*CHAIRDANCING*
I love that moment when I hear a new MCR song for the first time; there's this disconnect where it sounds like nothing I've ever heard before, it's strange and wonderful and I have to hold my breath for a moment, like I just jumped into the deep end.
And then I open up and breathe deep and happily drown in all that energy and marvellous sound. These guys haven't disappointed me yet. Or more to the point, I haven't disappointed myself. Once again, I was able to follow them, I didn't get left behind, I'm along for the ride and feeling exactly like the little girl in the trailer, hanging out the window, exhilarating and grinning wide.
I love how this song is so fast, I love that they write music that hurtles at top speed toward the wall and makes you laugh with joy at the adrenaline. At first, Gerard's vocals sounded so different, but now that I've heard the song a couple of times umpty bajillion times on repeat, I've forgotten that I hadn't ever heard that twist and raspiness before. It's Gerard. He changes, and we change with him. I'm sorry if that's too much faithful-cult-follower of me, but this band always shakes me up and takes me in the direction I wanted to go but was too slow to go on my own. They fucking drag me there, and I love it!
Where's this cd going to take me? Where is this song going to take me? Today is one of the holidays in my religious year, today I should have been giving offerings to my gods and thanking them for the gifts and fruits of the year, but instead I was wandering through town with a snippet of NaNaNa in my head, thinking about brand new art projects, and tonight my magic circle is this loop of bright music lifted off the internet.
And my thanks are to this band, for not giving up on us, for not taking the easy route, for giving us again their best, their weird brilliant best. I can't wait to buy this album, I can't wait to hear the rest of it!
And then I open up and breathe deep and happily drown in all that energy and marvellous sound. These guys haven't disappointed me yet. Or more to the point, I haven't disappointed myself. Once again, I was able to follow them, I didn't get left behind, I'm along for the ride and feeling exactly like the little girl in the trailer, hanging out the window, exhilarating and grinning wide.
I love how this song is so fast, I love that they write music that hurtles at top speed toward the wall and makes you laugh with joy at the adrenaline. At first, Gerard's vocals sounded so different, but now that I've heard the song a couple of times umpty bajillion times on repeat, I've forgotten that I hadn't ever heard that twist and raspiness before. It's Gerard. He changes, and we change with him. I'm sorry if that's too much faithful-cult-follower of me, but this band always shakes me up and takes me in the direction I wanted to go but was too slow to go on my own. They fucking drag me there, and I love it!
Where's this cd going to take me? Where is this song going to take me? Today is one of the holidays in my religious year, today I should have been giving offerings to my gods and thanking them for the gifts and fruits of the year, but instead I was wandering through town with a snippet of NaNaNa in my head, thinking about brand new art projects, and tonight my magic circle is this loop of bright music lifted off the internet.
And my thanks are to this band, for not giving up on us, for not taking the easy route, for giving us again their best, their weird brilliant best. I can't wait to buy this album, I can't wait to hear the rest of it!