Ryan's Top Ten Albums - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance

 

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance

Released 2004 - Genre: Alternative Rock, Emo, Pop-Punk

This album is one that is very nostalgic for me, along with the rest of My Chemical Romance’s discography. I wasn’t sure if I should talk about this album, as opposed to Black Parade or even their debut album, but after some thought I felt that this is the one that resonates with me the most. I think it still holds just as much relevance, and holds up musically even today, as I am several years removed from my angsty middle school pop-punk phase. My Chemical Romance never really left my musical rotation as the years passed, and I think that’s largely due to how catchy and endearing their music on this record is. I always thought it would come off as cringeworthy after not listening to it for so long, but I only appreciate the band more now. Gerard Way is a phenomenal frontman, and has a knack for writing great hooks that are complemented perfectly by the guitarwork of Frank Iero and Ray Toro. Like that riff on “Thank You for the Venom?” Just iconic! It all holds up today, which is why I hold this band in such high regard, even after so much newer and arguably more innovative rock groups have emerged more recently, nobody does it quite like them.

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge takes the messy groundwork laid out on the band’s debut album and solidifies it to a meticulous degree, with more polished production, while not losing the edge and high-energy songwriting that makes the band what it is. Some of the more dramatic and theatrical elements that we would see on Black Parade are present here too, as the band continued to find their sound. The album received very favorable critical reception upon its release, and is even more highly regarded today. And for good reason, My Chemical Romance is a truly timeless and groundbreaking band for the pop-punk/emo genre, and for popular music as a whole and their influence can still be felt today.


-Ryan


The Ghost of You - “The Ghost of You” music video.

Thank You for the Venom - THE ICONIC RIFF IN QUESTION

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