Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

by My Chemical Romance
Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

by My Chemical Romance

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Overview

Swapping gothic pomp for metallic power pop, My Chemical Romance may streamline their excesses on Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, the sequel to their 2006 magnum opus The Black Parade, but they by no means excise their indulgences. Drama is hardwired within MCR, due in part to the leadership of Gerard Way, a lead singer who writes comic books on the side and can't help but have his other calling seep into the fabric of Danger Days, constructing an absurd sci-fi narrative about a gang of anti-corporate renegades in the far-distant year of 2019. By setting their dystopia just nine years in the future, MCR run the risk of creating the rock & roll answer to Richard Kelly's Southland Tales, but the near-nonsensical narrative is incidental on Danger Days. What matters is the sheer rush of sound: the riffs and hooks bash against each other, pushing the record forward at a breakneck speed; the band will suddenly swing from clenched punk rhythms to the strobe-light disco of "Planetary (GO!)." Certain references pop up, either in Way's lyrics or in the buzzsaw guitars of Ray Toro and Frank Iero, these studied cultural allusions replacing teen angst as MCR's touchstone, a shift that has the ultimate effect of lightening the band's music considerably. There's no emo bloodletting, no expressionist confrontations with death, just exaggerated adolescent anthems and calls to rebellion, just enough drama so this could be called cathartic by a certain generation, but for most listeners it's crystallized fun, the purest rush My Chemical Romance has ever delivered. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 11/22/2010
Label: Reprise
UPC: 0093624971894
Rank: 987

Tracks

  1. Look Alive, Sunshine
  2. Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
  3. Bulletproof Heart
  4. SING
  5. Planetary (Go!)
  6. The Only Hope for Me Is You
  7. Jet-Star and the Kobra Kid/Traffic Report
  8. Party Poison
  9. Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back
  10. S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W
  11. Summertime
  12. Destroya
  13. The Kids from Yesterday
  14. Goodnite, Dr. Death
  15. Vampire Money

Album Credits

Performance Credits

My Chemical Romance   Primary Artist
Jonathan Rivera   Vocals
Dorian Crozier   Drums
Jamie Muhoberac   Keyboards
John Miceli   Drums,Vocals,Percussion

Technical Credits

Andrew Schubert   Engineer,Mixing
Ellen Wakayama   Art Direction
Brad Townsend   Mixing,Engineer
Craig Aaronson   A&R
Joe Libretti   Drum Technician
Matt Taylor   Design,Art Direction
Cheryl Jenets   Production Manager
Mikey Way   Composer
Russ Waugh   Assistant Engineer
R.J. Ronquillo   Guitar Technician
Dan Chase   Engineer,Pro-Tools
Jaime Neely   Production Assistant
Neil Krug   Tray Photo
Ace Bergman   Guitar Technician
Steve Montano   Actor
Anna Tes   Design
Steve Rea   Assistant Engineer
Nik Karpen   Mixing Assistant,Mixing Engineer
Gerard Way   Composer,Art Direction
Ray Toro   Composer
Doug McKean   Engineer
Rob Cavallo   Producer
Keith Armstrong   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
My Chemical Romance   Producer
Frank Iero   Composer,Cover Photo
Todd Youth   Guitar Technician
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Jamie Muhoberac   Design,Sound Design
Bob Bryar   Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Mike Fasano   Drum Technician
Lars Fox   Pro-Tools
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