The Black Parade
by My Chemical Romance
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Oct 24, 2006
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 790 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 708 out of 790
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 790
  3. Negative: 63 out of 790

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  1. TomP
    Oct 28, 2006
    0
    The former underground kings of emo turned Queen cover band deliver a disc full of cheesy powerpop with lyrics that rival Aaron Carter. Fashioncore taken to a new low.
  2. AdamT
    Oct 28, 2006
    9
    It's surprisingly amazing.
  3. ColinH
    Oct 28, 2006
    10
    Friggen amazing. Makes Green Day's "American Idiot" feel like NSync. This is the way modern rock should be. "Disenchanted" may be the best song of the year.
  4. RafaelC
    Oct 29, 2006
    8
    I just wish that all of you guys that rate this album with a 0 lived in South America ( Like Me ), so you can "see" all those REAL Crappy Bands i have to listen almost every day ( when im on the Bus, University or even at home 'cause of my sister ) MCR is not that Band... Yes their EMO, kinda POP, and all that But that doesn't mean they suck or that your a EMO just for liking I just wish that all of you guys that rate this album with a 0 lived in South America ( Like Me ), so you can "see" all those REAL Crappy Bands i have to listen almost every day ( when im on the Bus, University or even at home 'cause of my sister ) MCR is not that Band... Yes their EMO, kinda POP, and all that But that doesn't mean they suck or that your a EMO just for liking theyr Music, cause if this would be the Case, would those who loved QUEEN be Gay just because Freddy Mercury was ? i really dont think so. This Album is NOT the best one of the year, and it's not theyr best, but is a good Album and NO WAY this is the WORSE album of the year, that would be one of those Fu... REGGAETON CD's i've heard MANY times this year....… Expand
  5. rockom.
    Oct 29, 2006
    9
    I wasn't a fan of My Chemical Romance before this. My girlfriend fell in love with them and I sort of resented their theatrics. But, this album has made a fan of me. It's impressively organized and by the time Liza Minelli rolls around, she doesn't seem to be out-of-place at all. Great stuff!
  6. MikeT.
    Nov 14, 2007
    9
    The first four tracks are for the fans who wanted more "Three Cheers", but the rest is pure unadulterated rock in an entirely new, entirely impressive vein. Take it from someone who hated MCR prior to "The Black Parade" -- this is their best effort to date, and one of the best albums in recent memory.
  7. GuyHumour
    Nov 16, 2007
    10
    MCR are the worlds best band using volume speed and great instruments, they've created a great generation of music!
  8. AlexW.
    Oct 14, 2007
    0
    This album was an assault on my ears. No musicality or talent beyond working an overwrought 'emo' image that is slowly but surely falling out of favour.
  9. AndreaT
    Jan 18, 2007
    9
    Some of the best songs on there ever it rocks and i hope my chemical romance brings out anther album bacease there my all time fave lol must go but i might comment on other albums and that lolable cya people
  10. KateB
    Jan 21, 2007
    10
    Fantastically brilliant. This album has replaced 'The Joshua Tree' as my favorite album of all time. I cannot get enough of it!
  11. TBone
    Jan 21, 2007
    9
    I think this album successfully mixes Queen, Screamo and 80s power ballads. I'm usually one of those snob critics taht doesnt like anything I didn't discover but I have to give this album credit. Kids in the mall might like this, that doesnt necessarily make it suck. It sounds good pretty much start to finish and has lasted in my playlist for a couple months.
  12. HeatherC.
    Dec 21, 2007
    9
    Not emo at all. With things like, "I am not afraid to keep on living" it is a message of hope. Sure they are... not so good live, but the message and the album is solid. Only reason why it's not a 10 is since I could live without ever hearing mama again. ugh. if they only put out that killer b-side "Kill all your friends" (pun intended).
  13. SteveG
    Jan 27, 2007
    0
    Why does everone think this band is so good?! Just listen to the guys voice.
  14. TristanV
    Jan 28, 2007
    2
    i agree with Jud S 100%. i gave them a 2 bedause their guitar player is pretty good. other than then that the band is nothing
  15. BOBK
    Jan 31, 2007
    10
    Having seen the Beatles on Ed Sullvan in 1964 at the age of 9 it seems harder and harder to find an album I want to play over and over after the first listen (Include some GBV Muse Radiohead).This thing kicks like a mule while being poignent and pointed. I wish my classic rock listening fellow fifty somethings would leave their doors open to let these boys blow in.
  16. Sean
    Feb 11, 2007
    9
    Similar to American Idiot, and just as good. In other words, it's an astonishingly accomplished mainstream pop hard rock album, one that is less mainstream and more original than other mainstream punk albums, even their own, but still undeniably of the mainstream. But hey, mainstream can be done well, and this coming from a die-hard indie fan who usually listens to Neko and Bejar and Similar to American Idiot, and just as good. In other words, it's an astonishingly accomplished mainstream pop hard rock album, one that is less mainstream and more original than other mainstream punk albums, even their own, but still undeniably of the mainstream. But hey, mainstream can be done well, and this coming from a die-hard indie fan who usually listens to Neko and Bejar and Of Montreal. Black Parade really changed my perceptions of MCR for the better, just as American Idiot did for me with Green Day.… Expand
  17. JenniferH
    Feb 13, 2007
    10
    I am 46 years old and bought this CD based on a New York Times article. I'm not panting over Gerard Way's looksand I have no dog in the emo-indie-etc. fight, in other words. This CD blew me away completely with its theatricality, musicality and poignancy. Yes, some reminders of Green Day, Queen and Bowie, but in a good way. Catchy, humorous and raucous--who could ask for anything more?
