Danger Days... One Hell of a Pop Record - Comments

This album should not be put into the "pop" realm. You've classified it all wrong. Sure, there's a "pop" vibe to it because of their influences as well as their message, style, etc., but there is no way this album can just be classified as "pop." Nor can the band be classified as a "pop" band. No, pop isn't a dirty word, but it's definitely not the right word to describe them, or their music.

This album should not be put into the "pop" realm. You've classified it all wrong. Sure, there's a "pop" vibe to it because of their influences as well as their message, style, etc., but there is no way this album can just be classified as "pop." Sorry.

I love your article, but I really don't think they actually moved into pop world... I mean, yes, their sound isn't as 'heavy' as before, but it's not pop either. Is just another version of rock'n'roll [maybe alternative rock]. Surely it uses all the eletronic sounds and stuff, but it's still pretty rocky itself, despite we feel it more in some songs [like 'Destroya'].
But great article, and I loved when you talked about Gerard moaning, 'cause he surely does that a lot, on this album (:

awesome review (:

i hrt this and i hrt MCR!

Extremely well written article. It actually gave me goosebumps and chills. I'll admit, I was afraid of this "new" MCR. I fell into an overly obsessive love with MCR after "I'm Not Okay" graced my ears, then nearing the end of 2007 after The Black Parade, and seeing them live twice, I fell out of love with them, and was completely "Blah." I had grown out of that obsession and just was utterly pissed off at how overly crazy in love everyone was with this band. Well I think Danger Days is amazing, and I still love MCR, but I will never love them like I did before.

That was extremely well written, I really enjoyed reading it!
I agree, it is 100% different, and you know...it's great. It really is.
Something new. (:

Really well written! Good Job!!

Really good review, my thoughts exactly.

ahh...you're amazing and totally right!!=)well done!

This article sums up my thoughts on the album perfectly.
It's awesome reading a review and feeling like I wrote it, since it came from someone so enthusiastic about the band like me.

To be frank, you have written an absolutely gorgeous article that describes what many MCR fans seem to be feeling right now. And you have a fantastic way with words. :)

amazing article(:
i loved it when you said we're listening to 'new' music but with the same calming voice because its gerard. because no matter if gerards screaming or not, it's some how always calming.

but the album is amazing! & i too, can't stop listening to it.

Love the new album even they change the past year but they still the same person anyway love the article

You're exactly right. :]

And thank you! <3

Oh, and amazing review : )

I was really against the whole "MCR is pop" thing, but I totally get what people meant by that now.

Even if they've changed, they're still our heros, right?

I'm normally bored of a review after the first 2-3 paragraphs.
And for once, by the end, I was still interested, and hell, I'm even now considering going out and getting the Album, just to see how it is for myself, and that's rare. XD
You've done a brilliant job of writing this, and even in the way you've written the article, it shows you really do enjoy this album from this band. (:

Ha, you may have scored this cool band a new fan. :3

@ [b]Kurtni[/b] - wow thanks! I forgot to add sources though, I remembered when I woke up. ;_;

If anyone's wondering where I got the quotes - I got most of them from BLUNT and NME magazines and the quote 'We are really excited about this record, but we're more excited about the next 10 years of this band' is something Gerard said to My Chemical Romance's October 23rd London crowd. :] Not that I was there... :(

Thanks for the positive feed back already guys! :D <3 Really glad you liked this article. I was afraid people would be like "IT'S NOT POP!!" so yeah. xD

You did a fantastic job writing this! At first I was skeptical of their new poppy sound, but it's growing on me. If there's one thing my old favorite band, Van Halen, taught me, it's that infiltrating popular music and giving it your own twist is the quickest way to get popular and please everyone. And My Chem is doing this beautifully.

This is a really great review - it drew me in from the start. I felt like I was reading something from a music magazine instead of just little ol' mibba. At first I kind've disagreed and didn't think the album sounds pop at all, but after reading on I understood what you meant. It's definitely a rock sounding record with that rock mentality, but it's also released in a time where pop is absolutely dominating the charts and music industry and it's not afraid to embrace that, and to kick it in the ass. I've only listened to it once (from the listening party thingamajig), but I'm going to go get my copy in a couple hours. Anticipation is killing me! And this article just makes me more antsy!

Awesome review once again. \o/