There's one thing and one thing only that sticks out from 2006 and that's The Black Parade.
This album ranks in my top five albums of all time. The whole concept of death has always intrigued me and this album explores it thoroughly.
I've never cared much for reviews, although I'm perfectly confident that this album received positive reviews. My reason for that statement is due to my synesthesia's positive reaction towards it.
I have always trusted my synesthesia to differentiate between bland music and phenomenal music. It's recently come to light that some artists are using it for that exact purpose as well.
What has also come to light is that I haven't been seeing black when experiencing euphoria when listening to an incredible song. I've been seeing the color known as eigengrau.
I only discovered this recently. I should thank Adrian Silas for helping me discover this new piece of information about my synesthesia.
This album has probably helped me deal with my mothers passing more so than any other. I have always dealt with things through music. No matter the obstacle, I have always turned to music to overcome it.
My demeanor when it comes to facing death these days is that of someone who couldn't care less for the next persons life. Now I'm not a cold hearted piece of you know what, but death is something I feel perfectly equipped to handle.
I've lost many people during my lifetime (so have many other people) but after this album their deaths haven't hit me THAT hard.
I even have Death tattooed on me, that's how many people I've lost. I've already lost an uncle (didn't shed a single tear) and a grandmother (shed a few tears at the funeral) in 2017 already.
The Black Parade is and will always be there to help me through life and death. The sheer amount of eigengrau colored tracks on this album are overwhelming.
It's always a pleasure listening to this album, followed by some Audio Secrecy afterwards just so that I don't feel too depressed once The Black Parade ends.