  18. jeraldines
    Feb 19, 2007
    10
    amazing.......... i wish i could see the members of my chemical romance in person.. im one of your avid fan.. make more music videos.... god bless........
  19. EllenB
    Apr 14, 2007
    10
    This is an amazing album, My Chemical Romance is geniousl
  20. TylerC
    Apr 17, 2007
    10
    A great mix of the sound from Three Cheers and all new lyrics that aren't morbid
  21. BushHead
    May 26, 2007
    10
    this album was so awesome. they way they mixed up the songs sound and make it different from everything else made it one of my favorite cds
  22. CronosA.
    Jan 15, 2008
    10
    This is not only the best album of My Chemical Romance, but a true masterpiece of the whole rock scene. Prejudice isn't the most accurate way to rate an album, and this happens here. It's not the fact that MCR is an emo band or not, actually Gerard Way said that emo is shit. I think it is a before and an after "The Black Parade". You may dislike it, but it's sure this album This is not only the best album of My Chemical Romance, but a true masterpiece of the whole rock scene. Prejudice isn't the most accurate way to rate an album, and this happens here. It's not the fact that MCR is an emo band or not, actually Gerard Way said that emo is shit. I think it is a before and an after "The Black Parade". You may dislike it, but it's sure this album won't be forgotten for many years, instead of that, it surely be one of the albums more representative of de decade.… Expand
  23. ChristyC
    Mar 23, 2008
    10
    Dude this CD ROCKS!!!! I don't understand how some of you could rate it so low!!! The songs are brilliant, the lyrics are awesome, AND GERARD WAYS VOICE DOES NOT SUCK TO THAT PERSON WHO SAID IT DID!!!! THis band has awesome talent and I can see them going far in their musical carrier.
  24. CaitlinR.
    May 27, 2009
    7
    Not their best album...but their other albums didn't have gems such as the hidden track and "Mama" on it.
  25. Matt
    Nov 11, 2006
    0
    Shit production for something made in 2006, whining, shit voice, shit guitar work, shit song structures and wont stand the test of time, ever to people who think their die hard MCR fans today, 10 years time no one will ever remember it unlike metallicas, megadeths and slayers first albums.
  26. TyeN.
    Nov 12, 2006
    9
    MCR have somehow evolved past another "me too" emo rock band and into something worthy of listening to. I was so shocked when I first heard this album in my friends car and was told it was MCR. The next day I purchased the album to discover one of the year's best. Even if you previously despised them, you might be surprised by just how much they've grown. Their song writing and MCR have somehow evolved past another "me too" emo rock band and into something worthy of listening to. I was so shocked when I first heard this album in my friends car and was told it was MCR. The next day I purchased the album to discover one of the year's best. Even if you previously despised them, you might be surprised by just how much they've grown. Their song writing and music playing is so much better than before..it's an unbelievable evolution. Best tracks: "Dead!", "This Is How I Disappear", "Welcome To The Black Parade", "Mama", "Teenagers", "House of Wolves", "The Sharpest Lives" and "Cancer". Definitely worth at the least a listen.… Expand
  27. MikefromMaine
    Nov 16, 2006
    8
    First, understand that before this release, I was not an MCR fan - I heard their stuff, and though it didn't offend me, I had no real desire to listen to it again. Black Parade is a different story, blending Green Day, News of the World era Queen, Pink Floyd's The Wall, and sure, even some 80s hair metal. It is bombastic and prententious, but it plays off this, and shows flashes First, understand that before this release, I was not an MCR fan - I heard their stuff, and though it didn't offend me, I had no real desire to listen to it again. Black Parade is a different story, blending Green Day, News of the World era Queen, Pink Floyd's The Wall, and sure, even some 80s hair metal. It is bombastic and prententious, but it plays off this, and shows flashes of humor amidst its bizarre dream-like song cycle of loss (real or imagined), that still somehow leaves you with a good feeling at the end. It is an "old style" concept album, but It's hard to say whether the intention was homage or revival. Either way, Black Parade is something a little less ordinary for 2006.… Expand
  28. kyah
    Nov 23, 2006
    10
    this album rules love this band to death
  29. lee
    Nov 28, 2006
    10
    hey anyone who just comeson 2 fucking make fun of real muscians people with real voice songs and heart are fags.mcr are more real and true with there songs and at the same time there fukin good.me a fukin human myself i love music i listen to rap and rnb mostly but always had to give it up for mcr and there talent.there music connects to people lives and souls...including mine.and for hey anyone who just comeson 2 fucking make fun of real muscians people with real voice songs and heart are fags.mcr are more real and true with there songs and at the same time there fukin good.me a fukin human myself i love music i listen to rap and rnb mostly but always had to give it up for mcr and there talent.there music connects to people lives and souls...including mine.and for those who r negative against them y bother say anything....ur just haters and losers....if you can you better ...make a band urself....till then respect and stfu with ur trash. love mcr ! rock on.....a friend lee… Expand
  30. JulianH
    Nov 29, 2006
    9
    Every track on this album is good, you can listen all the way through again and again
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Awards & Rankings

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#3 Most Discussed Album of 2006
3
#3 Most Shared Album of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. The Guardian
    80
    The most bonkers album of the year, but one of the best.
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  2. Alternative Press
    100
    The Black Parade is MCR's whole raison d'etre rolled up into one mega-decibel calling card. [Nov 2006, p.179]
  3. Blender
    90
    They've created the Sgt. Pepper of screamo.
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