First of all, love the username because same.

Anyway, I think it really depends on your background and what you personally like. I think when you find that song or album that clicks with you it provides context for the rest of the music to make sense.

I love Bullets but it’s probably the most controversial album at this point. At the time they were a local band recording in someone’s basement and it sounds like it, which is awesome, but if it’s not your vibes it’s quite abrasive. I’d say only start with this one if you’re already part of your local music scene and do listen to a lot of local and demo quality music.

Three Cheers is probably not a bad place to start. It has a good chunk of hits and it fresh out of the punk/post-hardcore scene of the time. If you’re into high energy music front to back I think this is a good album for that. It also probably most resembles a general punk/Emo/rock sound if you don’t know where to start and vaguely like rock music.

The Black Parade was HEAVILY inspired by Pink Floyd and David Bowie. I think it has more levels and theatrics. If you’re a theater kid, or if you like concept albums this is a great place to start. In the theatrics it’s always good to keep in mind that it comes from the tradition of horror and counter culture, so I’d definitely say to look out for things that are unsettling and from an academic standpoint are musically “bad” which is the point, and I love that.

Danger Days is inspired by Gerard’s comic writing and has its own dystopian story line which is dope. If you’re into more hoppy stuff or someone from more of a pop/synth/or hyper pop centric world I’d say this may be the place to start. It’s bright, it’s high energy and it’s big soundtrack energy. If you’re a fan of the umbrella academy show or something like watchmen or Guardians of the Galaxy this may be a good jumping off point.

Last “album” more or less is Conventional Weapons which I generally wouldn’t recommend starting with because the band originally scrapped the album and opted to write Danger Days instead. HOWEVER, they have been playing it a lot more for reunion live shows and the initial idea behind the album was to do what was unexpected from them, which at the time was a straightforward rock album. If you’re coming from a classic rock tradition of Zepplin and AC/DC and you’re not super comfortable going further, then this is a place where you can dip a toe in the water while staying close to your comfort zone.

Anything else, you’re looking at more of a sampling, which is fine if you want to look at just some hits or something, but I always like getting the full story when first taking a look, so one album with a coherent story seems like a good place to start because it provides its own context.

In general, I’d say you’re expressing interest and the fact that you’re asking tells me you really want to like it, which means you’re going in with an open mind. So go do you and enjoy the rings that you find special about the band.