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For those with a penchant for the punk influences consistent in Way’s previous work, reference ‘Juarez’ and ‘No Shows’. “Don’t ask a lot/And you won’t lose a lot/Don’t ask for much” sings Way on ‘Action Cat’, as if he is coming to terms with the constant expectations of MCR’s die hard fans. The song is outspoken, and maybe the most honest song on the record. It is brimming with energy, and not dissimilar of the theatrics of The Black Parade. The record has not been made for anyone else but its creator, dare I say, slightly self-indulgent?įirst single of the record ‘Action Cat’ sets the tone for the rest of the album. Hesitant Alien isn’t a concept record – isn’t a rock opera, with songs about mental health and death – the songs are fun, and spend no time trying to act as a support group for fans. This couldn’t be more of an antithesis than his most recent release. In the past, Way has always created music that was riddled with an abundance of concepts and meanings. If it was a new sound that Way was aiming to achieve, then he’s got it in one. He was aiming to get songs on the radio that were ‘mixed a little differently.’ The sonic quality can be mistaken for being that of the lesser, but Way states that he spent a lot of time working on making the record sound this way. The vocals are no louder than the rest of the instruments reminiscent of music from Way’s childhood. With masked vocals and fuzz pedals turned up to eleven, this record does not sound as if it belongs in 2014.
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They sound as if they’ve been produced in a state of the art studio, then recorded onto a cassette tape from the 80s. Although extremely different, this record clearly has Way’s signature stamp upon it. This new direction certainly wouldn’t sit comfortably in the arms of his former band. It is clear, in hindsight, that the new sound sought by Way needed its own stage. In retrospect, when listening to the latter offerings of his former band, it’s evident that this brit-pop-esque sound was bleeding through. Hesitant Alien is clearly the direction that Way wanted to take. The shackles of Gerard Way’s emo-legacy have been been broken, and Hesitant Alien is the result. 2013 saw an end to the band, and created a platform for Way to indulge in music that he was unable to make under the guise of his previous band. After a ten year stretch, and an album of the same premise as its predecessor, it was clear that My Chemical Romance’s tank of gas had finally run out.