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- This is not okay...it's awesome!! I completely ignored the "emo" era, as I had my head stuck up my on arse during that time. I've had a look at this song recently as it seems to have been extremely popular and I wanted to know why. Now I know! I imagine many of you may disagree with me as "emo" and bands like My Chemical Romance get a bad wrap. What do you think? Is it a decent or even great rock song? Or do you dismiss it as "emo trash"? Tell to me.
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This is not okay...it's awesome! I enjoyed that song far too much. If you fancy joining my Patreon please do, if not, that's fine too I'm only pinning it because I love it over there. www.patreon.com/jushawk
Hello Justin, gotta admit, I 'hated' them when they first 'appeared', being into 90's grunge/rock, in my teenage years, that stuck, and nothing else would do, but as I've advanced in age, I now think they're rather good, heading off to Milton Keynes to see them tomo. BTW, still good to see you kicking ass onstage. 😎👍
Justin, What model Gibson is that ...please!
I love My Chemical Romance...and you really look like an emo guy in this video...maybe a guyliner would complete the look. 🖤
You have a very healthy attitude about art. In a previous episode you mentioned the incredible early 90’s San Francisco band JELLYFISH. I would be chuffed to bits, as you might say, to see you break down the genius of Jellyfish. Cheers to you, sir!
Have you heard their new song yet? It’s called foundations of decay. I think it’s pretty good
I’m a crusty old rocker who became obsessed with The Black Parade. Lucky for me my niece was a massive fan so I took her to see them on The Black Parade tour. Just outstanding live. What a performance. Good music is good music. 🤘
There is a fantastic live concert on yt " The black parade is dead"
Lucky for you? How so?
I took my daughter to see them three times over the course of things..I thought the Black parade show was outstanding one of the best concerts I saw that year
Terrible, embarrassing band.
@@Pinupchemist well, I probably wouldn’t have gone to the concert myself so this was the perfect excuse to go.
I'm Not Okay is possibly the greatest video ever made, not just because it is an awesome banger..
It is an entire John Hughes movie crammed into 3 and a half minutes!
John Hughes movie…that’s a great way of putting it!
Four words. The Ghost of You.
I agree with @This Dude. The Ghost of You is arguably even better. I don't think they have a single miss in the music video department from that original Vampires Will Never Hurt You MV to the high budget Danger Days cinematics (and the return tour announcement video if you count that as a music video).
More Wes Anderson's Rushmore than anything, but there's John Hughes baked in there as well.
NOPE
My kids were into MCR and were gutted when they broke up in 2013, living in Cornwall is a pain to get to see good bands unless you are prepared to travel. Luckily we've managed to see Justin a couple of times over the years, at Looe Music Festival and Perranporth, a big thank you for venturing so far West. When in 2020 when MCR decided to get back together and were booked to play the Eden Sessions in Cornwall we jumped at the chance to get tickets. Well two years later, after all the issues live events have had, we finally got to see them on May 17th. What a great night, fantastic atmosphere and they surpassed all expectations. Great music is great music whatever the genre.
My son was bawling when he found out.
I’m in Plymouth no car and am gutted I can’t get to any of the gigs
Went to MK on the Saturday... Was soooooo good 🤘❤️
Cornish maid ere too. The atmosphere at eden was electric. They were epic!
I walked from redruth to the Eden project for their show.
One of the best nights of my life
Just as a small point, a lot of bands rejected the "emo" label because emo was already a well established genre in the 80s and 90s and it sounded/looked nothing like this. The term was then reused for that hot topic movement with dramatic pop punk and eye liner. So between the people using the term emo for bands like rites of spring and drive like jehu and others using it just to mean the kids who dyed their hair bright colors, no band felt they should be called "emo" at the time.
This is correct.
Right, when I was a kid, Weezer was emo... then this all came out and got branded emo and I was incredibly confused. Both bands are amazing.
@@uurkisme I LITERALLY have never heard anyone ever refer to Weezer as emo until 2022 and now I hear it every day. I believe Weezer is retconning their history because everyone knows they've always been mediocre. Even in the 90s Weezer was never lumped in with bands like built to spill and sunny day real estate.
@@tommymclaughlin-artist back then I did hear a few people call Pinkerton Weezer's emo album. Or at least say it was emo-influenced. I've also heard early modest mouse with songs like trailer trash and dramamine referred to as emo. Kind of a similar vibe, I guess. But neither of those sound like sunny day real estate or built to spill.
yup... but for kids growing up in the 200s who had no idea about all the subgenres of the 80s mcr are the benchmark for emo
I think it's difficult to argue MCR was not "emo", but they were always more intelligent, more proficient and more tongue-in-cheek than the standard emo fare. At its best, MCR were both parodying it on Three Cheers and showing what it *could* be.
