Fall Out Boy Article

[Jared Kaufman]

You can read an article Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com) did on Fall Out Boy (http://www.falloutboyrock.com) here (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/7349378/falloutboy?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1).

Note: Yes, we know you're tired of FOB posts. Yes, we know you think they sold out, it sucks they're on MTV and that they're the "worst" band out there today. With that being said, thank me for saving your breath.

[Klondike Joel]

Worst? Not Quite... I give that, hands down, to a dead tie between Simple Plan and Good Charlotte. But They're Close... heh heh heh... Pretty Close.

[twe]

damn Jared, you just shut up almost everyone on AP.net. owned.

[serendipity]

I'm so sick of Fall Out Boy. Besides, they sold out, they're on MTV, and they're the worst fucking band OUT there today.

Oh shit... shoulda read the italics..


:)

where is your boy tonight?
who the fuck CARES?

just kidding.

<3 fob

[Flags of Dawn]

anyone know what day they're going to be on TRL? Id rather not watch that show if i dont have to.

[swagmagnet]

Fall Out Boy rules. You all know it.

[popdisaster00]

i like the new album a lot fucking more than i did their last one.

[everybodywakeup]

anyone know what day they're going to be on TRL? Id rather not watch that show if i dont have to.

friday.

[soreloser]

I get ridiculously pissed with fuckers who say they sold out. If you were in a band, you'd want to get big too, it's natural. I love that they suck now.. as opposed to 5 months ago when they were amazing.

[Frank Giaramita]

Ok... let's all wait for the one fucker who comes in hear and says that "sold out" stuff anyway.... you know he/she is coming, it's only a matter of time folks... only a matter of time.

[Jared Kaufman]

Ok... let's all wait for the one fucker who comes in hear and says that "sold out" stuff anyway.... you know he/she is coming, it's only a matter of time folks... only a matter of time.
Haha. I know. It's just like clockwork.

[twe]

Haha. I know. It's just like clockwork.
already done.. third post?

[actionandaction]

I'm so sick of Fall Out Boy. Besides, they sold out, they're on MTV, and they're the worst fucking band OUT there today.

Oh shit... shoulda read the italics..


:)

where is your boy tonight?
who the fuck CARES?

just kidding.

<3 fob

Haha you beat me to it.

[CaughtInAMoment]

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=uscc_part1

[writethewrxng]

i dont think they sold out.
they just lost their spark.

[Klondike Joel]

I listened to the New Album for about 5 minutes at Fred Meyer the other day... they had it right next to Hawthorne Heights (dear god...) and it made me make the "Eh/what the fuck?" face. I shook my head in distaste, then, just to compare and contrast the severe lame-ness, played the Hawthorne Heights album... "CUT MY WRISTS AND BLACK MY EYES!!!" I started cracking up and one of the clerks looked up at me and was like, "What're you listening to?" So I showed him... Apparently he didn't find it amusing (he was probably sporting his favorite Victory Records shirt underneath his uniform)... But just to balance the awfulness meter out, I gave the Fall Out Boy album a second whirl. It stopped me from laughing, but I walked out of the Electronics section shaking my head... then had to buy Jade Empire to perk myself up.

Moral of the story, Kids: Sometimes two negatives CAN kind of cancel each other out and make a positive-ish sort of thing happen... kind of...

[Jared Kaufman]

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=uscc_part1
That rules. Seriously.

[smalltownsburn]

I love Fall Out Boy you F A G!

[derricklc22]

I get ridiculously pissed with fuckers who say they sold out. If you were in a band, you'd want to get big too, it's natural. I love that they suck now.. as opposed to 5 months ago when they were amazing.

I feel the same way.

[FatJordan]

1) Who cares if FOB is on MTV. They're probably making more money than anyone else on this board now, I guess they get the last laugh.

2) I totally don't dig the new album nearly as much as the last one. It's just not as fun, and that's MY opinion. Maybe they did sell out, maybe they wanted to take their music in a different direction. Let's not forget...these guys were a bunch of hardcore kids and started the band as a joke to show that just by looking good and playing pop punk could get you success. I mean, come on, have you HEARD Pete's hardcore band? Yeah, that wasnt going to go anywhere.

