Confession.
I was watching television one day over the break, one of those moments late at night where I was really drained, and felt like a zombie. I was flicking through the channels, and landed on Fuse I believe. I wasn't sure what video or band it was at first, but the images were really cool, really artistic, and kind of beautiful and well done for a music video. I waited and watched. A few beats and then BAM. I was hit by a ton of bricks...it was My Chemical Romance. I kept watching, and listening, and later found it was the video for "Welcome to the Black Parade". I felt like such a...poser. Or something.
Here I am, with great musical taste (I give myself a lot of credit in that department), and here I am, really moved by a My Chemical Romance video. But then I looked back, and remembered getting their song "Helena" stuck in my head a while back when it was on the radio every thirty seconds however many years ago that was. It cannot be denied, they know how to write songs, and capture a mood. Sure it's "emo" and that makes me gag. But I really think they've matured.
So I am not ashamed to admit, that I think they're brilliant songwriters, and their new album, is really quite good. I even put it on my Zen. I still can't really swallow the whole thing, that I am admitting to liking this band. I called them "fags" and "emo fags" and "little queers" for as long as I can remember. I made fun of their image and the singer's "whiney" voice. But...there's something really sick about their new album that I really like. I tried listening to older songs, and they really didn't grab me this way.
So I can't decide whether I like this band...or whether I like this album. Either way it's really sinister, and clever and well written. And it appeals to my love of blood, darkness, death, pain and all of the sick things associated with them all. And if you listen closely enough, they're not trying to take themselves too seriously.
If Tara reads this she's probably going to have a field day calling me a fag and making fun of me for it, but it doesn't change anything really. Just that I'm giving up not listening to music because it's associated with something I hate. If it's good, and it catches me, I'm going to listen to it. Zack already had his laugh at me about it, but I don't care.
Dan in Divinity Destroyed likes them. He's not a fag, he's an amazing drummer who makes amazing music which is NOT emo. And I think it's even GAYER to not listen to something because you're deeply ashamed about it haha.
So there. I think their new album is great. And I am highly entertained by the song "Blood". They're almost like...the Smashing Pumpkins gone very...limp or something, without Billy of course. I don't know, whatever just had to say it. Haha.
Here I am, with great musical taste (I give myself a lot of credit in that department), and here I am, really moved by a My Chemical Romance video. But then I looked back, and remembered getting their song "Helena" stuck in my head a while back when it was on the radio every thirty seconds however many years ago that was. It cannot be denied, they know how to write songs, and capture a mood. Sure it's "emo" and that makes me gag. But I really think they've matured.
So I am not ashamed to admit, that I think they're brilliant songwriters, and their new album, is really quite good. I even put it on my Zen. I still can't really swallow the whole thing, that I am admitting to liking this band. I called them "fags" and "emo fags" and "little queers" for as long as I can remember. I made fun of their image and the singer's "whiney" voice. But...there's something really sick about their new album that I really like. I tried listening to older songs, and they really didn't grab me this way.
So I can't decide whether I like this band...or whether I like this album. Either way it's really sinister, and clever and well written. And it appeals to my love of blood, darkness, death, pain and all of the sick things associated with them all. And if you listen closely enough, they're not trying to take themselves too seriously.
If Tara reads this she's probably going to have a field day calling me a fag and making fun of me for it, but it doesn't change anything really. Just that I'm giving up not listening to music because it's associated with something I hate. If it's good, and it catches me, I'm going to listen to it. Zack already had his laugh at me about it, but I don't care.
Dan in Divinity Destroyed likes them. He's not a fag, he's an amazing drummer who makes amazing music which is NOT emo. And I think it's even GAYER to not listen to something because you're deeply ashamed about it haha.
So there. I think their new album is great. And I am highly entertained by the song "Blood". They're almost like...the Smashing Pumpkins gone very...limp or something, without Billy of course. I don't know, whatever just had to say it. Haha.