Hands Down, Best Album of the Year....

I have returned for my post regarding the new My Chemical Romance CD. I don't know if I'm going to have more posts after this.. I might. I'm not 100% sure yet.

Anyways. The new My Chemical Romance CD leaked yesterday in a couple of different ways. On this site the whole CD was uploaded for people to listen to. That's an official band site, so they did it for a reason. Also the CD was leaked by someone who ripped it as well yesterday and that's the version I have and have been listening to almost non-stop since I got it! At least that's the version I have it until Monday when I can go out and pick my own copy up..

So the CD. It's fucking amazing. My Chemical Romance's music has evolved...so much it's ridiculous. They've learned different styles and the CD is just flat out freaking amazing. The first two MCR's CD's were concept albums (my favorite kind of album,) and this one has a pretty cool concept. This guy known only as The Patient dies. The Patients fondest memory is going to see a parade with his father when he was a child so when he dies death comes to him in the form of a black parade. He then goes on an odyssey and examines his life and the mistakes he's made.

I don't think there's one track on the CD I don't like. Not only are all the songs awesome and good almost every single one of them has a unique sound to it and none of them sound the same. What's so interesting about this CD is they've adapted these new styles and they perform them PERFECTLY. They've also brought in new instruments such as the piano and there's even some violins thrown in throughout the album and they use them perfectly. Some of the songs on hear will sound like good old MCR and then some of these tracks sound like they're classic rock songs. The track "Teenagers," I swear to god sounds like it could be straight out of the 70's. The guitar solo in it especially.

Like I said, there's good old MCR on here to. Song examples: "The Sharpest Lives," reminds me a bit of their first CD "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love." "This Is How I Disappear," and "Dead!" remind me of their second album "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge." Then there's songs like the single "Welcome to the Black Parade," "Disenchanted," and "Famous Last Words," which just sound incredibly unique. There's just so much on this album to enjoy...I can't explain it.

Another thing I love about the album: It's long. 51 minutes. Their last album was just over 39. Also half of the songs are over 4 minutes. Great stuff. I'm just incredibly happy I've got another bad-ass MCR CD to add to my collection.

I'm so happy with MCR and they are still officially one of my all-time favorite bands and after this album I'm pretty sure they can do no wrong. I can't really say what my favorite tracks off the album are cause I'm weird with MCR. There are songs that I will like at first and then two months later I'll love them more then anything but I guess at the moment I would have to say "Teenagers," "Famous Last Words," and "Cancer." Such an amazing album. If this album doesn't get people to stop calling MCR emo (which by my knowledge they fucking aren't,) then I don't know what the hell will.

As the title of my post says..My Chemical Romance's new album "The Black Parade," is without a doubt for me the best album of the year. Go and fucking listen to it and buy it on Tuesday when it comes out.