I love his voice, but I think we get it that he didn't do whatever he's talking about. My all time favorite FOB song is still Yule Shoot Your Eye Out. followed by Sugar, We're Goin Down tied with The Patron Saint Of Liars And Fakes
I'm just fed up that this band is so succesful and has toured, even here, twice every year since they released From Under The Cork Tree. Even when they're last record was pretty much a flop compared to others and their live performances are weak, while other bands like Say Anything, who are in the same genre and also release poppier punk haven't seen the light of day in mainland Europe. When I say generic I mean generic, this album doesn't compare in the slightest way to In Defense of the Genre (even as pop music) and they're getting praise for it none the less.
Is it just me or does the riff in I Don't Care sound a little too much like the riff in Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode? lol maybe not too much. Listen to Marilyn Manson's version of Personal Jesus though rather than Depeche Mode's because Manson's version has the over driven guitar rather than the acoustic one Depeche Mode has.
Eh, not really. It bares about as much resemblence to lots of songs from that time period, and if you took away the drums and the synthy sound the guitar has it would probably come closer to sounding like an old blues song, albeit within a very poppy structure. They actually come closer to copying Depeche Mode at other points on the album anyway, but I'm kind of over that happening within music after reading Paul Weller's biography.
I really can't help but think that a lot of the cameos were made for Pete Wentz to go "ooooh, look who I know" rather than really add anything to the songs. Then again, I didn't really like Infinity on High, either. Give me FUCT or TTTYG over this any day. Yeah, I'm a cliched FOB fan.
Touché. I'll admit, I'll still probably buy this, since I own all their other albums. But I'll never listen to it as much as From Under the Cork Tree or even Infinity on High. Something's missing from it and I don't know what it is.
Is it good? Is it good? Is it good? Is it good? Is it good? Is it good? Is it good? Is it good? Should i buy it, please, tell me, is it worth it???
It's not like the entirety of the thread before you was discussing the album and how good/bad it was. ....oh wait.
After listening to it a few more times, I've decided it's alright. I think it's better than Infinity on High, for sure, but it's still only decent. While I appreciate Patrick has a hell of a lot of range in his voice, his vocal gymnastics annoy me sometimes (there are a lot of instances where he really just needs to stick to one note per word). Some of the lyrics are really average as well, so I kind of miss the I'm-too-clever-for-my-own-good lyrics like on FUCT. The biggest disappointment for me was the lack of any real "hooks". There aren't any stand out tracks for me, and there certainly aren't any Sixteen Candles that'll be stuck in your head for weeks. Bar maybe I Don't Care and (surprisingly, given it's the biggest "ballad" on the album), What A Catch, Donnie. EDIT: Maybe a bit harsh, 73% . Because I'm precise and all.