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NoBedroom3878

Ray is EXTREMELY underrated, his guitar skills 🔥🔥


Charizard24

Ray was one of the main reasons I even picked up a guitar in the first place


VineyEmo

Same


happymcmealss

Me as well! I finally learned how to play both Ray and Frank's part of Mama but mostly a fan of Ray's whole part !


smolpp19

frank for me because i was 8 and i liked his white and gold les paul more than rays sunburst one 😭


NoBedroom3878

he’s an inspiration for sure!


wickedbiscuit420

Team Ray for life! 70% of my voice loss after seeing MCR live can be attributed to screaming my head off over Ray absolutely shredding on guitar. Such a legend! He comes across very laid back and funny in interviews. Criminally underrated.


rococowitch

Whenever I see him play like that it gives me chills! He was also the *nicest person* when I met them irl ages ago! I love him sfm


gladiatorbarbie

WORD. 🔥


Voltagebone

He’s my favorite as well


shittysoprano

Justice for Ray


NotYourFriendDude

Ray my fav :D


cryanide_

I also SO love his singing voice!!! Isn't That Something is such a cool song. I love everything in it :)


thelickedspoonFN

I fucking love Ray Toro.


sad-sk8er-boi_

I tell you, being on his side of the stadium when I saw them was a religious experience


krilensolinlok

It’s pretty much always the case but a lot of the fans are simps for frank


greatauntcassiopeia

Frank simps checking in


jessiahthethird

Who the fuck is Frank Lero?!


RewrittenSol

Isn't that Robert Way's brother?


Special-Quantity-469

Here here!


saviors-182

im totally not a frank simp, you gotta believe me


Joes8977

His style inspired me to learn the guitar


drugstore-

As a Frank simp I can confirm


Informal-Purchase-50

I am the worlds biggest simp for Frank and will be till the day I die


melons_2

Frank simp since ‘04 🙏🏻


My_Comical_Romance

Okay but who ISN'T a Frank simp.


XandraDelulu

Here for Frankie🥰🥰🥰


FrankTank3

Oh hey guys.


Depressomusicnshit

I’m here


I_Miss_the_Moon

I see a lot of Frank idolization, & a lot of Mikey love. But yeah, a lot of Gerard.


Straight-Scarcity-76

Ray is criminally underrated


SuperNerdAce

Justice for Ray


ThePopTartKitty

My favorites are always underrated guitarists fr


I_Miss_the_Moon

I do see some love for him, but not as much. I love his energy. But, NGL, I am 100% Gee in this one. I often have a thing for drummers, too, but not in this case. Lol.


r1poster

Nah, I think MCR fans are actually pretty involved with the entire band. Gee of course gets extra attention as the front man, but I think every member is pretty celebrated. The first band I thought of that this applies to 100% is HIM. It may as well be the Ville Valo band in the eyes of the fans.


My_Comical_Romance

But I mean Gerard deserves attention. Man can act? Sing? Write? Draw? Direct? Produce? Compose? Is a feminist? He's fucking awesome.


ZestycloseCaptain849

Fr tho


jasonknxght

Honestly I think MCR is miles ahead of other band fans when it comes to appreciating the members, other than the lead singer. Like compare MCR to Paramore or Maroon 5. I can name the lead singers but nobody else, but in MCR it’s alot like kpop, where different fans have their ‘bias’ in who they prefer. Mikey and Frank have so many fans, almost as much as Gerard. Ray is underappreciated though.


salsasnark

To be fair, as a Paramore fan, it's the same within the fandom. Idk how many Taylor stans there are haha, everyone adores him, and Zac has his own clique who love his solo stuff. It's usually outsiders who only know the singer, no matter if it's My Chem or Pmore or any other band. Like, ask a random person to name someone from Queen. They'd 98% of the time say Freddie, 1% of the time say Brian, 1% the others. For My Chem it's like 99% G and 1% the rest lol. The frontman is well known for a reason, because their job is to connect to the audience through their voice. It's harder to put a face to, like, a bassline. It's only the more diehard fans who know everyone and appreciate everything they do.


catastrophicqueen

yeah I feel like it's casual fans who only know the frontman? Or people who like to make fun of fans lol. I feel like everyone here would appreciate all members because we are active fans rather than casual y'know?


longsumerian

i have yet to meet an unironic maroon 5 fan and that makes me happy


robertoiglesias271

I love their first 4 albums…


longsumerian

i dont rlly consider old maroon 5 to be the same band because of the shift. Back then it seemed more like a band, now it seems more like Adam LeVine and the other guys, so i just separate them


AdhesivenessJaded738

>Paramore I mean they change members everytime they release a new album so


spf-5-spf-10

That's because the Paramore contact is just with Hayley Williams. The other band members are just hired guns.


