The third set of songs to come from My Chemical Romance’s originally
scrapped album Conventional Weapons were released yesterday.
‘The World Is Ugly’ and ‘The Light Behind Your Eyes,’ have
proven to be two of the most beautiful songs that the band have ever produced. They’re
full of pure energy and meaning and feeling, with invoking lyrics and what I
think is the rawest sound on any MCR songs since their first album. For me, ‘The
World is Ugly’ and ‘The Light Behind Your Eyes’ lead a clear pathway to Danger
Days, particularly the songs ‘SING’ and ‘The Kids From Yesterday.’
I can’t really find the words to capture either of the songs.
‘The World Is Ugly’ and ‘The Light Behind Your Eyes’ are two songs that move
you; they’re striking and inspiring. I
love both songs. They are proof that My
Chemical Romance are one of the most perfect rock bands in existence.
Conventional Weapons Number Three can be purchased on iTunes
here.
My Chemical Romance, possibly one of the best rock bands in existence, unveiled the second set of songs from their scrapped album on Friday.
Conventional Weapons is its own era in the band’s discography, a post-Black Parade and pre-Danger Days secret album that fans could only have dreamed of hearing. So when guitarist Frank Iero broke the news that two songs from the record would be released per month running from October 2012 to February 2013, the whole fan base exploded.
After the release of ‘Boy Division’ and ‘Tomorrow’s Money’ last month, which are both completely phenomenal and can be purchased here, it’s safe to say that I was super excited for ‘Gun.’ and ‘AMBULANCE,’ which the band posted on their official YouTube account yesterday. Whilst the songs are no Conventional Weapons Number One (which is going to be extremely hard to match, those songs are amazing), they are definitely worth checking out, and can be heard below:
Both are melodic anthems boasting a sound that the band have obviously put their hearts and souls into creating; ‘AMBULANCE’ reminds me more and more of Queen every time I listen to it and ‘Gun.’ is just incredible in general, with lyrics that just beg you to sing along; it’s clear that these are the songs that led to the creation of the 15-track wonder that is ‘Danger Days,’ MCR’s most evolved sound to date. The songs that make up ‘Conventional Weapons’ so far show exactly how versatile My Chemical Romance are – the difference in the songs is almost astonishing yet all four tracks are inconceivably good, to put it mildly.
Conventional Weapons Number Two is now available to download on iTunes, and can currently be ordered on vinyl from the band’s official website here. Other CW merchandise and vinyl’s are available to purchase here, and more will be available to buy as the further songs are released.
Future track-listing and release dates from Conventional Weapons are as follows…