Then Black Parade was basically Queen with black eye-liner, which is absolutely intended as a compliment.
Their latest is a banger!
But MCR doesn't sounds like the emo genre established in the 80's or 90's. You really gonna say that Never Meant by American Football sounds anything like literally any song by MCR. What about Messy Life by Cap'n Jazz? Or Circles by Sunny Day Real Estate? Or Microchip by Penfold? MCRsounds like none of them
I'd say that the emo genre has changed definitions over the years. Mid-2000s emo was less based on what the music sounded like (Panic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, My Chem -- almost none of these bands sound the same but are still defined as 'emo') and more had to do with the fan culture surrounding it. I agree that My Chem sounds nothing like early emocore/midwest emo, they're way too metal-based for that, but the fans were (and still are) so-called emos and thus My Chem is very much 'emo,' albeit a different meaning of the genre :)
@@marystewart8972 Excellent point, the way I tend to view it is that there's cultural emo and musical emo. There's definitely some crossover but I would tend to call most bands of that same MCR P!ATD and FOB era as culturally emo not muscially/sonically.
@@marystewart8972 while a lot of mcr fans are emo, mcr aren’t. Their music just isn’t emo (emotional hardcore).
@@marystewart8972 this is why I argue there were actually 2 different emo subcultures, the original one and the new version which was like a parody of the original without ever being self aware of that fact (I can say that because it's the one I was part of sdjfhd)
Saw them last night in MK. Such an important band for a lot of reasons and to anyone who turns their nose up at emo or MCR, they are missing out on some incredible music and a genuinely wholesome band and community.
I'm 55 years old...brought my eldest daughter to see MCR when she was 14/15 twice...once in Dublin, once in Belfast.
I was blown away by them
Aww :) you’re an awesome parent! I’m 54 and just now getting into their music
@@DocBree13 I would have brought you if you asked!!
LOL! 49 yo from Coleraine but just took my 15 yo daughter to MCR at Eden Project then Cardiff! Weird coincidence 😆
Not to brag (well bragging a bit coz they were awesome) we just went to Weezer/Fall Out Boy/Green Day at London Stadium. I think the only way is down now...😔
@@SteveDorrans lol...I brought her (the eldest) to Green Day at Wembley Arena the year after!
MCR is only emo on a technicality - their lyrics and aesthetic fit the classic emo themes - but their overall sound has way too much swagger, pomp, technical prowess, and colour to be limited to that genre.
This is probably the best description of MCR ive read man!
@@Revert1989 thanks, dood!
mcr has lyrics like a lot of artists, you're trying to justify your own ideas. Mcr was never emo, there's nothing emo about them.
@@gemin.r.j they have better lyrics than a lot of artists.
Of course I’m justifying my own idea; that’s what you’re supposed to do when you present one. You’ve given no justification for your looking at a band who sports eyeliner, black nail polish, those chelsea haircuts every emo band had from 2003 to 2010, and who predominantly sings about heartbreak and death, and then saying to yourself, “nope. Not emo at all.”
I also don’t get your gripe when my whole point was about how much more than emo they are. There’s nothing wrong with them having a foot in it.
@@phuctifyno1 because you're trying to justify what someone else made up, mcr is not emo. You want to hear it from gerard?? here it is, there are lots of interviews where he made it clear ua-cam.com/video/DMLFB7_Eei4/v-deo.html
MCR is one of those bands that I think completely surpassed all their contemporaries in that era and transcended being just another mainstream pop punk/emo outfit. If you’re looking to dive deeper into the emo subculture, I would highly recommend checking out the genre’s roots in the 90s with bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Mineral, Built to Spill, and probably the one that’s still most important today, American Football. There’s been several so-called “waves” of emo and the mainstream take on the genre is just one of those. Emo is still around today as it saw a revival in the late 2000s and 2010s with heavy inspiration from its early days, but this time with a more math rock inspired approach. More recent emo bands I suggest you check out are Modern Baseball, Joyce Manor, Tiny Moving Parts, and Hot Mulligan.
Great suggestions! Drive Like Jehu, Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon also good!
MCR was a victim finding success too late in life for the genre they were in. Gerard Way was around 30 when they blew up so it was already kind of awkward to be writing songs for emo kids (not that adults weren't loving them too). If you haven't already check out the song "Rōnin" by Ibaraki. It was released earlier this year and Gerard Way is actually belting out some pretty impressive black metal lyrics. It's actually a really cool song. ua-cam.com/video/v7rn2BhWHAg/v-deo.html
Funeral For A Friend
And dare I say it... lost prophets. (Look at the art though and not the artist)
Disclaimer: I was in my early teens for LP
@@joshuasole5989 I love Funeral For A Friend! Big fan of Senses Fail and FFTL too
Mineral is one of my faves. Power of Failing is an incredibly powerful 'Emotional' album.
