My Chemical Romance - I Don't Love You Video

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"I Don't Love You" Video Review

For all the talk of MCR's newfound love of 1970s rock operas and leukemia shortcuts, the most Maxell-tastic blow-dryer-to-the-face track on their new gloomsday LP is firmly rooted in the hair-raising 80s. Heck yeah, it's the band's first proper power ballad and, well, they should definitely think about writing dozens more. Like, tomorrow. Everything's here: the two-tick guitar scratch right before the hook, the muskrat-in-a-trap yelping, the "ahhhh" heaven's gate back-ups, the super-neat Slash-style solo, the take-it-down break, the eat-the-sky big finish. By the book, and better for it. Sure, it starts off exactly like "Yellow", which seems lame after a zillion soccer-dad spins but-- don't get it wrong-- "Yellow" is classic power ballad, too. Bonus: The lyrics are actually kinda sorta great. Chronicling the final throes of an abusive relationship, Gerard Way puts on an arena snarl for the chorus: "When you go, would you even turn to say/ I don't love you like I loved you yesterday." Put that cell phone down and pick up a Bic-- this one deserves the real thing.

-- Ryan Dombal

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