The History Of: My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance broke out into the Music scene in early 2001 and have been releasing successful videos and have been doing some non-stop touring for the majority of the last 3-4 years, all while building a massive fan base. Many know the band and their music, but not many can vouch that they know a lot about their origins. That’s about to change. In this “History Of:” article, your going to learn everything there is to know about one of the biggest success stories to come out of New Jersey in recent years. Let’s begin.

In the mid 2001, Gerard Arthur Way was a 24 year old guy you could find in New York comic shop. He had a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from graduating from New York’s School of Visual Arts. He didn’t have a lot going his way at the time, He was battling alcoholism, prescription drug abuse, an illness in the family, and severe depression, partially as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. His life was not amounting to much, his only artwork to make it anywhere close to being released was a cartoon called, “The Breakfast Monkey”.

He decided one day as he was in his friend’s basement that he would “**** Art”. He and Matt Pelissier, who was a friend from high school, began to channel Gerard’s depression and anger into the form of music. They wrote a Song about the 9/11 attacks called “Skylines and Turnstiles”. Little did they know that it would be the start of something that would change their lives dramatically.

Needing a guitar to round off their music, Pelissier and Way looked back to their hometown of Belleville, New Jersey. They joined forces with lead guitarist Ray Toro who was between bands at the time. He agreed to help them and put some riffs guitar to the words that Way and Pelissier had written. Needing a Bassist, Gerard’s brother Mikey Way bought a bass guitar and began learning as the band began making more songs. All they needed now was a rhythm guitarist to help fill in the background of Ray’s solos. The Answer was Frank Iero. Having just quit a band named Pencey Prep, Iero dropped out of college to begin playing with the rest of the band.

Not having a name, they were looking for a title that would go with their dark lyrics and punk/emo image. One day while working at a Barnes and Noble book store, Mikey spotted the book “Ecstasy: Three Tales Of Chemical Romance” by Irvine Welsh. Mikey thought that My Chemical Romance would be a pretty deadly band name. The name stuck, and in 2002 they decided to sign with the local “Eyeball Records” music label to release their first CD.

The Band released their debut CD titled “I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love” on July 23, 2002, which had the song “Skylines and Turnstiles” as the 7th track. To support the disk, the Way’s Grandmother, Elena Lee Rush, bought the band their first touring van, and they were off.

Their first live show turned out to be a mixed blessing however. The whole band, notably Mikey, drank to cover up their stage fright making the actual performance less than spectacular. However, the band caught the eye of a few people and word began to spread.

This seemed to make them much stronger. They began to perfect their live shows and began to build a large fan base. They teamed up with bands such as Thrice, The Used, and briefly with Alkaline Trio. They received an offer from Reprise records, a division of Warner, to record an album. They began to record a new album that was more professional and appealed to a wider fan base, but they still had their hard image style. With the death of the Way’s grandmother the band wrote the song “Helena” in memory of her, and the rest of the album began to take shape. The result was “Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge”.

Released on June 8th, 2005, the band immediately saw a response. They debuted at the number one on the Billboard Heat seekers chart and were getting offers to underline the “Vans Warped” tour and to be in the first ever “Taste of Chaos” Tour.

This was very good for the band, but problems internally resulted in Matt leaving the band. Needing a drummer, the turned to some of the friends they made before their 2nd Album. A Sound Technician for The Used offered to fill in the spot and Bob Bryar, a native of Chicago, became the band’s drummer. With a full line up they began to tour and landed a spot to be the only opening band for Green Day’s “American Idiot” tour.

With the release of their first single “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” they began to get airtime on MTV’s TRL and the infectious song was being requested on many music stations. The album began to sell and the band followed “I’m Not Okay” with a video for “Helena”. Although it did not do as well as “I’m Not Okay” on the charts, record sales increased and “Helena” received nominations on MTV’s Video Awards, and it won “Woodie of the year” at MTV’s Woodie awards. Their final single from the album was a video for the ballad-like “Ghost of You”. The video had an anti-war message and the song helped “Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge” go platinum.

MCR didn’t stop there after the release of “Ghost Of You”. They began to headline a tour to support the album with opening acts consisting of Circa Survive, Thrice and Alkaline Trio. They also released a DVD/CD collection on March 21, 2006 titled “Life On The Murder Scene”. The DVD’s have behind-the-scenes-footage of the band’s rise to fame, and a collection of all their videos. The CD with have live versions of their songs, and demos of new song. They band is currently writing new material for a 2006 release and have been performing a new song on their tour called “Shut Up And Play”.

From being the kids that used to get picked on in school, MCR have risen above everyone’s expectations and have made a major impact on today’s youth with what Gerard calls “Violent, Unsafe Pop Music”. Their may be many bands similar to MCR, but there’s almost no doubt that they will be a band to stick around for a long time.

A quick thanks to all those who gave me information in the forums in the earlier months and to those who suggested sites and other sources of info. A thank you for UG for a great site and the opportunity to make an article such as this and a thank you goes out to members of MCR for their awesome music and inspiration. \m/

Comments

[vanceboy]

cool 1st guy.

anyway, I thought MCR's latest CD was good, nice article.

[vanceboy]

Good article, good grammar. Somewhat interesting history too.

MCR is pretty catchy, they are okay in my books.

[GNR-4-Ever]

MCR is emo...but one of the few emo bands I dare listen to, because they have a lot more going for them. They have some catchy, face paced riffs that deserve some listening to, and if you can get past their whole "gothic" image, they are pretty cool to listen to.....but of course everyone's gonna focus their attention on just "how emo" MCR is and "how irritating" his voice is...oh well...

[GNR-4-Ever]

*fast paced

[obilisk]

yeah MCR is one of the few catch,cool,non-winning emo bands.

[dykarN]

I can't stand MCR, absolutely horrendous.

[Eric 666]

dykarN wrote:

I can't stand MCR, absolutely horrendous.

Exactly.

[MCRrocks]

this is an alright article, a little more descriptive words would have helped a bit.
i basically knew everything from this from watching life on the murder scene anyways but i'll give you 8 stars.

[muzza j]

I hate My Chemical Romance because they dont appeal to me.....there lyrics seem wining & atroshius! listen to better bands people.

[Alex101]

Nice article. I like it.

[carlitos12]

Just to clear things up for all you MCR haters, they are more of a "Gothic Punk" than emo, they are too fast to be emo, and they don't sing about being dumped or some girl, they sing about death, horror, etc.

[DunlopGuy]

your not going to find real emo on mtv....MCR is just punk music

[Thegeetarnoob]

[quote]carlitos12 :
Just to clear things up for all you MCR haters, they are more of a "Gothic Punk" than emo, they are too fast to be emo, and they don't sing about being dumped or some girl, they sing about death, horror, etc.[/quote

Exactly. They suck.

[Slash_Epiphone]

just becos they are emo,u hate them.All songs have emo.the song that won't have emo is ur death anthem

[SEALSniper1152]

what exactly are you trying to say Slash_epiphone??? Are you claiming that any song that isnt emo is a death anthem? because i hate to break it to you, but Master of Puppets, The Trooper, Iron Man, Raining Blood, and many more really good songs are not emo at all, and none of those are death anthems...

[yawn]

I guess there's a decent amount of information, but you've got way too many grammatical mistakes.

I like the band, though. Hate their fans, but like the band.

(And no, I'm not a "fan", I just casually like their music).

[Iluvpowerchords]

he has sex with art?

[Vantage]

Iluvpowerchords wrote:

he has sex with art?

ahh one the good Pit crawlers posted again....haha.....anyway.....i like their music but i'm not a "fan" of them.....

[ArcherTheVMan]

nooooo

[Metalology]

I don't car whether they're punk, goth crap, emo or whatever. They just plain suck.

[muzz666]

Thegeetarnoob wrote:

[quote]carlitos12 :
Just to clear things up for all you MCR haters, they are more of a "Gothic Punk" than emo, they are too fast to be emo, and they don't sing about being dumped or some girl, they sing about death, horror, etc.[/quote

Exactly. They suck.

In that case you're saying The Misfits suck too

[ThisIsBadNews]

muzza j wrote:

I hate My Chemical Romance because they dont appeal to me.....there lyrics seem wining & atroshius! listen to better bands people.

I hate you because you don't appeal to me.... your spelling seems *whining* and *atrocious*. Listen to better people erm... people.

I for one like MCR's older album better, edgier sound, but TCFSR was a cool album was well.

[Chen928]

1) They're not emo.
2) Every genre in the history of the world has had songs about breaking up with girls.
3) Bands like Matchbook Romance who sing exclusively about girls/being dumped by them are pop, not emo.
4) Note: in the article, even Gerard Way states the MCR has made an impact with "violent, unsafe, POP music."
5) I feel they have cleanly produced songs that have more musical talent in them than many bands today, but they're still only a bit above the average.

[metallica_ali]

if emos ure thing sure.... otherwise these are second biggest mistake ever, second to greenday....

[metallica_ali]

oh and 2 if MCR are not emo then the genre doesnt exist... fxkin noob

[untilurreformed]

Making a "The History of..." article about these douches makes them sound like an important, relavent band whose music has inspired many and continues to shape the sound of current music that will echo throughout time. As if they arent a cookie-cutter emo band who will, mark my words, not be popular once their fanbase reaches their teens.

[Crookedjon]

Nicely written article. It wasn't a very interesting history though. I could summerize it:
1) Gerard was bored
2) Gerard made a band
3) The band made lots of money.

