Fingernail on 24/12/2010 at 11:04
The problem with My Chemical Romance is that they seem to think that Diamond Dogs is Bowie's best album.
Scots Taffer on 24/12/2010 at 11:12
Well that came out of left field
Fingernail on 24/12/2010 at 12:49
I'm deconstructing traditional forum structures or something. Should've quoted this:
Quote Posted by Sulphur
By the by, while the new MCR album won't be featuring in my top 5 musical thingamawhatsits of the year (it will feature somewhere lower down, however! I like their new drummer), the A.V. club review comments are fucking hilarious.
Aja on 24/12/2010 at 17:08
Quote Posted by Scots Taffer
I'd like to see you dance to it. (Seriously dance music wtf)
Um, I dance to it all the time. This is Happening might have more downers than the others, but in general LCD's danceability is off the charts.
fett on 24/12/2010 at 21:48
Quote Posted by Fingernail
The problem with My Chemical Romance is that they seem to think that Diamond Dogs is Bowie's best album.
When they're great, they're brilliant, the rest of the time they're fucking annoying. Loved every single song on Black Parade though. Go figure, it's a concept album about dealing with premature death. :erg:
Sulphur on 24/12/2010 at 22:34
Quote Posted by Fingernail
The problem with My Chemical Romance is that they seem to think that Diamond Dogs is Bowie's best album.
With Rob Cavallo producing, there's usually some amount of variety in their, uh, inspirations. Even if the weight of the 'concept' bogs down the album a bit this time. I have no idea what the story is with Dangerous Days, and I don't think I'd care much if I did -- it sounds like the usual watered down modern take on 1984 with corporates playing Big Brother.
I liked a lot of stuff in Black Parade, and I mostly share fett's viewpoint. When they're good, they tend to rip the doors off their hinges. Their low points tend to be... well, really low. The new album avoids some of that by having a higher average-to-great song ratio than their pre-Black Parade work with a lot less screaming, which is a plus in my book.
Kuuso on 24/12/2010 at 23:38
It's apparently based on Way's comic of the same name.
I've always considered MCR average. Some of the riffage did surprise me on The Black Parade, but in the end, Gerard Way's bad singing brings it down. Don't ever check out any live stuff from them.
Scots Taffer on 25/12/2010 at 00:03
Quote Posted by Aja
Um, I dance to it all the time. This is Happening might have more downers than the others, but in general LCD's danceability is off the charts.
As I say, I'd like to see it.
fett on 25/12/2010 at 00:48
Quote Posted by Kuuso
It's apparently based on Way's comic of the same name.
I've always considered MCR average. Some of the riffage did surprise me on The Black Parade, but in the end, Gerard Way's bad singing brings it down. Don't ever check out any live stuff from them.
I have a feeling Black Parade was their pinnacle. I liked the "anything goes" attitude with the instrumentation - I remember hearing a variety that I'd previously considered beyond their thought process, and there was certainly a hunger in most of the songs. Way is completely over the top, but I don't think he's figured out when it works and when it doesn't. I don't expect to be nearly as impressed with future offerings.
I also might have mentioned
The Beatles stereo mixes. The early albums aren't much to listen to IMO anyway, but by the time they get to Rubber Soul and Revolver (where they were bouncing everything around on 8-track machine), it's really interesting to hear Martin's geinus and the layering of so many different vocals and instruments. Contextually, everything from Help! all the way through Abbey Road (with the exception of Let It Be) are masterpieces. Just got this a few days ago and still trying to grasp how they did all this in 7 years.
Fafhrd on 25/12/2010 at 02:31
Quote Posted by Scots Taffer
As I say, I'd like to see it.
Dude, if you can't dance to 'Dance Yrself Clean' after the 3 minute mark, or 'Home,' then I don't even want to know you any more.
'This is Happening' just barely missed out on being my album of the year (and some personal life shit is starting to edge it up a hell of a lot right now. 'Sound of Silver' is the more cohesive album, since it seems to encapsulate a past his prime guy's night clubbing in an attempt to recapture his youth, but the palpable heartbreak in the majority of 'This is Happening' speaks to me a lot more). Admittedly I didn't buy much 2010 music in 2010, so take that how you will.
