The Black Parade

Rock · 2006 · 14 tracks

The Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

A towering rock opera following a dying patient into the afterlife. Maximalist, theatrical, and fiercely defiant, it redefined emo as a grand, gothic spectacle.

It's basically a gothic Broadway musical if it was written by a punk band obsessed with Queen.

A grand, theatrical confrontation with death that balances crushing despair with a fierce, anthemic will to survive.

The Black Parade · vs · My Chemical Romance

Cathedral+2.4σ

Cathedral saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

The End

1:53

02

Dead!

3:16

03

This Is How I Disappear

3:59

04

The Sharpest Lives

3:21

05

Welcome to the Black Parade

5:11

06

I Don’t Love You

3:59

07

House of Wolves

3:04

08

Cancer

2:23

09

Mama

4:39

10

Sleep

4:43

11

Teenagers

2:42

12

Disenchanted

4:55

13

Famous Last Words

4:59

14

Blood

2:54

Moments Worth Waiting For

The iconic G5 piano note that signals the shift into the anthemic centerpiece of track 5.

Liza Minnelli's unexpected guest appearance during the chaotic, cabaret-style breakdown of Mama.

The devastatingly sparse piano and raw vocal delivery on Cancer that strips away all the theatricality.

The transition from the hospital monitor beeps of The End into the explosive guitar riff of Dead!.

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