My Review Was Better

[Jason Tate]

Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/falloutboy/albums/album/13243536/review/13246574/infinity_on_high?source=falloutboy_ rssfeed) have reviewed the new Fall Out Boy (http://www.absolutepunk.net/falloutboy) album.

[giovanni_c]

first?

[ThankQ4DVenom]

has anyone read petes new blog ?

inside old contries fast. the speed of light- or more like whatever lite-drinks keep us going. in london now. it is cold here. getting ready to do some shows. i only truly miss shows when we play one or two. after learning more and more about the leak- we are coming up with some new ideas to fix this situation. first- we want people to be able to see and understand our new record in the way it was meant to. i cant make the announcement that i am dying to make- but hopfeully we'll have it squared away by tommorrow and it can be made. i am excited for it. please be the same. please scream the songs the same. please dont go away. i know we begged you to look in to the sun last time and you hurt your eyes. we are going to be more careful this time. i hope you can see more than blacks shades on the dark that surrounds you. noone will be banned. we have spoken to our label. we are coming to compromises. we are happy that our songs move you. more on the first week of february soon. they say novemember spawned a monster but noone has any idea what feb. has in for store.

our label is freaking out at us about maybe pulling songs off the record or putting it out early and we think we came up with a far simpler solution for the time being. if youve downloaded a song- cause we know alot of you hxc fob have. please tkae a moment and pick a friend and give them their first chance to listen to fall out boy. someone who would never expect to like it. convince them. you are fall out boy for that 3 minutes and 52 seconds. keep being our ambassadors. we will keep telling dudes in suits to chill out. nobodies banned. nobody is getting in trouble.

i have not slept in 36 hours.send me to bed.

[TJ Wells]

awesome...they actually gave something more than a 3/5

[sdbrown]

Not a bad review. Way better than I expected and a much higher rating than I expected. But Babyface didn't produce I'm like a Lawyer...

side note: In Thriller is the Rolling Stone review the "took threes (stars?) across the board" reference?

[JunkBondTrader]

that read like a 5 star review.

[Lehcar]

they should be on the cover instead of PATD.


it was an okay review...

[Chemical Love]

They need non-fans to hate-hate-hate them the way Young Jeezy needs people to think he really sells drugs.

The best line in the review.

[Tony Pascarella]

Interesting blog posted earlier in the thread.

[parkerjamison]

pretty good review

[Jared Kaufman]

The Lohan paragraph was beyond random and irrelevant.

[FUCKDIRTYWIPES]

didnt brand news cd only get three stars? there is absolutely NOWAY infinity on high is better than the devil and god...

[sdbrown]

has anyone read petes new blog ?

inside old contries fast. the speed of light- or more like whatever lite-drinks keep us going. in london now. it is cold here. getting ready to do some shows. i only truly miss shows when we play one or two. after learning more and more about the leak- we are coming up with some new ideas to fix this situation. first- we want people to be able to see and understand our new record in the way it was meant to. i cant make the announcement that i am dying to make- but hopfeully we'll have it squared away by tommorrow and it can be made. i am excited for it. please be the same. please scream the songs the same. please dont go away. i know we begged you to look in to the sun last time and you hurt your eyes. we are going to be more careful this time. i hope you can see more than blacks shades on the dark that surrounds you. noone will be banned. we have spoken to our label. we are coming to compromises. we are happy that our songs move you. more on the first week of february soon. they say novemember spawned a monster but noone has any idea what feb. has in for store.

our label is freaking out at us about maybe pulling songs off the record or putting it out early and we think we came up with a far simpler solution for the time being. if youve downloaded a song- cause we know alot of you hxc fob have. please tkae a moment and pick a friend and give them their first chance to listen to fall out boy. someone who would never expect to like it. convince them. you are fall out boy for that 3 minutes and 52 seconds. keep being our ambassadors. we will keep telling dudes in suits to chill out. nobodies banned. nobody is getting in trouble.

i have not slept in 36 hours.send me to bed.
November- Jay-z's release. 7 cities in 24 hours....
Feb- FOB following in his tracks rly?

He really needs to stop writing blogs for 13 year olds. :)

And it sucks the label is freaking out on them.

[summeroflike]

The Lohan paragraph was beyond random and irrelevant.

I agree. And just...too gossipy for my taste.

I'm glad he (sort of) praised Pete, though. Pete seems kind of down on himself about this album.

[zizou1790]

decent review, im really digging the cd so far i expected to hate it

[DItaliaO]

I don't know if this has been posted but Alternative Press gave Fall Out Boy and Lifetime's new albums 4 stars. Lifetime got the first review treatment.

