There’s a different degree of showmanship that goes into me performing live than with My Chem. But then, having played the show in England, something felt like, “I can do this for a few songs.” It doesn’t have to be the whole time, but it actually would be kind of nice. But when I went to go start to get this ready to play live, when we started rehearsing, it felt really strange to stay behind the mic stand and something about that didn’t work. But I had to become competent now because I didn’t have that to fall back on. If I had melody, it was easier sometimes for me to just sing it out or somehow play it out, even in a crude way, and then I would get help from the guys and they’d actually turn it into something listenable. Because having to write these kind of complete songs, which I would do in My Chem, but I always had assistants. It was one of these things where I had to become a very competent guitar player in order to make this album. And that’s not a slight to any of that stuff, I just think that ears have become trained to hearing vocals sit in a specific spot, and there’s a certain amount of gloss that needs to be there, and there’s a certain amount of vocals, you need a lot of them, and the guitars are kind of mixed low, so I sought to do something a little more challenging and a little more rewarding. And at the same time, I think I did a really good job of changing what I sound like and something that’s really obvious on first listen is that it’s not mixed in a way, nor does it sound like anything on kind of modern rock radio. And I started to really accept what it is I sound like. And whether or not that connects with 30-somethings is something I have no control over. Even in trying to do that, no matter how much I would try, I still made the music I made. You start to desire to make music that will connect with them. I definitely hit a point where, you know, when you’re in a larger band and you’ve kind of been around for years and you start to realize your fan base is pretty young at times, you start to desire fans that are closer to your age.
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The staged interviews that can be found online of Gerard being interviewed by intergalactic TV show hosts and the spacey vibes of Hesitant Alien truly create a world like no other.It was when I made the record, and I came to the conclusion that I make what I make and my audience is what it is and I can’t pick or chose that, nor should I.
It sounds like it’s straight from the 80’s with its fun beat and cool vocal delivery.Īmong the fans, one song stands out in particular for the most popular on the album, “Juarez.” Its heavy guitar and strong lyrics remind fans of MCR, so it’s kind of bittersweet, but it still has Gerard’s new genre in it. 18, fully captures the feel of the entire album. The other single “No Shows,” which came out on Aug. Although it’s not the best song on the album, it still keeps the vibe and creates a funky tune to dance to with friends. There are two singles on the album, one of them being “Action Cat.” As the first single officially released on June 11, it has received the most attention from fans and media. “Zero Zero,” on the other hand, has a more modern tone. “Millions,” along with its super psychedelic music video, has a weird space vibe to it. He’s known for staying outside of the box on all his projects, but this album really is different from anything else out right now.ĭemos of two of the songs, “Zero Zero” and “Millions” have been circulating since early 2011, so because fans already knew the songs, they were among the more popular off the album. Hesitant Alien is an intergalactic-esque record created by fusing many different genres into one that only Gerard Way could create. In the summer of 2014, he started releasing singles and began touring again to promote his album. Gerard worked heavily on it, making the statue featured on the cover and compiling all the songs. On March 25, 2014, MCR’s greatest hits album May Death Never Stop You came out. For most of 2013, he worked on writing new comic books and spending time with his daughter and wife. When MCR broke up on March 22, 2013, many fans were distraught and were expecting the band members to not produce anything music-wise for a while.
With techno undertones and strong influences from Britpop artists like Queen and David Bowie, Way’s album is dynamic and eye-catching. Former lead singer of My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way, released his first solo album Hesitant Alien on Sept.
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