Have you heard the news that you're dead?

[exsequar]

I'm listening to the forty minute thingy where MCR (minus Bob) talk about The Black Parade song by song, and I am just completely chin-in-hands, hearts in my eyes, head over heels in love with their genius. Good god.

ALSO, FRANK CALLED GERARD "GEE". TWICE. IT'S CANON BITCHES \o/

I watched all the stuff that aired on Fuse yesterday, and OH. PANIC CHILDREN. I ADORE YOU SO. My favorite part of the making of NITA is Jon talking about Spencer's blue room with a silly British accent. And Ryan thoroughly enjoying being pampered in the hair and makeup trailer. They are all just so darling <3 Then the thingy about Pretty Odd is just marvelous. The cabin footage! I hope there's more where that came from on the DVD, because wow does some of it look cracked out. I love Jon and Spencer up on the roof, obviously, and Bden and Ryro wearing the same glasses, and Bden doing Folkin' Around (not my favorite song, but oh he looks good doing it), and Spencer being a bit of a wildman, and Ryan burning his guitar in a fit of rockstar pique, then being all shamefaced about it later, and baaaasically everything <333333

I hope you all had a very nice Easter. I spent it being kinda lazy, then going out for Chinese food with the daddy and sisterthing, then hitting up the sci fi room for some Guitar Hero (I found out you can buy The Used's Pretty Handsome Awkward for Guitar Hero III but didn't have the credits, WOE!) with my sister, then a crepe place for a nutella-and-pecan crepe for dessert. A nice, chilled out day, with absolutely no regard for the holiday except eating a nummy Cadbury egg. Whoops? :) I also exchanged texts with Niall for hours, that was so much fun. I miss all my girls and boys!

Comments

[impertinence.livejournal.com]

re: panic/mcr - sgt pepper's a bit, but also Queen. there are serious Welcome to the Black Parade/Bohemian Rhapsody parallels. also, just for consideration purposes, MCR is waaaay more musically mature and bring a lot more to the table, influence-wise. Panic is still coming into their own, developing their tastes and learning about music in general rather than the adolescent sceney corner they were living in when Fever was released.

Pretty. Odd. makes it pretty clear that Panic has been dipping into the Beatles, but also jazz, bluegrass, etc. I mostly want to read fics about someone sitting them down and being like, dudes, come on now. Educate yourselves.

[saturnalia.livejournal.com]

He BURNED HIS GUITAR ALIVE. Ahahah, wtf Ryan Ross.

But yeah- hearts all over for that documentary. <3

[stele3.insanejournal.com (from livejournal.com)]

Oh, dude! Could you give me that MCR link? Do they talk about the meaning behind them and stuff? At some point I'm going to write a Black Parade AU, with the plot points based on those songs, and that would be a huge help.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Sure! Here's a link to download it: http://www.sendspace.com/file/qa9y10 They do talk about the meaning, and it's really interesting. One thing I notice is that they talk a lot about the relevance to the patient's story for the first half of the record, but kind of veer away from that from Cancer onwards.

I assume you've read the booklet from the boxset version of TBP? Because they go into a lot of detail there too. It's scanned online at TIP if you haven't.

I think that the whole Black Parade concept has been needing an AU written about it, and I'm so happy to hear that you're thinking of doing it - you're one of the authors I think can definitely pull it off. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Do you watch my journal, or did you stumble on this some other way? I'm just curious :)

[stele3.insanejournal.com (from livejournal.com)]

Haha, I lurk! It's the only thing one can do, on IJ.

I haven't seen the booklet! What's TIP

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Aw, hee, it's cool that you'd find my journal lurkworthy :D

TIP = The Immortality Project, but it's down right now and has been for a while. I don't know if/when it will be up (I hope it will! Because it has hundreds of videos and songs and scans uploaded and it is a fantastic resource) but I didn't save the scans (there's 64 pages!) so unfortunatelly I don't know where to point you :( But that is something you should maybe try to find, because all of them (particularly Gerard, Frank, and Ray) go into a lot of detail about the process of writing the songs and what kind of meaning they each hold. It's fascinating. If TIP comes back up, I'll try to remember to give you a heads up.

[stele3.insanejournal.com (from livejournal.com)]

Thanks! Please do.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Hi! I just thought to check The Immortality Project site today, and it's available again. So go to http://theimmortalityproject.com/frontpage.html, hover over Fansite, hover over Library, and click Limited Edition. That will give you scans of the whole booklet in which they all talk about the album, and Frank and Ray give a song-by-song discussion. Hope that helps you out!

[(Anonymous)]

Brilliant! I shall look at that... as soon as I get hi-speed again. (Dialup, woe.)

--stele3 (sorry for not signing in, dialup hates OpenID)

[scizojess.livejournal.com]

ALSO, FRANK CALLED GERARD "GEE". TWICE. IT'S CANON BITCHES \o/

That's my most favorite part! GEE! Oh Frank Iero. You will always be my favorite.

NITA video?! I watched the Fused thing(!!!SO CUTE), but I haven't see the video thing!

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Fraaaaaank. Always my favorite too. I love how he veers between ridiculous and ridiculously earnest in that whole thing. Hearts, Frankie. Hearts.

The NITA making of is partially stuff we've seen, but there's loads of new cuteness. First part is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hdHOFsFJiw&feature=user Look in the rest by that user for the other parts. :D

[scizojess.livejournal.com]

I love how you only hear Frank call him Gee, what, twice? I can picture Gerard giving him a face, all 'ONLY MY CLOSE PERSONAL LOVED ONES CAN CALL ME GEE, DORKFACE.' and Frank being all '...:/' and being a good boy and calling him Gerard.

\O/ Score! Thanks! Oh Panic, you boys are incorrigible.

[snuffkin.livejournal.com]

ALSO, FRANK CALLED GERARD "GEE". TWICE. IT'S CANON BITCHES \o/

OMG that's exactly what I was thinking when I heard it. Except with more squee and flail OMG HE SAID "GEE" ♥

And omg just to listen to them talking about all the songs makes my heart explode with glee! I LOVE THOSE BOYS SO MUCH köljdasfj

[insevens.livejournal.com]

I love your bandom love. It makes me all warm and fuzzy, and keeps me in tune with the world of all things Gerard :D Happy Easter, sweets! <3

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Hee! As I love your Torchwood love :D We are so good to each other! I was capping LOTMS tonight, and ugh they give me such joy <333

Happy Easter to you, love!

I miss you desperately! Any chance you could pop on MSN so we could have a good old chat?