To me the term EMO was completely upended around the time Hot Topic became popular. "ScrEMo" had an effect on it too, certainly for that long black hair over your eyes asthetic. That did not exist prior in 'Emo', and really is more of a lazier Goth look in my eyes. Black Hoodies, jeans, everyone with same exact haircuts (Posers?) instead of dark Period clothing, etc.
Being Gen X, and growing up in the D.C. area enthralled by Dischord Records and the punk/hardcore scene (was myself in a band that recorded at Inner Ear Studios), my perspective might be different than some. To me Emo roots are Embrace, Rites of Spring, and few other Dischord bands, were doing similar. Then the Midwest revival stuff which is my favorite era (Mineral, Cap n' Jazz, etc). Of course the term EMO was created specifically describing tan Mackaye's band "Embrace" (which they all hated the term Emo/EmoCore, "Emotional Hardcore"). I guess after Minor Threat, Embrace was quite a departure and strange sound to many.
My kids were 10 and 12 when "Emo/pop-punk" started, and over the next 10 years I took them to tons of live gigs and festivals. I'll stand fast on my opinion that it was one of the best eras for live hard rock that I experienced in my lifetime. We talk about it all the time and are in agreement that it was probably the last of the big rock music eras. They are now 28 & 30 and we still catch some of them when they tour currently (Thrice, The Used and Coheed & Cambria most recently).
It was the end of an era...
I'm the same age as your kids and I feel that, I went to so many music festivals and gigs when I was in middle and high school. Such a great period.
Being in a crowd of 30,000 last week hearing this being screamed back at mcr was fuhking magical . We were NOT OKAY . It was emotional
I went to see my chemical romance on Tuesday and when I tell you the euphoria in that crowd. Every person there was there for their younger self and we fcking adored it. I'm still basking in the afyerglow
I discovered MCR at the tender age of 49, years after they had split. How did I miss them ? I wish I'd been a teenager when they were first out, they would have been my favourite band of my teens instead of my favourite band of my fucking 50's! Both Three Cheers and Black Parade are flawless albums.
Danger days too!
That is so cool! Rock on!
They have new stuff coming out.
You should check out, "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love."
Better late than never, I suppose.
This whole album, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge is fucking amazing. It's just a great rock n roll album. Forget the lyrics, just enjoy the jams.
Three Cheers is their best work imo. But I also personally put Gerards "Hesitant Alien" above even Three Cheers
Don't forget the lyrics wtf
@@joshkirby2372 right? They're lyrics are really incredible and add SO much to the songs
It’s a concept album. If you ignore the lyrics you’re missing out on a great deal of the appeal.
@@dreamofyouandi I understand that, I was just trying to say to the people who refuse to listen for no other reason than "emo", to just forget them and just listen to the rock. The album rocks whether the haters like it or not. So what I meant was, that if people are so prejudiced against listening to what they think is "emo", then just listen to music alone at first. Hopefully they'll get over their prejudice that way. Sorry I wasn't clearer. I love the album, even though it's not meant for someone my age, but I always tell anti-emo people the same thing, just listen to how hard it rocks.
What you said about being 14 rings so true. I was 14 when Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge came out. It was the first time I discovered music that I loved and was for me, not just what my older brothers were listening to. I remember it so clearly still. I was never allowed to see them live, but after all these years, I finally saw them on Sunday at MK and It was incredible.
You are an inspiring dude. Your sense of self-awareness is to be envied by all.
I've always loved that final "kayeeyay" harmony.
Great to see you loving MCR. They're a great band. Discovered them through my eldest daughter years ago. Dismissed by the music snobs, but they can really play. Seeing them this weekend in Milton Keynes on Saturday and Sunday! It's been a long time.
How was it?? I'm going next week in Ahoy Rotterdam :D
I went from Liverpool on Saturday to MK to see them was amazing. Just played the songs that are fun for them, and fun for us since most bands on a comeback tour stick to hits
I'm in my 30.. back when MCR started to become a thing I only had access to some of their work and same as Justin wasn't really a close fan but I did like their music.. some of which I continued to listen to, until nowadays.
A week ago, a friend gifted me the opportunity to see them in concert (this Saturday 21/05/22) and brought me so much joy...
as result of this I've been listening to them more than usual and this song Justin (my favourite band vocalist and beloved artist/persona) is talking about is actually one of my favourites.
It is such a coincidence and a warming feeling seeing him so excited about this, the same way I've been the last few days 😂
really music is such a blessing!
I was way too "cool" (ugh!) for emo when it was a thing, but this song was always a banger. As much as I would never have admitted it at the time.