[keeplioving]

that was a lame review. but that's nothing new for Rolling Stone.
and I agree with the irrelevance of some of this. they didn't need to bring up Pete's pictures and Lindsey Lohan.

[B4theblackout]

didnt brand news cd only get three stars? there is absolutely NOWAY infinity on high is better than the devil and god...

actully there is because brand new's better than the devil isnt that good....ive loved them since jude law, but i cant even listen to the new brand new all the way through in one listen

[xerovision1]

has anyone read petes new blog ?

inside old contries fast. the speed of light- or more like whatever lite-drinks keep us going. in london now. it is cold here. getting ready to do some shows. i only truly miss shows when we play one or two. after learning more and more about the leak- we are coming up with some new ideas to fix this situation. first- we want people to be able to see and understand our new record in the way it was meant to. i cant make the announcement that i am dying to make- but hopfeully we'll have it squared away by tommorrow and it can be made. i am excited for it. please be the same. please scream the songs the same. please dont go away. i know we begged you to look in to the sun last time and you hurt your eyes. we are going to be more careful this time. i hope you can see more than blacks shades on the dark that surrounds you. noone will be banned. we have spoken to our label. we are coming to compromises. we are happy that our songs move you. more on the first week of february soon. they say novemember spawned a monster but noone has any idea what feb. has in for store.

our label is freaking out at us about maybe pulling songs off the record or putting it out early and we think we came up with a far simpler solution for the time being. if youve downloaded a song- cause we know alot of you hxc fob have. please tkae a moment and pick a friend and give them their first chance to listen to fall out boy. someone who would never expect to like it. convince them. you are fall out boy for that 3 minutes and 52 seconds. keep being our ambassadors. we will keep telling dudes in suits to chill out. nobodies banned. nobody is getting in trouble.

i have not slept in 36 hours.send me to bed.

they act like it's gonna halt album sales completely or something. people will still buy it just because it IS fall out boy, and besides, most of their fans are 13 year old kids who have no idea how to use the internet anyway.

[BuyMyIntention]

Really like the album. Don't worry Pete, I am still going to buy it even tough I already have it :)

[ammar]

Dayyum, I wish I had tickets to see them in london

[luvmusic1017]

i like the new cd. its alot diff. then i expected, but u have to give 'em credit for that.

[rich_wbd]

actully there is because brand new's better than the devil isnt that good....ive loved them since jude law, but i cant even listen to the new brand new all the way through in one listen

I used to think the same... BUT after a seriously close listen, there are some really amazing songs on TDAGARIM.

I'm not trying to start anything... just saying give it another listen on a long drive or something.

[music_is_my_boy]

lame ass review, the ones on here were better, and what the hell does lindsay lohan have to do with infinity on high...?
Turd

:-|

[keeplioving]

I used to think the same... BUT after a seriously close listen, there are some really amazing songs on TDAGARIM.

I'm not trying to start anything... just saying give it another listen on a long drive or something.

I agree. it took a little while to grow on me. but that's like most things.
listen to it more. you'll like it.

[ThankQ4DVenom]

http://i3.tinypic.com/2pytb8y.jpg

sorry if it makes the page wider.. but you cant really see what it says if you decrease the size

[steph25]

After reading the review I thought it was more about Pete and less about the album. Who cares if he slept with Lindsey Lohan and why was she even mentioned. The reviews that Jason and Drew wrote were much better. I don't think the person who wrote this even listened to the entire album.

[truthbetoldxx]

jason's review WAS better

[falloutboy.]

November- Jay-z's release. 7 cities in 24 hours....
Feb- FOB following in his tracks rly?

He really needs to stop writing blogs for 13 year olds. :)

And it sucks the label is freaking out on them.
you think a 13 year old understands the metaphors in his blogs? i read them and check up on them every week, im 19. he pours out his thoughts in this blog, its cool to see a bandmate as famous as him still pour his guts on an almost daily basis, and you can tell how hurt he is by this leak, its sad, but i think they'll be just fine.

[truthbetoldxx]

and that poster that dude posted has waaay different song titles than the final ones, kinda iteresting

[Jason Tate]

Interesting blog posted earlier in the thread.

Yeah. The label's being fucking stupid - release the album next Tuesday, or even wait til February - I fucking guarantee it still sells.

[falloutboy.]

http://i3.tinypic.com/2pytb8y.jpg

sorry if it makes the page wider.. but you cant really see what it says if you decrease the size
thats a cool poster, where'd ya find that? so they hit up chicago, new york and la for release shows in feb (hopefully more spread out through those cities) and it shows the 40+ city tour for honda civic, saweet.