[toasted_lemming]

C'mon guys, a lot of you saw an MCR article and though - I know, lets not read it and just post about how much they suck, coz that's trendy! If you don't like it, theres no point in coming to an article about them now is there, unless you have absolutely nothing better to do with your time. This is a guitar site for ****s sakes, can you play everything on here? No? then you don't have enough time to waste your life with your irrelevant opinions. I like them, but would't say they are the bast band ever. People on this site need to get more broard minded. Music taste does not make anybody stupid. Criticising someone elses means you need a life. End of.

[Pearson]

Emo. I now think im trendy.... Na

[ChordMonger]

mate, theyve been around, what 5 years? isnt is a bit early to write a 'history of'? besides the fact that they suck nads

[KiErAn123]

that was the worst

[screwyourscene]

whatever u wanna call them they rock! if you don't like them too bad.

[Jackson > you]

My Chemical ROmance makes me want to gouge my eardrums out with something blunt and rusty

[Smitty101]

Pretty Good

[music_consumed]

toasted_lemming ... i couldn't have said it any better myself. as for all you closed minded people...not one band out there is the best and if u think MCR sucks, that's fine coz im sure i dislike one of the bands you listen to as well...except u don't find me posting comments about how much they suck! AND "emo" is the most idiotic label there is, it stands for emotion! and all humans have what? oh, that's right...emotions! so sue a band if all their songs have emotion in them...oh, that's right ...every band would have a problem because emotion is what creates any song!

[Aceroth]

I know comments like this never get through the thick skulls of the dumbasses that read them, but why the hell are you reading an article on MCR if you don't like them? There is no point in bashing a band in an article that supports it. All you are doing is making fools of yourselves. Please go curl up in a corner and die. Thank you

[Jondy]

Good article. Very interesting.

[stumaster18]

good article, but their grandmothers name was "Helena", hence the title of the first song on their second album.

[skippertipper]

Just because you hate My Chemical Romance doesnt mean you cant think this is a good article.
10 stars.

[Bulletbass man]

I only came to this thread to read the flaming. And then the absolutely terrible comebacks of twelve year olds.

[aperfectshot176]

you people bash a band that is living what you want to. you dont have to like them. so their not the meat puppets or iron maiden or guns ad roses. but their the most origional band out today. and just because they sing about dark stuff doesnt mean their emo. you have to respect them for where they are now. one question for where all you mcr bashers. They're playing sold out shows in arenas and stuff and were r u? in your basement or local gig. so you dont have to like them you have to respect them.

[Mikeoman]

aperfectshot176 wrote:

you people bash a band that is living what you want to. you dont have to like them. so their not the meat puppets or iron maiden or guns ad roses. but their the most origional band out today. and just because they sing about dark stuff doesnt mean their emo. you have to respect them for where they are now. one question for where all you mcr bashers. They're playing sold out shows in arenas and stuff and were r u? in your basement or local gig. so you dont have to like them you have to respect them.

Errm.... I'm not trying to bash MCR or be closed minded or anything( Haven't even heard them so I can't judge), but, umm.... just because you aren't selling as much as, say, MCR or ACDC or the Rolling Stones or any of those really successful bands doesn't mean that you ain't good. Hell, saw this band one night playing at a little blues festival at this club, they were fantastic!!!!

And, though I bet they are more original than some bands, I wouldn't call them the most original band out there. There's plenty of bands who have a style that completely all their own...

[SkinnyWhiteBoy]

DunlopGuy wrote:

your not going to find real emo on mtv....MCR is just punk music

Dude, shut your friggin mouth right now. Johnny Thunders, Johnny Rotten, and Johny Ramone (the trifecta, hehehe) didn't do the **** they did and go through the things they had to just to have the word "Punk" used on any crappy band who uses fast power chords.

Go listen to some real punk, and get your terms right.

[TallMidget210]

Personally, i don't give a crap what's emo, what's punk, what sucks and what doesn't. I just want to listen to some damn good music. And then play it myself. And learning the occasionaly brief history of a band's alright too. Good article.

[TallMidget210]

Aceroth wrote:

I know comments like this never get through the thick skulls of the dumbasses that read them, but why the hell are you reading an article on MCR if you don't like them? There is no point in bashing a band in an article that supports it. All you are doing is making fools of yourselves. Please go curl up in a corner and die. Thank you

The guy's got a good point btw

[Letterbomb11]

aperfectshot176 :
muzz666 wrote:

Thegeetarnoob wrote:

[quote]carlitos12 :
Just to clear things up for all you MCR haters, they are more of a "Gothic Punk" than emo, they are too fast to be emo, and they don't sing about being dumped or some girl, they sing about death, horror, etc.[/quote

Exactly. They suck.


In that case you're saying The Misfits suck too



**** you the misfits own all over anything you listen to

He's not saying the Misfits suck. He's saying that by the logic of the guy he quoted, the guy he quoted thinks the Misfits suck (if that makes sense).

[mpioslipknot]

if u would of watched life on the murder scene u would know your begining is a little screwed up but the rest is pretty accurate...i love MCR

[Nickelbitch]

metallica_ali wrote:

if emos ure thing sure.... otherwise these are second biggest mistake ever, second to greenday....

so true man, so tru

[Supadude]

OH PLEASE!!!
All you who hate MCR soooo much shouldnt be here!!
Go listen to some goddamn Metal-shit or somethin'

[mpioslipknot]

Supadude wrote:

OH PLEASE!!!
All you who hate MCR soooo much shouldnt be here!!
Go listen to some goddamn Metal-shit or somethin'

beautifully said ...if u hate MCR y the **** ru readin the history of...GENIUS!

[Adarsh]

lol i don't think the band has enough of a history to write this kind of column

[Faith No More]

Why look at this if you don't like them then.

Most people that make fun of them have only heard three cheers for sweet revenge.

Their basically gothy pop punk. With their influences like Black Flag to The Smiths and Queen.

Mean you got to admit Ray Toros good.

Orange~Love wrote:
**** ***!

Warning.

pearlJam_31490 wrote:

**** MCR, **** Poser Rock (New Punk Rock),and **** Emo music. all that **** amounts to is a bunch of

Warning.

whitebluesboy wrote:

Im gonna kill the next muther****er who says ***.

Warning.

*spam deleted.

[twocenttip]

dykarN wrote:

I can't stand MCR, absolutely horrendous.

then uh... why did you read this?
good article.

[tanman]

I can't understand why someone would take time out of their day to write the history of a) A band that hasn't been around that long. b) sucks and has no extended shelf life. Honestly, do you see yourself listening to stuff like this, or the "The" bands, or Blink 182 ripoffs when you're 50? Will you still be on the quest for happiness as a teen when you're approaching retirement?

[DownDark]

Emo is gay, I just ****ing hate it. That's the kind of music that makes me dislike a lot of modern music. The worst genre in today's music scene.

[x_themetalfan_x]

DownDark wrote:

Emo is gay, I just ****ing hate it. That's the kind of music that makes me dislike a lot of modern music. The worst genre in today's music scene.

Yes. You should all listen to metal.

[mpioslipknot]

tanman wrote:

I can't understand why someone would take time out of their day to write the history of a) A band that hasn't been around that long. b) sucks and has no extended shelf life. Honestly, do you see yourself listening to stuff like this, or the "The" bands, or Blink 182 ripoffs when you're 50? Will you still be on the quest for happiness as a teen when you're approaching retirement?

x_themetalfan_x wrote:

DownDark wrote:

Emo is gay, I just ****ing hate it. That's the kind of music that makes me dislike a lot of modern music. The worst genre in today's music scene.


Yes. You should all listen to metal.

ok im about fed up with this crap...i u dont like our so called "emo" or "modern scene" of music today then bury your head in the sand for anothere 20 years until there is some music u like cause emo or modern rock isnt goin away anytime soon....if u dont like this kind of band then dont read the damn article just so u can tell everyone ur an emo hater...i love this music and hate u poser musicians

[Three Nil]

To doubters: I don't give a sh*t that MCR play a little bit different than other old and 'real' Punk..Why is it so weird? Do they have to play the sedulous ape to the other old Punk?! I only know MCR saved my/our life! muhahaha

[LetTheBassPlay]

DunlopGuy wrote:

your not going to find real emo on mtv....MCR is just punk music

dude, mtv plays anything mainstream. No matter what it is. HIM, MCR, 50 cent, they play it all.

Now, as for MCR, they're ok, got some good guitar stuff, but emo just isnt my style. I dont hate the band, but I dont like em either.

[gemtextr]

awesum article, i luv MCR nd have thier DVD, its wicked!

[mpioslipknot]

next person to say emo DIES!!!

[mpioslipknot]

Three Nil wrote:

To doubters: I don't give a sh*t that MCR play a little bit different than other old and 'real' Punk..Why is it so weird? Do they have to play the sedulous ape to the other old Punk?! I only know MCR saved my/our life! muhahaha

MCR SAVED MY LIFE!

[BaggerDasker17]

i am from belleville. franks mom lives right up the hill from me.

its pretty cool to have something from my town be famous, everyone loves them here, but i dont know, i dont really like them. oh yea the bassist used to be pretty fat, he had an eating disorder or something, so now he's really skinny.

[campbed_2000]

man, emo bands need some talent in the lyrics department.
always writing lies about shit like "i will avenge you" i want revenge" "you died and killed me" its like, wat do you want revenge for, the worst thing that probably happened to em all is lke theyre dads grounded them or something.
Write real lyrics.

