My Chemical Romance release new 'Na Na Na' single ahead of album
From the same guy who produced Green Day? You don't say
My Chemical Romance
Remember that episode of "South Park" where Cartman plots revenge and terror on the creators of the FOX show "Family Guy," only to discover the writing staff of the show is actually manatees pushing random "idea balls" together to form the show's jokes and themes?
That's sort of like what My Chemical Romance's new single is like. "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" -- which we will henceforth refer to as "Na Na Na" or "Na x 12" -- was released today in the form of an unofficial lyric video. The track is the first fans have heard from the rock act's forthcoming new album, the mouthful "Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys."
"Na Na Na" seems to be a smattering of random, quasi-anti-establishment statements intermingled with rhyming phrases like "mall cop" and "jazz hands." The name Killjoys is in there too and, while I don't exactly know the Fabulous Killjoys' role in the greater context of the album, I'm going to start at least assuming this is a concept album and sleep better tonight.
My Chemical Romance is no stranger to concept sets, as 2006's solid "The Black Parade" will attest. But you know who else is well-versed in concept rock records? Producer Rob Cavallo, who helmed on "Black Parade" and on "Danger Days." You know who else Cavallo is famous for producing? Green Day.
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And that's who MCR sounds like here, the snottier tracks from "American Idiot" and "21st Century Breakdown." (Oh, and The Living End. I loved those guys.) Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but a thing nonetheless. It's a catchy tune that reads pretty dumb and rocks kinda hard.
What do you think of the track?
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September 29, 2010 at 2:22AM EST Reply to CommentThought it was awesome. Catchy and a little different. I can't wait for the rest of the album.
Deanna
September 29, 2010 at 3:22AM EST Reply to Commentyum yum weas the rest i like that song its awesomeful! to the extreme
Will J
September 29, 2010 at 7:52AM EST Reply to CommentThey definitely sound nothing like Green Day here buddy. Maybe like Stooges or "Killer Queen" era Queen, but not Green Day.
Jared I'd argue the "Killer Queen" bit, as well. People need to drop the comparisons between MCR and Queen; of "The Black Parade"'s run, perhaps thirty seconds is even relatively Queen-esque, all of it contained within the title track, specifically, the second half of the intro and the key change during the bridge.
September 29, 2010 at 8:04PM ESTThat's it.
Apart from that, I do agree that the only thing Green Day about it is the attitude, and Green Day got their attitude from The Ramones, who got their attitude from someone else. Seriously, snotty anti-establishment attitude is nothing new, and there is no "originator" of the theme, even in music.
Thumbs down for this article.
marcus
September 29, 2010 at 9:53AM EST Reply to CommentThink it is fun, exciting and exactly what the music world needs
Jared
September 29, 2010 at 8:01PM EST Reply to CommentOh, look, an article trying to be "controversial" by comparing MCR to Green Day! Again! That's quite amusing, seeing as people have been doing that since...oh...2004?
The "ahead of album" bit also amuses me; bands release singles ahead of the album all the time.
This reads as an attention-seeking, half-written article desperately trying to sound clever amongst intelligent people actually taking music seriously.
David
October 8, 2010 at 2:58PM EST Reply to CommentSounds like meaningless crap to me... I think MCR's past fandom is going to carry this album as opposed to any actual musical prowess. Their old music had beauty, and I miss it