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Friday, December 14, 2007
MCR concert review
^ He made this pose at the start of the concert! I didn't catch it from where I was (got it from mtvasia.com), the whole stage was so dark but it was definitely a fitting image of MCR's concert.
I have found the next iconic rock band of our generation. Yes, My Chemical Romance.
^He looks so much like Jack from The White Stripes. I used to like guys who looked like that. :) (thanks to Melissa at Flickr for this picture)
This emo-gothic-punk-alternative-rock band far far surpassed my initial skeptical expectation of them. All along, I thought they were a gimmicky band, catering to lost kids out there who viewed themselves as misunderstood and all alone. What with the band's heavy gothic makeup, complete with the white ghost face paint frequently seen in their promotional pictures, I was very put off by this supposed deviant band, whose image seemed so unlike the norm and inaccessible. However, after attending their concert, underneath all their flamboyant image, they are...musicians of substance.
Surprisingly for the Singapore concert, MCR's stage props were very much stripped down. They didn't wear any costumes or had any props on stage. They merely donned black clothes and put on pretty light makeup- and that was enough. Gerard is a force of energy. From start to end, he sang like no tomorrow, and he pranced, jumped around, struck poses on stage, clearly feeding off the crowd's energy. The crowd was freaking crazy, but that's because of the band's fantastic playing and the frontman Gerard. There are some pretty awesome guitar riffs in MCR's songs. They really are A BAND. No sleek formulaic production in their songs, but original compositions are what maketh their songs.
And the lyrics, in that sweaty crowded moshpit, I found myself singing along to their radio hits, and suddenly found myself understanding fully the meaning of their songs. I really identified with how those people (of hopes and dreams & collective experience), the band and I felt while singing along to the songs. And Gerard, he really really knows how to connect with the audience. Despite all the Fs unabashedly finding their way into every sentence he spoke, he used those words with such passion that people like me can just chuckle and forgive him. At one point, he said he wanted to "f**k us so hard, we won't be able to walk tomorrow" and another, he said "look at you motherf**kers, you're beautiful"- he kept asking the light to shine on us and saying that he wanted to look at us proper. He banged his fist in the air, reached out to us masses in his singing, pointed up and at us, in all-Gerard made the concert so subliminial, he is uber passionate and truly exceptional, he's a rock god in the making.
MCR is the next Queen of our generation Seriously, they're a combo of old school rock and roll, modern Jet, Green Day, Jack Black and passionate singing. Being at a concert like theirs is mindblowing, very much different than merely hearing them on CD. They're going to be around for a very long time. Continue writing from your hearts and playing them out, MCR!
I would definitely pay for your next concert.
--And Maroon 5's coming!!! March 25th! They had these contest forms at the entrance where the concert promotor set up a table for people to fill up to meet the band, and then you drop it in a box. My bro and I did that after the concert.
PS: Yes I did manage to sneak in cameras. But that's cuz they didn't bother to check our bags at all, despite the big freaking sign in red which said No Cameras and recording devices. The angry mob outside was outraged and increasingly impatient by the minute. The concert was supposed to start at 8pm, but they only opened the doors at 8. Luckily, it didn't get rowdy at all. I was a little afraid at first cuz people were drinking beer and many young people were smoking at every turn.
Look what they were selling outside.
Heh. Shoulda bought a shirt, but they were going at $40.
Videos I took! well, more like my bro took, cuz he was taller. The Black Parade.
My favourite songs of the night, Sleep...
...and the closing song: Famous Last Words.
The Black Parade- their latest album.
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