Edit: dramatic = theatrical

Edit 2: "Does your girlfriend know you're gay" - I'd hope so since we're both girls.

Context: I never hated them and I even liked a few of their songs, but I never put much though into their act. Like I just assumed the makeup and costumes weren't really costumes but were just an emo fashion thing. Which made me put them in the sad-edgy-band box. But these guys are dramatic as fuck (and campy). The singer is flamboyant and sings and acts like he was probably way into musical theatre as a kid (not a diss just an observation). And there were so many jazz hands (soooo many jazz hands). The juxtaposition of that with their heavier screaming songs was very amusing. It's all about the drama!

So now I've been giving their discography a proper listen. Mama has been on repeat since I left the venue. They do the cabaret sound really well and that song fucked live. And apparently most of their albums are concept albums (which tracks lol).

Also side note: the singer can scream like a motherfucker, but when he talks he sounds like a young girl. I'm not exaggerating at all. Again not a diss, just an observation. You'd have no idea from the way he sings. Also he was wearing a skirt suit with long leather gloves and blood pouring down the side of his face and it looked very, very cool.

TLDR: Apparently My Chemical Romance is kind of campy. In retrospect, this should have been obvious, but it didn't click for me until I saw them live. It's good!