I BROUGHT YOU MY BULLETS, YOU BROUGHT ME YOUR LOVE (2002)
"As soon
as we stepped out of the Pencey Prep van, I felt at ease. It had just rained
and everything was gray and damp. The studio was on a dead-end street and
there was this nice little house that didn't seem to fit its surroundings.
We started laying down drum tracks and John brought to our attention that
the tempo for the song was 187. We're a little superstitious and took this
as an omen. We then layed down guitar tracks and everything sounded great,
but I started to get more nervous thinking I was going to botch up the whole
recording by sounding like a little girl or coming off flat. Mike layed over
his bass tracks in record time and then we broke down the drums, getting
ready to do vocals. We started moving the drums out to the van and I was
surprised to see what it looked like outside. The sky had become dark blue
and jet black and the wind was so strong we thought Mikey was going to blow
away. Trees were whipping around and a huge storm was rolling in, but it was
strangely warm and felt very comforting. Then I knew my vocals were going to
come out just the way I wanted, I could feel this weird excitement.
Everything felt charged with energy. I then went into the recording room and
got ready. Alex came in and gave me a hug for good luck - then he punched me
in the jaw. The rest is history. -g"
(excerpt from the official My Chemical Romance website, 2002)
ABOUT THE ALBUM
Bullets is MCR's first studio album, only preceded by the Like Phantoms, Forever EP. It was released on July 23, 2002.
TRACKLIST
01 Romance
02 Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough For The Two Of Us
03 Vampires Will Never Hurt You
04 Drowning Lessons
05 Our Lady Of Sorrows
06 Headfirst For Halos
07 Skylines And Turnstiles
08 Early Sunsets Over Monroeville
09 This Is The Best Day Ever
10 Cubicles
11 Demolition Lovers
RARE AND LOST WORKS
Dreams Of Stabbing And/Or Being Stabbed
Like Phantoms, Forever
Sister To Sleep
Nine Volt Heart
SONG BREAKDOWN
ROMANCE:
Romance is the band's only instrumental piece, and it's a cover of a Spanish classical song of unknown origin named
Romance Anónimo. The arrangement was performed by Ray Toro.
HONEY, THIS MIRROR ISN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE TWO OF US:
VAMPIRES WILL NEVER HURT YOU:
DROWNING LESSONS:
OUR LADY OF SORROWS:
HEADFIRST FOR HALOS:
SKYLINES AND TURNSTILES:
EARLY SUNSETS OVER MONROEVILLE:
THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER:
CUBICLES:
DEMOLITION LOVERS:
DREAMS OF STABBING AND/OR BEING STABBED:
Also known as the attic demos, dreams of stabbing and/or being stabbed is a collection of DIY demos recorded in
drummer Matt Pelissier's house in 2001. All the songs in this collection were later on professionally re-recorded and touched up for Bullets, as well as completed
with the addition of Frank Iero's guitar parts, as he had not yet joined the band by the time the demos were made.
The album included Turnstiles (later on renamed Skylines And Turnstiles), Bring More Knives (Our Lady Of Sorrows), Cubicles, Early Sunsets Over Monroeville, Wish You Away (Drowning Lessons), and Stabbing (Vampires Will Never Hurt You).
LIKE PHANTOMS, FOREVER:
EP released on July 19, 2002. It included studio recordings of Vampires Will Never hurt You and This Is The Best Day Ever, as well as a live performance of Morrissey's song Jack the Ripper.
SISTER TO SLEEP:
A song performed in various live shows during the Bullets era. There supposedly was a studio version in the works, but it was either scrapped or lost. You can find live recordings made by fans in the archive section.
NINE VOLT HEART:
Only known by name, Nine Volt Heart was included as a song in the MCR website back in 2002, but clicking on the link redirected to an error page. When asked about it, the band said that the song wasn't any good and therefore had been scrapped. It was only performed once, and no recordings exist.