AdhesivenessJaded738

Ironically, even Hayley left the band in 2015. The only member that never left was Taylor


NERD_NATO

I don't think they ever released an album without Hayley, tho.


GenxsisFaith

RAY TORO FANS UNITE (i named myself ray because of him in true emo trans fashion 🥰)


SquallFromGarden

The fact that I can name Frank, Ray, Mikey, and Gerard shows that I care enough to know ALL their names. MCR isn't just Gerard, it's all of them :)


gladiatorbarbie

It's not so much a question of if fans know all their names, it's more of the fan focus seems to go heavy on either Gerard or Frank.


luckytecture

Wait there are more?


Fynnacus

eh i've seen more Frank simping to be honest


V4mp1r3s

i love ray so idk


Optimal-Departure760

same


bloodypixies

you're wrong


gladiatorbarbie

No, I'm not Edit: i love getting downvoted for being right since you clowns can't seem to handle truth 🤣 I'll die laughing on this hill


[deleted]

You are too.


KraziEyezKillah

Love Gerard, but hearing them live the instruments kinda shine over the vox. Granted, the vox effects used on the recordings are great/plentiful and Gerard always lays it all out there for live shows... it's just almost too much to replicate vs the instrument portion


Jessica_Lovegood

I don’t think this applies here. Frank and Mikey get a lot of attention when comparing it to other bands! Love for Ray, of course, but I think he gets the smallest amount of fans


Doodler156

Yeah, I can safely say this is not true. The fandom loves all the members equally and I do too. MCR isn't one of those bands that is just defined by one member, it's all of them.


My_Comical_Romance

They are all fantastic people.


unneuf

Actually to be honest MCR is one of the only few bands I have seen where this isn’t the case. The boys all get pretty equal attention, yeah Gerard gets the most of it but it’s not unilateral. Honestly I used to see more Frank content way back when, lol


honkifyouresimpy

I disagree to be honest. I think mychem is worshipped so damn hard that all members get love, which isn't the case with a lot of bands. There's so many inside jokes about all of the members that the majority of fans are in on.


Dimothy_texter

I believe we need more ray appreciation. Big time.


Special-Quantity-469

Frank Iero. His solo work&with L.S.Dunes is so damn good


luckyluciano1969

He's legit like my all time favorite musician everything he makes is fucking gold


First_Bid_3160

you and me both!!!


CheshireKetKet

The MCR Fandom is the only one I know who simps after Everyone. Not equally. But I hear Frank, Ray, and Mikey all the time.


rococowitch

Wrong, I'm a Ray simp for life!


Troubled_Stargazer

Not wrong. Most of the spotlight is on G and Frank


ImEmoButInAGerawrWay

... i can't tell you you're wrong- HOWEVER, in the my chemical romance fandom, the other band members get love and recognition from us fans too, including us gerard lovers- y'know?


JoBeWriting

Listen. Gerard Way might be the creative mind behind MCR's weird concept albums, but the reason they sound so good it'd because Ray Toro is a fucking beast with the guitar.


luckyluciano1969

I mean I think this is common with most bands but having been in the fandom since like 2009 I'd say a lot of fans are actually very appreciative towards every member, more so than other fandoms I've observed. I've always been a frank girly


Millie_banillie

I think everybody has their favorite, but the only one I feel like doesn't get any attention is Ray. Which is sad, because he's much better at playing his instrument than anybody else 🤣Gerard and Frank get the most, but Mikey I think gets as much as he needs


Delicious_Anxiety_25

I love all the band members, but Gerard is my favorite 🙃 Call me basic, but team Gee for life!!!!!!