[mpioslipknot]

campbed_2000 wrote:

man, emo bands need some talent in the lyrics department.
always writing lies about shit like "i will avenge you" i want revenge" "you died and killed me" its like, wat do you want revenge for, the worst thing that probably happened to em all is lke theyre dads grounded them or something.
Write real lyrics.

DIE mutha****a!!!

[xdespairfactor]

as a NJ native i must say that i enjoy MCR's success.

yeah.

[Vos]

It was written really well. But about the band itself...I can't stand them at all. Good writing in the article tho.

[crazyfool91]

why was this article written. the band has hardly any history. they are 5 years old. thats like writting a biography on a 5 year old celebrity. pointless.

[MuffinMan]

Chen928 wrote:

1) They're not emo.
2) Every genre in the history of the world has had songs about breaking up with girls.
3) Bands like Matchbook Romance who sing exclusively about girls/being dumped by them are pop, not emo.
4) Note: in the article, even Gerard Way states the MCR has made an impact with "violent, unsafe, POP music."
5) I feel they have cleanly produced songs that have more musical talent in them than many bands today, but they're still only a bit above the average.

5) nope, im sorry bu tthe singer can't sing, and the guitars sound like shit. Saw 'em live with green day.

[Metalord`]

bunch of fags

[The Spoon]

If you dont want t read this, just watch DVD One on Life on the Murder Scene.

MCR is different from Emo bands. They dont tell about their experiences (Well some songs on their first CD) They tell stories. The way they tell them is what I like most about them. Plus the fact that got pretty good guitarists too.

[Nick_Rennette]

great article, it was intresting, i'm not a MCR fan but i read the whole thing, good job!

[ginger_snapd_ha]

Good band, fantastic band.

[PunxRckr]

Very well written. the beginning was missing something.

[SlashRules]

metallica_ali wrote:

oh and 2 if MCR are not emo then the genre doesnt exist... fxkin noob

obviously your the noob because you just said green day was emo...****in idiot

[earl_j13]

music_consumed wrote:

toasted_lemming ... i couldn't have said it any better myself. as for all you closed minded people...not one band out there is the best and if u think MCR sucks, that's fine coz im sure i dislike one of the bands you listen to as well...except u don't find me posting comments about how much they suck! AND "emo" is the most idiotic label there is, it stands for emotion! and all humans have what? oh, that's right...emotions! so sue a band if all their songs have emotion in them...oh, that's right ...every band would have a problem because emotion is what creates any song!

i completly agree! all you people who think emo sucks i bet you dont even know what it means and just to try not to sound stupid you go along wiht mainstream and say it sucks(i hate MTV 1/2 of it is shit that isnt music and they go for whatever sells) FKUC YOU!
i dont really care if people hate MCR i mean i need SOMEONE to flame but seriously you didnt need to post. im not saying i dont like metal but it would be wierd if everyone listened to it. I love mcr they are my favorite band and no i am not 12 im almost 14(wow) mcr is not a bunch of stupid people their music is good. they covered The Misfits - a great band and one of their big influences was Iron Maiden(whether you can hear it or not) so with that being said. As far as the article goes... its ok and ya his grandma's name is actually elena for those who thought it wasnt
ok im done [end ramble]

[GHEGAHEGAMANAME]

aperfectshot176 wrote:

you people bash a band that is living what you want to. you dont have to like them. so their not the meat puppets or iron maiden or guns ad roses. but their the most origional band out today. and just because they sing about dark stuff doesnt mean their emo. you have to respect them for where they are now. one question for where all you mcr bashers. They're playing sold out shows in arenas and stuff and were r u? in your basement or local gig. so you dont have to like them you have to respect them.

Haha! Living what I want to do? I'd rather jump off a cliff. And if you think they are the most original band out there, then they're probably the only band you listen to; Come on, you ever heard of Korn or System of a Down. And do you think the fact that they play sold out shows has anything to do with being good? Being famous isn't about talent anymore, it's about being fortunate enough to get heard, and it's about what the f***ing trend of the week is.

SlashRules wrote:

metallica_ali wrote:

oh and 2 if MCR are not emo then the genre doesnt exist... fxkin noob


obviously your the noob because you just said green day was emo...****in idiot

He didn't say anything at all about Green Day being emo...crackhead.

(Anything I may have said in my post was said simply for the sake of arguing, I have not listened to this band enough to have an informed opinion of them.
And while it has nothing to do with the article...everyone say it with me...F*** MTV, F*** MTV, YEAH!

[aperfectshot176]

GHEGAHEGAMANAME wrote:

aperfectshot176 wrote:

you people bash a band that is living what you want to. you dont have to like them. so their not the meat puppets or iron maiden or guns ad roses. but their the most origional band out today. and just because they sing about dark stuff doesnt mean their emo. you have to respect them for where they are now. one question for where all you mcr bashers. They're playing sold out shows in arenas and stuff and were r u? in your basement or local gig. so you dont have to like them you have to respect them.


Haha! Living what I want to do? I'd rather jump off a cliff. And if you think they are the most original band out there, then they're probably the only band you listen to; Come on, you ever heard of Korn or System of a Down. And do you think the fact that they play sold out shows has anything to do with being good? Being famous isn't about talent anymore, it's about being fortunate enough to get heard, and it's about what the f***ing trend of the week is.

SlashRules wrote:

metallica_ali wrote:

oh and 2 if MCR are not emo then the genre doesnt exist... fxkin noob


obviously your the noob because you just said green day was emo...****in idiot


He didn't say anything at all about Green Day being emo...crackhead.

(Anything I may have said in my post was said simply for the sake of arguing, I have not listened to this band enough to have an informed opinion of them.
And while it has nothing to do with the article...everyone say it with me...F*** MTV, F*** MTV, YEAH!

i agree with f mtv but selling out arenas and shows and selling out as a band are two totally diffrent things. there sound hasnt changed since they got big meaning. they have some talent compared to other bands like korn who play a few power chords, systwem has a ton of talent. i agree with being famous the trwend of the week. all i ment was you have to give them credit for where they are from where they were. you dont have to like em just respect them.

[GHEGAHEGAMANAME]

^ This is to aperfectshot176...
I apologize for kind of trying to bash you, you seem like a very reasonable fellow. I get a bit carried away when talking about music, just because of the weird, shitty state of music today (mostly caused by ****ing MTV and the idiot youth of the nation listening to rap and hip-hop because MTV tells them it is good). And if you agree with "F*** MTV" you're cool with me, man.

[tanman]

I'm not trying to say the modern music scene sucks. Just a lot of it does. So many bands are so redundant, all singing about the same thing and soundly at least somewhat alike musically. I don't have my head so far up my ass that I will only listen to classic rock or whatever I have been categorized as a listener of. I'm just saying these bands blow. There are a lot of great active modern bands who are actually making an impact musically, unlike these douches.

[myvaliantleap]

muzza j wrote:

I hate My Chemical Romance because they dont appeal to me.....there lyrics seem wining & atroshius! listen to better bands people.

Your spelling is atrocious. I don't like the band but you did do a fine job writing the article for people who don't know about them.

P.S. Doesn't it seem that a lot of famous band's bassists pick it up to join the band haha.

[David1982]

Oh my God. I can't even begin to express my embarrassment for all the above users who think it is 'cool' to knock 'emo' bands. Maybe one day you guys will learn to appreciate music as music and stop trying to categorize everything into genres you like and genres you don't. If you open your musical taste 'palette' up to all forms of music, you may actually have something better to do than come on here and try to make yourself sound tough.

It doesn?t matter what your opinion of the band is, it really doesn?t. Nobody seriously cares if you think that ?emo sucks?. Just because you say that My Chem are emo and they suck, does not mean that it will change my perception of the band or whether or not I want to listen to them.

I am not going to even bother saying what music I like, or which bands I listen to as nobody reading this actually gives two sh*ts what I have to say. My point is that I pity all those who actually believe their dislike for My Chem or ?emo? music actually makes them better than others. One day, when you guys grow up a little, you can remember this and feel as embarrassed for yourselves as I am feeling for you now.

Until then, good luck with your skateboards and playstations and whatever else you do while waiting for your parents to go to bed, so you can have some time alone with your hand.

[Three Nil]

guys, don't you notice that every people listen different music? Why we want to prove MCR is a modern sound of punk. It can be whatever, we love the band and their music. thats all

[Broken-pick]

OH HELL!!!!MCR!!!!!MCR=MORON
S CAN ROCK!

[pigglesworth]

Wow David 1982, you complete tool. I wish you would take 3 seconds to realise that nobody cares that you think nobody cares about what sorts of music people like and don't like. One day you will mature and realise that your pure and perfect view of music not only makes you look like a self-righteous tool, but put in practice it effictively means that you can't like or dislike any music. What's the point in even listening then? Oh yeah and why would you be reading and posting on a site inhabbited by nothing but skateboarding, play-stationing children. You sir are pathetic.

[GHEGAHEGAMANAME]

pigglesworth wrote:

Wow David 1982, you complete tool. I wish you would take 3 seconds to realise that nobody cares that you think nobody cares about what sorts of music people like and don't like. One day you will mature and realise that your pure and perfect view of music not only makes you look like a self-righteous tool, but put in practice it effictively means that you can't like or dislike any music. What's the point in even listening then? Oh yeah and why would you be reading and posting on a site inhabbited by nothing but skateboarding, play-stationing children. You sir are pathetic.