3) I will never be sick of FOB threads. Without them we wouldn't have half the fun we do here.

[enderwillsaveus]

Worst? Not Quite... I give that, hands down, to a dead tie between Simple Plan and Good Charlotte. But They're Close... heh heh heh... Pretty Close.
Worst band for me would have to be Nickelback. Now that Creed is no more.

[Ruggiero2oo8]

I still love FOB
they still rock :dweeba48:
and i agree...it is a dead tie between Good Charlotte and Simple Plan for the worst band award

[AshesAshes]

i cant wait for there trl performance and the hard rock show on the 7th i think its awesome..

[Goaldeneye]

anyone know what day they're going to be on TRL? Id rather not watch that show if i dont have to.




Saturday!



haha get it?

[supadupa003]

I don't think Fall Out Boy sold out. I just really don't like their new cd and find it boring. People get so pissed off when someone says they don't like FOB, like it's a sin. People can say how much GC and Simple Plan sold out and not get yelled at but if they utter one word about Fall Out Boy it's wrong. It's just my opinion, though, so you don't have to like it. Just respect it. Obviously, as you can tell from my awesome deduction in scene points, people don't like my opinions. I swear, though, that I never just say something sucks...I have reasonings.

[ilovebsb]

anyone know where i can some songs from pete's old hardcore band?

[Adeniz19]

i never really cared for FOB i just think its funny how everyone turns on them once their new cd came out... i knew it was gonna happen.

[Flags of Dawn]

anyone know where i can some songs from pete's old hardcore band?
they're called arma angelus, and cds are hard to find. Im sure you could find mp3s on the internet somewhere.

[splitsecond]

Fuck all FOB haters. Get a life and quite trying to be more scene than everyone else.

[em0_stars]

I enjoy the new album, not the whole thing, but some of it.

[supadupa003]

Fuck all FOB haters. Get a life and quite trying to be more scene than everyone else.

See, it's people like you I hate. A person who does not like FOB is trying to be more scene? I am against everything in the scene. I never have dyed my hair black or have worn girls jeans or put on eyeliner. I am no part of the scene. I just like music that fit my tastes and if Fall Out Boy doesn't appeal to me then why should it be "fuck me"? Get used to everyone having an opinion.

[QTheDangerMusic]

uh i dunno about selling out, but they are truly one of the worst popular bands out there...i think they're fucking evil, esp that bass player who thinks hes an underground scene legend. nah brah. colin greenwood is a bass scene god, not you

[XpunkXroutineX]

...so is it Patrick STUMP or STRUMP? I'm confused. I bought the re-release of their first CD. THe guys here at AP should review that one. Good stuff.

[Melissa Johnson]

With any band, someone is bound to hate them, while just as many people love them. Fall Out Boy has just been getting the worst of it lately because of the hype of the new album. Like it or not, they're doing something right with all of the records they've sold, whether its a good album or not. You've gotta give em credit for that, at least.

[joenicorata]

ah jesus, you guys never get tired bashing fall out boy. what i wanna know is, where are the fob fans in this thread (and dont say there arent any, thats a shitty comeback because i can guarantee 1/4 of this board has their cds). what i want to know is, HOW DID THEY SELL OUT? they didnt! all they did was write a good album (take this to..), get alot of attention, write another good album, and got the attention they deserve. congratulations to fall out boy for getting the credit and attention they deserve

[XpunkXroutineX]

uh i dunno about selling out, but they are truly one of the worst popular bands out there...i think they're fucking evil, esp that bass player who thinks hes an underground scene legend. nah brah. colin greenwood is a bass scene god, not you

No man, Chris #2 of Anti-Flag is a bass legend (at least in the "punk" scene). He makes Wentz look like...like...like that bass player from Simple Plan.