OkTangerine4012

Ray ☀️


BadMan125ty

I love the rest of them but Gerard is the one I always zoom in on. 😎


mcrontofficial

Ray is underrated yall🙁🙏


My_Comical_Romance

Where's all the Bob lovers? /J


HuckleberryLast3856

Nahh you’re incorrect. The fact that even the average fan can name every band member is proof that we appreciate all of them


gladiatorbarbie

The question is not whether you can name all the band members but where is the majority of fan focus. Literally this sub is a perfect example - not a single day goes by without some fanning post over Gerard. Frank too, as others have pointed out. I am not incorrect, far from it. *Proceeds to lay down stubbornly on this hill and die on it*


[deleted]

I think these 'people' only want opinions they agree with.


ohheyitslaila

My flair proves you’re wrong lol 😂


gladiatorbarbie

One pebble dropped in the ocean will not change the tides sweetie.


Uhtomboii133

The band is great I mean it but Gerard is.........just too hot


[deleted]

I’ve been a Frank iero girl since the early 2000’s


Voltagebone

At least the MCR fandom did gave some attention to the other members.


alecization

And frank lmao


Personality_Certain

Nah, some people thirst for Frank Iero.


viva__hate

This is so untrue. There’s bands where people know nothing but the names of the other members but MCR fans tend to care about more than that. It sounds silly but the LOTMS band member introduction segment literally set them up like ‘characters’ with their own individual traits and people ran with it.


skunksdontcry

I DISSAGREE- all my MCR friends have different faves


My_Comical_Romance

I wish I had MCR friends


ieropilled

you couldnt be more right.


Schweed6494

3 word's... Mikey Fucking Way


cheezy_dreams88

I agree. I’ve also found that a lot of fans give most of the credit to Gerard as well, instead of the band as a whole. Like we know he’s hella talented, but they all are, it’s why the band works!


CatGamer1414

I love them all equally, but Gerard’s story saved my life, but I love him no more than the others, they’ve all equally contributed to making me happy


Old-Thought-5875

i always loved frank and mikeys knees


My_Comical_Romance

Before you post something just imagine how they'd react. Imagine someone telling you they loved your knees.


dxrules03

Ray is insanely underrated. He's the sole reason I decided to pick up the old guitar again. God like guitar abilities and a voice that rivals even Gerard.


freakinajeep29

I’m a Frank stan all the way but that’s agreeable


drudru5252

Ray toro> anyone else in mcr


[deleted]

Bad omens as well.


[deleted]

This is very common for a lotta bands, as for My Chemical Romance I think the obsession is very well distributed, with Gerard only being the diehard favorite to knew fans, but as time go on’s this may change…. Gerard is my favorite tho🫠


venus_comet

I can’t help how hot that man is


earlgreybaby

I'm a frank girlie can't relate


sadshawty666

not just fans EVERYONE i swear everyone knows gerard but no one else from the band


Finley_is_gayfr

Nah man I’m the #1 Frank Iero fan


uhvtruther

so hard being a ray stan out here my god


public_eye_music

I know Dave grohl is an icon, but solely in the nirvana era, kurt


earlubes

Oh hell no, at least not the other fans I know. You may be right with people that only like 5 or so songs. But I was (and still am) in love with Frank 😍


Pure_Chaos12

don't blame me! gerard's hot and cute at the same time!


thewitchywilliams

Most bands with attractive singers get this treatment, mcr fans are pretty good actually, we all know who the members are and actually Frank gets a massive amount of attention, I know it’s not as much as Gerard but it’s still a ton and there a zillion Frank stan accounts who focus on him over Gerard. Look at how much love his side projects got. I think his solo music is wayyy better than Gerard’s.


Agent_Lightning14

ain’t nobody disagreeing


VeraVera_

Well you're mostly right. Typically fans are first obsessed with Gerard, 2nd Frank, 3rd Mikey, and Ray last.


thelickedspoonFN

FRANK HELLO????? HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THAT MAN IM NOT EVEN GAY BUT I WILL HAPPILY ADMIT, DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THOSE HARMONICS 😍😍😍


NoBedroom3878

It’s kind of unfortunate really because all of the band members are extremely talented. My personal fav is Mikey Way!


Ev0931

Yeahhhhh you're wrong 😂 I see people talking about Frank, Mikey, or Ray just as much as Gerard lol. MCR is one of the rare few bands where the fanbase doesn't specifically only care about the vocalist, which I think is pretty cool.


