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I already got my money's worth. Lol I had this album on my mp3 player for years. But lost all my music and started re buying certain cds. Literally listened to it it 2 weeks straight already
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Hey Siri jewel case and cover we’re in good shape. I have purchased other CDs rated as good and they were in better shape than this. The problem was having this many scratches on a CD is once you do scratch it yourself it may not be able to play.. I was disappointed
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"The Black Parade" is the last decent album by one of the greatest alternative rock groups of all time- My Chemical Romance. I say it is "decent" because it is just that- decent. It is not "good" in the way that "I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love" is, nor is it "life-changingly incredible" in the was that "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge" was. It was only "decent". There are a few really good songs- The Sharpest Lives, This is How I Disappear, Famous Last Words- but the majority of the album is gratuitously poppy and forgettable as a whole. Now, I love and will always love this album, but only because the aforementioned 3 songs were just that incredible. The rest is, as I said before, forgettable. Taking into account, however, the dismally ridiculous follow-up album, "Danger Days: True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys", one has to regard "The Black Parade" with a certain degree of respect and reverence, given that it was the end of an era. I like to compare MCR's discography to the Batman movies. "I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love" is "Batman Begins", "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge" is "The Dark Knight" and "The Black Parade" is "The Dark Knight Rises"- by far the worst and most disappointing of the trilogy but still pretty decent in its own merit. And of course "Danger Days: True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys" is "Batman and Robin."Read full review
I have to admit that I did not want to buy this cd. But, like a car crash on the other side of the 405, you have to look, even if that slows you down and goes against your very grain. I heard the song "Cancer" and that was what made me buy it. The disc is deeply melancholy juxtaposed with (somewhat) upbeat rhythms and chord progressions. The songwriting is pretty amazing and the guitar is fairly interesting; something I would not expect from this genre. For what it's worth, my six year-old loves this disc too. (Save the parenting lectures for someone else- it has led to some very interesting discussions between us and you can't shelter kids from the world anyway). But what it comes down to is the fact that the disc is both more and less than it appears. If you love the single "The Black Parade", you'll love this disc. If you desire more than great radio appeal, I think it can deliver that as well. It will not be an all-time favorite by any stretch, but it is worth the $15 or whatever, and thus, I would recommend this disc...Read full review
This quality recording is the finest piece of work to come out by any artist in nearly 35 years. Conceptually, My Chemical Romance’s “The Black Parade” is heavily influenced by the revered “St. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band”, arguably the greatest rock album of all time, from the album cover and story line to the concept and quality of the song structures. This is not to say that the songs here replicate those of the former, but rather that the concept of change is a universal one, which MCR has grasped effortlessly. The Beatles became St. Pepper’s Band in order to put to rest the notion of conforming to standards and expectations. The album cover, while eye popping, bright and colorful, ironically is stationed at graveside, burying what was the notion of the Beatles. Here, MCR has become the Black Parade with the Band in full parade gear, replicating the Beatles. While the cover is far more somber than it’s predecessor, it is riotously joyful in the depicted pandemonium of life’s march to the grave, the ultimate transcendence. The comparison does not end here though. The Beatles musical masterpiece is a concept album that is also rock's ultimate declaration of change. Here MCR also considers change; the process of death and the inevitability of dying. The music is clearly influenced by the likes of Queen and Pink Floyd, but the inspired use of Bowie’s “Five Years” on the opening song warns that the situation is terminal. Further, the line “here’s my resignation, I’ll serve it in drag” could easily reference the earliest of Bowie’s album covers. The way the opening song “The End” seamlessly runs directly into “The Dead” is pure Abbey Road. Welcome To the Black Parade is an amalgam of St. Peppers Lonely Heart’s Club Band and “A Day in the Life”. A “Brian May” guitar runs throughout, and the Dark Side of the Moon is clearly present as well. To truly enjoy your first listen to the album requires a reading of the haunting lyrics to grasp the full impact of this tremendous effort. A repeated listening will take place in your head as the music and lyrics will not dislodge once experienced. This is truly one of the greatest albums of all time. What they will do to follow this up, one but can imagine.Read full review
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