Music My Chemical Romance Returns with “The Foundations of Decay” (And an overall MCR Appreciation Thread)

[Christo750]

One of my all-time favorites has returned with a 6-minute epic called The Foundations of Decay. I also learned they’re apparently working on a new album entirely. I was very hesitant on them making new music, but while this isn’t my favorite track of theirs (I know what they’re going for but the vocals are a little too low in the mix for my liking), I think it’s solid with an awesome break. They don’t seem to have been overly influenced much by the current music landscape which I don’t mind

On the appreciation side, I really hope this band finally gets the appreciation they deserve. Their discography is amazing. So much respect for a band that puts out 3 killer albums and then stops. I know there were conditions around it but still. I’m stoked to see them in September.

 

[Mekanos]

The sound mixing on the song is a little iffy but I’m definitely into it. Trying to get tickets to see them this fall.

 

[Xaltmas]

I was in my junior year in high school when The Black Parade came out. Admittedly I was into heavier stuff at the time (Slipknot, System of a Down, Static-X) the influence of that album on my age group can't be understated.

 

[mazi]

happy that they're not done making new music.

 

[palemire]

So much respect for a band that puts out 3 killer albums and then stops.

Is that shade directed at their debut or their fourth album?

 

[Christo750]

Is that shade directed at their debut or their fourth album?

Maybe a little shade at I Brought You My Bullets, but no I love Danger Days. It may actually be their best album when all is said and done.

It also came out entirely too early. If it came out 2-3 years later with the comic book movie boom, it would've exploded more than it did.

I also love the Conventional Weapons songs. Wanna give those a shoutout, though I know people don't consider that a full album.

 

[Brock Reiher]

legacy of the batman

 

[bellydrum]

Maybe a little shade at I Brought You My Bullets, but no I love Danger Days. It may actually be their best album when all is said and done.

It also came out entirely too early. If it came out 2-3 years later with the comic book movie boom, it would've exploded more than it did.

I also love the Conventional Weapons songs. Wanna give those a shoutout, though I know people don't consider that a full album.

I can't participate in a thread by an OP who throws shade at Bullets.

Spoiler

Fuck, too late

 

[Christo750]

I can't participate in a thread by an OP who throws shade at Bullets.

Spoiler

Fuck, too late

Lol fair.

I like it, don’t get me wrong. “Vampires Will Never Hurt You” is a jam. But it’s very much the precursor to their full arc in my opinion.

 

[bellydrum]

Lol fair.

I like it, don’t get me wrong. “Vampires Will Never Hurt You” is a jam. But it’s very much the precursor to their full arc in my opinion.

Oh most definitely. It doesn't have the polish and consistency (in production or songwriting) that I love about Three Cheers.

Three Cheers is by far my favorite production of theirs. As much as I love the theatrical nature of Black Parade, and as much as their success from it is deserved, nothing they've done matches the polished, yet raw, energy of Three Cheers.

Wasn't a fan of Danger Days. I can't really provide any good criticism beyond that just didn't appeal to me. It felt more like an emulation of a sound or aesthetic rather than something from the heart.

"Foundations of Decay" is right up my alley, sounds like it would have come out pre-Three Cheers when they were still in the Bullets mindset.

 

[Christo750]

Oh most definitely. It doesn't have the polish and consistency (in production or songwriting) that I love about Three Cheers.

Three Cheers is by far my favorite production of theirs. As much as I love the theatrical nature of Black Parade, and as much as their success from it is deserved, nothing they've done matches the polished, yet raw, energy of Three Cheers.

Wasn't a fan of Danger Days. I can't really provide any good criticism beyond that just didn't appeal to me. It felt more like an emulation of a sound or aesthetic rather than something from the heart.

"Foundations of Decay" is right up my alley, sounds like it would have come out pre-Three Cheers when they were still in the Bullets mindset.

For sure. Not sure if you ever listened to Gerard Way’s solo stuff but it sounds a lot like that, sonically. Gerard’s vocals are mixed in a very similar way. It’s like a mix of that, Bullets, and the cover songs Gerard and Ray did for Umbrella Academy. It’a a really solid mix of styles.

 

[Mekanos]

The sound mixing on the song is a little iffy but I’m definitely into it. Trying to get tickets to see them this fall.

god I hate navigating ticketmaster's site and the extra service charges they slap on but

seeing them in october is going to be very appropriate

 

[Believe Mushrooms]

Remember when Gerard Way joined Kyosuke Himuro in the credits to Advent Children?

