Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

meccalecca — Sun, 25 May 2014 09:14:26 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 05/25/2014 13:14

With the release of Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance revealed themselves as one of the better New Jersey bands. This is a major accomplishment, since nearly every young band in NJ and Long Island sounded just like them. Living close enough to Jersey, I have a soft spot for the whole high energy emo punk thing, but I got bored with it really fast. The Black Parade was likely a better album. It was certainly more ambitious but by the time it came out, I had no interest in MCR. I can see why people like it, but I have a really hard time listening to it anymore.

In response to Mr Frogger's comment. Animal Collective's last release gave me a migraine the first two times I heard it, due to the extreme levels of digital compression.

I think anyone who likes MCR would probably also really like:

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Sing The Sorrow by AFI

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Tell All Your Friends by Taking Back Sunday

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Full Collapse by Thursday

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

karbutt — Sat, 24 May 2014 15:01:27 GMT

Author: karbutt

Posted: 05/24/2014 19:01

their best album by far although i will never understand the hype behind teenagers. it's just so annoying. i never skip any of the mcr songs on my ipod yet i have to with that song 99% of the time.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

newbands1 — Sun, 11 May 2014 22:46:13 GMT

Author: newbands1

Posted: 05/12/2014 02:46

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Anyone find it ironic the way they act as though their music so much more advanced,when their recent output isn't that far off from being MCR level.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

Anonymous — Sun, 11 May 2014 20:46:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/12/2014 00:46

Not a guilty pleasure (I hate that idea is why so nothing is ever a guilty pleasure to me) nor do I care much for the message or lyrics, but this is one hell of an album. I love it.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

benpaco — Sun, 11 May 2014 19:52:06 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 05/11/2014 23:52

MCR never did much for me outside of this album, a song here or there maybe, but I really do enjoy this one a lot. Pop but it at least tried to have a message behind it. That message didn't really come across for me until really recently, and I still don't find it that deep, but I know many that do. For me, Iggy Pop's The Idiot, The Smiths' The Queen is Dead, Joy Division's UP, Bon Iver's FEFA, Joy Divison's Closer, and Rubber Soul all stopped me at least once from doing things that I would really now regret, and upon opening up to a friend about those albums being "lifesavers", she said she found comfort in much the same way from The Black Parade. outlaw hit the nail on the head, I think.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

RockyRaccoon — Sun, 11 May 2014 15:30:11 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/11/2014 19:30

Love this album, easily the best album MCR released. Some fantastic tracks on here.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

junodog4 — Sun, 11 May 2014 00:04:07 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 05/11/2014 04:04

an_outlaw wrote:

This album may have saved and defined more lives than some albums in the top 100 on this website.

Working in a mental health capacity with teenagers, I can tell you that this is quite true. I'm not a big fan of MCR, but I have seen what an impact they've had on many people. I know we can say that about many bands, but MCR often resonates with struggles in youth.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

Anonymous — Sat, 10 May 2014 23:20:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/11/2014 03:20

I like it! Though I have a soft spot for MCR since I used to like them quite a bit.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

newbands1 — Sat, 10 May 2014 21:57:53 GMT

Author: newbands1

Posted: 05/11/2014 01:57

Ambitious not in a creative way but in the way where they want to make the next American Idiot and "sell out".Whatever bands they are imitating they don't do it well.I prefer their first two albums and the conventional weapons compilation as they don't take themselves too seriously there.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

Anonymous — Sat, 10 May 2014 19:38:40 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/10/2014 23:38

Brilliant pop, I love it. I'm tempted to say it's a guilty pleasure, but I'm not sure I really feel guilty about it.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

ShaneSpear — Sat, 10 May 2014 17:48:27 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 05/10/2014 21:48

MCR is probably the best of that mid-00s triforce of super popular, yet super polarizing bands with Fall Out Boy and Panic at the Disco. I actually enjoy most of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (especially Helena), but I don't get this at all really. I especially don't like Teenagers.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

alelsupreme — Sat, 10 May 2014 17:17:48 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 05/10/2014 21:17

I think this albums bloody awful, but the title track is just spectacular in its utter OTTness.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

Anonymous — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:55:00 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/10/2014 20:55

HoldenM wrote:

I really, really, really like this album. After so many years, I can't bring myself to love it, but it's quite qood, great in parts. Deserving of its spot for sure.

Track pick
5. Welcome To The Black Parade

This, however I disagree with an_outlaw in that the majority of My Chemical Romance's "hardcore fans" are irritating.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

HoldenM — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:30:59 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 05/10/2014 20:30

I really, really, really like this album. After so many years, I can't bring myself to love it, but it's quite qood, great in parts. Deserving of its spot for sure.

Track picks
5. Welcome To The Black Parade
6. I Don't Love You
7. House Of Wolves
9. Mama
12. Disenchanted

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

MrFrogger — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:16:33 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 05/10/2014 20:16

I listened to this about a year ago. I think it's the only album, to literally give me a headache. That's quite a feat. Needless to say this album is annoying as shit.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

mickilennial — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:14:25 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 05/10/2014 20:14

It's the most ambitious of the MCR records (lots of Queen, Beatles, etc. influence going on here) and it's better than their previous records and maybe on par with their one after. Not something I revisit often though.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

Anonymous — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:11:46 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/10/2014 20:11

Some of the best fans in music received here what is considered the best album by the band. This album may have saved and defined more lives than some albums in the top 100 on this website.

Truly a top album.

Re: Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

HazeyTwilight — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:02:12 GMT

Author: HazeyTwilight

Posted: 05/10/2014 20:02

Oh dear... It's a bit of a guilty pleasure for me even though I recognize everything that's wrong with it. Though what baffles me, like with everyone else, is how it managed to enter the top 500.

Album of the day (#1264): The Black Parade

BestEverAlbums — Sat, 10 May 2014 16:00:14 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 05/10/2014 20:00

Today's album of the day

The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2006.
Country:
Overall rank: 378
Average rating: 67/100 (from 253 votes).

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Tracks:
1. The End.
2. Dead!
3. This Is How I Disappear
4. The Sharpest Lives
5. Welcome To The Black Parade
6. I Don't Love You
7. House Of Wolves
8. Cancer
9. Mama
10. Sleep
11. Teenagers
12. Disenchanted
13. Famous Last Words

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.