It's good to hear someone giving MCR the praise they deserve! Honestly, I thought they were too good for the masses. Too many people want music that is benign background noise. Step away from the automatic hit machine, and, there, you will find music. Side note: Does anyone else find themselves wanting to phrase their thoughts in a proper British style after listening to Justin? Good day, I'm off to enjoy some tea and biscuits. ⚘
I'm the same way with the accent 🤣
YES.
MCR, a band I hated on at first, but slowly won me over throughout the years. Black Parade rips so fucking hard
I think that's exactly what happened to them as a band in total. There were always a lot of die hard fans but they truly exploded when they called it quits. Now they're, well... HUGE! Black Parade, in my opinion, is up there as one of the greatest rock operas of all time. I think Justin would find it an incredible album, him loving Queen and all.
Black Parade was the album that finally sold me on MCR. It's definitely "all killer, no filler" to borrow a cliche.
@@CodyAlushin Welcome to the Black Parade is probably the only song in existence that people will recognize with one note on a piano haha
@@superspudgun so is sum 41 😅😉
I can't believe I've only just come across your channel here on UA-cam but I just wanna say, you and your band were a huge part of my childhood. 'Permission To Land' and 'One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back' were played on repeat in my portable CD player when I was in school and I would play them endlessly in my CD player in my childhood house. I would have been about 11/12 back then. I'm now going to be 30 in November and I still to this day listen to you and your bands music and I just wanted to say thankyou for getting me through the tough times during my childhood and thankyou for being an amazing band and artist and inspiring others through your knowledge and teachings. I also love this journey you're going through with your youtube channel and it's great to see a more personal side of yourself, giving your respective opinions on other artists and songs. Keep on rocking and doing what you want to do. Thankyou and stay awesome dude!
The album this is from, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, is one I've listened to a few a times in recent years. The whole thing stands up very well. Helena is the other big hit off it.
Black parade has got to be one of the best albums I've heard. How the guitars melody off each other is crazy and CLA just killed the mix
You need to listen to more music.
Black parade is a legit masterpiece
@@sebbach3747 ok Johan Sebastian Bach 👌
I found your channel and immediately subscribed. I listened to "Open fire 🔥 " every week during the quarantine. Your music is so underrated. Great to hear you talk about bands and the music business!
You’re exactly right. I was 14 when Permission to Land and Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge came out and were instrumental in how my music tastes formed… though my mom playing Queen for me on road trips might have been the catalyst as a child.
The Darkness, MCR, Queen … just add a sprinkling of MSP, a dash of Suede, a waft of Marillion and a dollop of Maiden and you’ve got perfection right there.
This has absolutely made my day!! so happy that you're appreciating MCR Justin. The Darkness and MCR are my favourite bands of all time. You're both musical genius in your own rights, but makes sense with your influences in common like Queen!
Emo is short for "Emoji" which is their main method of conveying emotion.
How DARE you! Ha ha.
Emoji is not just a phase Dad!
😂😂
I love watching Justin talk about music he likes. its just a wholesome experience.
I couldn't agree more and I'm so glad I came across this channel!
They just dropped a new track after 8 years called Foundations of Decay. Sounds very old school MCR yet sounds very new. Always loved this band, thanks for pointing out what I've always said. .MCR are just damn good rock band.
That new song is really good ,i love the verse !
MCR have some incredible rock songs in their albums and are just an incredible set of musicians. Love their riffs, lyrics and energy. One of my personal favs is House of Wolves from the album The Black Parade, you should check out the whole album though as its back to back bangers! Cheers!
"Proper rock band"...that phrase reminds me of a concert I went to when Chris Cornell was fronting Rage minus Zach...Audioslave...the venue was an arena in the Phoenix, AZ area...had a bunch of chairs...and the crowd was just sitting down like a group of people that once were young, but found themselves a little older now working the day job grind...these guys were just plowing away rocking that place, but the crowd, man...so at one point Chris said kinda scoldingly "You people are at a rock show...stand up and rock proper" or something close to that...and I was all "W..wha?....BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!"....still funny to me...I'm 60 in a cover band, and they want to practice all quiet low volume...and in my head I'm like..."wow, you guys...I don't want to just kind of hear it...I want to feel it..."...tough being an older guy in an older band yet still love and want to play at young volume...
I love watching your videos and listening to your musings - I've also been using your videos during my classes because my students love music and we can discuss your videos too. As for MyChem, I've been a fan for years and it's so amazing to watch a video where you talk about them. Ray Toro, the leading guitarist, had mentioned Brian May as one of his biggest influences (and Brian himself has joined them onstage at Reading, in 2011).
