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by Kev Kharas

In the words of My Chemical Romance’s frontman Gerard Way, “We’re threatening. Unstoppable. Undefeatable. Dangerous. You can’t ignore us anymore.”

Well, guess what? I’m calling you out chappy. I’ll dump you and your saccharine vampire pals in the middle of anywhere ‘cept nowhere and I’d say you’d be about as threatening as the ghost train at the annual sunshine funfair. That, and a zillion times less dangerous. Round about the candyfloss mark, if we’re still riding the bumper cars.

If all the gunge-ridden geekboys of timeless suburbia decided to anti-spawn like the idiot frogs on my particular Barrett estate, this Spring’s unfortunate macadam crisis is My Chemical Romance. Essentially, this is Bon Jovi vs. New Found Glory as remixed by this dude. And the whole sticky mess is more disgusting than the maimed frogs that pave my drizzled April streets, rebitting on pathetically for a mate while their back legs cling like flung guacamole to the tarmac. On stale toast. Garrrrrgh.

Wait, Evil Gerard! I’m sure I’ve seen you somewhere before, too; skulking around the edges of town, eyes glued to the floor while a gang of cackling chav hyenas christen you with gherkins and strawberry milkshake outside the church of McDonald. Best scuttle along before that snot-drenched tramp on the other bench starts to get jealous, eh?


My Chemical Romance - Helena

i'm already so sick of my chemical "fuck-face" romance
...heard a rumour gerrard's appearing on th next lostprophets album. wow, with good charlotte on the last one, they just need simple plan on album no.4 to have a complete set of ball-less, soul-less corporate little bitches...
please don't argue-enough's enough.

My Chemical Romance - Helena

LOAD OF FUCKING COCK!

My Chemical Romance - Helena

I'm a bit of a closet MCR fan :0

Is this wrong?! To be fair I saw them last January at the Night & Day in Manchester so does that make me "cool"?

There's nothing wrong with a good bit of catchy punk pop gosh darn it so help me God!

*ahem* so yeah I might be a bit drunk as I type this...

My Chemical Romance - Helena

disgusting music.

omg

ru krazie they r awsome i love ghost of u by them


My Chemical Romance - Helena

i haven't heard any of there other music so i can't really comment on that... but this song... words cannot describe it... oh maybe they can... i can some it up in one... cack

Re: My Chemical Romance - Helena

i've had the displeasure of hearing two songs.

This one is overly melodramatic but lacking in real emotion.

The first one i heard (i'm not okay) is the worst thing i've heard for a long time.

My Chemical Romance - Helena

I quite like them.....

My Chemical Romance - Helena

yeh well.....your opinion doesn't count then haha

pile of poo poo

My Chemical Romance - Helena

i love the song, but then again i might be a little biased seeing as i was dressed as a mourner, walking behind helenas coffin thru central london.

My Chemical Romance - Helena

Unlike basically every other Emo (c) band, they can write a great chorus which will probably sell records. It's not dissimilar to the sound of Europe, though... Want to watch that, fellas! A good single, but singles make a loss, and there's nothing here that would make me want to spunk up for an album, since musically it's emo by numbers.

My Chemical Romance - Helena

nar its far too fashionable to diss mcr at the moment, u can't deny the blast of vitriol at the chorus, its entertaining. i think this site should stop reviewing anything that's not indie, i think NME secretly control the site...ah-ha gotcha!

My Chemical Romance - Helena

"vitrol"-Is that a word for teenage whinging?? I hate the NME, but you can't pretend that this has any credibillity what-so-ever.
Litsen to the 'eroes and sort your life out-you mess.

My Chemical Romance - Helena

They have many better songs than this. All the black nail polished year 9's who had never heard Greenday until American Idiot have claimed them now, it's quite annoying seeing people go on about them as if they're a new band.

My Chemical Romance - Helena

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH.

They are fucking good band to me, mkay?

The make the poplicious stuff, better the Greenday who've been scraping the bottom barrel of shiteness.

Plus, Gerrad (or however the fuck you spell it) is hot, and that helps.

xMx


My Chemical Romance - Helena

That's not a review that's just one insult after another. the person who wrote this should be fired. you haven't said anything about the music you've just slated the song and the people who wrote it. someone who would probably like this song may not listen to it because of this review. fair enough you might not like the song but you could at least say why. you're supposed to give an informative judgement on the song based on lyrics, how the band performs together, rhythms stuff like that. not just say "it's crap so don't buy it" because you're just dismissing the efforts of hard working talented people. and you can't just dislike them because of their fanbase. so what if "All the black nail polished year 9's" start listening to this, it beats 50 cent. and it's not exactly the bands fault if they appeal to "mainstream" audiences is it? and basing them just on their looks is just clutching at straws, if you can't say anything constructive about their music then don't say it at all.

Re: My Chemical Romance - Helena

salutations tanned ones,

I totally agree with the above stated comment...do you realise that most you have only mentioned 2 of their songs!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean, fuck me sideways but Khev Kharas ( the cunt that wrote the article) why don't you go outside and play hide and go fuck yourself (please!!!).

