My Chemical Romance: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge [CD, Reprise 9362-48615-2]

I ordered Three Cheers from Amazon for less than $20 with shipping, thinking I would get the newest vinyl reissue. Instead, I got a copy of one of the limited edition red vinyl LPs from 2008 (which sell upwards of $150 on eBay). So for that, Im super grateful - even though the red vinyl has pretty poor sound quality, the collector/super mega emo kid in me couldnt be happier to have it. Thanks, Amazon! After 10 years, Three Cheers is still one of my favorite albums ever so definitely worth the buy, whatever color vinyl you spin it on.

First of all, this album is fantastic. It wasn’t as good as the black parade but is Still very much worth checking out. It blends a lot of rock genres like goth rock, emo, post hardcore, and even a little metal. From the emotional “the ghost of you” to the thundering “thank you for the venom” and the scene classic “I’m not ok” there’s just so much to satisfy that dark part of your heart that hasn’t gotten over your emo phase. Unfourtounately, the vinyl pressing is kinda average. It’s still listenable, but it’s nothing special. The album art is a little blurry and the sound quality is ok. Side A has really bad inner groove distortion making “the jetset life is gonna kill you” really not very good sounding. I wouldn’t say it’s awful because I’ve heard much worse (like from under the cork tree’s 2018 vinyl release) but it is a little annoying. Other than that the rest of the record sounds pretty good. Arrived in good quality and played fine with no skips or smudges. I wouldn’t reccomend if your a sticker for sound quality but if your an MCR fan who wants this in your collection, then by all means go for it.

the item i got came with the wrong cd, and a very damaged case, i havent seen anyone with this problem, but i am severely disappointed. i didnt pay for a black parade cd and a damaged case. the quality of the wrong cd is alright, im 3 songs in and it only skipped once, but nonetheless, this wasnt the item i was hoping or expecting. just save your money and time because this took a month to ship when i couldve looked at the thrift shop for the correct thing. not to mention that the case couldnt even hold the cd in nor stay together. just save your money so you can get a better quality cd

Bought this as a gift and arrived in great condition. Album is great too.

Ill admit when MCR first came across my radar, I was right on the verge of being too old for their targeted demographic, but there was just something about this band. Nearly a decade later, and this beast is still taking me to that same place as it had that first time. Is it a dark place? No. This music isnt a Catholic cry fest, nor is it a denial of life. It is, contrary to the lyrical imagery or the frenzied mood of the music, a celebration of life in spite of all the evil @#*! that it often brings. Sure, there are gangster vampires, car crashes, dying loves and all those haunted memories crowding these songs like demented, drug-addled party-worn phantoms, but beyond all that the sense I always got from Gerard Ways words (and especially in his delivery) was Give me all your poison...youre running after something youll never kill... I once described this band (to a friend) as the Pixies meets Metallica. I dont know if that ever did this band, or their music any justice, but I still stand by the description. Unlike the frenzied punk of the Pixies, there was dark driven guitar after layered guitar burning as brightly and as intensely as anything Metallica, or any other metal band had done before them. But unlike Metallica, there was just always this punk rock edge Im certain Cliff Burton would have very much appreciated. Put it this way, if metal was the leather clad father, and Goth powder faced black lipstick wearing smokey eyed mother, and emo the drama-queen daughter with black mascara streaks running from her eyes, then MCR certainly drank from the fount of this particular undead muse, even if they denied the label. They werent like any other band from this, the fourth wave of hard rock bands (counting since the late 60s/early 70s). They werent Thursday, or the Used, and definitely less poppy than say Fall Out Boy or AFI. Like KISS, Alice Cooper, Bauhaus, and Marilyn Manson, they donned specific looks for each album, often portraying characters spun right out of Gerard Ways fertile imagination, giving their music (as well as the bands image) an extra dimension lacking in other artists. Because of the controversy they courted, and the inclusive nature of their message, they spawned a loyal cult-like following that only grows rather than declining, even since their permanent split going on two years now. (Has it been so long already?) If you dont believe that hype, just look at the prices that not only Three Cheers is going for (the original 2008 red vinyl fetches between $200 to $300), not to mention the recent reissues from Newbury Comics and Hot Topic (already climbing to around $100 and higher). People are really paying these prices because they so love the music this band created. But like any good thing, even this had to come to an end. Truly there have been kids who have worn black clothes and sported long hair (often dyed in different shades), whose lives have been cut short due to poor choices and/or suicidal tendencies (the name of a great band from the late 80s), but to blame this band or their music for such sad behavior simply misses the point. Like any artist, great and otherwise (even the aforementioned Marilyn Manson, who once accused this band of sincerely flattering him), they were making a STATEMENT, often confused by (already confused) pundits who hate new music and are truly terrified of the impact it might have upon the kids, with the message diluted or even twisted hopelessly beyond the intended meaning by the time it gets to the parents (and us other old-timers). It isnt the first time this has gone on (I still remember the Christian right-wingers marching in protest in front of Marilyn Manson venues), nor I predict, will it be the last. The POINT, as I see it, is that there is a certain joy to be had, even in the darkness, in spite of all the pain. It certainly isnt worth cutting your wrists over. Just put Three Cheers back on the old CD player, or if you like, give that vinyl version a spin and crank it like its the first time. Itll be OK, youll see. Trust me.

SPLENDID!!

Item came earlier than expected but the vinyl it’s self was warped beyond playability and the cover is creased everywhere.

it came a bit damaged, but as far as i know it worked (i bought it for a friend lol)

Amazing.

Todo llegó OK..super rápido