i'll get this

yes i will definitely get this

"Instead of us panicking and trying to see where we can grab the money or grab the opportunity, we just wrote music instead,"

Well, I feel some respect for Gerard Way thanks to this. When that album comes out, will check out. The Black Parade was great, expecting new album to be better.

bracing for epic

"people having stuff handed to them with zero talent"

lol

I didn't really care for the Black Parade much, but I'll check this out.

Should be good.

im getting this i cannot wait omg definately never guna play it

"Rock 'n' roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends"

seems pretty ironic.

But props to Gerard Way for viewing it this way. Band isn't as bad as all the h4rdc0r3 kidzzzz like to believe.

Ya know, I actually dislike MCR but I just gained like, a kilogram of respect for them. He pretty much phrased that perfectly. I will be checking out their newer album then.

"Rock 'n' roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends"

not a fan of this band by any means, but it sounds interesting

im so looking forward to listen to this, though Death Before Disco disapointed me

"Rock 'n' roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends"

this is a respectable statement

for sure. too bad it's not true.

too bad it will be average at best still.

This album is going to be so good. At least I hope so. Don't know why these guys get so much shit. All three of the albums are too good.

Heres hoping this record is MORE of a response to "I Brought You My Bullets..." than it is to the Black Parade...but thats just wishful thinking...

Fan of these guys, definitely checking this out.

very average band making ironic statements

Will be meh...

so we'll see if MyChem-

should be bawlin

Oh man I can't wait to get this. So excited

very average band making ironic statements

I think I'm going to listen to these guys now.

props for the statement, no matter how ironic.

black parade was cool so i guess im kinda stoked.

COMING FROM A HIPSTER BLACK PARADE OWNED ESPECIALLY "THE END." WHAT A KICKASS SONG


I REALLY LIKE MCR AND THIS WILL BE GOOD PEACE



caps

I used to love The End.
then I realized that it has the same tune as Five Years by Bowie. I'm sure it was intentional but it bugs me

also yea his sentiments arent really that...good?

yea except myspace is not rock 'n' roll...its promotional

don't get me wrong, MCR isn't rock 'n' roll either...they're stars, but not 'rock stars'

Big talk about people with zero talent making it from people with zero talent who've made it

band has an awesome name

i am optimistic

yeah i wonder if these guys laugh about the hypocrisy when they read this shite back to themselves

If The Black Parade was there first album instead of their third I don't think they would get half the shit they do, they make pretty good music and certainly aren't talentless like some people like to assert.

I would argue but your av is Ray so I'm just gonna be quiet.

Well, I cannot wait.

these guys arent talentless

yea MCR + LB update in same day? now all i need is Hollywood Undead + Atreyu covering a Michelle Branch song and im set for life..

Nice quote, I don't like these guys, but who knows, might give them ANOTHER try because of that.

really can't wait. Been a fan for 2-3 years now and I'm still waiting on the new album

there is nothing wrong with Michelle Branch, academy.

very average band making ironic statement

cool

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

will be looking forward to this

oh wow Gerard Way bathing in irony

Rock 'n' roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends -- rock 'n' roll is dangerous and rock 'n' roll should piss people off.

I do not get that analogy

can't wait

My Chem ain't bad. Didn't like 'Black Parade' nearly as much as I liked 'Three Cheers', but it ain't so bad. If they're going back to their sound back then, then I'm excited for this.

I wonder if he'll learn to sing, and if they'll learn to have five people play five musicians parts, instead of three musicians parts? More at 11.

MAMA!

