My Chemical Romance's 2002 debut was a particularly strident entry in that shifty genre of bands tortuously slamming together elements of emo, hardcore, and even metal. Rightly signed to a larger label (in this case, Reprise Records), MCR has returned in 2004 with Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. With the aid of production major-leaguer Howard Benson, they've edited the slight rookie excesses of I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love, resulting in a rewarding, pretty damn relentless product. Ghosts wander through ...
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My Chemical Romance's 2002 debut was a particularly strident entry in that shifty genre of bands tortuously slamming together elements of emo, hardcore, and even metal. Rightly signed to a larger label (in this case, Reprise Records), MCR has returned in 2004 with Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. With the aid of production major-leaguer Howard Benson, they've edited the slight rookie excesses of I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love, resulting in a rewarding, pretty damn relentless product. Ghosts wander through this Sweet Revenge, and the blood-stained lovers of its cover are no joke. "Would I die for you? Well here's your answer in spades...Got you in my sights," Gerard Way wails in "Hang 'Em High." There's also cinematic concepting here -- "The story of a man. A woman. And the corpses of a thousand evil men..." the liners intone. "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" begins "In the middle of a gunfight/In the center of a restaurant." Musically the cut's claustrophobic, messy, and juiced with adrenaline, just like the Tokyo crime caper shootout it was probably inspired by. Picture antiheroes leaping sideways with twin pistols blaring -- in slow motion, you know -- and you're close. Put an old At the Drive-In record on in the background, and suddenly you're shot in the arm and down to your last clip. Economic, treble-kicking production, consistently hyper, "Let's get to the next note NOW!" instrumentation, and great thematic songwriting -- Three Cheers teems with the influences MCR shares with its peers, but recent efforts from fellow travelers Thursday and A.F.I. don't have this furious immediacy, this coarseness that's so appealing. My Chemical Romance seems to have built-in restrictive bindings that prevent it from flying off the handle into quiet-loud screamo stereotyping or odd-bird stopovers into choral parts or maudlin piano. Something like "Ghost of You" might slow the pace, but it doesn't touch the railing guitars or inventively explosive drumming. Album highlights include the propulsive chain shots "Give 'Em Hell Kid" and "To the End," where layers of vocals increase urgency over modernist post-punk, or the raucous "Thank You for the Venom." There's no question of Reprise's high hopes for My Chemical Romance and Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. But its accessibility pays tribute to anger and bullet holes in black leather. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi
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Very good in very good packaging. Originally released: 2004. Cat # 9362-48815-2. The plastic case is intact. The artwork is complete. The disk may have minor marks. Sent within 24 hours. Ref: C1210.
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HI! My favorite band is My Chemical Romance.
Gerard (the frontman & lead singer) is my hero, mostly because he's a great guy that loves all his fans and does the stuff he does (like writing the Umbrella Academy [a comic book series] and singing) because he's following his dream and that is some thing worthy to admire. :]
This CD is the quintessential rendition of MCR! Even though most of the lyrics are a little bit sad....it has an awesome upbeat sound. To anyone who wants to buy this CD....here's the best place (jeeze it's cheap) I paid about $9.
Rock on Gee, Mikey, Frankie, THE TORo & BOB \w/(O.o)\w/
readingisfun
Feb 4, 2009
Big, bloody, dramatic
From Helena to I Never Told You What I Do For a Living, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is a musical masterpiece that will please almost anyone who likes good music. My Chemical Romance plays with passion, sweat, and chaos all the way through.
