love "Disenchanted."

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 2:27pm

That's cool!

Posted: 10/30/06 at 7:03pm

I have to say I just bought it from iTunes on a whim and it's good. It's different than any cd I've ever bought, but I like it.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 7:15pm

I haven't stopped listening to it since I got it Saturday. "Mama" is now officially my favorite song on the cd.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 7:25pm

I was at a convention at Southern Connecticut State Univeristy on Friday for Journalism class and went to a movie/music review seminar. The man running the seminar, a music critic, said nothing but good things about this CD. After reading this thread and hearing his raving about it I'll have to sample some of the songs.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 7:27pm

Go to www.barnesandnoble.com and you can sample all of the songs. I HIGHLY reccomend it.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 7:38pm

Alright, so I've sampled every song and am set on buying this CD.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 7:40pm

HUZZAH!