I just have to agree with the last line there. Why are you on a site full of skateboarding children? Are you a bit special in the head?

[nirvanafan11111]

my chemical romance wind me up, and its not because of the simple things tht the real douches seem to enjoy naming eg emoness, lack of talent! Its the fact that everybody who likes them seems to think theyre some kind of original band, whos songs don't have the same structures or meanings as many in the past, or the fact their image is an emo image(black shirts, red ties anyone). Plainly speaking this band arent a bad punk/emo cross over BUT they arent original, nor do they sound original.

[tasos_p]

aperfectshot176 wrote:

you people bash a band that is living what you want to. you dont have to like them. so their not the meat puppets or iron maiden or guns ad roses. but their the most origional band out today. and just because they sing about dark stuff doesnt mean their emo. you have to respect them for where they are now. one question for where all you mcr bashers. They're playing sold out shows in arenas and stuff and were r u? in your basement or local gig. so you dont have to like them you have to respect them.

RESPECT THEM????? r u serious? a band that deserve our respect is, for example, gn'r. Duff didn't learn how to play the bass just because he wanted to earn money, or slash's solos are ****ing awesome and come from his heart (the outro in "November Rain" e.g.). THEY were original not this kind of "mtv-POP-bands". and mcr's lyrics suck...they can't be compared with the ones in "estranged" or "breakdown" or.... or..... and finally I wouldn't have written this post if I hadn't read that we "JUST HAVE TO RESPECT THEM". i don't say that we have to kill them or that every second post should be "they suck" etc... I just think that we have to IGNORE them cause they 'll be forgotten in 2 or 3 years... The bands that we should respect are the ones that influenced other bands, inspired their generation and lasted in time such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Gn'R, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple..... Bands that can play sold out shows in arenas even 10 or 20 or 30 or.. years after their first cd.... :-P (excuse my english but i'm from greece and i'm still learning...)

[rockergurl09]

dykarN wrote:

I can't stand MCR, absolutely horrendous.

Agreed!! They just aren't music to my ears. It's just way below impressive, and they sound like well, NOISE!! And they never are happy about anything!! (except for their success maybe) I understand, Gerard has clinically depressed, but come on!! There's medication for that! Definitely emo. Also, they aren't that original. They're just not talented.

[rockergurl09]

David1982 wrote:

Oh my God. I can't even begin to express my embarrassment for all the above users who think it is 'cool' to knock 'emo' bands. Maybe one day you guys will learn to appreciate music as music and stop trying to categorize everything into genres you like and genres you don't. If you open your musical taste 'palette' up to all forms of music, you may actually have something better to do than come on here and try to make yourself sound tough.

It doesn?t matter what your opinion of the band is, it really doesn?t. Nobody seriously cares if you think that ?emo sucks?. Just because you say that My Chem are emo and they suck, does not mean that it will change my perception of the band or whether or not I want to listen to them.

I am not going to even bother saying what music I like, or which bands I listen to as nobody reading this actually gives two sh*ts what I have to say. My point is that I pity all those who actually believe their dislike for My Chem or ?emo? music actually makes them better than others. One day, when you guys grow up a little, you can remember this and feel as embarrassed for yourselves as I am feeling for you now.

Until then, good luck with your skateboards and playstations and whatever else you do while waiting for your parents to go to bed, so you can have some time alone with your hand.

in response, I hate people that assume people are knocking emo bands for no reason. I look for talent. I don't knock emo because it's emo. I actually like a couple because I find them talented. Other than that, I don't like emo, because of the lack of talent involved. And to horribly simple. So there you have it Mr. Ass-umer.

[armidylano44]

Eric 666 wrote:

dykarN wrote:

I can't stand MCR, absolutely horrendous.


Exactly.

Ok, damnit! If you don't like the band, don't comment. Its not about rating the band, its about rating the article you stupid pricks

[treflip]

Good article, shame they suck.

[Jonu]

maybe im not the hugest mcr fan in the branch im mopre of a thrice and finch fan but i love the things that mcr has done to emo and punk cheers mate

[rok_chik]

holy ****. if you dont like mcr, dont waste your time reading an article about them. get a ****ing life. if you do like mcr, good for you, i agree and like them as well. just because they sing about dark stuff doesnt mean they're emo. emo is just complaining and making people feel sorry for you when nothings wrong. they don't do that. they are just music. why put a genre to them?? and if they suck so badly, tell me why they would have a record deal that hasnt fallen through, concerts all around the world that are sold out, and a huge fan base if they sucked? thank you for your opinion, but if you feel the urge to make a fool of yourself and be a dumb*** then go to a mcr bashing site or something. also, why the hell can no band be "punk" thats mainstream?? there will never be two of the same bands, so why compair them to something else. and stop saying emo!! omg, what is it with everyone and that? their lyrics are dark and partially suicidle, and theres not alot out there like that, so suddenly their "emo". do any of you know what that is?? emo is **** like complaing about how your girl/boy friend dumped you, how your life suck and **** like that. if you want to call mcr emo, then everyother band is too, and mcr hasnt ever really had a song about feeling sorry for them and how their good friend hates them ect and yet suddenly theyre emo. stop judging and just listen to the ****ing music. if you dont like it, dont listen.

okay article, knew it all already, saw it on life on the murder scene. for people who havent seen it, pretty good summery of their history, but needs to focus more on the rest of the bandmates... Frank left pency prep to join MCR, and wasnt in from the beggining. came around the time they were about to put out their cd.

MCR rocks and are a nice change to all the rap, pop, and poser music out there.

[BassBeats098]

so...if they are gothic punk, are they similar to the misfits?

[MeTaLlIcA574]

holy ****. if you dont like mcr, dont waste your time reading an article about them. get a ****ing life.

Agreed^
MCR are pretty good actually - and the article was very informative - enjoyable to read! Good job!

[IsThereLoveInSp]

Its good to see that concept albums are being brought into the mainstream! Three Cheers was a pretty cool album with its share of fun, catchy songs.

[IsThereLoveInSp]

BassBeats098 wrote:

so...if they are gothic punk, are they similar to the misfits?

Im pretty sure theyre closer to post hardcore

[bodec_]

im pretty sure they fall into the 'completely shitty' catagory...

[THEBLuesGRUNGER]

haha i like reading everyones hopelessy stupid rants about emo and real music blah blah blah looks like im not the only one that seriously needs to be layed

[greenbox]

Well, I think everyone has to realize that emo is such a loose category. I would definitely say that MCR fits into emo, if just a little. Hey, even Weezer is an emo band (just because the term was coined after they broke into the scene doesn't mean it can't be applied to them).

MCR as a band fits a loose category, you could call them Pop-Punk, Pop-Rock, Emo-Post-Hardcore-Punk-Go
th-Rock-Pop, etc. Personally, I think they're somewhere in the middle, so you can't really use any one ultimate term to describe them.

Oh, and yes, I don't like the band, I personally call them My Chemical Shitpants. But dammit, I happen to like two of their songs, yeah you heard me, I LIKE SOME OF THEIR SONGS! I mean, they're catchy, what can I say?

I actually had the chance to see them live (for free) a few days ago when they played at my school, Gerard's stage performance really reminds me of Pelle Almqvist (the Hives), and Freddie Mercury. I'm not too surprised however, since Gerard is apparently a big Queen fan.

Anyway I don't think it's a bad article, I think it's quite good because sites like allmusic take a while to get bios, if ever at all. So it's nice to have a reference available.

[supaman_63]

Thegeetarnoob wrote:

[quote]carlitos12 :
Just to clear things up for all you MCR haters, they are more of a "Gothic Punk" than emo, they are too fast to be emo, and they don't sing about being dumped or some girl, they sing about death, horror, etc.[/quote

Exactly. They suck.

Man, once again, Thegeetarn00b had proved himself to be a weiner. Just because you don't like a band, doesn't mean you insult them, and thos that like them. everyone has different tastes, asnd you need to get a life.

aanyway, to stay on topic, good article but i already knew all that from Life On the Murder Scene.

MCR rock. nuff said

[supaman_63]

also, MCR ARE NOT EMO. Gerard saisd that himself.

Violent punk-pop maybe, but not emo.

[peterocker]

pff rubish, thats not rock dudes

[Nathanial_ng]

can anyone tell me why emo is hated so much? why is MTV hated so much?

[Kaolin]

i don't listen to emo to often but i will occasionally give MCR a listen or two...trust me...there guitarist is good...it's hard to learn his stuff

[muzz666]

Nathanial_ng wrote:

can anyone tell me why emo is hated so much? why is MTV hated so much?

Because its the 'cool' thing to say....and it's getting really old, really fast, you people need to stop regurgitating what everyone else says and find your own opinions. I bet at least half of the people saying, "ZOMG MCR SUXX!!! FAGZZ!!!" are just saying it to try and fit in, playing it safe so they don't get flamed by some elitest f*ck. Nice article man, good job

[Shamoolis]

hang on. how could he have been suffering from depression because of the 9/11 attacks in MID 2001

[eperk84]

This is crap nobody needs to know.

[ktweeden]

I think My Chemical Romance are awesome, I saw them last year at reading and they had the whole tent going crazy. If they can do that, whether you like their music or not, you cant really say they suck
I also want to add, what is with all this emo bashing stuff? what does it matter what genre a band is, if you like them then who cares???