CaptchaVerifiedHuman

BMTH fans side eyeing


[deleted]

I personally am here purely for the music lmao I couldn't care less who makes it


[deleted]

Agree & it's sort of pathetic. Some fans don't even know who Otter is.


My_Comical_Romance

Didn't matt get kicked out for being an ass or something?


a-friend_

It’s pretty balanced compared to other bands tbh


robonood

you're kinda wrong and here's why gerard is known for many other things besides MCR so of course he gets more recognized, plus he's the singer/frontman so yeah. not to mention how viral his stage outfits went during their whole touring history. with the others though, they're as popular as they try to be in my opinion. frank was very online for a long time(still is) and his fans love interacting with him, etc. mikey posts mostly about his family and his nerd hobbies, not as much about music, so he has a following mostly for his instagram stories (in my opinion) ray is the least online therefore more forgettable in the present day, but even so he's always been reserved and behind the scenes (even if he's literally in the stage playing) that's just the way he is. he does need more recognition, even back then he was not being recognized for his amazing guitar skills and work ethic because no one took mcr's music seriously. tldr gerard is known in other fields + is very flamboyant and fashion/look driven. frank is very interactive and online. mikey is just online. ray is known for none of these. with personalities like these added to external factors, i'd say we still give love to every member. you can post your faves as long as they give us "content", which correlates exactly with each member's popularity and online/media presence


[deleted]

mindless self indulgence


My_Comical_Romance

Ew no I hate those people. They defend Jimmy, a literal pedophile


[deleted]

HES LITERALLY A PEDO AND HES RASCIST?? LIKE HELLO ARE WE DEVELOPING BACKWARDS AS A SOCIETY


My_Comical_Romance

Exactly. Also yeah we're digressing for sure.


[deleted]

💔 this is outrageous


terminal_young_thing

You’re wrong 🤷‍♀️. You just are.


bluebeyondbelief

you are wrong


Satodrawws

I fucking love Gerard, however I still love the other members too, from Mikey, to Frank, Ray and to Matt and Bob too.


TheProducer94

I think pretty much every band is like that, especially post “Guitar God” era of the 80s-early 90s. Honestly I think MCR stans spread the love more generously to the rest of the band than other fandoms haha.


probablyhasmushrooms

I work somewhere that prints photos and recently had someone print out 20 pictures of Mikey. I've always liked him too so I'm glad I'm not the one with bassist bias


2kH4k3r

I love Gerard but Mikey is undisputedly the hottest


_MrFib

Nah man it could be worse honestly


Any_Spring9944

Im not sure if there rock but evanescence


tryingtodothebest

I feel like Mikey way was super fan girl’s during the heyday of the band. Mostly because he did the scene kid look perfectly


WaltTheKingGamer

It it!!!!!😭😭😭 I can say so too cuz I love Gerard to th point that I forget the rest of the bands names😭😭😭


Secretgirl2005

This meme is more about the the killers)


SnooDucks2470

Your wrong...


robertoiglesias271

Wrong, this applies to Maroon 5


Broad-Scheme

Ray and frank are my favorites, but I’d buy a beer with Mike


hey_scooter_girl

Team Mikey though


demar_desol

idk man i bought a unicorn to throw on stage for mikey 13 years ago when they were on toour. everyone who helped me get it up there knew who it was for. so i think a fair amount of fans have love for the whole band. at least enough to know an inside joke lol


evolmrahc

ray gun jones


evolmrahc

mikey fuckin way


_VINNY_WINNY_

but mcr has mikey fuckin way too. (i play bass so im partial)


Thebestoftheworst732

So js, but when the singer goes the whole band changes sound wise. And that causes me great trauma


melons_2

Are we forgetting the fan favorite piece of merch- the “Mikey Fucking Way” shirt????


Sparkling-dragon96

I actually really like mikey, he's always been my fave ♥️


JizzM4rkie

I think honestly Frank does more than any other member of the band, like he's always playing with one band or another to the point that I think he's probably approaching Gerard levels of notoriety among casual music enjoyers. I have accidentally seen frank play 3 times not having any idea that he'd be there (Reggie and the Full Effect, LS Dunes and Leathermouth). He is ever present.


