This quick popularity elevated this small town band to MTV popularity status in a very short period of time. Living off of this quick popularity, the band began to tour and eventually worked on a second album. This album was not nearly as popular as their first, still of course having their MTV hits but nothing close to that national following as their first album. Again, in 2004 they tanked out with another album that had one or two mtv hits but that was it. In the past few years GC has been now where to be found, playing mostly over seas, where their music is much more openly supported.

Apparently they’ve been working on new songs, and a new style. Through listening to this new cd and comparing it to their older works, I’ve noticed a modernization of their Pop-Punk style. With so many Emo, Alternative, and Indie bands hitting it big, it seems as though GC has tried to tie in styles seen in these other genres.

Their new album goes on sale tomorrow and it’s a big improvement over the most recent work.   They’re sure to get some MTV hits out of this, but will they be able to reach the same teenage crowd they captivated years ago?

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.

Don’t let that sway your judgment on this band; their pure music is extremely easy to listen to and will leave you wanting to hear more. Their song These are the Nights has already been featured on Laguna Beach.  Most likely we’ll see this band open up for a few other bands such as My Chemical Romance within a year and eventually they will be on a movie sound track.

They’re a good band to take a listen to and their purevolume page has quite a few song downloads.  Take a listen to them in the tunefeed on the right side of screen. (Just hit the play button and they should be first!)

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Daniel Hunter created Play Radio Play as a solo project at home in his garage. His music will surely be a hit for the Indie community. Signed to Island/Stolen Transmission records only a number of days ago, PRP already has plans for tours and a full length album. (Other bands signed by Island/Stolen Transmission records includes Under the influence of giants, The Killers, and Fall out Boy.) He currently has over 3.2 million hits on Myspace and it continues to grow daily. Look for his music to become more advanced in the futurel; now having the resources of professional studios, we have alot to look foreward to from this amazing artist.

Theres not too much else you can say about this band. Take a listen, their song is in the tunefeed on the right. I really enjoy the way they write their songs with all sorts of styles for which I don’t even know the names of.

All in all, 16th Avenue seems like a band that we could see on the warp tour or something similar in the future.

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If you listen to WMMR here in Philadelphia, you most likely have either heard some of their songs on the radio or heard of local concerts with them performing. After only 3 years after performing their first major show as a band, they’ve come a long way. In 2004, the band had two of their songs selected to be on the soundtrack to cruel intentions 3. This major break for the band allowed them to widen their fan base, creating a surge of record sales and performances in some of the best venues on the east coast.

Their sound is sweet, but has a great alternative drive to it (take a listen to “Don’t Lie Down” by using the player on the right side of your screen). Their lyrics are well thought out, along with all of the musical pieces that combine to form a song. I feel this band is a prime example of mainstream alternative rock who knows how to put on a fantastic show for it’s crowds, performing almost every night to sold out shows.