[Jason Tate]

thats a cool poster, where'd ya find that? so they hit up chicago, new york and la for release shows in feb (hopefully more spread out through those cities) and it shows the 40+ city tour for honda civic, saweet.
We posted it a long time ago.

http://www.absolutepunk.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=23851&c=77

[ramstar]

woah Tate I don't get creds for submitting this ha. whatevs i don't care. you should approve the new warped news though, i'm sure alot of kids will be happy about Pennywise playing.

I posted this over on the boards a few hours ago, those kids had a problem that it ONLY recieved a 3.5, but personally I think that's quite an accomplishment - you have to realize Sheffield gets alot thrown his direction and he had to distinguish between the good and bad for the mainstream, for those that aren't fans, etc. At least Sheffield appeared knowledgable... Peterick & Lohan lmao. His only fault was messing up the lyric at the end of the first paragraph...

Also, I agree with whoever said it before, the surprise in Pete's journal entry is mos def the 3 shows / 3 citites / 1 day thing, it siad it on the promo flyer AP posted somewhere...

EDIT: and somebody beat me to posting the promo flyer.

[manball788]

Wentz only does the words, then lets Stump and the band handle the music

i thought pete wrote the lyrics and the music and patrick made the melody?

[ThankQ4DVenom]

i wonder if theyre going to change some of the tracks.. if they do i hope they take off Golden....

[ramstar]

and that poster that dude posted has waaay different song titles than the final ones, kinda iteresting

it says tentative on the poster. and those tentatives are all lines in the songs, so you can figure out what was supposed to be what.

[garlicgirl1210]

sure tate's review was awesome but it didn't have this cheesy little gem:
On Infinity on High, they expose the secret life of boys, in hilariously bloodcurdling detail.

question about the one sheet thing...when it says the 'N' performance the weekend before valentine's, what is that going to consist of?
also, thanks tate for posting the one sheets, i love reading them. really.

[12:46AM]

first?bant?

[caseyterrazas]

yep. last paragraph was lame. too many personal judgments in the review.

[permanentdan]

Really like the album. Don't worry Pete, I am still going to buy it even tough I already have it :)

same. i really like it too and will be purchasing one when it comes out. people need to give golden a chance.. its not cliche fall out boy, but thats why i like it so much. they did something different, that otherwise people would be bitching about them sounding exactly the same. i for one wouldnt want to hear another take this to your grave because then it would lessen the album as a whole. they did awesoe on this release.

[Praetor]

actully there is because brand new's better than the devil isnt that good....ive loved them since jude law, but i cant even listen to the new brand new all the way through in one listen
Subjective.

And IMO, Jason and Drew's reviews were far superb than anything that crappy magazine will ever even think about putting out.

[ansonyuhas]

"This Ain't a Scene" is a bold single, complete with sampled drums and a Nineties R&B hook that sounds like Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It."

Somewhere, I missed that in the song. Maybe I should listen more closely.

[Waltz Whitman]

They need non-fans to hate-hate-hate them the way Young Jeezy needs people to think he really sells drugs.

HAHAHAHA.

[Matt_Dizzle]

i loooove pete <3

[lbc182]

has anyone read petes new blog ?

inside old contries fast. the speed of light- or more like whatever lite-drinks keep us going. in london now. it is cold here. getting ready to do some shows. i only truly miss shows when we play one or two. after learning more and more about the leak- we are coming up with some new ideas to fix this situation. first- we want people to be able to see and understand our new record in the way it was meant to. i cant make the announcement that i am dying to make- but hopfeully we'll have it squared away by tommorrow and it can be made. i am excited for it. please be the same. please scream the songs the same. please dont go away. i know we begged you to look in to the sun last time and you hurt your eyes. we are going to be more careful this time. i hope you can see more than blacks shades on the dark that surrounds you. noone will be banned. we have spoken to our label. we are coming to compromises. we are happy that our songs move you. more on the first week of february soon. they say novemember spawned a monster but noone has any idea what feb. has in for store.

our label is freaking out at us about maybe pulling songs off the record or putting it out early and we think we came up with a far simpler solution for the time being. if youve downloaded a song- cause we know alot of you hxc fob have. please tkae a moment and pick a friend and give them their first chance to listen to fall out boy. someone who would never expect to like it. convince them. you are fall out boy for that 3 minutes and 52 seconds. keep being our ambassadors. we will keep telling dudes in suits to chill out. nobodies banned. nobody is getting in trouble.

i have not slept in 36 hours.send me to bed.