I recall seeing The Darkness in Whelan's Dublin a couple of year back and the last "warm up" song that was played on the sound system before you guys came out was "I'm Not OK". Do u make the playlists Justin? Perhaps you've always loved MCR somewhere buried deep down in the ol' subconscious 😁 Love MCR btw. To me they're classic rock and are up there with the greats.. and I'm comfortable with saying that as a 41 year old 🤣 Seeing em in Dublin this Wednesday. Can't wait. 🤟🏻
I adored my chemical romance as a teenager(I still do)and I always remember they were like a band that was cool to hate and people were almost embarrassed to like them because of the ‘emo’ tag, which is a great shame because I believe underneath all the black clothes and eyeliner are 2 of the best rock albums of the 00’s in three cheers for sweet revenge and black parade. It’s funny to see that they’ve suddenly gained this great appreciation after all these years.I think a lot more people were fans, they were just too afraid to admit it.
That was definitely a big part of it, at least for me. I saw the video for 'I'm Not OK' when it came out, when I was 11. I was blown away as I had never heard a band sound like that, or even looked like that. But I eventually got into Metal and a lot of Metalheads at the time hated MCR, it really sticks with you as an impressionable teenager trying to fit in so I got pressured out of liking them. By the time I came back around to them they had broken up, but seeing them live a couple of weeks ago really felt like a way to make up for lost time and to reconcile with my younger self.
Back when I cared about what people thought, I pretended to myself that Teenagers was a "guilty pleasure" of mine. It wasn't until I started learning to sing that I realized how great Gerard is.
@@thelo-fidelityarchive597 also Gerard (the singer) can do metal scream too!!! Just listen to Ronin
It's always a pleasure to see someone light up when they truly discover MCR for themselves.
My Dad (who's 75) loves them. I'm taking him to their gig on Sunday!
I was in year 7 finding my musical allegiances, loved both MCR and The Darkness and now 20 odd years later one of my favourite rockstars knows of MCR and even loves this seminal track. I'm so happy!
Also Ray Toro is a fucking fantastic guitarist.
I was in an Emo cover band and we would cover this song. It's a lot more difficult on guitar than it sounds. Not impossible but also not your standard "pop punk" song.
I remember learning Thank You For The Venom taking me *forever* to learn, just an odd song to play. They have a lot of songs like that, misleadingly complicated.
this is a great song! I gotta say Justin, I am really glad my friend Josh (R.I.P) turned me on to The Darkness when "I believe in a thing called love" dropped... Such a great song, and I have followed you guys since.. Just wanted to tell ya that you are a really talented dude, and watching your youtube vids inspired me to get back into songwriting and performing, which i have done... keep up the great work my friend, i look forward to watching and being inspired by your future videos! Juuuuuuuustin Hawkins rides aaaaaagain... AGAIN!
"and never be afraid to express your emotions". love that. Your genuine nature and kindess show through in those moments. enjoy your content. thanks for putting a smile on my face. :)
So spectacular watching you, just saw you in Chicago again recently.
Love that you love this song. I’ve always that it was so good and used to play it quite a bit while other scoffed, especially at me comparing the guitars to Queen.
Thank you Justin. VINDICATION!!
I got so happy when I opened UA-cam and saw that you were reviewing My Chemical Romance. I’m so glad you like it! My Chemical Romance is one of my favorite bands
I remember my first time hearing this. I knew immediately that this is my band. Now my teenage son is a MCR fan and we're watching them live next week. It's gonna be a special day.
Hey John myself and my daughter( her favourite group and her first gig shes 12) went to see them in Dublin last week .They never hit my radar b4 but I really enjoyed it they put on a great performance , the support acts were great too ! Great day out, daughter had a whopper day ...hope tou and your son have a brilliant time :)
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I'm loving your videos, Justin.
I was graduating from a Moscow highschool in the early 2000s, being completely into the stagnating (at that time) "Nu Metal" genre with a mix of whatever was hot according to NME (they just started publishing the Russian version around that time, it didn't last), of course, at the time I viewed The Darkness as a joke\parody... It took me years to fully appreciate what you were doing and once I saw some of your live footage I started respecting you a lot. Now that I've been following you here, that level of respect grew even more, since you go into all the technical aspects from a standpoint of an actual accomplished musician.
You completely blew me away with your Radiohead video, especially since NME were basically pushing them and joking about you. Glad that there's (hopefully mutual) respect between you guys.
Great video Justin! Love how you breakdown songs on the channel! Got a question for you!
How do you guys go about arranging parts for a song in "The Darkness" like guitar parts, drum beats, fills, rhythms etc? Does everyone kind of just jam and craft as you go or does a producer help with that side? Thanks again!
I dodged them for ages, but they actually have some great songs, black parade, I dont love you, ghost of you... so on and so on... they're ace and I listen quite regularly now
Can't get enough of this channel.
