Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge EXPLICIT LYRICS My Chemical Romance

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  • Release Date: 06/08/2004
  • Sales Rank: 2,072
  • Label: REPRISE / WEA
  • UPC: 093624861522

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Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

1LISTENHelena 3:22
2LISTENGive 'Em Hell, Kid 2:18
3LISTENTo the End 3:01
4LISTENYou Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison 2:53
5LISTENI'm Not Okay (I Promise) 3:08
6LISTENThe Ghost of You 3:23
7LISTENThe Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You 3:37
8LISTENInterlude 0:57
9LISTENThank You for the Venom 3:41
10LISTENHang 'Em High 2:47
11LISTENIt's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Deathwish 3:30
12LISTENCemetery Drive 3:08
13LISTENI Never Told You What I Do for a Living 3:51

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My Chemical Romance's 2002 debut was a particularly strident entry in that shifty genre of bands tortuously slamming together elements of emo, hardcore, and even metal. Rightly signed to a larger label (in this case, Reprise Records), MCR has returned in 2004 with Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. With the aid of production major-leaguer Howard Benson, they've edited the slight rookie excesses of I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love, resulting in a rewarding, pretty damn relentless product. Ghosts wander through this Sweet Revenge, and the blood-stained lovers of its cover are no joke. "Would I die for you? Well here's your answer in spades...Got you in my sights," Gerard Way wails in "Hang 'Em High." There's also cinematic concepting here -- "The story of a man. A woman. And the corpses of a thousand evil men..." the liners intone. "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" begins "In the middle of a gunfight/In the center of a restaurant." Musically the cut's claustrophobic, messy, and juiced with adrenaline, just like the Tokyo crime caper shootout it was probably inspired by. Picture antiheroes leaping sideways with twin pistols blaring -- in slow motion, you know -- and you're close. Put an old At the Drive-In record on in the background, and suddenly you're shot in the arm and down to your last clip. Economic, treble-kicking production, consistently hyper, "Let's get to the next note NOW!" instrumentation, and great thematic songwriting -- Three Cheers teems with the influences MCR shares with its peers, but recent efforts from fellow travelers Thursday and A.F.I. don't have this furious immediacy, this coarseness that's so appealing. My Chemical Romance seems to have built-in restrictive bindings that prevent it from flying off the handle into quiet-loud screamo stereotyping or odd-bird stopovers into choral parts or maudlin piano. Something like "Ghost of You" might slow the pace, but it doesn't touch the railing guitars or inventively explosive drumming. Album highlights include the propulsive chain shots "Give 'Em Hell Kid" and "To the End," where layers of vocals increase urgency over modernist post-punk, or the raucous "Thank You for the Venom." There's no question of Reprise's high hopes for My Chemical Romance and Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. But its accessibility pays tribute to anger and bullet holes in black leather. Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide



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I Recommend This for the People That Want to Listen and Relateby ACxSA

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June 26, 2009: I would definitely recommend this CD to new fans of the My Chemical Romance who are just getting to know them and their music.

This album has a concept. It is of death. The death of the lead singer's [Gerard Way] and bassist's [Mikey Way] grandmother, Elena Lee Rush, influenced and altered the course of the entire band's purpose, including this album. The first track on the album, "Helena", is about how Gerard and the rest of the band feel about her and her passing. It sets the theme for the whole album. It is mainly how the band, and especially Gerard's view of death and the feeling of losing somebody you love.

This album also has another story to it. It is "a story of a man, a woman, and the corpses of a thousand evil men."(found on the back of the booklet that comes with the CD). The listener will have to listen to the words of the songs and find clues to this story.

I recommend this CD because it allows teens to relate to the songs with their problems, whether they be the loss of a loved one, or just feeling unwanted and lost.

CD that changed my lifeby Tiffany-wavesgoodbye

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June 20, 2009: This is my favorite album of all time. The first song I heard from My Chemical Romance was "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" and I have to admit, I wasn't hooked until I heard "I Never Told You What I Do For A Living." It took two songs for me to be in love with this band.

Every song on this cd sounds different than the last, and the emotion in each song is beautiful. There are no pointless songs on this cd, or songs that other bands have already done.

1. Helena- Has to be MCR's signature song. It is beautiful. Every aspect of this song, the guitars, vocals, drums, everything is perfectly planned. And the song has an amazing meaning.

2. Give 'Em Hell, Kid- Great song to get me pumped. Has another important message behind it, and I love the way Gerard's vocals sound in the first verse, as well as the verse after the chorus.

3. To The End- I remember the first time I heard this song, I couldn't stop listening to it and had it on repeat for such a loooong time. I love how this song tells a story and the guitars in this song is <3

4. You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us in Prison- This song has to have the most controversial meaning behind it, but its amazing. The lyrics are very powerful, and Bert McCracken's guest vocals are great. I love the guitar solo druing the bridge, gotta be my favorite solo. The sound reminds me of fire.

5. I'm Not Okay (I Promise)- Great, brutal(haha), and very fast-paced song. A favorite to hear at MCR shows :D

6. The Ghost of You- Simply beautiful. Made me cry many many times. The lyrics are very moving, and the guitars in this song is beautiful. Very moving.

7. The Jetset Life is Gonna Kill You- This one is not as fast-paced and loud as the others, but just as great. There are so many great moments in this song that create a beautiful piece.

8. Interlude- Wonderful break

9. Thank You For the Venom- AMAZING, makes me wanna mosh haha. Great to sing along with and gets me pumped.

10. Hang 'Em High- Lovely, i love this song's energy and the lyrics are soo chiliing, in a good way.

11. It's Not A Fashion Statement, It's A F***ing Deathwish- Great when I'm angry, but also amazing when I'm happy.

12. Cemetery Drive- This is a song with a beautiful yet sad meaning behind. I love the extra vocals behind the words Gerard is singing. Creates a beautiful layer underneath what is first heard.

13. I Never Told You What I Do For A Living- My favorite song in the whole world. It fits with the concept of the album, telling the ending of the story. Gerard's vocals are amazing, the clean, and the screaming parts. Both guitars carry beautiful tunes throughout the entire song, the bass keeps a great pace, and the drums are perfect. No other song compares to this one.

I Also Recommend: Folie à Deux, I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love, The Black Parade, Life on the Murder Scene, The Black Parade Is Dead!.


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