Can MCR fans truthfully say that they will still love their heroes in 10-20 years? Or is this just a fad?

Question

I'm also curious as to what bands some of the MCR fans here were listening to before discovering them. And what attracted you to their music.
Don't go getting all EMOtional on me now, because I am truly interested.
Based on some of the immature angry, and defensive replies I've seen on behalf of many MCR fans in this section, I'm under the impression that many rock&popper's feel you're all a bunch of spoiled, frustrated brainwashed teenagers.
But I'd never think such a thing. I feel you're all just terribly misunderstood. That's just the sort of image many of you seem to convey throughout this community via your comments in this forum. Possibly it's just a few bad apples spoiling the whole bunch?
What are you thoughts?

This is funny, Yahoo wanted to post this in 'Society & Culture > Cultures & Groups > Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered'.
Perhaps if I'd let Yahoo do it's thing and post it there, they'd be friendlier? We'll see.
Thanks!

mitzerz!!! <3 - Thanks for bringing the stereotype to life...haa haa haa!

Answer 1

well, i've been a fan since the beginning, since they were nothing, since before bullets.

and i don't want to sound like a know-it-all, but that's just the way it is.
i'm pretty sure i'll be a fan for a while.

and, yes, it is a few bad apples.

and thank you so much for not stereotyping in your question!!

EDIT - and as to your first paragraph, i was listening to 90s indie and alternative rock, like the pixies and the smashing pumpkins, pavement and yes, nirvana. i started listening to mcr in like . . . 2002, so i was still into the 90s.
and then mcr came, and introduced me to an entire new genre, of just . . . different. like fast-paced . . . rock??? i dunno, and i went with it.
i liked it a lot.

but, yea, i was just your average 90s teenage wasteland. and then mcr came, still listen to them, and a whole lot more. my tastes have changed a lot, i still like most of the same bands, but just so much more, too.

i'm rambling with this answer . . . sorry.

Answer 2

Yes most likely, at least the more involved fans. Many bands are just fads. Wow, they chart with a megapopular hit. The hit is replaced with another hit. Wait a couple weeks and people will most likely forget the song and will be asking themselves: "What the hell is this crap on my iPod?"

MCR, on the other hand, is a bit different. Fans seem to stay loyal to the band, and I've noticed (on here at least) that people will literally threaten to kill if someone disses the band. I wouldn't threaten to kill just because someone hates and continuously insults my favorite band. Not even if the hating is blatant nonsense.

Also, if MCR manages to last another five or so years, most of their teenage fans will probably be young adults by then or maybe even actual adults, and they'll have less time to find new music, and most likely will stick to the music they loved as teenagers. This is for, of course, more involved fans.

I honestly don't know what I'm talking about really. I may be totally wrong and MCR might just be a bandwagon thing due to their popularity. I personally think how it's funny how people say: "[Insert band member's name here] is my influence. I want to play/sing like him!" For goodness sake, none of the members actually have any skill! I'd probably find a monkey strumming a guitar more pleasant, because at least it wouldn't be repetitive, simple stuff. I also find it funny that this stuff could actually be on classic rock radio when I get much older! Maybe this stuff will be called neo-classic rock! Or looking at the nu metal mess, maybe nu classic rock.

I should calm down before this gets into a mess... People can have their opinions, but that means I have my opinions as well.

Answer 3

Well you have a good point there. I just wanna say that I have thought about this before and yes I am almost certain I will look up to MCR in the future. Probably not the same as I do now but still to a certain amount. I will remember how their music affected me.. [in a good way- I'm not one of those immature fans who are all like "ZoMg McR lIKe SaVeD mY LiFe"]. I know lots of older people that have a band they were into during their teens that they stilll look up to now. As for what I was listening to before them.. well pretty varied just whatever-mainly what my friends were into at the time. When I 'discovered' MCR I was attracted to their music straight away. I liked their sound and lyrics. After buying their albums and finding out what great people they are [yes I know that heaps of people won't agree with me!], and what great, inspirational music they make they became my favourite band. All the MCR haters seem to be older people who weren't brought up with the music we have nowdays, so they don't understand. I agree completely with ^^'do you have a ♥?'

