One last post for the day. I hope you enjoyed the last artist review when and if you get a chance to read it. This week's video is more likely is more of a psyching up opportunity. The song is by 'Emarosa' who are a fantastic screamo band which I have reviewed previously. check the achieves if you like them. I have just booked tickets to see them in March which I am completely exited for now as I am also seeing Fall Out Boy in the same month.

I hope you enjoy this classic.

Just in case you didn't know, UMG is short for Universal Music Group. Oh and the reason why I'm damning them? Because it seems that almost every music video by Fall Out Boy has been disabled by them. I wanted to do a post about America's Suitehearts, but I didn't want to do it with out the video. So yeah sorry about that.
But I did find this. Now sure if you American you've probably seen this video, but over here in Good old England I know for sure (99% in fact) that it wasn't released over here.

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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Of all the albums I got for Christmas I would say I have listened most to Fall Out Boy's fantastic forth album. It is a big grower.
However I would like to mention Friendly Fires self titled album is fantastic also. Besides the big songs, notibley the singles, I would say that 'Skeleton Boy' is a song which I cannot singing. I think its the funky computer cherned beat at the the start and the over exagerated chorus. Listen and enjoy please.

I can almost promise this song will be realeased.
First I will show you the YouTube Comments then watch the unofficial vidoe will the end and then tell me what you think.

You Tube Comments:

*Honestly this is amazing (:
*ONE OF THE BEST FOB SONGS EVER!
*This is really good.
*good song, sucky music video
(there are 132 comments already)

I have recently been bought a lot of new albums which I will review shortly:

Fall Out Boy - So far, It has grown on me an immensely
Los Campesinos - Its one of those you can listen to quite easily
Tilly And The Wall - It has a few real bangers
CSS - Its okay so far
Friendly Fires - Once again, Big bangers
MIA - Quite funny
Vampire Weekend - Fan-Bloody-Tastic

Anyway, I hope you have all had a fantastic christmas.
Tomorrow I will continue with my top ten videos of 2008.

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.

Bronx Magoli.
WTF name is that.
Ashlee and Pete named their baby that. Poor kid. When he starts playing with other kids they'll make fun of him. He'll grow up a posh kid with one of his residences being in Manhattan and people will wonder why his name is Bronx. The Bronx is one of the boroughs in NYC that is completely ghetto, with the exception of Riverdale. Riverdale is the nice part of the Bronx.

It's like naming your kid Madison Manhattan Mason or Brooklyn Bronx Smith.

I actually hear of kids being named "Brooklyn".

I actually knew a family on the upper east side - OBVIOUSLY THEIR ORIGIN WAS NOT FROM MANHATTAN.. that named their three kids Lexington, Madison, and Parker. REALLY?
You couldn't come up with anything more creative? AND WHY DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NEW YORK REFERENCE IN YOUR FUCKING NAME?

I'd say - be a lot more original than that.

I had bugger to do today.
Soooo... I went to Fallout Boy at Nokia for free just because it was blocks from my flat.
I don't have much to say about it but the show was fun, I have to admit that.
It was nice to see FOB again. I haven't seen them since March 06.
Since I honestly hate big venues, It was nice to see FOB in a smaller 2000 capacity venue.
I'll never see them at the KFNY ever again, oh well.

Yesterday they did a free show at Union Square.. but it went bust cause of the stupid permits and all.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/12/16/2008-12-16_oops_fall_out_boy_performs_singalong_in_.html

watch the video at the bottom of the page.

About the show..
Well this opener TYGA opened up. He's a rapper. I was quite disapointed that it was TYGA and not TIGA, the electro dance artist from Montreal, canada.

He did the one song I do know, Coconut Juice.
http://www.myspace.com/tyga

FOB opened up with Memories. They played a lot of old tunes as well.
Pete told some stories.
He saw a bootleg DVD of Twilight and continued to see it nonstop straight for 72 hours. Then FOB played Vampires will never hurt you. That was funny. Apparently he also likes Almost Famous. He quoted a line from that movie but I cannot recall it now.
Oh and Patrick actually talked about the first time he ever came to New York. Upon his arrival, he saw a burning building and russell crowe in front of it. He also mentioned how he saw one of the brady bunch kids riding on a bike. Weird.
They also did This Ain't A Scene, It's an Arms race. Many little kids were dancing to that. At that moment I felt old. They also did a cover of Beat It. It was okay.
I actually semi-enjoyed the show. I hate to admit that.

They also did a free signing at Virgin Times Square but I decided to go on home instead. I just prefer live shows. I am not into school-girl fan-like events.

Oh yeah, the Nokia theater feels like a cell phone store when you walk into it. I wonder what the 02 arena in london is like. Probably the same thing.

I don't like NOKIA PHONES. lol.

Anyway this blog is really cool. The fallout boy fans would love it.

http://www.cfobmania.com

Some of my friends in LA got to see them at the Troubadour. The Troubadour is a 400 capacity venue and much smaller than Nokia. I've been there and the Troubadour is much nicer than Nokia Theater NYC.

So Londoners, you get to see them March 6th, 09 at O2. It's probably a much bigger venue than Nokia Theater in NYC but Americans just get more exclusive Fallout Boy entertainment because we're nang.

That phrase was Meehan inspired. If I had an extra ticket and if Ricky were here I'd bring him. Don't worry Ricky I saved some FOB stickers and a Folie A Deux pin for you.