The first album was awesome and groundbreaking for a debut (and thats way understating it) and they followed it up with a pretty fuckin rocking second album. (unlike sum cock 2 ass bands who let down their fans with bullshit 2nd albums *cough*the used*cough*)

But even if you are a hacking "wildman" alike person who lacks musical depth and cannot appreciate soul-felt music you have to at least give them some respect and decency for being awe-inspireringly good musicians ( ray toro is a fucking tite guitarist, and although the lyrics are dark and suicidal, you can at least listen to them without your sanity being threatened).

They are brilliant performers and musicians and I although you may say I am naive I truly think they are good guys ( they are who they are and they don't care what you think)

And if that is not good enough for you. (at the risk of sounding superficial) all you friekin' rug munchers who said "the eyebrows one" from busted was , and I quote, "a total hotti" ( with 2 t's..can you be more retared) if would please look twice at them you would notice that frank and gerard (and possibly mikey..although I haven't decied yet) are quite belter.( but I think I might be wasting my time here cause hello how could you find "the eyebrow one" remotely hot unless you are into Madonna *shudder*....tooth gap....um...hello?)

It is also a common mis-conception that all their fans are black-nail-polish-wearing suicide survivors/druggies/slackers. They have been my favourite band for a year but I also listen to JACK JOHNSON and DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL( so fuckin shoot me ok?).

Yes, I concede that good charlotte is poo and Simple plan are a bunch of cock 2 ass wankers...but for fuck sake.........have some respect for MCR....they're ok ( I promise)

P.S ahem...I don't think that Gerard would desicrate the memory of your dead grandma so why do it to his???

Re: My Chemical Romance - Helena

Have you seen the arcade video game of this? You play his dead Grandma.

Matey must be really tore up, huh?

My Chemical Romance - Helena

salutations tanned ones,

I totally agree with the above stated comment...do you realise that most you have only mentioned 2 of their songs!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean, fuck me sideways but Khev Kharas ( the cunt that wrote the article) why don't you go outside and play hide and go fuck yourself (please!!!).

The first album was awesome and groundbreaking for a debut (and thats way understating it) and they followed it up with a pretty fuckin rocking second album. (unlike sum cock 2 ass bands who let down their fans with bullshit 2nd albums *cough*the used*cough*)

But even if you are a hacking "wildman" alike person who lacks musical depth and cannot appreciate soul-felt music you have to at least give them some respect and decency for being awe-inspireringly good musicians ( ray toro is a fucking tite guitarist, and although the lyrics are dark and suicidal, you can at least listen to them without your sanity being threatened).

They are brilliant performers and musicians and I although you may say I am naive I truly think they are good guys ( they are who they are and they don't care what you think)

And if that is not good enough for you. (at the risk of sounding superficial) all you friekin' rug munchers who said "the eyebrows one" from busted was , and I quote, "a total hotti" ( with 2 t's..can you be more retared) if would please look twice at them you would notice that frank and gerard (and possibly mikey..although I haven't decied yet) are quite belter.( but I think I might be wasting my time here cause hello how could you find "the eyebrow one" remotely hot unless you are into Madonna *shudder*....tooth gap....um...hello?)

It is also a common mis-conception that all their fans are black-nail-polish-wearing suicide survivors/druggies/slackers. They have been my favourite band for a year but I also listen to JACK JOHNSON and DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL( so fuckin shoot me ok?).

Yes, I concede that good charlotte is poo and Simple plan are a bunch of cock 2 ass wankers...but for fuck sake.........have some respect for MCR....they're ok ( I promise)

My Chemical Romance - Helena

I fucking love My Chemical Romance.

I like practically no other "emo" acts (unless HIFH and 65DOS count, which they don't).

What the fuck's wrong with a bit of melodrama anyway? Most of my favourite records are ridiculously overwrought/operatic. They're a bit like an emo Queen, which can only be a fucking good thing, right?

And Gerard's the only singer I've heard in about the last 5 years who seems to put enough fucking effort in. Shame on all you po faced bastards who don't like bands because they're too good. Cunts.

As penance, you must all go out and listen to Bat Out of Hell and remember what a good album it is.

yep.

I quite agree with Funny_Valentine.
A fan, a video, and a wardrobe doesn't define someone's music; a proper review ought to be based on all different aspects of said music (after listening to atleast one of the records rather than a single or two).


Eugh

Yes, but it's getting to the point where you can't help but judge a band based on their target audience, and the judgement is usually right.
People who listen to these have had no experience prior American Idiot about what emo and punk music actually is. This is not emo, this is not rock, this is SHITE.

If you want to listen to emo go and listen to Sunny Day Real Estate, or Bright Eyes, or Brand New. Please don't buy into this mass produced nonsense simply because the rest of your year group does.
I despise the person who thinks that writing songs about cutting yourself, overdosing and contemplating suicide and ramming it down the throats of already unstable young teenagers is a bright idea.

So long, and good night.