Big poll of bannish enthusiasm! (Plus bonus non-bandom question)

[scribblinlenore]

I've been curious about what people's bannish preferences are, and it's Friday, and I thought: Hey, why not a poll? For my friends who are muttering "dear God, here we go about bandom again," I have a special question just for you. :)

Also, I wanted to thank sanami276 for the icon I'm using. It's lovely and it makes me happy and thank you!



[Poll #1271834]

Comments

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

I'm just getting into bandom, and I'm more familiar with Fall Out Boy than MCR. But someone recommended that I go watch some MCR interview on YouTube, and I did, and I was just so charmed by Gerard Way it wasn't even funny. And all the rest of them too. But especially Gerard.

I haven't started reading MCR fan fic yet, but I'm sure I will! :)

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

I'm not so much into bandom as I'm just into MCR - their fantastic amazing music, their wonderful amazing selves, and the awesomeness that is Gerard Way! Yes, I've got it bad. *g*

Gerard IS charming - but what makes me love him so very much is that it isn't a calculated charm. It's just HIM. And he's very very pretty and a HUGE dork and insanely hot and adorably earnest and principled and extraordinarily talented and... ::flails wordlessly:: And then I find out about something like this (http://rosiespark.livejournal.com/82530.html?nc=8) and I just about DIE of squee.

I'm also completely charmed by Frank Iero and his craziness on stage, particularly in the early days, and his completely obvious adoration of Gerard - watch him during interviews. Slashy or not, there's no denying those two love each other!

And I'm very fond of Mikey and his sneaky sense of humour teamed with a totally deadpan delivery. This snippet (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=X3uQeaG0OzM&feature=PlayList&p=F0037B3A3D99DFF4&index=8) always cracks me up.

I have an MCR music post here (http://rosiespark.livejournal.com/82717.html?nc=3) which you might find interesting. :)

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

MCR's music has been a total revelation to me. When I started reading FOB stories, I bought some CDs to get more into bandom, including The Black Parade and Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, and I've been listening to them every day since I got them. I find FOB catchy and undemanding and fun, and I love that. But MCR is complex and interesting. And I enjoy that in a totally different way.

And, yes, I totally agree that what is so charming about Gerard is that he's not trying to be, he's just being himself. The thing that charmed me the most in the interview I saw was his recounting a story from their first tour, how here was a rock star, and he was still uncool, still feeling like the kid in black sitting at the back of the classroom. And he had this moment getting ready before a show, washing his face, and he looked in the mirror and realized he was always going to be uncool. And now he's really glad he's not cool. He pretty much hates the idea of cool. And he was just so lovely and earnest and obviously sincere, and I thought about all the misfit kids who would hear that and be heartened by it, and as a former misfit kid myself, I really could not have loved him more.

Thanks so much for the links! I'm so excited to hear more of their music and also the commentary on The Black Parade.