History YMMV / MyChemicalRomance

** To alesser extent, "Famous Last Words" and "The Ghost of You".

** But let's be honest, Their base is split in nearly every way imaginable. Right down to ''which hair color for Gerard is better''.

** "House of Wolves" is a constant favorite since Gerard, in his usual manner, [[LargeHam hams up the preacher’s-sermon-type lyrics.]] Screeching guitars? Check. EpicRiff? Check. [[EvilIsSexy Reveling in his sinful nature and going to hell,]] with shades of an ObligatoryBondageSong? Fucking CHECK.

* NightmareFuel: Gerard's really rather good at channelling this on stage, being fond of pulling [[NightmareFace deranged facial expressions]] and seeming potentially AxCrazy before looping back into just CrazyIsCool or even badass. Song-wise, "Mama" and "Bury Me in Black" are a few that could qualify.
** The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bbTtPL1jRs Famous Last Words]]. The original, "leaked" version is just as bad.
** A lot of the work Frank Iero has done outside of My Chemical Romance qualifies:
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2jigyZPrko "Trying To Escape The Inevitable"]] by Pencey Prep (Frank's first band before joining MCR) features a rather frightening outro where Frank begins screaming over and over with each scream being replayed after he does it.
*** The last minute of the video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX1BRd6V6JY "Weighted"]]. Just...Jesus.
*** The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR3lo0zYfyI "Joyriding"]] where blood begins flying out of Frank and his backing band.
*** Basically the entire ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z3js0lR_OY Nothing Above, Nothing Below]]'' album. The opening is particularly chilling in how quiet Frank is when he's saying this line over and over:
---->''My love and my hate for you are infinite\\
My love and my hate for you are infinite\\
My love and my hate for you are infinite...''

** "The End" has a magnificent, epic bassline that's catchy as hell.

* FaceOfTheBand: While various members of the band have their fans, Gerard Way is usually the focal point as the flashiest member, in addition to being the lead singer. It helps that he's dyed his hair a different color for almost every album. In a broad sense, he could be seen as the poster boy for EmoMusic as a whole.
%%* FlameWar: ''Everything'' related to the band ''will'' cause a flame war somewhere.

** Before this, it was "I'm Not Okay (I Promise") or "Helena". Both are songs recognized as their BreakthroughHit, the latter with a correspondingly popular music video that cemented their image.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: A likely initial perception. And then you get songs like "House of Wolves" and "Our Lady of Sorrows"...
** Not so much anymore. "Na Na Na" anyone? True art is apparently a (ridiculously fun) weapon.

* NeverLiveItDown: Their reputation as one of the faces of [[EmoMusic "emo"]]. The band has gone back and forth on whether they consider themselves an emo band, at certain points being extremely hostile to the label. In fact, they gradually moved away from their emo image on subsequent albums, most notably on their fourth album.

** "Welcome to the Black Parade" and "Teenagers", without a doubt. The former is their highest-charting song on the ''Billboard Hot 100'' and the most recognized outside of their fanbase, and the latter is their most played song on streaming services overall.

* SignatureSong: "Welcome to the Black Parade", without a doubt. It's their highest charting song on the ''Billboard Hot 100'' and the most recognized outside of their fanbase.

* VindicatedByHistory: While the band was successful throughout the mid-to-late 2000s, they had the misfortune of being the main poster boys for the {{emo}} subculture, with them bearing the brunt of it being one of pop culture's go-to punching bags at the time. Only after their break-up have many review sites and magazines realized how great and important to their generation they were, with even ''Magazine/RollingStone'' in their album guide calling ''Music/TheBlackParade'' "an instant classic". It also helps that the band had been steadily gaining new fans among the younger generation who don't necessarily have the same context.

* {{Narm}}: From "You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison": "DO YOU HAVE THE KEYS TO THE HOTEL ROOM?!"
** Of course, some find it [[NarmCharm awesome nonetheless]].
** "My Gun fires seven different shades of shit. What's your favorite color, punk".

* NarmCharm: The "Na Na Na" video and "Art is the Weapon" trailer.