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MCR front man Gerard Way recently told IGN in
an interview that if Black Parade is about that
feeling of discovering your dad's Queen 8-track in
your dad's car, the brand new Danger Days:
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys is an
exploration of discovering sci-fi movies as a
child –and it sounds exactly like that.
Kicking off with a Warriors-style DJ intro, the
record seems to set itself in a post-apocalyptic
wasteland of pop culture, bopping along (mostly)
happily as the world crumbles. The rest of the
album plays like a radio station that has been
programmed and performed by My Chemical
Romance, hitting multiple styles and genres but
always embodying a future-nostalgia.
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Folks are already very conscious of the early
single "Na Na Na …" whose video features
subversive comics writer Grant Morrison (Way is
also an accomplished comics author) … and that
track and video pretty much define the record.
It's fast-paced, catchy pop anthem with punk
undertones, and it's effing good.
There's a snarl and a wink to the whole album,
even though it swings wildly from power-pop
jams like "Bulletproof Heart" to ballads like "SING"
and dance-infused tracks like "Planetary (Go!)."
Influences are very interesting and varied. In
addition to drawing from sci-fi movies like
Logan's Run and Blade Runner, there are some
musical nods here as well. For instance,
"DESTROYA" sounds like a three-way between
MCR, Jane's Addiction and Nine Inch Nails, the
"Party Poison" riff has a Stooges feel, the opening
of "Vampire Money" cribs from "Ballroom Blitz."
But it never feels like the guys are ripping anyone
off: this all feels like a tribute to good, hard-
rocking music.
"The Only Hope For Me is You" stands as the lone
weak track on the record. It's pretty standard
broken heart fare, and uninteresting as a result.
Bottom line, though, this album is a lot of fun. It
rips by at an intense pace and re-establishes My
Chemical Romance as the kings of evolution.
There are a ton of possible singles on this release,
but more importantly, there are a lot of songs
you will want to listen to at high volume in your
car. Beyond that, it's an album that begs to be
played live, so the recording is only the beginning
of Danger Days...
You will totally love this album by MCR
Source: IGN MUSIC
www.ign.music.com
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