Answer 4

I'm not going to address the band at all. First, because I have never heard their music; there's no one in my home of the age that would be playing it. Secondly, what I want to address here is the stereotyping in ALL genres that we come across in Y!A. I believe that one of the more important reasons that we deal with as much of it as we do is simply that people of all ages have access to a keyboard and can participate. As a result, we have input from minds that are still learning about the world some of us are familiar with; minds that might be passionate, but idealistic in the views expressed. I am not saying that this is wrong, but merely the same result that anyone would have if they participated in a multi-generational forum in person. No one of the same generation shares similar views or experiences. We simply have to remember that since this format is open to individuals of all ages, some views or opinions expressed are not even ready to be realized by some, while others will have long ago dismissed similar thinking. As Lou Reed said, "You're still doing things that I gave up years ago." Darth brought up a great point in that the one thing that all generations share is eventual ridicule for taste, and the obstinate defiance that accompanies the ridicule. I can remember proudly wearing a button that stated, "Don't trust anyone over thirty." Now, I often wonder about the follks under thirty being trusted. We don't have to assimilate a paradigm shift, but acknowledging different perspectives might help. Keeping in mind that some of our views are just as alien to a younger crowd as theirs are to us is a healthy thing, and might eventually help this whole Band Thing ease out a little.

Answer 5

Smiley, I feel like a dummy. I read in R&P about all this MCR stuff and everyone debating whether they are good or suck. I listen to a lot of new music but I have to admit that I have NEVER heard MCR (that I know of) anywhere so I can't comment anything about them!
What I do know is that if you are really passionate about a group or type of music then you usually will still like it 10-20 years from now, but maybe not, who cares?
I would never say anything bad or give thumbs down to anyone because they like MCR, everyone has their own tastes in music.
I remember growing up in the 60's loving The Beatles but my parents' generation HATED them just because they had long hair and were different, but I was passionate defending them and their music.
I promised myself then that I would never be like my parents' generation when it comes to "judging" music.
Besides aren't all types of rock music just fads, some lasting longer than others?

Answer 6

Well I enjoy listening to their music.
Not so much their newest cd though.
It's very different and more mellowed down compared to their old stuff (thats my opinion on it).
Teenagers being brainwashed, well I have to agree on that one.
Although I'm a teenager myself, I think some kiddos take in music a little too literally. And those I think are the ones that go a little too far on how they express it. And thats when everyone else stereotypes.
Then there are also those who have the need to claim they are a "true MCR fan". Those people bring down other fans that haven't been a fan as longs as them.
They have a need to bring them down simply because they've been listening to the band for a longer time. I think it's ridiculous.
As for heroes, well I don't know of any heroic things they've done. But some fans may think of them as heroes in different terms, as in making music they can relate to. Maybe they mean idol more then hero.
I think I will continue to listen to them in the future.
But there old stuff. Many bands change their "sound" through out the years.

Answer 7

The idea itself is hilarious because I'm not sure emo aficionados know what they're going to love next week let alone twenty years down the road. However, I see it going down something like this. If we're to except the fact that this is a temporary trend, it would be highly doubtful that emos will still be riding their bandwagon at that point. Rather, I envision them looking upon MCR and FOB as something of a sentimental reminder of a wayward youth. I also doubt these bands will represent an everyday bit of nostalgia in their adult lives.

Also, it's all too easy to make fun of the current emos but the reality is they're confused children merely grasping at straws to fit in. I don't really hold that against them. Sure, we make fun of the whole thing but I have all the faith in the world they'll grow out of it, or at least most will. Then again, I'm an optimist.

Answer 8

The music I liked before...well, I listened to Britney Spears, JoJo, stuff like that. I started liking them around the time the "I Don't Love You" single came out, and ever since, I haven't been able to go back to the music I was listening to.
What attracted me? I actually have no idea. I complained about his "whiny voice" the first time I heard a song of theirs, but about 2 hours later, I was listening to it again. I started looking for bands like them, then branched out to other types of music, like punk and indie.

I'm absolutely certain that I will love MCR in 10-20 years. There is no doubt in my mind. It's been over a year now, and me having such a short attention span, it's amazing that one band has held my attention for so long. They've inspired me, and although many hate them, I will always see them as my heros. Or at least the band that changed me in a huge way.

Haha. What a sentimental ending. O.o I'm not crazy, I swear it!

Answer 9

I like MCR's music, but i cannot say i will like it in 10, 20 years time. I would imagine my tastes of what is good music will have changed. Yes i see a lot of annoying MCR fans on here winging about how they are so great and how they would die for them. It gets extremely annoying. I am not brainwashed and my music tastes vary a lot. I dont know how people can just stick with one band and not get tired of it.

Answer 10

Well I started liking rock in general a lot more in early 07

I mean I didnt really appreciate rock for what its worth till then and this happended after i got dumped by a girl after a really long relationship

I started listening to metal, hrad rock, and funk etc(all kinds)


I really didnt like MCR

at first i thought it was junk but when i actually heard em' i was amazed the have a great sound

famous last word was one of the first songs i played on acoustic

but i doubt that i'll be into them in 5 or even 8 years they are just really poppy right now and im into it

but Hard Rock is calling my name

so thats just me but if the come up with some awesome licks like the one in famous last words im good