10 Best Alternative Rock Bands Of All Time
6. My Chemical Romance
Quintessential Lyric: (From 'Thank You For The Venom')
"So give me all your poison / And give me all your pills / And give me all your hopeless hearts / And make me ill / You're running after something / That you'll never kill / If this is what you want / Then fire at will"
Anthem: Famous Last Words
The Black Parade (2006) proved My Chemical Romance could rise from the pack of emo rockers fighting to define alternative rock in the '00s. The band's rock opera is enjoyable as ever, however, with most cultural milestones it can come across as a little dated. In regards to the album's singles, Teenagers holds up the best. Yet, Famous Last Words captures the raw rock of Teenagers with just enough operatic pomp to keep things on-brand.
Defining Album: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (2004)
The album that elevated MCR to the mainstream. I'm Not Okay (I Promise) alone is the emo equivalent to a national anthem. Though, that doesn't take away from it being a solid alt. rock masterpiece, that retains the fervent fury of 2002's I Brought You My Bullets... while tailoring their sound to the wider rock community.