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The Black Parade Would've Been a Hit in 1820

Season 6 Episode 3 | 9m 19s

What do My Chemical Romance and Beethoven have in common? The answer: Romanticism. In 2006, MCR came out with an icon of emo music, The Black Parade. But the history of this album goes back much further, all the way back to the 1800s. We explore how romanticism informed 2000s emo and how The Black Parade was romantic masterpiece.

Aired: 05/05/26
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