Fall Out Boy - Folie A Deux (2008)
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Fall Out Boy
Tracks
1. Lullabye / Disloyal Order Of Water Buffaloes
2. I Don't Care
3. She's My Winona
4. America's Suitehearts
5. Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown On A Bad Bet
6. The (Shipped) Gold Standard
7. (Coffee's For Closers)
8. What A Catch, Donnie
9. 27
10. Tiffany Blews
11. W.A.M.S.
12. 20 Dollar Nose Bleed
13. West Coast Smoker
14. Beat It
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By Jonno Seidler
Rumour has is that "Team Fall Out Boy", upset at Guns N' Roses decision for an end of year mega release, held this record off until 2009 so as to let it sink in properly.
That turns out to have been a very smart move.
In fact, December 2008 could not have possibly survived the weight of two massively over the top albums...
"Folie
A Deux" is the record Fall Out Boy was always threatening to make, but
never had enough people taking them seriously to actually follow
through with.
With snot-nosed kids like Panic! At The Disco
yapping at their heels, "Infinity On High" may have launched the long
suffering emo band into mainstream consciousness, but they needed more
to keep them there.
Luckily, the superb co-writing team of bass
player (and new dad) Pete Wentz and vocalist Patrick Stump took the
time out to come up with the goods, playing to the group's strengths
which results in their strongest suit of songs to date.
Sure,
the subject matter is typically dark, but never has it had this life
affirming, joyous "fists in the air" quality about it.
Every
track on "Folie A Deux" is a perfect pop hit, imbuing the sound of
"now" with some seriously wicked drumming and an unbelievable voice
that is probably the best to come of America in five years.
While Wentz is the figurehead, when Stump sings - everybody stops and listens.
There are very few vocalists on earth with his expressiveness or range.
Apparently
there is guest features all over the album, but nobody is really
listening, even when Lil' Wayne drops by for a typically underwhelming
verse in Tiffany Blews.
With
the first six songs smashing through without a break, complete with
lyrical backhanders and serious production muscle, there are very few
who will be able to resist this record.
It has the grandiosity, it has the nuances, it has ridiculous horn breakdowns and orchestra outros.
I challenge you to listen to this and not want to dance – there is still nothing quite like real talent.
RATING: 4 out of 5
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