[supadupa003]

ah jesus, you guys never get tired bashing fall out boy. what i wanna know is, where are the fob fans in this thread (and dont say there arent any, thats a shitty comeback because i can guarantee 1/4 of this board has their cds). what i want to know is, HOW DID THEY SELL OUT? they didnt! all they did was write a good album (take this to..), get alot of attention, write another good album, and got the attention they deserve. congratulations to fall out boy for getting the credit and attention they deserve

there may have been one person this entire thread who said fall out boy sold out. All you believe is your opinion. Trust me, there are plenty of fall out boy fans that show up on the boards and tell people they are fucking elitists or snobs because they dont like fall out boy. Jesus Christ get over someone else's opinion. Like them on your own terms and stop worrying if other people like them or not. Obviously they are gettin the respect you think they deserve with their record sales. It's okay if people don't like them. Shut.The.Fuck.Up.

[giantasinrobot]

the worst bands in the world are definitely not good charlotte and simple plan. not by a long shot. shitty bands yes, but not the absolute worst. keep listening.

and... i cant say anything new about FOB that hasnt been said. it would be me repeating myself and others.

true music elitists got negative scene pts
everyone else spends time kissing ass

we tell it like it is

hahahaha, so true.

[sweethypocrisy]

its not wentz's bass playing, its his lyrics that people like.

[I Shoot Bands]

the term selling out has truly lost all its meaning to most people and its sad. FALL OUT BOY HAS NOT SOLD OUT!!!! i may not be completely correct but the selling out means to most people or close to that a band is just making music to make money and be rich and famous. but fall out boy has not giving anyone any reason to think they have sold out. you haven't heard their songs or faces on ipod or car or any other commericals. when fall out boy came on the 3rd for the record release show they could have played roseland probably and most likely sold it out easy, since they sold out two irving plaza show on the same day just a couple of months before in december. ok so they were offered to play on mtv and they took the gig. what is the harm in that. if you like fall out boy so much but you are mad or don't like them anymore because you think they sold out you are just being plain selfish. if you liked them so much, let them be on mtv, let other people hear your favorite band. yes they may go on to play larger venues and what not and i know it will make people mad, cause sometimes stuff like that does for me. but in the end you are letting people hear your favorite band and experience the joy that you had when listening to them. but again i will say it, FALL OUT BOY HAS NOT SOLD OUT. if you can give me an experience or show me that you have go ahead. if you can prove me wrong go ahead. i'm not afraid of being proven wrong because we are all human. but what i know from listening to them for many years and reading and posting on this website, they have done nothing to show me that from what i know about them at the moment they have not sold out.

[punk shawn]

they didn't sell out, they just suck now.

[two_days_slow]

ah jesus, you guys never get tired bashing fall out boy. what i wanna know is, where are the fob fans in this thread (and dont say there arent any, thats a shitty comeback because i can guarantee 1/4 of this board has their cds). what i want to know is, HOW DID THEY SELL OUT? they didnt! all they did was write a good album (take this to..), get alot of attention, write another good album, and got the attention they deserve. congratulations to fall out boy for getting the credit and attention they deserve
I like Fall Out Boy and have both of their cds. I just haven't listened to them the same since they played here a couple months ago. It was quite possibly the worst show I have seen in a long time, I actually ended up leaving half way through their set. I couldn't stand the off key vocals, flat guitars, worst scremas since Hawthorne Heights, and non exsitant drums. I am glad to see them become popular and be able to make a solid living off what they enjoy to do.

[XpunkXroutineX]

its not wentz's bass playing, its his lyrics that people like.
Agree. That guys a genius when it comes to that. This threads turning into a pile of crap faster than Ronald Reagan's brain was.

[mikek86]

yeh i love their new album, funnily enough im listening to it right now, crazy. am i the only one who think that Fall Out Boy have improved or is that just not allowed? people have different tastes, for example i love vanilla ice cream but im certain that someone out there wishes that vanilla ice cream would just melt into the abyss. so go ahead hate it, its no biggie. so to conclude: people may/will hate stuff that you love, get over it.