Really looking forward to seeing you live in AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND!!!!!!! ROCK ON. Love the channel. You are a huge guitar inspiration love your style.
"I think I was just busy with my head stuck up my ass." Haha! Love your honesty. I feel the same if I'm late on tuning in to bands I've sort of dismissed. Not to say certain ones royally blow, but when youre zeroed in on certain sounds, one tends to miss out on other sonic frequencies that they actually might equally dig! Fun watching you listen to this! Thanks for posting.
Ahh what a song! Love this video Justin! If you want to cover another “we’re not Emo!” Emo band with new music out this, then may I suggest Paramore? They worked with Rob Cavallo on their album Brand New Eyes which has some great tracks on it (Ignorance, Brick By Boring Brick, All I Wanted) and there’s always Misery Business. Cheers!
The song reminds me of Foxy Shazam a bit. Speaking of which, can you give FS some analysis/a Spotify list please. I'm a bit mystified why they aren't more popular. Dreamer from the Burn album is such a great song. Cheers Justin
There's only one way to listen to this song and thats LOUD!! Love this song. I was teaching guitar lessons and working at a music store when this was big and it's one of my favorite songs from that era of music. One of the first nice days we had this year probably in early March, I got out of work got in my car, opened my windows and blasted that album the whole way home. I wasn't into emo, like you I was a bit too old for it when it was current and into other things, but this band (because they're not emo!!) stuck out to me and I've liked them since.
There’s an incredible performance of their song ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’ at Glastonbury/Reading/Leeds/one of those where Brian May plays with them. It’s really great to watch as you can tell how in awe the band are…. It really seems like a highly significant moment for them. We’ll worth a watch!
Thanks for the awesome video as always Justin!
I really loved these guys and an forever an MCRmy, but I think they were quite emo. They were perhaps a lot more creative, ultimately, and stood out among a lot of similar concepts. Still my absolute favorite rock band and I've held on to my reunion tour tickets since 2019! I admit, when they first released Danger Days I wasn't a huge fan of it because I'd come to expect Black Parade and Three Cheers, etc. But as I got older and gained some more perspective, musical and otherwise, it grew on me, so I get completely skipping an "era" and coming back later and finding a new love for it. I've been so excited to see them come back and I can't wait to see them in LA in the fall - FINALLY!
I was the same as you re: danger days, I never listened to it because I was more a fan of Bullets and Revenge. I saw them live last week and I admit, they played songs I’d never heard before. I’ve been listening to Danger days and Conventional weapons all week. It’s like I’ve discovered brand new MCR music, I just needed to be older to accept it! Have an awesome time when you see them, They wont disappoint.
Frank saying “trust me” and kissing Gerard is such a mood 🥰
Hey, Justin! I waited two years for the rescheduled Boston show of yours and finally saw you last month! I've also waited two years to see MCR's rescheduled Boston show and finally will in Sept. I'm thrilled you made this video. MCR fucking rocks! And so do you!
This was great! So fun to find you.
It’s never too late to begin your emo phase!
I started revisiting some of my older music and rediscovered Danger Days. I have decided Danger Days is better than Black Parade. Both of these CD’s flow smoothly from track to track.
Thanks Justin, enjoying the channel. Great commentary on music and artists out there.
This is such a great video, I love seeing folks - especially music folks - listen to MCR for the first time. They got a lot of flack at the time (and now honesty) but I truly think they're musically and lyrically and compositionally one of the best bands of their time.
When they played Reading in 2011, Brian May came out to play guitar with them for the Black Parade and you can tell how much fun everyone was having. You can see how much they all look up to him, so it was really cool to hear you pick up on his influence on first listen.
One of the first CDs I bought was three cheers for sweet revenge, I’ve always been more a fan of this stuff than the black parade but I never gave it much a chance. All I remember is being totally obsessed with this song specifically and if you went to their website you could play the Helena video game haha amazing
Love “I think I was just busy with my head up my arse” that is usually the reaction people have when they actually give MCR a chance
My favourite front man talking about my other two favourites (gerard way and billie Joe) and my favourite producer. What a video 💛
Justin, I hear what you're saying with the Pretenders comparison! It's got the same harmonic structure as "Don't Get Me Wrong" (one of my fave pop songs ever) and similarly has that ostinato playing off of Do and Ti. Great observation on that, mate!
Gerald’s vocal on this recording is so perfect. Perfectly performed, recorded and mixed.
Gerald. Nooooo 😂😂😂
I was 8 years old when PTL was released, and 11 when The Black Parade came out... both absolutely crucial in the development of my musical taste. Didn't care whether if liking The Darkness and MCR made me a 'weird emo/'mosher'', I just liked fucking great music!