[elcapitanloco]

Have you people ever thought that maybe people hate emo and MTV because they genuinely don't like it? Liking emo and MTV is just as "cool" as disliking emo and MTV, depending on who you ask.

There is no doubt that MTV has changed the music industry by putting emphasis on music videos and an artist's "image". Many people don't like this and feel that many artists gain popularity because MTV and the music industry promote artists that have a certain "image", rather than promoting artists based on their music alone.

It is arguable that emo bands (MCR included) have gotten popular because of their "image", and that the music is not good enough to justify their fame and airplay.

[weezer__123]

my chemical romance is the worst live band i;ve ever heard.

[rayraym001]

Seriousley, what is the point in saying you hate MCR to a bunch of people who you think love them so much and are so narrow minded they aren't going to agree with you any way? (i'm not insulting mcr fans btw, just proving a point) c'mon!! If they really are that crap, why pay any goddamn attention to them in the first place? They're obvioulsey worth your time then!I'm sorry, but stuck up people who come in here when if they hate something so much they shouldnt even pay attention to it REALLY annoy me. Not so much because of what they're saying, but because its a friggen hypocracy!Go away and play some goddamn metal! they're not worth your time!! - and no, people don't get bored of them once they reach their teens, whoever said that. I'm 15 thanks and I still love them. -Don't you dare say anything about my maturity, I know you're thinking it! lol

Second of all, They are NOT emo! you want emo go listen to jawbreaker or dashboard confessional. MCR is nothing like either of those! modern emo is crap! its not even emo! MCR is just plain pop/rock. And pop meaning POPULAR! as much as most pop music is really not that good, that's what they are. And a much more talented version too!!

Whoever said MCR was just a load of fast power chords needs to get their facts STRAIGHT!! there is a solo in almost every single song goddamn it! To be fair, compared to bands such as trivium, avenged sevenfold, bullet for my valentine (you guys know better then me, to be honest I don't listen to huge amounts of metal) the solos aren't as good. some of the stuff they pull off (for me as a crappy beginner guitarist) is amazing! I'm sure there's even better stuff then the bands i've listed, but NO WAY can you say that its talentless! I know trying to tell you to go listen t the music is stupid, hell you're not going to listen to me, but please! no way! not talentless! compared to greenday they are ace!! now THAT is just fast power chords with a few solos consisting mostly of just three notes, hell I can play their songs!! and that's SAYING SOMETHING! as much as I like greenday.. they're stuff is just plain fundamental.

Any who.. I think I've said enough. Excuse the crappy english.

[rayraym001]

OMG! sorry, didn't realise how long that was... o.O

[vantage4]

[vantage4]

doesn't matter to me if they're emo or not, they just don't have enough talent to warrant the amount of success they've attained, nor have they innovated in a worthwhile way. to have been as successful as they have been within five years while better bands have been around twice as long and not been noticed is an injustice, plus they're really just a trendy band for middle schoolers to feel cool listening to, just another in a long line of forgettable, gimmicky bands.

[getbusydying]

They have talent. And they're interesting. And I've seen them live twice and they're quite good. Unlike many other bands out there today.

[colelamb_611]

ur retarted if u think mcr is emo ... read the lyrics jackasses

[daaave...man]

well i hate the fans, and listened to them once or twice, but to compare them to the misfits? they sang about getting nicked (london dungeon) and ancient hammer horrors, hence one of their drummers names was Dr. CHUD, after a hammer horror.

[zian615]

I actually liked MCR *shudder* until i saw them live...

they sucked...really, really bad

[aperfectshot176]

tasos_p wrote:

aperfectshot176 wrote:

you people bash a band that is living what you want to. you dont have to like them. so their not the meat puppets or iron maiden or guns ad roses. but their the most origional band out today. and just because they sing about dark stuff doesnt mean their emo. you have to respect them for where they are now. one question for where all you mcr bashers. They're playing sold out shows in arenas and stuff and were r u? in your basement or local gig. so you dont have to like them you have to respect them.




RESPECT THEM????? r u serious? a band that deserve our respect is, for example, gn'r. Duff didn't learn how to play the bass just because he wanted to earn money, or slash's solos are ****ing awesome and come from his heart (the outro in "November Rain" e.g.). THEY were original not this kind of "mtv-POP-bands". and mcr's lyrics suck...they can't be compared with the ones in "estranged" or "breakdown" or.... or..... and finally I wouldn't have written this post if I hadn't read that we "JUST HAVE TO RESPECT THEM". i don't say that we have to kill them or that every second post should be "they suck" etc... I just think that we have to IGNORE them cause they 'll be forgotten in 2 or 3 years... The bands that we should respect are the ones that influenced other bands, inspired their generation and lasted in time such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Gn'R, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple..... Bands that can play sold out shows in arenas even 10 or 20 or 30 or.. years after their first cd.... :-P (excuse my english but i'm from greece and i'm still learning...)

I agree with the sex pisotls and floyd blows

[aperfectshot176]

I agree with the sex pistols, floyd is sold out and blows anyway, every band you named is way more sold out than mcr will ever be, and mikey joined not to make money, because his brother needed a bassist, and their guitarist has only been playing for five of six years now, and besides they Van Halen wanna-be solos of your bands wouldnt fit with their music.

[aperfectshot176]

rayraym001 wrote:

Seriousley, what is the point in saying you hate MCR to a bunch of people who you think love them so much and are so narrow minded they aren't going to agree with you any way? (i'm not insulting mcr fans btw, just proving a point) c'mon!! If they really are that crap, why pay any goddamn attention to them in the first place? They're obvioulsey worth your time then!I'm sorry, but stuck up people who come in here when if they hate something so much they shouldnt even pay attention to it REALLY annoy me. Not so much because of what they're saying, but because its a friggen hypocracy!Go away and play some goddamn metal! they're not worth your time!! - and no, people don't get bored of them once they reach their teens, whoever said that. I'm 15 thanks and I still love them. -Don't you dare say anything about my maturity, I know you're thinking it! lol

Second of all, They are NOT emo! you want emo go listen to jawbreaker or dashboard confessional. MCR is nothing like either of those! modern emo is crap! its not even emo! MCR is just plain pop/rock. And pop meaning POPULAR! as much as most pop music is really not that good, that's what they are. And a much more talented version too!!

Whoever said MCR was just a load of fast power chords needs to get their facts STRAIGHT!! there is a solo in almost every single song goddamn it! To be fair, compared to bands such as trivium, avenged sevenfold, bullet for my valentine (you guys know better then me, to be honest I don't listen to huge amounts of metal) the solos aren't as good. some of the stuff they pull off (for me as a crappy beginner guitarist) is amazing! I'm sure there's even better stuff then the bands i've listed, but NO WAY can you say that its talentless! I know trying to tell you to go listen t the music is stupid, hell you're not going to listen to me, but please! no way! not talentless! compared to greenday they are ace!! now THAT is just fast power chords with a few solos consisting mostly of just three notes, hell I can play their songs!! and that's SAYING SOMETHING! as much as I like greenday.. they're stuff is just plain fundamental.

Any who.. I think I've said enough. Excuse the crappy english.

****ing amen to that. well said. ive been listening to them since i saw them with the used and thrice in 03. and im not a twelve year old girl, im a fifteen year old guy.

[Aceroth]

stumaster18 wrote:

good article, but their grandmothers name was "Helena", hence the title of the first song on their second album.

actually, it was Elena, and I know a few fangirls who would gut you and hang your corpse on a flagpole if you called her Helena. But that's just them, I don't really give a damn.

[randomtasko1]

Okay I think this is funny. All you are fighting whether they are good or not. It isn't like everyone is gonna like them. There will always be some people that hate them and some people that like them. Also I had no idea MCR was emo. That is so strange. But I never even knew that emos had their own music so I guess that could be why.

[kill_fob]

MCR maybe emo but they're good so shut up u sad gits

[Autumn Shadows]

Why are you guys getting so immaturely pent up over some UG 12-year olds? Come on, you guys are btter than that. MCR is modern rock. Now shut up.

[Jammin_chicky]

wow i didnt realise people could get so stressed out over music when its there to be enjoyed, chill out ma sexy people!

Love and Hugs to all u freaks!

[phoenixrocker]

Hey, that was a relatively good article...not exactly detailed enough but quite all right. Erm...actually, you kinda made MCR seem like something to immediately look over (which a lot of people are willing to do).

Anyway, to all the flamers/MCR haters/Anti-emo people, this whole issue is kinda overplayed already. Don't you think you guys should just let it go? I mean, leave us be! We like this band and you like yours! Who cares if they're emo, punk, modern rock, pop or whatever? They play a TYPE of music and if you happen to hate that type, you can't do anything about it because there are still people who like it. If only 1 person liked it then good for you. However, WE like it. Too bad.

And to the people who are categorizing this band and all the others, are you sure you're putting them under the right category? I mean, how sure are you? Did you take a degree and graduate with honors or something? Once again, it's a type of music and it doesn't matter. You like it or hate it.

Unless you take comfort in complicated categories and feeling like you know how to do things right. If that makes you happy, go ahead.

[GHEGAHEGAMANAME]

Nathanial_ng wrote:

can anyone tell me why emo is hated so much? why is MTV hated so much?

