Fall Out Boy, a staple name to every person getting into the pop-punk genre. The band, consisting of: Patrick Stump (lead vocalist), Pete Wentz (bassist), Joe Trohman (guitarist), and Andy Hurley (drummer) has had continued success over the past decade. Even after their brief hiatus lasting from 2009 to 2013, faithful fans supported the band.
Fall Out Boy shocked fans with their comeback as the day before, Wentz denied that they would get back together any time soon. Though their sound changed, their comeback single, "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)" gained positive reception and the band plenty of new followers. They would soon announce their first album since getting back together, Save Rock and Roll.
The album touched back on their roots, but also added new sounds that the band hadn't worked with before. One of the newer aspects was the large amount of guests they had on the album including Courtney Love, Elton John, and Big Sean. This is something Fall Out Boy rarely worked with unless the artists were under the same label as them, so having different artists adding a new sound was a welcomed change.
After Save Rock and Roll, they released a short punk album called PAX AM Days. They went on a short tour to promo it, but after that songs off that album were no longer played live as it was just a one-off thing that they made for fun.
The band toured for a while and eventually went back to the studio to record their seventh album, American Beauty/American Psycho. For this album, the band "split" the album into two parts, one being the "beauty" and the other the "psycho". They played around with sound and clips from other songs to incorporate them into their music. This tripped up critics and the album went to get mixed reviews.
Right now the band is on tour and recently played for a sold out Madison Square Garden.
My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkIWmsP3c_s
American Beauty/American Psycho:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smdNetoPFV0
I liked how you mentioned Fall Out Boy recent activities as well as some changes in their comeback!
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ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting blog post, I have learned more in depth about the band, Fall Out Boy. I didn't know that they had stopped playing live for the album PAX AM Days. I like how you included the link to the song at the end of the post.
ReplyDeleteThis includes a lot of information that I didn't know about Fall Out Boy, and includes a lot of recent activities that they've done. Nice :-)
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