The retrospective confirms that at worst, they were a maudlin mess, while at their best the likes of Welcome to the Black Parade and I'm Not Okay (I Promise) are an electrifying amalgam of Queen, Meat Loaf and Van Halen, buoyed by a wry mix of gallows humour, camp glam, and operatic bombast.
Those mourning the loss will find solace in the accompanying demos and the unreleased opener Fake Your Death.
- My Chemical Romance. May Death Never Stop You: The Greatest Hits 2001-13. Reprise.
- 4 stars out 5.
Single download: I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
For those who like: Queen, Fall Out Boy, staring into the abyss
- John Hayden