I'm not sure why emo is hated so much, but there are a lot of reasons MTV sucks. First of all they rarely play good music, they've got a few rock videos and the rest is rap sh**. Second they have supported rap and hip-hop so much, without MTV kids these days might have gotten into actual music insead they had rap force fed to them by MTV and the radio and after a while they started to believe it was good music.(Nobody go quoting me and giving me the exceptions to the rap=sh** rule, because I do know that there are rappers and hip-hop groups out there that actually make music instead of going around saying drugs...hos...I'm so gangsta, but guess what, they don't get put on MTV) Thirdly, they won't play anything that's not popular, the few rock videos they have are Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down, and Nickelback. I love these bands but they are very mainstream stuff. Bottom line is they play stuff they know is huge because they're to afreid to play anything they're not totally sure will make them money. And last but the most important of all, MTV is hated because of the name. It stands for Music Television!!! Do you know when MTV actually has music?! From 6-10 in the morning on weekdays!! That is the only time F***ing supposed "Music Television" has anything music related at all. And if anybody tries to say TRL plays music videos, **** you, they play 20 second clips of videos then cut to comercial. **** MTV and the people that defend it.

[lwnovember]

I'm not sure why emo is hated so much, but there are a lot of reasons MTV sucks. First of all they rarely play good music, they've got a few rock videos and the rest is rap sh**. Second they have supported rap and hip-hop so much, without MTV kids these days might have gotten into actual music insead they had rap force fed to them by MTV and the radio and after a while they started to believe it was good music.(Nobody go quoting me and giving me the exceptions to the rap=sh** rule, because I do know that there are rappers and hip-hop groups out there that actually make music instead of going around saying drugs...hos...I'm so gangsta, but guess what, they don't get put on MTV) Thirdly, they won't play anything that's not popular, the few rock videos they have are Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down, and Nickelback. I love these bands but they are very mainstream stuff. Bottom line is they play stuff they know is huge because they're to afreid to play anything they're not totally sure will make them money. And last but the most important of all, MTV is hated because of the name. It stands for Music Television!!! Do you know when MTV actually has music?! From 6-10 in the morning on weekdays!! That is the only time F***ing supposed "Music Television" has anything music related at all. And if anybody tries to say TRL plays music videos, **** you, they play 20 second clips of videos then cut to comercial. **** MTV and the people that defend it.

dont put this on MTV. blame this on the record lables who dish out millions of dollars to radio and mtv to make sure their artist(s) are played in constant rotation. if you dont like this subscribe to Fuse or MuchLoud

[kcfshorty]

decent article...interesting i guess...

mcr is ok...catchy...interesting...

they aren't bad...

[supasteve60]

The band may not be quite emo but look at the singer. come on. if anyone wants to be emo they have to be at least half as emo as him to qualify to begin to be emo. he fits the profile a little too well haha. but the band isnt terrible. I listen to them. not a huge fan but they have some pretty good songs...

[supasteve60]

Oh and yeah. Mtv definately blows monkeys for nickles.

[ClashRocker66]

Eveyrone here are such haters. Geeze, it's music, and everyone will like what they like. There's no reason to hate other people's music and ESPECIALLY the people listening to the music. You all need to stop acting like children and have a decent discussion and not go back and forth arguing about shit you won't even remember tomorrow. Honestly, you all need to grow up.

[Ibzman]

ok im about fed up with this crap...i u dont like our so called "emo" or "modern scene" of music today then bury your head in the sand for anothere 20 years until there is some music u like cause emo or modern rock isnt goin away anytime soon....if u dont like this kind of band then dont read the damn article just so u can tell everyone ur an emo hater...i love this music and hate u poser musicians

You seriously need to be bring back to earth, all that Emocore, grindcore and anything like MCR, The Used and blablabla are going DOWN, sorry for you but metal is getting a lot of popularity but within some time I'm pretty sure rock will be back, thats the real thing, I hate the whole Emo thing, I don't think there's any real good stuff through this just like theres any in those Screamo bands or too heavy bands that are screaming like bastard childs. Well just this to say that Rock rules and MCR isn't going to be remembered like any great rock band like led zep or aerosmith so stop pissing us off and go cry in the corner of a room just like every emo, and NO it isn't modern rock, modern rock would be Velvet Revoler, Jet or anything that sounds like that. And please, stop putting make up on your faces emo, let this to women

[Canadian~Guy]

Ok
1)Who ever swears in a website forum or argues with some one has to much time on there hands.
2)Mcr is ok not the greatest the worst
3)The only reason kids try to be emo is because every one else is emo and they are just trying to fit in, in there school or whatever
4)Emo is mainstream
5)This is ultimate-guitar. I bet half of u kids dont even play guitar or in the matter of fact cant even play a simple riff

Just telling it how it is

[Anonymous_Emo]

That was pretty cool. They're actually one of my favorite bands.
There's no such thing as an Emo Label on PEOPLE.
Labels are for Can Soups.

[Anonymous_Emo]

...Soup Cans

[guardo alfonzo]

There's an awful lot of emotion in responses pertaining to emo coincidence?... I think not

[The_Trooper14]

Ok first off if u like MCR listen to them and have fun if u don't, like myself, then feel free to bash them because u can your free to do so and all u little bastards telling me what I "have to do" like respecting them u can just shut up. MCR IS NOT PUNK they said it themselves and though Im not a fan of punk music last time I checked it was about rebellion, and anarchy and not about being a pussy who just got dumped by a girl he went out with for a week, that is something else and as for all music having emotion, of course it does but Emo is a genre so u too should stfu, now that I got all that off my chest it was a pretty good article and Im Not Okay was kind of catchy but I guess everything is after your forced to listen to rap all the time, and Boulevard of Broken Dreams, peace METALLICA KICKS ASS!!!! THE NEW ALBUM SHALL RULE YOU!!! the end

[The_Trooper14]

and I hate all music with the words core in any part of it thrashcore,metalcore,grin
dcoe,hardcore,and of course thrashdeathgrindcore they got good guitar/drums but in the same way grunge made guitarists lazy this music is making lead singers lazy and METAL IS ON THE RISE ONCE AGAIN AND METALLICA'S NEW ALBUM SHALL BE SPEARHEADING THE ASSAULT ON ALL THINGS EMO LAZY AND CORE...but that's just one guys oppinion who actually does play guitar cereal has labels on it too

[THEBLuesGRUNGER]

Nathanial_ng :
can anyone tell me why emo is hated so much? why is MTV hated so much?

emo is hated because metal and punk have always hated each other and emo is a form of punk so it will never really change haha and because alot of people are just stupid idiot with nothing better to do then trash music they barely listen too and the other mtv musical television when does this musical part happen all i see is alot of insecure teens and rich little spoiled brats talking about there gayass life. they play music from 3 am to 5 am woo hoo same with vh1 and mtv 2 and if they do paly music its not music it ****ing black people talking about shiny shit

[gmikey222]

muzz666 wrote:

Thegeetarnoob wrote:

[quote]carlitos12 :
Just to clear things up for all you MCR haters, they are more of a "Gothic Punk" than emo, they are too fast to be emo, and they don't sing about being dumped or some girl, they sing about death, horror, etc.[/quote

Exactly. They suck.


In that case you're saying The Misfits suck too

Well, the misfits do suck...Danzig writes the worst lyrics,but i do like Last Carress...everything else is terrible...

[gmikey222]

Canadian~Guy wrote:

Ok
1)Who ever swears in a website forum or argues with some one has to much time on there hands.
2)Mcr is ok not the greatest the worst
3)The only reason kids try to be emo is because every one else is emo and they are just trying to fit in, in there school or whatever
4)Emo is mainstream
5)This is ultimate-guitar. I bet half of u kids dont even play guitar or in the matter of fact cant even play a simple riff

Just telling it how it is

amen.

[Guitar_Guy00001]

..wow these comments are soo long, anway, the article was ok, it needed more history and backround info

[A3oooBenjamin]

The_Trooper14 wrote:

Ok first off if u like MCR listen to them and have fun if u don't, like myself, then feel free to bash them because u can your free to do so and all u little bastards telling me what I "have to do" like respecting them u can just shut up. MCR IS NOT PUNK they said it themselves and though Im not a fan of punk music last time I checked it was about rebellion, and anarchy and not about being a pussy who just got dumped by a girl he went out with for a week, that is something else and as for all music having emotion, of course it does but Emo is a genre so u too should stfu, now that I got all that off my chest it was a pretty good article and Im Not Okay was kind of catchy but I guess everything is after your forced to listen to rap all the time, and Boulevard of Broken Dreams, peace METALLICA KICKS ASS!!!! THE NEW ALBUM SHALL RULE YOU!!! the end

Okay...if you hate MCR, just don't bother posting a f***ing comment about how much you think they suck, like this faggot up here. Keep that shit in your goddam head. You're a goddam loser who has no f***ing life whatsoever if you even thought about doing something sooo pathetic. And if you've never heard them, then shut your f***ing mouth you damn phony. And just because a band has a few songs that are emo, doesn't mean that it's their primary genre or even the sound that they are trying to achieve. You might as well call Weezer, Buddy Holly, or even The Rolling Stones emo, since they all sing about whatever it is that qualifies as emo.

Oh yeah, and The _Trooper14: At least listen be smart enough to listen/read the f***ing lyrics of the artist that you're bashing on, cuz then you'd know that MCR has never written a song about "being dumped by a girl he went out with for a week", you f***ing gay-bo. And good job with the advertisement, genius. This was the perfect place to do that, wasn't it?

