Una recensione trovata in rete da un live a Kansas City
Excess is a tricky goal in rock music. Too much abundance can smother the music; not enough can make a band look flimsy or half-hearted.
Like a lot of bands from New Jersey, My Chemical Romance thinks big. Thursday night, it uncorked a hail of big, beefy, wide-mouth, super-sized and fruity rock anthems upon a crowd of more than 2,000 at the Midland theater and in the process found that nexus where too much is just enough.
MCR is led by the campy and prancey Gerard Way, whose hair is now platinum orange. Throughout the band’s 75-minute set he kept his fawning audience in his rock-star sway. If his mannerisms give your stomach the squirms, you should have seen the far-away-eyes he was getting from many women in the crowd (and some men, too, no doubt). Not all charisma is good charisma, but any is better than none.
The band’s new release is “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys,†an album with a narrative theme and the follow-up to the extravagant rock opera “The Black Parade,†released in 2006.
They opened with one of those new tracks, the speedy rocker “Na Na Na,†and a large portion of the crowd on the sold-out floor joined in, the first sign that lots of devotees were in the house. They followed that with something older, “Thank You for the Venom,†from “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge,†then another new one, “Planetary (Go!).â€
That one rides a brash disco beat that evoked the sound of the Scissor Sisters, another band that thinks restraint is a sin. Again, the mob on the floor bobbed, bounced, waved arms and sang-along. And so it went throughout the set no matter how new or old the song.
As he did with the “Black Parade†tour, local hero James Dewees, a member of the Get Up Kids, joined MCR as its touring keyboardist and background vocalist, adding more heft to a group that thinks as large as bands like Muse, Queen, the Killers, Smashing Pumpkins.
The crowd was on full boil most of the set, but a few songs enflamed it even more: “Welcome to the Black Parade,†“Teenagers†and “Helena (So Long Good Night).†Before the closer, the U2-ish anthem “The Kids From Yesterday,†Way promised the fans a longer return visit in 2011. Don’t be surprised if it’s in a bigger room.
A Day to Remember: They’re from Florida and I’ll confess immediately: I’m not into their sound, a ferocious mix of hardcore, punk and a touch of emo. Jeremy McKinnon is the lead singer/screamer and he compensates for his lack of finesse with an abundance of stamina and energy. (Although I think no band should get more than two shouts of “make some noise!!†per show.) His attempt to organize a couple of circle pits appeared to fail, but he gets points for the effort. The setlist included a few tracks off 2009’s “Homesick,†including the title track, “The Downfall of Us All†and “My Life For Hire.â€
Innerpartysystem: I liked them more live than I do on record. Their sound — hardy, crunchy dance/rock — isn’t sophisticated but it’s effective. Live, it is rougher and more appealing. During one track, they sounded like a great blend of LCD Soundsystem and Rob Zombie.
My Chemical Romance set list: Na Na Na; Thank You for the Venom; Planetary (Go!); I’m Not Okay (I Promise); You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison; Sing; House of Wolves; The Only Hope for Me Is You; Welcome to the Black Parade; Teenagers; Wait Forever; Helena (So Long and Good Night). Encore: Cancer; The Kids From Yesterday,
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