Love your pic. Boss album
I was pretty crusty and deep into Florida/Swedish death metal when mcr came out. I do remember being hit hard from the song Helena, but they largely flew under my radar. I've been trying to revisit now with a new appreciation.
Emo was around in the late 80’s but it wasn’t until Nirvana came out with Nevermind that I started listening to it. Bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbreaker…because I rejected the grunge movement as the dumbing down of musicianship. As an aside, the guys from MCR are in our age bracket, Jussy. They’re in their 40’s now.
My Chemical Romance!!! One of the most important bands to me growing up and I am so excited to see your thoughts! I was a huge fan of the emo genre back in 02-09. Still listen to the stuff I loved then today. I'm seeing My Chem three times on the upcoming tour for a total of 26 times seeing them all time. Long live My Chem!
that "emo" genra was pop-rock, punk-rock, hardcore rock... emo actually doesn't have a sound. How could you call mcr emo? they dont ever sound the same in every album, they don't ever look the same.
Absolutely love MCR and this song. Got into them far too late too. You had me smiling throughout this video, thank you!
I dint get in to Emo until I got in my 50's and now its my favourite Genre. I finally saw MCR in Glasgow 2 weeks ago and I am now 61, and cant wait to see them again back home in Oz in March 23
have you listened to all there stuff... they are amazing!! almost as much as you and your work... love your stuff man!
They have some incredible song writing.
They made me wanna make music, and 13 years later still fill me with inspiration, they are a modern day Queen
I'm so happy that you like this so much. I still love it. Brings me back to hanging out on the playground with my headphones in thinking about how I'll never have a girlfriend and my shitty home life. Lol.
All around great guy you are Justin, great to have you in this world.👍👍👍
Does the skull have a name?
Skeletor
Three Cheers is a masterpiece
Justin, I'd love to hear your opinion on the full 'The Black Parade' album. If you like this I think that you will love that. it's a full Rock opera concept album where I want to see if you can pick out the story going on. it might be a long video but it would be awesome.
Ahhh man love this review, ( and your channel in general ) saw these guys this week at the Eden project and they blew me away, always been a huge fan and they are on fire right now!!!
We all know the real reason why 'emo' bands like MCR were derided despite their very real musical chops and deep pool of influences: teenage girls liked them, and nothing a teenage girl likes could possibly be good. 😑
I'm not saying every artefact of late 2000s teenage girl culture is secretly a disrespected masterpiece; those Twilight movies really are terrible, and many of the lower-rung pop punk bands like The Academy Is... are rightfully forgotten. But some of these artefacts (like MCR) deserve critical reappraisal, and the teenage girls who went screaming to their concerts deserve cred as genuinely good tastemakers.
This is absolutely bang on
I thought it was kinda the continuation of mainstream co- opting of 90s Grrl Power subpop etc... but I wasn't part of it, so this is a view from outside of it, not within, mind.
This is an excellent point.
My chemical romance were one of those bands that were overplayed when I was a teenager. I think for me they were a band that became more of a fad at the time, with the amount they were played and advertised, and how many people liked them, which expanded the amount I had to listen to them. Hearing them now is quite refreshing, but I think no matter how good a band or artist is, if they're played to death and overly marketed, it can tarnish your view, and make you irritated for having to listen to them over and over again. They were a good band, but I think their massive success at the time made me a bit sick of hearing them. You still get it now with songs that are played constantly on the radio. It doesn't matter if it's a good song, if you're forced to listen to it again and again then its success can be its downfall.
Oh, i totally get what you mean. It's like that with, say, Linkin Park or Green Day for me - i know they're good, but i won't be getting into them, because just the sound makes me sick because of the number of times i, mostly, involuntarily heard some of their songs (and even performed them).
Also, i can't listen to some of the Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, or Europe stuff anymore. Those i listened to on purpose, but i overplayed it, so even when i put one of their songs on now, they just fade into the background.
Your are quite the darling of rock a beautiful energy. Just discovered your channel today and loving it very informative and entertaining ! We are around the same age yes I remember the days the days of grebs ha! x
Growing up as a teen in the 00s with the alt, rock, and metal of the time and being told over and over again that the music was a fad or bad i really appreciate how you analyze and love music. Thanks for your perspective and sharing some of your knowledge. You've also got a really great vibe, take care!
I think if MCR didnt get played out on the radio, they would have been more "respected" in the long run. They were a very good band, but we used to hear this and 3-4 of their other songs constantly, and it just kind of wore me out.
I believe them to be some of the best song writers of all time. Been into a lot of music in my life but this song still hits like it did 10+ years ago. Great vid Justin.