Well, anyways. Me on the other hand, like the band. I don't know why...I just like their music and think that they are pretty damn kick-ass. Both of their albums are great and I love each and every song that I've heard...which is all of them, I believe...I think that their s**t is catchy and it's good for any time of the day. But that's just me...

[guardo alfonzo]

time spent whining on-line is better spent practicing guitar

[True_Jardey]

guardo alfonzo wrote:

time spent whining on-line is better spent practicing guitar

I agree... You people say MCR's guitar riffs suck but can't even play it yourself. You forget what music is for. It's not for creating debates... It's for entertainment. It's our choice to listen to MCR of Greenday or Iron Maiden... You say you hate EMO but you people are acting like one of them, telling the world that you HATE EMO...
By the way, nice article... Interesting...

[Mik3_D]

Congrats on your suck-cess emotards.

[sliverofglass]

emo is hated because metal and punk have always hated each other and emo is a form of punk so it will never really change haha and because alot of people are just stupid idiot with nothing better to do then trash music they barely listen too and the other mtv musical television when does this musical part happen all i see is alot of insecure teens and rich little spoiled brats talking about there gayass life. they play music from 3 am to 5 am woo hoo same with vh1 and mtv 2 and if they do paly music its not music it ****ing black people talking about shiny shit

I suppose it really depends on the person. Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom (for those who don't know, it's a death metal band) has a punk rock band as a sideproject.

It also depends on a person's tastes--no matter what you say peoples' tastes will always be different. I have a lot of respect for the open-minded people here, being as I am open-minded as well. I enjoy almost all kinds of music--play it and I probably will. But if I don't, I don't bitch about it. It's just a way of showing respect.

[hthedinga]

i hear he does nothing but drop f bombs live. sounds annoying.

[sliverofglass]

P.S.

Loved the article.

[toasted_lemming]

I told you all to SHUT UP 5 days ago...stupid opinionated twats, go play some guitar.

[Mik3_D]

toasted_lemming wrote:

"Waahhh your opinions hurt my feelings! Stop making fun of my favorite band! Waaaahhhh!"

Cry more emo boy.

[Kobain10491]

Eric 666 wrote:

dykarN wrote:

I can't stand MCR, absolutely horrendous.


Exactly.

exactly

[acethedisturbed]

i dont like them either, but at least get this: if you dont like them DONT READ THE ARTICLE. good idea, isnt it?

[aperfectshot176]

gmikey222 wrote:

muzz666 wrote:

Thegeetarnoob wrote:

[quote]carlitos12 :
Just to clear things up for all you MCR haters, they are more of a "Gothic Punk" than emo, they are too fast to be emo, and they don't sing about being dumped or some girl, they sing about death, horror, etc.[/quote

Exactly. They suck.


In that case you're saying The Misfits suck too


Well, the misfits do suck...Danzig writes the worst lyrics,but i do like Last Carress...everything else is terrible...

DANZIG IS A LIVING LYRICAL GENIUS. but if horror aint your thing than it aint your thing. hes better than any current artist.

[Guitar_junkie]

good article but no offence to anyone, why is this on ultimate GUITAR.com shouldnt this be on emoanonymous.com?

[Nautaflcl]

Yea, this is a good article, i don't give a shit if the grammar is bad, i understand it, u don't need to have a perfect article to understand. And also, u can consider MCR wat u want, but either u like don't like them at all, or u like em, even if it's just "casually". But quit trying to be all offensive, if u don't like them, leave ur shit out, just don't listen to them. I think they're pretty good, I like them, whether they're emo or not, tho i think not. but o well. alright article.

[fox69]

stumaster18 :
good article, but their grandmothers name was "Helena", hence the title of the first song on their second album.

sorry buddah but ur wrong, her name was elena lee rush and the called the song helena because thats wat they called her. if u dont believe me just take a look at the lyrics section on three cheers and u'll see "In loving memory of Elena Lee Rush" and aas for all u MCR h8ers, if u dont like em, than just dopnt read the article, ur not better than any1 else just cuz of your musical taste.

[GHEGAHEGAMANAME]

When are they gonna take this article off the home page? It's been up for like, six days.

[ZeRaTuL HeLiOs]

Bulletbass man wrote:

I only came to this thread to read the flaming. And then the absolutely terrible comebacks of twelve year olds.

Me 2. As Much as I greatly dislike this band, you dont see me on here bashing every fan of them. The way I see it I have no right to. Theyve made millions of dollars and sold thousands of records so obviously theyre doing something right. And dont get me wrong, im not some close minded douche bag that just hates emo. Because when I look at a band I dont even check the genre. If it sounds good then it sounds good to me. If I dont like it oh well, I DONT F***ING LISTEN TO IT. Is it that hard?

[Amy_Lee]

muzza j wrote:

I hate My Chemical Romance because they dont appeal to me.....there lyrics seem wining & atroshius! listen to better bands people.

Jesus Christ, what are you all doing here? If you don't like a band, don't appear on a thread/article and slag them off in front of people who do like them and post comments in the thread/article.
P.S. Who gives two turds if MCR are emo? At least they don't whine like some emo bands I can mention *coughcoughFFAFcoughcough
*.
Over and out

[zZMcRZz]

great history of mcr i found it very interesting

[GHEGAHEGAMANAME]

This post has been on the homepage for a long time, so I have read a lot of comments. And I gotta say, stupid people ruin good things. See I don't personally like the band, but I didn't come on here and post, "F*** these guys what a bunch of ***s" for absolutely no reason like a dumbass. Does just coming on here and cussing and saying you hate a band make you feel good about yourself? Like I said I don't really like the band but I responded to other posts and tried to have reasons for what I said. I didn't just say I hate the band because NO ONE CARES! Saying pointless crap destroys the intelligent discussion that could be had on here. And one more reason I don't bash bands on here; I'm a Slipknot fan and have read all the news posts about them, I couldn't believe it, seriously like a hundred people that just post Slipknot sucks on every article. Nobody likes you stupid, childish fools, just throw yourself away! And I am through!

[aperfectshot176]

GHEGAHEGAMANAME wrote:

This post has been on the homepage for a long time, so I have read a lot of comments. And I gotta say, stupid people ruin good things. See I don't personally like the band, but I didn't come on here and post, "F*** these guys what a bunch of ***s" for absolutely no reason like a dumbass. Does just coming on here and cussing and saying you hate a band make you feel good about yourself? Like I said I don't really like the band but I responded to other posts and tried to have reasons for what I said. I didn't just say I hate the band because NO ONE CARES! Saying pointless crap destroys the intelligent discussion that could be had on here. And one more reason I don't bash bands on here; I'm a Slipknot fan and have read all the news posts about them, I couldn't believe it, seriously like a hundred people that just post Slipknot sucks on every article. Nobody likes you stupid, childish fools, just throw yourself away! And I am through!

ummm... slipknot blows.
they should take showers and take off the gay masks

[megadave_49]

DunlopGuy wrote:

your not going to find real emo on mtv....MCR is just punk music

hahahah, ahhahaha, i think thats one of the funniest things I've ever read.

[buttz lol]

Hey, I know. Let's put a derogatory label on all the music we don't like so we can hide behind the label instead of actually giving reasons about why we don't like the music.

[ZEiNDEiN]

Used to like MCR. But they suddenly sound like pop music to me. Hate most of their songs now. This article is good.

[fox69]

welll thanks for the feedback every1, there are a few of u who were pretty sweet and were open minded, even if u werent a fan which is good.

As for the douchebags that just came 2 bash MCR, w/e u must feel real proud o urselves. im gessing that about 99% of u are 16+ and u mustn't hav much goin fer u if u spend ur time flaming fans of a different genre. plus u must feel tuff cockin ppl off on the internet. whooo ur 2 cool.

but anyways i wanted 2 set the record straight. many MCR fans may be 12 year old girls, w/e. im 16 an i hav a buncha friends who r my age, who r guys, who think MCR kick ass. we arent the biggest fans o the goth image, but its a bout the music.


BY the way, all u haters say MCR are sold out an watnot as well,and that the conformed to other ppls ideas to make money. arent all u dumass' who r flamin MCR conformin to an idea???? not 2 make money, cuz ur probbly all talentless, but 2 make urself feel cool. so in ur own eyes, ur actaully no better that the band ur flaming. hey hey thats not gonna make it through to a lotta u but, some of u just might realize how pathetic u actually r

[True_Jardey]

The term "Emo" should be a profanity...

[Lee.J.C]

Chen928 wrote:

1) They're not emo.
2) Every genre in the history of the world has had songs about breaking up with girls.
3) Bands like Matchbook Romance who sing exclusively about girls/being dumped by them are pop, not emo.
4) Note: in the article, even Gerard Way states the MCR has made an impact with "violent, unsafe, POP music."
5) I feel they have cleanly produced songs that have more musical talent in them than many bands today, but they're still only a bit above the average.

what are you on about there not emo?!!
do u know what emo is, infact mcr is one of the most emo bands i know and match book romance are also very emo...sort it out dude...

[Purple Pick]

People, common sense, if you don't like them, then don't listen to them and don't post o.O

How hard can that be?

