Danger Days is, conceptually, mcrs best album- not because of the idea itself, but because of the context it exists in.
I'll explain it, I'm case you aren't aware: three cheers blew up, putting them in the spotlight, with a lot of pressure to deliver. Then Black parade hit, and it lived up to the expectations set and then some. They went from a band barely finding their footing, to being a total phenomenon within a couple of years. But as with all things that become very popular in a very short amount of time, they became a mockery. They were "just another emo boyband", a fad of the times, overhyped and overplayed to the point of hatred. Which meant that, while they had popularity, it put them in a box.
Black parade was so huge that almost everyone- including the band themselves- thought it was the end. Touring ended, and things went silent. No mentions of new music, no mentions of another tour, nothing.
Behind the scenes, conventional weapons had begun its creation. It was a rebellion against the image that had been assigned to them, stripping away all the theatrics and drama, aiming to be a simple, straightforward rock album. Which ended up becoming it's downfall.
Conventional weapons was never a bad album, it was simply the wrong one. It attempted to remove things that the band was built around, to gain respect from those that hated or dismissed them. But, after black parade, it was clear that it was lacking.
Danger days came completely out of left field, in terms of style, but was the truest they could've possibly been to their original intent. There was always an idea of subverting expectations, of being totally, unashamedly unique, and the past image wasn't cutting it. They hit the level of popularity that sparked a mainstream trend, when trends were the thing they always fought against. Danger Days was not a rebellion against society, like in their past albums, but a rebellion against themselves. And, by separating so clearly, comparisons between it and its predecessor could barely be drawn at all.
The bright colours were a fight against the darkness and the monochrome, the simplistic, upbeat synth-pop influence was a fight against the complexity and the theatrics- the black parade, truly, was dead. And danger days, even in its visuals, was a phoenix rising from the ashes.
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