I find that hip hop has the best lyricists, probably because rap is a style all about lyricism. It's not just about rhyming but complex word play and punchlines, it's awesome. And I laugh so much at some funny songs like the whole Ludacris chicken & beer album and Lil dicky has some hilarious songs like white crime, lemme freak & too high...but I really got into Greydon Square and Oddisee they had some really good meaningful and complex lyrics
@@GrowingDownUnder I respect it but it's pretty rare I find rap artists saying anything I can relate to.
@@GrowingDownUnder Songwriting, including structural composition and instrumental writing, not just lyricism! But on that note, a few of the best hip hop artists are involved in their own beats, as you probably already know :)
@@sp0ngeb00b7 yeah but if we're taling about structural composition then jazz artists would probably be the best because jazz is extremely difficult with the most unusual and unnatural time signatures and chord progressions. It dances on the verge of being chaos and harmony at the same time, if 1 person is off then it's chaos. Where as normal music you could probably get away with missing a few beats nobody would notice if 1 person if off
Absolutely love your videos, always make me laugh and smile, absolutely love you !!! 💖💖💖
Gosh darn it Justin
I didn't sign up for education but it found me anyway.
Very insightful! I've seen this music video and heard the song possibly hundreds of times and there's parts you drew me too that I never thought about on my own.
the original "emo" was just "emotional hardcore" (Rites of Spring, Moss Icon, Cap'n Jazz etc), it wasn't the sad boy combover hot topic caricature that got labeled as "emo" in the 2000s. Kind of how "goth" went from The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees & Bauhaus to... My Chemical Romance and hot topic. The first MCR album was actually pretty great for spooky themed pop punk but they fell off after that (for me). But still, not emo, not goth.
"Emotive Hardcore" like Chino Horde.
It’s funny/unfortunate that pop-punk has pretty much fully replaced an older and very different genre of music in the public consciousness as “emo”.
When I think of emo, back in its original form, I think of bands like American Football. Heck, I’ve even seen Modest Mouse get labeled as “Emo” in my time. I think of skinny Midwestern farm kids circa 2002 wearing plaid and playing intricate, repetitive arpeggios on alternate-tuned Fender Telecasters. I think of bands with a very heavy “Automatic”-era REM influence.
The labeling of bands like MCR and Hawthorne Heights/etc as “Emo” started initially as a pejorative comparison to that genre of “soft, sad boy music”, and then once they broke huge on MTV the label stuck. But the two Emos really sound nothing alike.
“Real” emo or “Midwestern Emo” or “original Emo” got sucked into the genre of “indie rock”, where it comfortably lives today, admittedly with way less monetary success.
Also going to put a big plug in for the band Pinegrove, if you want to hear young people playing that style of music (or music strongly influenced by it) today.
To the best of my knowledge the term 'emo' (referring to emotional hardcore) was originally used to refer to bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace but a 'scene' didn't develop until the likes of Jawbreaker,Garden Variety,Samian,Senseflied,Lifetime,Jawbox,Far .
Then with bands like The Movielife,Sunny Day Real Estate,Jimmy Eat World ,Thursday ,Brand New,Brandston, The Get Up Kids and pretty much any bands signed to Deep Elm or Jade Tree records emo became pretty huge in the US and dominated the college rock scene.
Folliwing that came the My Chemical Romance,Panic at the Disco,Senses Fail,Funeral For a Friend etc which is the most commercially successful style of 'emo' and the one most people are familiar but personally I believe has more in common with pop punk bands such as Blink 182 and as pop punks popularity declined this brand of 'emo' replaced it.
Certainly the latter day 'emo' bands have little in common with the first band i considered and was aware of being emo,Jawbreaker (although there earlier stuff is more post-hardcore/pop punk)
*note,I'm not claiming this to be 100% accurate,just going off memory without doing researching as such
Top review Justin. I agree, this is a great rock song and, like you, kind of passed me by when it was first out. I even played it on my radio show but only because I knew other people were into it. It would have been one of those songs that I played out whilst lining up the next bit of content or even an excuse to pop to the loo and grab a coffee.
I only checked it out again when (Like Tom) I booked tickets to see MCR at Eden for my kids to go to. Went through the old back catalogue and this one jumped back out at me and I said, probably much like yourself, WHY didn't I pay this more attention back then. It is a truly great song.
The fact that MCR on the night I saw them were supported by Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls was double bonus - because now my eldest is into Frank too ad my love affair with his early solo albums and ep's has been re-kindled too. It's been a good week for mid-naughties music appreciation in my household. 😂
2nd boom boom!
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lol, yes.
Wow! Can't believe I just stumbled onto your channel ❤
Your final statement about My Chemical Romance is spot on 👍
Thanks Justin, you reminded me of this epic. My Chemical Romance - Helena. Love the videos, keep them coming.