[incubusomaniac]

WHOOOOO

[GHEGAHEGAMANAME]

aperfectshot176 wrote:

GHEGAHEGAMANAME wrote:

This post has been on the homepage for a long time, so I have read a lot of comments. And I gotta say, stupid people ruin good things. See I don't personally like the band, but I didn't come on here and post, "F*** these guys what a bunch of ***s" for absolutely no reason like a dumbass. Does just coming on here and cussing and saying you hate a band make you feel good about yourself? Like I said I don't really like the band but I responded to other posts and tried to have reasons for what I said. I didn't just say I hate the band because NO ONE CARES! Saying pointless crap destroys the intelligent discussion that could be had on here. And one more reason I don't bash bands on here; I'm a Slipknot fan and have read all the news posts about them, I couldn't believe it, seriously like a hundred people that just post Slipknot sucks on every article. Nobody likes you stupid, childish fools, just throw yourself away! And I am through!


ummm... slipknot blows.
they should take showers and take off the gay masks

Holy Fucking Shit! This person is the stupidest human on Earth. In trying to bash me they proved my point better than I could have hoped. And I'm guessing he doesn't even understand what I mean. Haha!

[aperfectshot176]

**** you dude. i got wut u were saying and i dont ****ing care.
im immature and childish and if i wanna say slipknot sux balls then ill say slipknot sux balls. get it fag.

[GHEGAHEGAMANAME]

aperfectshot176 wrote:

**** you dude. i got wut u were saying and i dont ****ing care.
im immature and childish and if i wanna say slipknot sux balls then ill say slipknot sux balls. get it fag.

Haha! There's no need to keep throwing a fit. We can all see that you're stupid.

[aperfectshot176]

thank you for noticing faggot.
slipknot ha, i still laugh about that,
wut happened to good music like the sex pistols and the misfits?
slipknot. pop in a ramones cd.
l8r faggot.

[incubusomaniac]

CATFIGHT, cool it down ladies

[GHEGAHEGAMANAME]

incubusomaniac wrote:

cool it down

I'm gonna take this guy's advice. I don't have any reason to argue with someone who can't come up with anything better than some homophobic language.

[aperfectshot176]

okay now u missed the point, and in saying that you gonna cool down ur trying to bash me anyways.
i dont get you.
but w/e.

[mentalyinsane72]

MCR is a fantastic band. I don't see whats so bad about being "emo" I mean c'mon. They have very very catchy music and I love the metaphoric lyrics.

[metal up]

dear fox69,
go listen to your emo faggit music and next time your cutting yourself you should press the blade down harder.

[metal up]

MCR ****in sucks!!! you have me so pissed off right now i dont even know what to ****in say. maybe ill go listen to some emo and kill myself

[aperfectshot176]

i hate emo ppl.



oi!punk~4~life

[Starlite__x]

For all of you saying 'Whatever happened to old bands like -insert name here', guess what? All of those bands are going into retirement. Yeah, they rocked in their day. Really, they did. And, by all means, keep listening to their CD's, but you have to make way for new bands.

Seriously, if every band sounded exactly like the Ramones, Aerosmith, Guns 'n' Roses, etc. people would be bored out of their skull. Music evolves. If people always stuck to the same old sound, we'd still be listening to Mozart, wouldn't we?

'But Starlite__x, I hate emo/punk/goth music.'
Well, get over it. A majority of music is 'punk' or 'emo' or whatever. However not all of it is. That'd just be silly to say that! To actually appreciate music, you should learn to respect all different styles. Now, hold up. Don't start whining. 'I don't owe them anything. Theye just some new -insert disliked genre- band, blah blah blah'. Well...yeah. Everyone has to start somewhere. The Rolling Stone weren't born classic rock. Those things take time. It would just be stupid to say that when they came out EVERYONE loved and excepted them. Which brings me to another point.

It's fine to dislike a band. Of course not everyone is going to love everything. That makes everyone diverse and unique, just like different forms of music. Now, hating a band's guts and calling them sh*t is a little much. And, if you are going to say you dislike a band, at least be polite about it. Maybe state a few valid reasons as to why.'The guitars sound like sh*t and their voice is all crappy and-'. Stop. Please. Can you sing better than that? I doubt it. Maybe a few people here have a pretty good voice, but I highly doubt we have any prodigies here.

So, no matter which is your PREFERRED genre, you should resect other's tastes. it's almost like liking different foods. Let's just take ice cream flavors, for example. If Jonny likes chocolate, but dislikes vanilla and Susie likes vanilla, would it really make any sense for Jonny to call her a dumbf*ck for liking it and ranting on and on about how much vanilla sucks? I think not.

Now, me personally, I happen to like My Chemical Romance. I own both CD's and happen to really like their sound. BUt guess what? I don't cut myself and lock myself in my room. Yeah, I have a few issues. Nothing major. Everyone does. But just because I listen to them doesn't make me retarded or emo. That's like saying everyone who lives on a farm listens to country. Or that every black person listens to rap or r&b. Or every blonde girl listens to Britney Spears and has the IQ of a block of wood. Can you say stereotype?

Now say what you will, that's just my two cents. I would never buy a Britney Spears CD, but I do have to respect her career. She's done much better than I, so far and has a buttload of fans. Pretty impressive, if you ask me. Do you have worshippers? Probably not. And if you do....wow.

So. Take it or leave it. On a more off-topic note, I love how you people call fans of music you don't like 'fags'. Hmm. Since when has that had anything to do with liking music? If that were true, as in, if everyone who was a fan of someone that someone else didn't like, wouldn't everyone would be gay. That's pretty funny to me. I'm also not going to tell everyone who doesn't like MCR to go f*ck themselves. What's the point? Like that does anything. empty words will get you no where. And really nothing you can say or do will change the way I feel or think about my music. I'm open to any music you might suggest however.

So, to you MCR, play on.

Have a nice day!
Satrlite__x

[Starlite__x]

Ha. Spelled my name wrong. Whatever. Stupid typos.....
*Starlite__x

[Phishphan123]

My Chemical Romance are a bunch of losers. My sister knew them before they blew out of NJ. They were laughed at by the real musicians who are still here fighting the fight here. The only reason why they blew was because of family connections and MTV on crack. It's the truth so listen to some real music.

[SonicYouth687]

Well written I guess, I don't know jack about the band nor do I care to express my musical oppinions about them or emo, everybodies got an oppinion and it's not always gone be the same as mine.

[NIN&J5]

good article, don't much care for the band.

[fox69]

Phishphan123 :
My Chemical Romance are a bunch of losers. My sister knew them before they blew out of NJ. They were laughed at by the real musicians who are still here fighting the fight here. The only reason why they blew was because of family connections and MTV on crack. It's the truth so listen to some real music.

wat??? family connection? ru on drugs, they had absolutly no connections, u r def 1 ignorant bastard, an as for the "real" musicains who laffed @ them, they obviously r the losers now

[fox69]

metal up :
dear fox69,
go listen to your emo faggit music and next time your cutting yourself you should press the blade down harder.

hmmm the metalhead, and apparently all ppl who like MCR r emo, jesus would i ever like to kick ur ass, an the whole cuttin wrists thing is so overrated man, if ur gonna bash me u may as well try an use sumthin decent. as far as im concerned u can lick my balls, if u didnt like the article, rate it a 1, no 1 is intristed in ur opinion if ur gonna flame

[LaurenMCR]

Wholy Shit people are really arroigent and rude... like if someone likes this band, its none of any one elses ****ing buisness no one cares if u ****in hate em, some people do... and if they where an emo band they would ne emotionally depressed and cut their wrists and they have no reason to... no one who listens to them has n e reason to cut their wrists because they must be atleast pretty happy that they can afford, internet or their CD... so if u have nothing nice to say about MCR Dont say n e thing at all.

[mcrhines]

anyone that says things like "mcr suck" are losers coz y the **** r they reading this anyway?..i must say the dumb **** that wrote this, revenge was released 2004..not 05

[gtr-boy]

These guys dont derserve a history of FOR 2 Reasons

1. they've been out for about 3 years and how is that history there are a jillion of bands better and they've been out longer not to mention there new CD sucks slimey aids containing balls

2. they suck the balls i mentioned up there^

[xunholyknightx]

i agree that a history is not needed but i have life on the murder scene and its is amazing. I love MCR, they saved my life, and all those who diss them screw of, i'd like to see you try and save peoples lives with your music, and play music that appeals to a lot of people

[pranav]

awesome article~

[MonsterxMashx]

These guys dont derserve a history of FOR 2 Reasons

1. they've been out for about 3 years and how is that history there are a jillion of bands better and they've been out longer not to mention there new CD sucks slimey aids containing balls

2. they suck the balls i mentioned up there^

1) You have made a mistake, they have actually been out for 6 years, as they formed in 2001.

2) There is no such number as a "jillion"

3) "there new CD sucks slimey aids containing balls" - Doesnt make sense, do they TEACH you english in your school?

4) Your second point is a bit stupid, doesnt state any fact on how this band are.

5) You would be surprised by their influnces, everyone slates them for being "emo." MCR have infulences from all sorts of Genres; Iron Madien, Black Flag, Smashing Pumpkins, Kill Hannah, Idlewild, Misfits ect.

6) You all talk about "OMG EMOS SO GAY ITS SUCH A STUPID SCENE LOL!" well, Gerard agrees with that fact, in a more mannerly way of course;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCL8xZZ2FFw

wait for that to load and go to 3:36 and listen to what Gerard has to say.

Thanks.

[redgamefreakman]

MCR JUST SUCKS ASS... emo or not

[Rodrigo Callico]

Hey i listen to all tye of music including mcr and metallica ramones green day good charlotte system so dont hate