There's nothing better to do when you feeling down then to listen to some classic songs. And when I say classic I don't mean the ones that did really well when they were released. But songs that came out when something good was happening.
I have loads of songs that give me so many good memories. Like the whole album of Fall Out Boy, Infinity on High. When I hear that I remember the jokes I use to have while working for Game in Woolwich. But not only that but Maria who I got off with at the Venue as well. Good times, good times. But I won't be playing FOB. Not because I don't like them but because there needs to be a variety of genres for this Blog to truly call it self a music blog. So I've opted for Scissor Sisters, Laura. This song reminds me of uni and all the shenanigans I used to get up to there.

The new album is out today.
I shall have it real soon.
And I will glorously blog it.
But you can check it out before buying, true 'try before you buy' style on their official myspace.

From what I have heard of it so far is that it is different to the previous albums, but as a true fan I need to believe it is a grower and in a weeks time I will be shouting out, word for word every line.

http://www.myspace.com/falloutboy

Ricky is going to think i am some Mad yank.
Oh well.
Anyway my friend asked me if I wanted to go see Fallout Boy on tuesday @ nokia theater in times Square.
The thing is, I never really liked fallout boy.
I saw them back in the day, way before they were famous..
before pete wentz revealed his penis to the world.
Before Ashlee was even in the picture.
It was when Fallout boy was just something you would see for like 40 min before Less than Jake at Irving Plaza circa 2003.
I used to call them Falldown Boy.

The thing is the show is down the street in a smaller 2000 person capacity venue.
And I am not into that whole emo music as I once was.
Because back in 2002/3/4 It was still primarily an East Coast New York City / N thing.
I guess I can boast seeing My Chemical Romance in small pub - like venues like the camden natives can say I saw the wombats at the dublin castle back in the day..
I can't believe that band Fallout Boy, the band I once saw at Knitting Factory years ago is like, THAT BIG.
Same goes for My Chemical Romance too. I was sure thursday was goingu to be like THAT HUGE BUT.. it never quite happened.

So tuesday I may or may not see Fallout Boy. The venue is a mere several minute walk from my flat... I guess I'll decide that day.

Again, Ricky must think I am mad. lol

This week there are only a few albums to note worthy of a mention to even the broadest of music listeners.

Human by Brandy
See Clear Now by Wiley
Before I Self-Destruct by 50 Cent
Complete Studio Recordings by Led Zeppelin
Call And Response: The Remix Album by Maroon 5

Only one week to go until Fall Out Boy's forth album which I have been waiting for around half a year.

This weeks releases big release would probably be 50 Cent's, not that it's my musical taste, but still would be interesting to here what music will dominate our normal skanky dancefloors in 2009.

Rick Moreno

I was on a friends blog (Ice Koobs)the other day and saw this video. Its the new release from FOB which up until then did not really appeal to my ear buds. I have heard it on the radio and music channels and it didnt really appeal to me but after about the 100th time it has finally indocrinated me. I have been singing the song and have thought, lets put it on a blog.

I do appologize that this is probably the 5th ish blog I have written about FOB. Unfortunately I do not have the power to stop as they intend to bring a new ablum out soon and i am positive the rest of the album will be a talking regardless to it being either good or bad.

I thought i'd also post the the track listing to get you enticed before its release in November:

Folie A Deux (2008)



01. Lullabye/Disloyal Order Of Water Buffaloes
02. I Don't Care
03. She's My Winona
04. America's Suitehearts
05. Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown On A Bad Bet
06. The (Shipped) Gold Standard
07. (Coffee's For Closers)
08. What A Catch, Donnie
09. 27
10. Tiffany Blews
11. w.a.m.s.
12. 20 Dollar Nose Bleed
13. West Coast Smoker
14. Beat It - Fall Out Boy, John Mayer

I was looking on the internet for an idea of what to expect from the album. According to Pete Weize, they see Oasis as an inspiration to the making of the album which suggests the songs may well be Brit pop like or at least a bit more Folkey

I think there are music albums coming out on the horizons to look forward too:



The kaiser Chiefs - 20th Oct 2008 - Off with their Heads



Bloc Party - 27th Oct 2008 - Intimacy



Fall Out boy - 3rd Nov 2008 - Folie a Deux



Razorlight - 3rd Nov 2008 - Slipway Fires



The Killers - 10th Nov - Day and age

I think this is enough to be getting on with. Although i think the Killers and Fall Out Boy are the ones I most look forward to burning out on the C.D player

I have my problems with this,
maybe because it is only one song from FOB.
On the profile there is an alternative song for 'I kissed A Girl',
this time called, 'I Kissed A Boy' which is not what a guy wants to here.
But the other songs are pretty much okay.
there is a song from panic! at the disco and the academy to listen to also.
the myspace link is:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=395915256
enjoy as i did

I do not care an average persons quick attack on their credentials.
The reason being is that Fall Out Boy are a world class band.
I know this is an opinion which is strongly linked to fact.
Here are some fun lyrics that caught my imagination:

I keep my jealousy close,
'Cause it's all mine.
And if you say this makes you happy,
Then I'm not the only one lying.
(nobody puts baby in the corner)

I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds
These words are all I have so I'll write them
So you need them just to get by
(Dance, Dance, Dance, )

Last summer we took threes across the board
But by fall we were a cover story "now in stores"
Make us poster boys for your scene
But we are not making an acceptance speech
I found the safest place to keep all our old mistakes
Every dot com's refreshing for a journal update
(Thriller)