Fall Out Boy
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Well, as many of you know, we at ModRoc, usually do not like to review “popular” bands. We prefer smaller, “up-and-coming” bands. This band hit it off a few years ago with Sugar We’re Going Down but that was the extent of their outbreak. As with many bands, their first single was plastered all over TV and radio and quickly everyone was sick of it. Don’t get us started on their last album, how many songs were exactly the same but with different lyrics and changing the chord progression slightly?
So recently we were given the opportunity to preview their new album, Infinity On High. Going into expecting very little, we barely paid attention through the first batch of songs. 3 songs into it, we realized, this is pretty good and original. As we got deeper into the CD, Fall Out Boy seemed to have come up with a brand new style and mixed it with their old style. Every single song is different and has a catchy tune. It seems the band wanted to evolve from pop listeners to an alternative listeners, and largely succeeded. In fact, they’re featured on the cover of Alternative Press for February.
Now of course no band can break out of bad habits. Listening closely, one can hear some of their old style, but we probably would not have guessed it was Fall Out Boy had we not read the label on the CD. The music industry is pretty harsh now a days, and I’m not too sure how they’ll react to this album. We definately noticed a huge increase in originality and catchiness among almost all of the tracks. On the album, there are some guests that enhance the music.
The single off of this album, This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race, premiered at the American Music Awards and is currently #1 in the US Pop 100, along with high spots on the US Top 100 and US Modern Rock. Fall Out Boy’s shuffling around of labels is pretty interesting. First signing with Island Def Jam and once hitting it big, they moved over to an Indie label, Fueled by Ramen (FBR). In 2005, the Bass player of Fall Out Boy created his own label, Decaydance Records. Their latest album was produced through all 3 labels working together, which is unusual, but it happens.
All in all, this album seems to be an improvement over their previous album. It is not nearly perfect. They have plenty of work to do and have alot they can improve on but this is definitely a huge step in the right direction for them. We definitely enjoyed some of the new directions that they took their music and the variety of songs on this album. Their latest album will be in stores February 6th.