[supadupa003]

yeh i love their new album, funnily enough im listening to it right now, crazy. am i the only one who think that Fall Out Boy have improved or is that just not allowed? people have different tastes, for example i love vanilla ice cream but im certain that someone out there wishes that vanilla ice cream would just melt into the abyss. so go ahead hate it, its no biggie. so to conclude: people may/will hate stuff that you love, get over it.

i think you are the only other sane person in this thread lol

[mikek86]

i think you are the only other sane person in this thread lol

heh, well i didnt want to brag...

[XPrettyXWasteX]

i love Fall Out Boy. I just saw them again on Sunday actually. They're catchy as hell and so fun live. plus they're all such nice guys. I really enjoyed the new album. I'll be honest, i liked Take This.. a little more just cause i love almost every second on that album while on From Under.. there's parts i dislike (such as the random screaming and lyric reading on some of the songs).

yeh i love their new album, funnily enough im listening to it right now, crazy. am i the only one who think that Fall Out Boy have improved or is that just not allowed? people have different tastes, for example i love vanilla ice cream but im certain that someone out there wishes that vanilla ice cream would just melt into the abyss. so go ahead hate it, its no biggie. so to conclude: people may/will hate stuff that you love, get over it.
i hate vanilla ice cream. and i'm so serious.

[BaldMountainDNR]

this phrase sums up the bald mountains take on FUCT......1-7 SKIP 6 8 AND 11 AND SOMETIMES 13

[supadupa003]

chocolate ice cream > fall out boy > vanilla ice cream > anything with almonds in it

[splitsecond]

See, it's people like you I hate. A person who does not like FOB is trying to be more scene? I am against everything in the scene. I never have dyed my hair black or have worn girls jeans or put on eyeliner. I am no part of the scene. I just like music that fit my tastes and if Fall Out Boy doesn't appeal to me then why should it be "fuck me"? Get used to everyone having an opinion.

Calm the fuck down turbo. So what, you are one of the few people who dislike FOB out of taste, and not spite. Thats fine. My point is, people are doing to FOB the EXACT same shit they did when Blink and NFG blew up, and it is the gayest of gay.

[BaldMountainDNR]

12 is an understood skip

[mikek86]

yeh the random lyric reading just reminded me of the used. heh well i probly hate your fav flav ice cream!

[punkerx99]

1) Who cares if FOB is on MTV. They're probably making more money than anyone else on this board now, I guess they get the last laugh.

2) I totally don't dig the new album nearly as much as the last one. It's just not as fun, and that's MY opinion. Maybe they did sell out, maybe they wanted to take their music in a different direction. Let's not forget...these guys were a bunch of hardcore kids and started the band as a joke to show that just by looking good and playing pop punk could get you success. I mean, come on, have you HEARD Pete's hardcore band? Yeah, that wasnt going to go anywhere.

3) I will never be sick of FOB threads. Without them we wouldn't have half the fun we do here.

-Arma Angelus was signed to Eulogy Records. That's a pretty big label in the hardcore/metalcore scene. They were going places.

-They started Fall Out Boy in order to play fun music, not to show that by looking good you could gain success.

[djUbilla]

i love Fall Out Boy. I just saw them again on Sunday actually. They're catchy as hell and so fun live. plus they're all such nice guys. I really enjoyed the new album. I'll be honest, i liked Take This.. a little more just cause i love almost every second on that album while on From Under.. there's parts i dislike (such as the random screaming and lyric reading on some of the songs).


i hate vanilla ice cream. and i'm so serious.
Dude, I was there, too.

They were fun, for sure. I think the one thing that bugged me was Pete's screaming. Haha, and sometime's Patrick looked like he was wincing when Pete went into his banter....but I don't blame Patrick.

[westsidas2000]

i think fob will be the first "sellout" band this site will embrace.