 

[Christo750]

Remember when Gerard Way joined Kyosuke Himuro in the credits to Advent Children?

Had zero idea this was a thing. How wonderful!

 

[Christo750]

Wanna shout out the band on their EU leg of tour. They’ve been switching up setlists like crazy. Live debuts of a bunch of Conventional Weapons songs. Different openers and closers each night. Like a band that has truly mastered their catalog.

Fall Out Boy is my favorite band and I wish they did this. Aside from the fact that they basically only ever play singles, their set list is just so locked in, the show feels robotic as a result. I wish more bands did it like MCR.

 

[ProteusRidley]

So I like MCR, but this song ain't so hot.

The production is atrocious.

 

[theonyxshade]

I'm into the new single! I'm always hesitant abound bands coming back but, tbh, if they've waited this long surely they're back because they have some new ideas together and not because they feel like they've gotta make something. The mixing is new but I can definitely see what they're going for. Wonder if we'll get an overall more vibe-y album.

 

[Christo750]

I'm into the new single! I'm always hesitant abound bands coming back but, tbh, if they've waited this long surely they're back because they have some new ideas together and not because they feel like they've gotta make something. The mixing is new but I can definitely see what they're going for. Wonder if we'll get an overall more vibe-y album.

Yeah I was reeeeally nervous about them putting out new music, if only because look at what the other bands around them made to blend in with the times. but they literally dug their heels into the ground and put out a really atmospheric 6-minute song with a breakdown in it. I love it. Mixing even still is not entirely for me but I respect it too much to let it turn me off. I think the album will kinda be like this too.

 

[Christo750]

Fami yesterday was finally the day MCR returned to their hometown of Newark NJ. And WOW what a show.

They opened with "Foundations of Decay" as they have the whole tour, going right into "Na Na Na", going right into "It's Not a Fashion Statement" off Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, going right into fucking "House of Wolves" off Black Parade.

It was one of the most exciting openings of a show I've seen in quite some time. A little observation for you all: most every corner of their discography was touched, Including almost half of their very very first album Bullets. I was in section 104 at Prudential Center and I truly couldn't recall a time I saw a band like MCR in an arena like this where even the people in the back were popping off. Every time I thought the place couldn't get louder, the next song would change my mind. I don't know another band like this that has such longevity with their fans; a band that has truly paid attention to and respected their discography through their condensed, decade-long OG career. It was refreshing to see.

If an album is coming, I need it now, and another tour.

 

[bellydrum]

Fami yesterday was finally the day MCR returned to their hometown of Newark NJ. And WOW what a show.

They opened with "Foundations of Decay" as they have the whole tour, going right into "Na Na Na", going right into "It's Not a Fashion Statement" off Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, going right into fucking "House of Wolves" off Black Parade.

It was one of the most exciting openings of a show I've seen in quite some time. A little observation for you all: most every corner of their discography was touched, Including almost half of their very very first album Bullets. I was in section 104 at Prudential Center and I truly couldn't recall a time I saw a band like MCR in an arena like this where even the people in the back were popping off. Every time I thought the place couldn't get louder, the next song would change my mind. I don't know another band like this that has such longevity with their fans; a band that has truly paid attention to and respected their discography through their condensed, decade-long OG career. It was refreshing to see.

If an album is coming, I need it now, and another tour.

That's so fucking sick you got to see them. Their energy is popping off right now, and it's exciting to see that they're acknowledging their whole discography including Bullets.

The only time I got to see them was in '05, when they played Three Cheers in its entirety on a small Warped Tour side stage in pallbearers outfits. Their energy was unreal then, too.

I really want to hear a new album.

 

[Christo750]

That's so fucking sick you got to see them. Their energy is popping off right now, and it's exciting to see that they're acknowledging their whole discography including Bullets.

The only time I got to see them was in '05, when they played Three Cheers in its entirety on a small Warped Tour side stage in pallbearers outfits. Their energy was unreal then, too.

I really want to hear a new album.

Also worth noting that the band was incredibly tight. Last time I saw them was around the same time as you, they headlined a festival in NJ in 2007 where they played The Black Parade front to back and then 4 Three Cheers songs and called it a day. But the band was really sloppy. Last night they were completely tuned in. Really one of the best shows I've seen.