I think it's very easy to dislike a good band. For a start, they will be over played on the radio, people will dress like them and t.v and magazines will capture them doing incredibly silly things. Fall Out Boy (FOB) are no different, but in my case, I have managed to look past the opportunity to hate them and truely enjoy the enriching sounds they produce.

I wanted to quickly run through what I feel has made FOB album-by-album a truely genius band based upon ability to change to fit the audience.

Take this to Your Grave

This album has punk and emo merged into what I believe is there most listenable album. Songs like 'Where is Your Boy' and 'Calm Before the storm' may be the most listenable, but I feel its very easy it let the tracks run through without skipping tracks. I cannot help thinking they were a natural replacement for Blink 182. They do not have there aggression, but they relate to people on the same way.

Under The Cork Tree

This chapter in FOB's successful career marks what I believe as the most progressive stage in there careers. Its a big mid-point intersection between the album before and the one before. This therefore pleases the punk and rock fans, but encorages the pop fans that would later love the third installment. Listing the obvious favorites on the album would be pointless but once again, they create great album and not just singles. Very listenable, and the most knowledgable music fans would probably say its the best they released.

Infinity On High

This ablum is what I believe is the most 'pop' album they released. I remember after its release, Kanye West saying he needs to learn how to dress better than FOB and attempt to make music better than them. I will let you decide whether he does or not not but I think it's inportant to make the emphasis that FOB before 'Massive' pop artists here. I think myself, as an album listener mainly, would say it is my least favorite album, but regardless is an amazing piece of work.

And for the last album I am currently writing a review but I thought I would include some tasy aucustic sessions:



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So today my mate rung my mobile and asked, "Hey want to go to Oasis?"

Bloody stupid me. I plumb forgot about it.
I forgot about the Oasis show.
I managed to get there a bit late but It was alright.

Man, Madison Square Garden is massive. I forgot how enormous of an arena it is. The last time I went there was to see Green Day and Blink 182 back in 2002. Golly gosh, that was a long time ago.

Anyway I want to make this a quick blog entry but boy did I love the Oasis show.
I haven't been to an oasis show since 2005 when i saw them with JET. I don't remember much from that show..

I'm listening to XFM at the moment and they're playing fallout boy - this ain't a scene, its an arms race and the wombats christmas single. I love alex zane but I want cheeky pete back. ITS NOT THE SAME.

Anyway they predicably closed with Champagne Supernova and Don't look back in Anger.
But it was a great show and solid as well.

I wish the venue wasnt so massive though.

Wow this video makes me smile a lot. I really love it. It happens to be my favorite Blink song in fact to this day. 'Boomer' in this video is particular great.

I think, inspired from Koobs, I will try get a classic video up weekly along along with video of the week and weekly releases and the numerous reviews i do.


Rick Moreno

Hay, second post in two days.
Heres some more music for your ear buds.
I find drowned in sound as a massively useful tool to finding new and exiting music by all means free to visit their page, www.drownedinsound.com, as i would one day hope to have some site half as useful.

Anyway, back to looking at bands:

American Diary
Well I listened to these guys with a smile on my face. They have some Blink 182 vibes, but without the agression and was not shocked when they mentioned that Angels And Airwaves were there 'Brahs.' There song 'I Love you I Like You' was particually like that of 'Whats My Age again' in regards to the beat at the the start. It is a really nice song. They are, overall very pop punk with a possible elements of emo to keep any alternative pop fan happy.

Link

www.myspace.com/americandiaryrock

I have also listened to a couple other bands that only warrent a mention to the fact I spent time listening to them. These bands are 'Patrick Wolf' who makes very depressing pop music which verges on gothic and a scot named 'Jack Butler' who makes that so typical art indie which is quite intense. Then there was another band named 'Please Step Out Of The vehical and 'No Heroes' Which are not even worth saying anymore about.

Well I see its a blog posted by both the other bloggers on here, so i have joined this band wagon with a 'right now' and 'so far in my life' lists.

Right now,,,

01. The Killers
02. Fall Out Boy
03. The Mystery Jets
04. Blood Red Shoes
05. Be Your Own Pet
06. MGMT
07. The Crystal Castles
08. Emarosa
09. Cartel
10. The Teenagers

So far in life,,,

01. The Libertines
02. The Crystal Castles
03. Blink 182
04. Maximo Park
05. The Futureheads
06. The Killers
07. Fall Out Boy
08. The Klaxons
09. Sum 41
10. The Mystery Jets

Currently Listening to 'honestly' by Cartel - which is a great song. MySpace or YouTube it to here and enjoy also.

Taken at Roseland Ballroom, circa May 2001. Photo taken by me, Jeany
I remember seeing them with Alkaline Trio.
It was when Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was being released.

I still think Dude Ranch was my favourite album.

Sigh..
This makes me want to go to San Diego and go to Sombreros.. just because.

I first heard of Blink 182 through some friends in California as a kid. They listened to bands from that scene, Unwritten Law, Sprung Monkey, and Buck O Nine. That album with the cat on the cover grabbed me out of curiosity. Soon enough, my love for Blink was born.

Those bands were San Diego punk, 619 style.

Most Blink 182 fans liked them when Enema came out.
I liked them years before that.

-Jeany