What most parents don't get is that the feelings expressed in these albums, ya know, Might actually be real feelings (Wow....)! If a child is listening to this music, it does not mean they are depressed or death obsessed, it means they have good taste in music. If they like this music, or are into the "emo culture" it does not mean they are suicidal, or need to be in a mental facility. Quit being so paranoid and at least try to understand it.

come on 15. i hear bad language every day and use it your kids do too and thay are NOT apocalyptic thay tell the truth the world is not that happy of a place. my kids will grow up lissing to MCR. my friends littel sitters are 10,4,and 1 thay all lissen and love MCR and thay are nice happy (as thay can be) kids.

Just stop. This website makes me bang my head against a wall. Instead of giving parents a heads up about certain bands, they completely distort the truth to veer them away from what truly exists within the material. Some expletives and reoccurring themes involving death, but this album represents one of the darkest times in the history of the band. As I said in my other MCR review for Three Cheers, unwind you uptight geezers.

even though there is some swearing & talk about drinking, it's a really great album. the only thing is that they just talk about death a LOT (haha well that's gerard way for you). some iffy message about the concept of death (especially the song "dead"). but i still really like the songs on this record.

The concerns I have selected go as follows: -Violence – The song Mama is centered around a (pretty mentally unstable) soldier feeling guilty for what he has done in the army. The song climaxes with the line “But the s**t that I’ve done with this f**k of a gun, you would cry out your eyes all along.” This is by far the darkest line in the darkest song on this album. Also, the song Teenagers describes someone who brings a gun to school. While this song was actually written from the perspective of disdaining this behavior, it would be easy to misread the message. This is my only other big concern with this album. -Drinking – Mentions being drunk, but not excessively. Again, the song teenagers mentions drugs, but it is meant in disdain. -Language – As I mentioned, the line from Mama is really the worst on the album. The f-word is used once more, in the hidden track Blood, and also in the word motherf***er in the song Dead!. There might be a few more profanities scattered in there but I didn’t feel that it was a major point or theme. (Oh, and I don’t feel that Hell is a profanity.) -Negative Messages – There are some dark themes (the album is about a man who died of cancer; that’s some pretty dark stuff.) The songs Cancer and Sleep especially deal with the intensity of this disease. However, I feel that the positives outweigh the negative messages overall. Also, the intensity of the aforementioned songs, while it can be depressing, actually helped me personally deal with my own experiences with cancer. (Ok, 3 stars for consumerism? Really?! There was one flyer in the packaging if you buy the actual album and the coupons already expired. This does not warrant 3 stars.) My highlights: -Role Model – While not exactly explicit on the album, the lead singer of this band, Gerard Way, has the potential to be a great role model. He went through a very dark period dealing with drinking, drugs, and depression, but overcame it all to be the man he is today: a strong, sober, and secure adult. -Positive Messages – I think that the positive messages present on this album can be summed up by the chorus from the final song (not including the hidden track) Famous Last Words, “I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world alone, Honey if you stay you’ll be forgiven, Nothing you can say can stop me going home.” Overall, this is the story of a man who is looking back on his life, dealing with some of his demons, and finally coming to grips with the past. While I find this message uplifting and inspirational, some may become stuck on the dark side of some of their imagery. This is my main concern with younger, or “weaker”, listeners, especially on tracks such as Mama, Teenagers, or even The End. This album was, and still is, monumental for me. It is still one of my favorite albums and I am certainly not suicidal, depressed, addicted to any substances, or some kind of social outcast so don’t assume that we all are. I bought this album when I was 15 but I feel that it is mostly appropriate for all of the teenage years.

I first heard this album in 2006, when it was released. I was 10. So, some people might not like that I put "positive messages" as something in this record. Sure, at first listen it's not. But when you look deeper, it's about carrying on when someone has died, not giving in and when death does come (cause let's face it, it's inevitable), to not be scared. Language isn't an issue for my mum, and parents, if you're going to shield these kids, they will be social outcasts as adults and get bullied for it. Also, the band are good role models, as is the main character, "The Patient". The band have come through drug addiction, depression and a ton of other stuff, and send a positive message to kids, to not give in and keep on going.

my chemical romance is inspirational not very violent and their songs have saved many peoples lives. they help people get through hard times with their lyrics and even dedicated one of their songs to help Japan and raise money. i think it is appropriate for 11 year-olds and 6th graders

Okay this is one of the best albums ever!!! I don't know where to start! First off why aren't there any "Good Role model" things on your review!!! D: Gerard Way is a wonerful role model. Amazing just truely amazing. I love this band with all my heart and they are just wonderfully talented and unique. Secondly its INSANE to hear that (not commonsense) but, that other places and parents call MCR "a sucide cult" THEY ARE NOT TELLING ANYONE TO KILL THEMSELVES!!!! Examples? Well here: In "Famous Last Words" (One of the best songs I've ever heard) "I'm not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world alone" Now what part of that is saying "Kids go kill youselves?" that's right NONE!!!!! Anyways. This is a great album and sure some of its a little "mature" for younger kids but, nothing to cover their ears over. My Chemcial Romance is, as I've already stated, a great, unique, and, talented band with a lead singer who not only can actually sing live! but, is actually a good role model. I think its insane that there isn't a good role model icon on this! Gerard is a great role model. I love this band and well they are just amazing and i don't care what anyone says about it! Lovely, well-written songs with a meaning!!!!! A lot of love to all of you Killjoys who love this band as much as I do! <3 Love you guys and girls!!!

this is amazing album...... they might say fu*k & sh*t but its still really good........