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Short answer sheet:
1. FTWillz
2. Destroya
3. LLTBP
4. BLind
5. Turnstiles
6. Skeleton
7. Mexico
8. Gash
9. Sorrows
10. INOK
11. Rodneys
12. Tambourine
13. Nigel
14. Kobra
15. Phantom
16. Korse
17. Transformers
18. Inhalers
19. Pansy
20. Blood
21. Sleep
Long answer sheet with explanations:
1. FTWillz - post about it here
2. Destroya - lore lies in the comics!
3. LLTBP - self-explanatory
4. BLind - True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys comics and Danger Days music videos is your answer, once again
5. Turnstiles - Gerard witnessed the tragic catastrophe of 9/11. It was that day that triggered him to start forming a band. He was also inspired by the attacks to pen this song. "Skylines and Turnstiles" was included in My Chemical Romance's early EP, Dreams of Stabbing and/or Being Stabbed, also known as the Attic Demos. At the time of the EP's release, the song title was simply "Turnstiles." A bit more about this song here
6. Skeleton Crew - post about it here
7. Mexico - My Chemical Romance performed a legendary concert in Mexico City on October 7, 2007, at the Palacio de los Deportes, which served as the final conceptual performance of their Black Parade alter-egos
8. Gash - post about it here
9. Sorrows - post about it here
10. INOK - 42 second of the song I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
11. The Rodneys, who formed in 1994, released their first and only album, "Soccertown USA," in 1997. Future My Chemical Romance drummer Matt Pelissier also played in the band
12. Tambourine - for some setups where a bass guitar was unnecessary or omitted entirely, or Mikey's role was played by a different person (for example, when they performed Under Pressure with The Used, when their bassist Jeph Howard was already playing the main bassline, leaving no need for two bass players on stage), the band chose a stripped-down sound. Instead of leaving the stage, Mikey joined in with percussion. Examples here (Under Pressure) and here (Cancer)
13. Nigel - it's literally a broken blood vessel on Gerard's cheek, which fans collectively decided to name Nigel on some websites and forums. In 2013, someone straight up asked him what it was on Twitter, so Gerard explained that it was from screaming and said that it had mostly gone away. Why mostly? Because it appeared around 2005, but could still be seen in the Black Parade era.
Another fun fact is that at the Reunion Swarm Tour 2022, they released a Boy Zone shirt, designed by Karen Cunningham, which had the line "who is Nigel's secret crush?". And Gerard was one of the art directors for it, so he's well aware from that and Twitter that fans gave a name to a zit on his cheek, lol.
Here's also a link to Franniestein's video where she explains it with some pictures
14. Kobra Kid - one of the Fabulous Killjoys
15. Phantom - link to their Instagram post
16. Korse is responsible for the direct death of Party Poison (according to the "Sing" music video) and the indirect deaths of the rest of the Killjoys (The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys comic, issue 2)
17. Transformers - post about it here
18. Inhalers - post about it here
19. Pansy, which is defined as an effeminate or homosexual man, is also the name of Frank's guitar, which he used as his main one during the TCFSR era. It's perceived by fans as a statement rejecting rigid masculinity and refusing to let critics define him. The original guitar was damaged by Frank when he hit the papier-mâché sign with it during an MTV Nokia live performance. He accidentally knocked over not only the sign but also every amp on stage, though it wasn't actually shown on the show, perhaps to avoid upsetting some people. He said that he did it not to be malicious, but just because he was having one of those bad days where nothing works as it should. But he has an identical one and plays it on stage nowadays too. Interview where he talked about that in 2020 [11:03] and a moment from the radio show where a fan asked him about it in 2006 [5:20]
20. Blood - a "hidden track" is a song intentionally omitted from an album's track listing on cassettes or vinyl. Artists usually embed them as a surprise, placing them as a post-gap following minutes of silence at the end. For us now, it's not a thing because we can see the whole album on streaming platforms, but at the time The Black Parade was released, it was more common
21. Sleep - you can find my posts about the magazines Gerard read under the hashtag #concert on this channel
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