Hey,
Sorry
for not posting last Friday, but I had plans. J Anyways, I
was going to post a review of Fall Out Boy’s new album last week, so I’ll do it
this week instead. Without further ado, my top 5 favorite songs off FOB”s new
album “Save Rock and Roll…”
5.
“Death Valley”- I am so freaking obsessed with this song; I hope I can put it
into words. I have literally listened to this song like a million times since
the album came on. Patrick’s incredible vocal range, the kicking drum section,
and the guitar lines all come together to make a remarkably sick, genius song.
I saw some negative comments online about the section around 2:50, which some
fans have dubbed “FallStep.” I dunno, I think it’s kind of cool. FOB has the
right to experiment with new styles if they want. It’s a cool track and I have
a feeling this song is going to be so much fun performed live.
4.
“Just One Yesterday” ft. Foxes- I am a big fan of this track as it switches
from heavy to light back to heavy. It’s not just playing on one level, but
rather many. My favorite aspect is the lyrics “Letting people down is my thing baby/ Find yourself a new gig/ This town ain't big enough for two of us/I don't
have the right name/ Or the right looks/But I have twice the heart.” Dang.
3.
“Young Volcanoes”- The third single off the album, it has a kind of bouncy,
Cali, almost Train-like vibe to it. I appreciate that FOB is experimenting with
some acoustic guitars, especially in this track. This song is probably the
“happiest” song on the album, considering most of the other songs have a
slightly darker tone, but I like it. Very cool.
2.
“The Phoenix”-This is my second favorite on the album, though it really
deserves like 1.75th place, because it is just as good as The Mighty Fall. I like the darker
sound, Patrick’s soaring vocals, the dynamic changes, and the song combines
rock, alt, and a little pop into one big, super good track. I love to see
artists branch out every now and then.
1.
“The Mighty Fall” ft. Big Sean- I love how it starts out with the light
percussion and then eventually everything else just comes in. Patrick’s vocals
+ the distortion give this song a nice, hard edge; it kind of combines their
older stuff with his own Soul Punk album.
I truly believe that chorus is the best thing on the album. It’s rough, raw,
and entirely perfect. It’s almost taunting, which fits with the theme of the
song. The only thing I don’t like is Big Sean’s part, as I don’t think he’s up
to par with FOB, but I suppose it could have been worse. J Overall,
though, it is by far, my favorite song on the album. Love it!
I
just wanted to say really quickly that people on the internet have been
complaining about how FOB is different, their new music sucks, it’s Patrick’s
fault, they’ve changed, and so on and so forth. But, I saw this really good
comment on YouTube that completely supports how I feel about FOB and other
artists who change their style. “In music, we generally
become fans of an artist on the basis of how he or she executes our own
favorite style of music. When they deviate, we complain. Rather than trying to
reorient our taste to keep up with the artist himself, we stick to the past. It
exposes how we are not really lovers of music or artistry, but ourselves. Following
an iconoclast, i.e.[Fall Out Boy], is a challenge, but doing so allows us to
grow with [them] rather than using [them] to fulfill our stale expectations.
Listen regardless.” Thanks
to shotinthedark90 for that insightful statement. Think on that next time you
or a friend starts to complain about artists changing their style.
Anyways, thanks for reading.
Until next week,
Bella
