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Fall Out Boy
What do you get when you combine high energy punk with lyrics that a crowd sings so loud that they would put any Dashboard Confessional show to shame? You get Fall Out Boy, a Chicago-based emo-punk band that has been on the rise for a lone time, and really doesn’t show any signs of stopping. Their May 2003 release, Take This to Your Grave, is twelve tracks full of energy from tight and technical guitar riffs to passionate vocals.
The first single released, “Dead On Arrival,” is one of those songs packed with the universal emotion that everyone has felt from rejection, but says it in a different way. The chorus of “This is side one/flip me over/I know I’m not your favorite record” is one that everyone can sing along with. Right after that track we get to hear Patrick’s amazing voice with no music behind him in the intro to “Grand Theft Autumn.” They use this quality well and do it a lot in songs like “Chicago Is So Two Years Ago,” “Grenade Jumper,” and Many of these songs may just classify the group as strictly pop, but “The Pros and Cons of Breathing“” is hard hitting and shows how dark Fall Out Boy’s lyrics can be. Lyrics like, “I want to hate you half as much as I hate myself/but you know that I could crush you with my voice” and my personal favorite, “I hate the way you say my name/like it's something secret./My pen is the barrel of the gun/remind me which side you should be on.“ Lyrics like these embodied with hardcore screams definitely embodies strong emotion and gives Fall Out Boy a cutting edge. Overall, this is a great CD from beginning to end and can be enjoyed by a wide range of music fans. Definitely pick up Take This to Your Grave, learn the words, and go see them live! They have an absolutely groin-grabbingly good live show packed full of energy and always interact with the crowd who almost overpower them in volume with their own voices singing along with every lyric of every song. Get it, live it, love it. XROXX.com Album Rating: XXXXX (5 X's out of a possible 5 X's) *Melby*
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Usually, you are lucky to find one or two good songs on an album, but Take This to Your Grave is enjoyable from beginning to end. Patrick Strump’s vocals are absolutely astounding in quality and filled with passion that compliments the perfect sing-along melodies that all of their songs have. Patrick isn’t the only one who contributes in the band with vocals though. Both guitarist Joe Trohman and bassist Pete Wentz add amazing backup vocals along with Pete’s unmistakable hardcore scream on some tracks to give the songs that much more impact. The music is also amazingly arranged and tight with technical riffs over the hard-hitting beats that Andy Hurley lays down.
“Calm Before The Storm.”