Changing Controversy

When speaking of life and the universe the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that "the only constant is change." That's true in many ways including music. Just look at the differences in popular music over the past 20-30 years. Of course not all change takes that long, especially for bands that like to experiment. Take My Chemical Romance for example. For 9 years they were one of the most popular punk emo bands that existed. They were dark and gritty and just what any punk rocker would want. In 2010 they came out with Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. The controversy was enormous. MCR had come out with an album that was something completely new to them: Alternative Pop Punk. Some fans enjoyed the fact that they were experimenting and created something new. Others thought it was heresy. Whatever it was, Danger Days became one of the most popular MCR albums, if not the most popular one. Check out the second single from the album, "Sing" Until next time, roll the Mellow Dice and hope for Midnight.