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Free Music Review: Better than Cork Tree
Hit: 5 Stars
I think this album is much better than their last album. All of the songs on From Under the Cork Tree had the same beat and almost all of them sounded alike, not many songs stood out. But on this CD, they have much more variety, and a r&b feel to some songs. It's nice to see that their trying new things unlike some bands who find a good formula and stick to it.
1. Thriller- (4/5)
I think this song is perfect to start off with, it has Jay-Z in the intro and they're thanking their fans for all the support. I love when it kicks into the chorus
2. The Take Over, The Breaks Over (5/5)
One of my faves. The first time I heard it I thought "The Only Difference" by Panic! at the Disco. Speaking of which, Ryan Ross, the guitar player from Panic plays a guitar solo in this song. Very catchy beat and sounds like OK Go and Panic.
3. This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (5/5)
I love the song, and the video. You've probably already heard it. This is one of the more R&B-ish songs on the album.
4. I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get you Off (Me + You) (5/5)
Yeah, another one of their extremely long titles. A sweeter, softer sound to Fall Out Boy. It's not that it's a slow song, it's just not as hard-rock as some of the others.
5. Hum Hallelujah (5/5)
I wasn't a fan of this song at first, but now I love it. It has a cool rock vibe to it. It reminds me of Relient K's "Mmhmm" CD.
6. Golden (2/5)
Probably the worst song on the CD. Not catchy at all, slow the entire time. It has good lyrics, but that's the only thing good thing about it.
7. Thnks fr th Mmrs (5/5)
Great lyrics, this song is one of those that stands out from the rest, especially since its after "Golden". This song kinda reminds me of "Checkmarks" by The Academy Is...
8. Don't You Know Who I Think I am? (5/5)
Great beat to this song, I love the added handclaps in the beginning. This song reminds me of their older, pop punk style, but this song is so much better.
9. The (After) Life of the Party (4/5)
The beginning sounds like the neighborhood/building theme from The Sims lol. This song is slower than the others, more like a ballad.
10. The Carpal Tunnel of Love (5/5)
Love the rock in this song, and the lyrics are great. Sounds like their older punk style. Especially when the screaming kicks in lol.
11. Bang the Doldrums (5/5)
A refreshing new sound on this song. Love the alternating beats and Patrick sounds amazing on this song.
12. Fame < Infamy (5/5)
A catchy, fast paced song that makes me think of Panic's "London Beckoned..." and "Time to Dance". This song is heavy on drums and guitar, like Panic's songs.
13. You're Crashing, but You're no Wave (4/5)
Patrick deepens his voice in this song, and he sounds great in it. It reminds me of Fall Out Boy's song "Music or the Misery".
14. I've Got All This Ringing in my Ears and None on my Fingers (5/5)
A great close to the song, and I love the orchestra/big band feel. This song really showcases Patricks control in his singing. And at the end it has applause and then it has this computerized voice that says "Now press repeat." I thought that was hilarious
Overall, I think this CD is a nice blend of their newer sounds and their old style. The lyrics are fantastic, as usual, and the vocals and music are great and catchy. I'd say buy this CD if you want to hear their new rock-r/b style, and if you like bands like Panic! at the Disco, Ok Go, and Motion City Soundtrack, then you'd probably like this CD.
Free Music Review: Review from a Fall Out Boy convert
Hit: 5 Stars
I was never much of a Fall Out Boy fan until now. I thought their long song titles (like "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued"), were funny sometimes. I checked out "Dance, Dance" and a few other songs and thought they were pretty good, but nothing spectacular. They're okay tunes, but musically are they huge improvements on their main influences, Blink 182 or Green Day? Not especially, in my opinion. As far as I could make out, the main reason people liked them was because of their lyrics and sense of humor.
Then I heard that for their new album, they were going to go ridiculously over the top, with production by R&B Producer Babyface and appearances by Jay-Z. I read some blogs that smelled disaster in the making, but it actually sounded kind of promising to me. In the hands of any other band, those kinds of moves can look horribly pretentious. But in the hands of a band that doesn't take itself so seriously, it could be fun.
That definitely seems to be the vibe. Rather than featuring a Linkin Park-style-crossover rap, the opening song "Thriller (feat.Jay-Z)" just has Jay-Z bragging triumphantly about the rise of Fall Out Boy, like he does at the beginning of all his own albums. As it fades out, he shouts "Young...F.O.B!", as if the skinny white kids in Fall Out Boy are blinged-out rappers. It's clearly a joke, and it made me laugh out loud.
But the real surprise? While most of the songs on From Here to Infinity resemble "dance, Dance", the band has gotten considerably better. And for me, there are songs on here that have more replay value than their older stuff ever did.
Rather than trying to change their direction, Babyface seems to be working to enhance their existing sound, with a stronger rhythm section and bolder performances from the band's lead singer (he produced the fourth track "I'm like a lawyer with the way I'm always trying to get you off (Me & You)", though it isn't drastically different in sound from the other songs). While there are some connections to male R&B, Fall Out Boy remains centered in rock and Emo, and they never lose touch with the elements that made them a good band in the first place. On the verses, the guitars jag along to the rythm like Jamiroquai or a white funk band. But when the choruses come, the songs explode into fuzzed out power chords just like every catchy rock song should. It works a lot better than it sounds, and these are their catchiest and hookiest tunes to date.