I'm way excited. Apparently their friend listened to the album and lost interest in their old stuff, saying the new album makes all of the old stuff seem redundant.

blaxk parade was kinda bad but thwe rest is enjoyable so i'll check their new album out

I heard somewhere that their new album is expected to have 21 songs?
i really hope this isnt the case. but I heard that from my friend who was reading it out of and AP magazine so it might be a bunch of bs

I don't know why everyone's acting like what gerard way said was insightful.
It wasn't, any old twit can make the statements he made in that article, and what's more, it's a bit rich of him to say
"rock n roll isn't about myspace friends and red carpets"
when
A: I'm pretty sure MCR got a huge kickstart through sites like myspace
and
B: He doesn't really quallify as rock n' roll royalty who can make those kinds of statements. Especially since most bands of their ilk in no way resemble traditional rock n' roll


(despite all this, their past albums have all been good, and I look foward to this next one)

I just read through the comments on that article... People really think this is a new idea? That the concept that Gerard is putting forth hasn't been around for a couple of decades? Jesus christ people need to educate themselves a little more. Attempting to preserve the 'dignity' of rock and roll is such an arrogant and egotistical thing for one band to try to do. "Oh look at me, I'm better than other bands because I'm trying to protect rock and roll from becoming mainstream like it has been for the past 50 years." Come on...

This was a great gem:

Oh my god, Gerard's mind is like no other's, isn't it? Those words could only come from a true genius...

oh enough with the doom and clone crap

Just watch "Life on the Murder Scene". You think this article gives a new respect for the band? "Life on the Murder Scene" will completely change how any haters feel even if they still don't like their music. This band is doing it purely because it's what they want to do and they could care less if they are the next big thing, they just want to play music for people who want to listen.

fanboy alert !!

old news is old, and i am STILL waiting for this to drop ahhh!

He was pissed at the black parade. He (Gerard) didn't like the way everything went and how popular they got and the "emo" term that was placed on them. It almost made them quit as a band but then he said fuck that and wants to prove everyone wrong and knows that the true fans don't give a shit what anyone thinks. And please don't think that I'm trying to turn you guys to different opinions, I respect all of yours and it's okay if you don't like them.

that sounds a bit like what rivers cuomo did to weezer except the other way around

Let me re-phrase what I said above. The band loves the material on TBP, they just didn't love the fan reaction and stardom they received from it. I know you don't care, but all the members in this band I truly believe don't care about the stardom or money. All of them have normal lives and are married and most of them have kids. They want to be normal people during the day and rock out at night. They don't choose to be popular or thrown in the mainstream group. Say a band like An Albatross all of a sudden got huge and super popular would they be considered mainstream crap because of that? Yeah MCR is popular and has a lot of fans, but I'm sure they didn't say "Hey, lets make this next album to where we are huge and famous and a ton of screaming girls like us".

I want this album to blow me away... I'll keep my expectations low for the time being.

I know but I mean when you go and play on mtv numerous times and have your videos there constantly, even have this huge movie like promo ad for the album that then cuts to the band marching with fans behind them then you play on top of a mtv building outside with lights all around you...I mean what do you expect is going to happen. They started playing arenas and had merch up the ass and they really whored themselves out in everywhere possible.

"see the reason he feels obligated to say stupid shit like he said up there is because people frame the stuff you talk about in this quote as a bad thing. this is not a bad thing as far as im concerned. I really couldn't give less of a shit. As long as the record's good--and youll remember, TBP got a lot of praise--i'm glad they get hyped. Doesnt change how it sounds in my headphones..."

I don't think of this as a bad thing either. I just don't like the people who don't even listen to the band based off of that stuff (not saying you guys are like that).

Oh I know, and they know one song "Welcome to the Black Parade" or "Teenagers". Gets me very angry!

They are my favorite band. I managed to follow them from the start so I was able to avoid most the the stupid fan girls. It's getting hard now though, they all bombarded the main .com site but the MCRmy is still old school. They don't let people join anymore and they have a strict strict policy about that stupid fan girl stuff. One comment or post about or anything resembling "OMGZ!! GERARD IS SOO HOT!!" then you get kicked out. I think it's kinda funny how lame they are accept when you see them at a concert, then it gets annoying.

Sounds life threatening, I can only imagine the pain you must have been going through. If you ever get the chance try to see them in a small club in the north (Jersey, Philly area). I think they are doing a mixed of stadiums and club shows next tour. The majority of the people at the small clubs will probably be more committed fans who want to hear the band rather then themselves and other pre-teen girls screaming AHHHHHHH!!! GERARD!!!!!!!!! Plus the small teen girls would be trampled on since there would be no sitting or anything and they would get moshed to death.