Fall Out Boy Truly is a different breed of band. Pete seems to try and connect with the fans so much. I'm sure some of it is BS but at least he does come out and say it. never seen anything like it

[summeroflike]

Fall Out Boy Truly is a different breed of band. Pete seems to try and connect with the fans so much. I'm sure some of it is BS but at least he does come out and say it. never seen anything like it

thank you. people give him so much shit, but he really does try to connect with his fans more than anyone else.

[Jenn23]

Here is the Alternative Press review...

http://jenn23.homestead.com/files/falloutboy/ap-fobioh.jpg

[thebrowncoat]

Great blog post from Pete...I feel bad for the guys that this happened, but Island needs to stop freaking out...the record will still sell and it sounds like Pete and co. have come up with a brilliant solution (the live EP) to ensure the hardcore fans (who are most likely to have the leak) still buy it. Major respect for these guys.

Thank god RS let Sheffield review the album - none of their other reviewers would have done half as good a job...I thought the review was very good until the final paragraph, when he went off on one of his tangents (Tate's review was better, but then Tate knows a LOT more about the band)...still, 3 1/2 stars is pretty much a 5 star review from RS for a "scene" record. I mean, we're not talking Bob Dylan here...or any other band that's been around 40 years and gets the automatic 5 star treatment.

[radxbandit]

The Lohan paragraph was beyond random and irrelevant.

agreed. i am really stoked about the score they gave but they spent too much time talking about lohan and not enough about the cd. and personally i dont think they gave patrick enough credit for his craftsmanship, they really are much more ambitious songs than their last effort and he should be praised for that.

[astaticvendetta]

this cd sucks penis.

[Jason Tate]

this cd sucks penis.
Go tell Donnie Davies.

/Been waiting all day to use that!

[MattRM]

Not a bad review. Way better than I expected and a much higher rating than I expected. But Babyface didn't produce I'm like a Lawyer...

side note: In Thriller is the Rolling Stone review the "took threes (stars?) across the board" reference?

Uhh... I'm about 99.9% sure Babyface did produce "I'm Like A Lawyer...", it's been mentioned in quite a few articles...

And I thought that review was pretty bad. Half of it didn't even have anything to do with the album.

[fullerm]

who gives a shit about this magazine

[DeadCityScars]

This is interesting, I might have to check it out now.

first?

fuck off

[DeadCityScars]

Is Infinity on High a reference to drugs?

[ramstar]

Is Infinity on High a reference to drugs?

It's a Van Gogh quote. I read a really good explanation of it somewhere but at the moment, I can't think of where since I've read so much on this album. So for now Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_On_High) will have to do, "The title is taken from a letter written by Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo in 1888. In the letter, van Gogh describes his renewed health and the vigor it has instilled in his painting. The line that inspired the title is "Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all."

Not a bad review. Way better than I expected and a much higher rating than I expected. But Babyface didn't produce I'm like a Lawyer...

side note: In Thriller is the Rolling Stone review the "took threes (stars?) across the board" reference?

I said it in this (http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=5446942#post544694 2) post, but I'll post it again. FYI to all that were wondering which ones Babyface produced they are, "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" and "I've Got All This Ringing In My Ears And None On My Fingers" (aka "Truth Hurts Worse").

And how could the RS review be referenced in a song that was written and recorded months before. Although in reference to FUCT or something else, it would make sense, I mean the beginning of the song is about covers stories and whatnot. Anyway, I still haven't been able to figure out that lyric...board, park, bar? It's the only lyrics I'm still debating.

[TinyLittleOwl]

Before Fall Out Boy became famous, they had a song called "Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends."

um....

[music3chick]

the review started off decent, then went downhill. If you're interested in buying an album, I doubt people really care who Pete supposedly slept with.

The reviews posted here were better and actually kept on topic to the material on the album.

[if.i.told.you]

Here is the Alternative Press review...

http://jenn23.homestead.com/files/falloutboy/ap-fobioh.jpg

What issue is this from?
I totally missed it. Where was I?

[lushintransit]

i'm waiting for the 'how could they only give it three 1/2 stars it's so much better' comments a la brand new.

[ThatGuy]

i'm sure sheffield could write everyone on this website under the table given the amount of room you guys had. for the length of the review it was fine.

[astaticvendetta]

Go tell Donnie Davies.

/Been waiting all day to use that!

huh?...haha... i don't know who mr. Donnie Davies is...but i would tell him if i did...but the new relient k, and albert react cds are much more enjoyable than FOBs new disc.

[permanentdan]

Go tell Donnie Davies.

/Been waiting all day to use that!


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