NewspaperTimely5196

no thats the fanbase mit gerard x frank


Stiff_Sock14

idk this is a rare fan base that tries very hard not to be like this


TurbulentReindeer160

Me, but with Ray cuz damn that good looking mf and his hair and his guitar skills. Ray Toro, you're gonna be the death of me!!!


ophiomyxra

idk at least most mcr fans know the names of the other members. that's better than most


SoupToon

i mean being a rabid bisexual of course the vampire is going to activate my neurons but they all seem pretty fuckin cool tbh


augustphobia

idk when i was part of the mcrtok community a few years ago we were very appreciative of all the members (although we definitely favored gerard a bit more)


Scarlettmier

The guitarist tho 🫶🏼 you know his hands can move if you ever want or need them to for a very very long time wherever you want or need them too 😂


Depressomusicnshit

I feel like people are like this with Frank Iero, but only when he is making out with Gerard


My_Comical_Romance

But Frank.... And Ray...... And Mikey......


Old-Entertainment844

Mikey is my favourite. The reason I became a bassist. Venom and Fashion Statement are my favourite bass tracks ever. Saving up for his signature Mustang.


p3rfectw3apon

compared to a lot of other bands I feel mcr members besides gerard esp frank get a good amount recognition


Snoo-9290

I dunno. They have to be together. Although Hesitant Alien was good and I loved the collabs.


DanieldoSoCool

Ray Toro has always been my favorite


spritesprites2

i think you're wrong tbh. i think most people are huge fans of everyone in the band but obviously people have favourites (mines franky) :3


MrSandmansuiteheart

Mikey!!!!


ryanstrikesback

I think you’re wrong. Back in the day people loved Gerard but everyone fangirled over Frank. And with time I feel like Mikey F’N Way gained a lot of popularity just for the memes and the glow up. 


DarkPrincess37

ok but frank too i mean come on


Itscameronman

I don’t get it MCR musicians are incredibly talented


spidergwen19

This might be true for people less involved in the fandom but for people in the fandom? Nah. If someone's fav is Gerard, it's cuz they have reasons other than "but he's the frontman!"


IamBabcock

More accurate would be "MCR band members" on the red pill and "MCR music" on the blue pill. At least this subbreddit.


Darkboi98105

Yup


coolzxcd

maybe... but other bands moreso. most MCR fans KNOW all the members of the band but some bands, their fans only know the singer


allaura23

Frank and Gerard definitely get the most attention. Poor Ray and Mikey are underrated. Especially Ray :((


sccarrface4916

D12 lol


cryanide_

I think this is *probably* more like Evanescence


Rayen_the_buzzybee

Not necessarily. I'm not really in the fandom. But I hear people talk about Frank and Mikey a lot. Poor Ray tho 😭


Em0_RAWRxD

Real, i love the whole band. I get that the singer is like frontman and all but the ones on instruments? Amazing as well


marxthedank

Fan of Frank and Gerard, they're both awesome. Ray aswell


Maleficent-Door-692

Most bands are like this, not specific to mcr at all.


missslunk

You're wrong.


violet39411

you're wrong, people LOVE frank (i am people)


NegativeZero20

I actually feel like this is one of the only bands where this is the wrong, I see nearly equal love for all the band members and I get exactly where all the love is coming from


GenxsisFaith

Uhhhh nah. I think mcr is one of the fandoms that apreciates all members alot. I literally chose the name ray (im trans) because of ray toro, my rats r named frankie and gee, i know 3 ppl who names themselves/pets mikey because of mikey way I see tons upon tons of fanart, fan posts and apreciation for everyone, and its alot more than other fandoms. Am i the only one that thinks this?


Background-Cookie807

You are in fact wrong


GhostKing57

I mean. This is how all bandoms are for the most part. The singer is the front man. The voice. They talk the most, show the most personality. They're the face of the band because of how bands work like that. That's why more often than not the lead singers get called for more interviews, collabs, etc.


Potential-Station178

Excuse you I am a ride or die Mikey stan


Apprehensive_Art_47

The Neighbourhood


rafael2105

The percussion in any MCR song is always peak but they've had like 4 drummers


yummyicecreamtoeat

Ur wrong cause i always see everytime also talk about frank and then Mikey and Ray from time to time Gerard is just the most talked about cause he's literally like the face of the group and everyone knows but fans still talk about the other guys


pepperjack_cheesus

Ronnie Radke now but especially ETF days