You might have heard "Arms Race" and "Carpal Tunnel of Love" by now...I wouldn't worry if you're not so into them. "Arms Race" is a fun song and a good first single, but its not the best tune on here. "Carpal Tunnel of Love" is okay, but it's pretty middle-of-the-road for this album. The other songs are at least as good, usually better. Its also the most conventional song on the album. My guess is they put it out to show fans they haven't changed too much.
Anyway, if you've been iffy about this band, check this out. Rather than having reached their peak, its beginning to look like this band is just getting warmed up.
Tracks to check out:
"The Takeover, the Break's Over"
"I'm Like a Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying To Get you Off (Me &' You)".
Free Music Review: I don't know what the words mean, and I don't care
Hit: 5 Stars
To be perfectly honest, I have no business listening to Fall Out Boy. The group is the single outlier in a musical library consisting primarily of rap and hip-hop. I don't know what it is about these kids that allows them to breach that divide, but I'm glad that they were able to penetrate the fortress of crude, mysogynistic lyrics I normally surround myself with.
There's something almost whimsical in a Fall Out Boy song, nonsensical to an extent. I'm sufficiently educated and I can't even begin to fathom what their lyrics mean from one line to another. That's the point, I think. Write a provocotive bar, and follow it with another. Who cares if the two mean anything in context of one another? There's no drama here, no heavy mental-lifting, you can throw on the CD and be lost in it for hours.
I absolutely adored From Under the Cork Tree, however one criticism leveled against it was that the music sounded very similar from one track to another. The same could be said of Take This to Your Grave. That streak is broken with this record. While the lyrics retain that distinctive Fall Out Boy flair from one song to the next, the musical-mood flutuates wildly. It's almost like John Mayer, The Fray and My Chemical Romance had an ugly child...but it's beautiful in its...diversity. The point is, the Fall Out Boys are branching out and its nice.
As a Jay-Z fanatic, it was a great treat to have his voice be the first you hear on the album. "Thriller" is the PERFECT introductory song, it picks up right where From Under the Cork Tree left off, and addresses the group's critics with backup from Young H-O. Hum Hallelujah is another track I have on perpetual replay, one of my favorite lines being "A teenage vow in a parking lot, 'till tonight do us part/ I've seen the blues and I've swallowed them too" (see what I mean about nonsensical lyrics?). Some other stand out tracks include You're Crashing but You're No Wave and Bang the Doldrums. I also loved This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race and Carpal Tunnel of Love, but most fans have been listening to those tracks for months.
The moral is, Fall Out Boy has come back with another excellent effort. It's a bit more varied in it's musical offerings but the lyrics stay loyal to the Fall Out Boy formula.
Free Music Review: Now, press repeat!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Fall Out Boy are an alternative punk rock group, if ever they could be classified, and their latest CD "Infinity on high" has already topped the Billboard album charts. The album comprises 14 songs with ambitious titles, averaging 3 minutes each.
Opening with an introduction from Jay Z (yes) as well as on outro, opening cut "Thriller" is an energetic number with machine gun-like guitars.
"The take over, the break's over" is a catchy upbeat song, while lead off single (and US & UK #2 hit) "This aint a scene, it's an arms race" - one of those rare FOB cuts to feature the song title in the song - shifts tempo from plodding to frenetic. It is produced by Babyface, as is "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" (great jangly guitars).
Other standouts are the hand clap filled "Don't you know who I think I am", the more downtempo "I'm Like A Lawyer With The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)", "The (after) life of the party", "The carpal tunnel of love", the sing-a-long "Bang the doldrums" (which is remniscent in parts of The Smiths), and wickedly catchy "Fame infamy" which seems to race at the speed of light.
"You're Crashing, But You're No Wave" is a Killers/Franz Ferdinand-like rocker with lyrics telling the story of a court case. Brilliant!!
Lead singer Patrick Stump, has an earthy, soulful voice, sometimes remniscent of Terence Trent D'arby.
Like the voice says at the end of the disc, "Now, press repeat!"
Free Music Review: Fall Out Boy proves they're worth taking serously
Hit: 5 Stars
Maybe that sounds like a negative title, though, this band is steadily on the rise. I've listened to the cd quite often. I really enjoyed the ever changing pitch of the vocals strewing throughout the literally, hum dinging melodies. All songs were decent and 15 (including bonus tracks) of them were better than decent (i DON'T like "This aint a scene, it's an arms race too much rap style and doesn't fit in at all in this collection). All the songs were catchy and I began singing along, after awhile "Hum Hallelujah" got stuck in my head, but for GOOD REASON. I have many good things to say about several other songs such as the singles Me and You, the latest single that sings of a wished honeymoon, with a catchy chorus and vaying lyrics to keep one interested. Thnks Fr Th Mmrs is the second single and deomnstrates fob's get your chance, take it apparent belief and they're fun element. and Take Over, The Breaks Over came right after thnks... and is decent and has a funny music video, unlike many songs but very listenable. It has a great opener song called Thriller (named after Michael Jackson's song of course) that has a great opening riff and tells of their come up and success, so I think this may BE THEIR BEST ALBUM YET. I got 17 songs on it at best buy (2 must be downloaded to get 17).
Hope this was helpful,
- _Mike_