[CyberInferno]

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=uscc_part1
Maddox still doesn't like blink-182, as seen in his latest article (http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=trippin) about how much he loves Cameron Diaz. Here's a pic from the article http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/images/hoppus.gif

[Frank Giaramita]

Personally, I despise their new album. I think it's typical reccycled ideas from every other pop-punk record in the universe... it's disgusting. However, I would never bash anybody else's opinion on them, I would never claim they "sold out", and I would never focus on things other than the point at hand... the MUSIC. Their new album is not my style and that's that. Fuck the political side and the morons in these forums who say things like..."Fall Out Boy are in it for the money and fame now! Pete thinks he's a scene god! blah blah"... listen to the fucking music, if you like it, listen more, if you don't like it, delete it off your computer and forget about it.. Period. Nothing else should matter and the music should be about the music. If you dig the band, buy their merch and listen to their stuff, if you don't dig their music, don't buy their merch or listen to their stuff... who gives a fuck about the other meaningless bullshit like "selling out", or pete "thinking he's a god".... JUDGE THE FUCKING MUSIC--LOVE IT OR DON'T.

[CyberInferno]

anyone know what day they're going to be on TRL? Id rather not watch that show if i dont have to.
...because you regularly watch TRL and need to remember to turn it off?

[catchmealone]

the term selling out has truly lost all its meaning to most people and its sad. FALL OUT BOY HAS NOT SOLD OUT!!!! i may not be completely correct but the selling out means to most people or close to that a band is just making music to make money and be rich and famous. but fall out boy has not giving anyone any reason to think they have sold out. you haven't heard their songs or faces on ipod or car or any other commericals. when fall out boy came on the 3rd for the record release show they could have played roseland probably and most likely sold it out easy, since they sold out two irving plaza show on the same day just a couple of months before in december. ok so they were offered to play on mtv and they took the gig. what is the harm in that. if you like fall out boy so much but you are mad or don't like them anymore because you think they sold out you are just being plain selfish. if you liked them so much, let them be on mtv, let other people hear your favorite band. yes they may go on to play larger venues and what not and i know it will make people mad, cause sometimes stuff like that does for me. but in the end you are letting people hear your favorite band and experience the joy that you had when listening to them. but again i will say it, FALL OUT BOY HAS NOT SOLD OUT. if you can give me an experience or show me that you have go ahead. if you can prove me wrong go ahead. i'm not afraid of being proven wrong because we are all human. but what i know from listening to them for many years and reading and posting on this website, they have done nothing to show me that from what i know about them at the moment they have not sold out.
Well if what was said earlier is true(about them starting FOB to prove that you just have to look pretty to be popular in pop punk)(which by the way, I don't know if I can believe, look at 3/4 of that band. Pete is the only good looking guy in the band. Andy is one ugly motherfucker, but he seems like an awesome dude)
So yea, if the band started as a joke, but they continued to do it once they gained popularity, then that is somewhat like selling out in my book.

BUT I"M NOT SAYING THEY SOLD OUT. I don't know the facts. I just like the new album.

[Bucc4019]

With that being said, thank me for saving your breath.

sounds like a fall out boy lyric. nice job jared. youve officially sold out...j/k

[Bosnia]

I never have dyed my hair black or have worn girls jeans or put on eyeliner.
i forgot how much everyone cares
go away

[irthesteve]

no matter what anyone says , fall out boy will never be a good charlotte or simple plan. it just wont happen...

i love the cd and only "champagne" is a skippable song to me... but i still listen to it anyway

[Pat Marquez]

people still believe in selling out..or or wait.. people are still discussing tthis? its not fucking 1995. haha

[AShannon04]

that show at last year's warped tour in detroit was fucking sick, and actually makes me proud to say I'm from there, haha...

[poppa Q]

people still believe in selling out..or or wait.. people are still discussing tthis? its not fucking 1995. haha

whoa, i haven't seen you in a while.

[CyberInferno]

Well if what was said earlier is true(about them starting FOB to prove that you just have to look pretty to be popular in pop punk)(which by the way, I don't know if I can believe, look at 3/4 of that band. Pete is the only good looking guy in the band. Andy is one ugly motherfucker, but he seems like an awesome dude)
So yea, if the band started as a joke, but they continued to do it once they gained popularity, then that is somewhat like selling out in my book.

BUT I"M NOT SAYING THEY SOLD OUT. I don't know the facts. I just like the new album.
That was the most nonsensical post ever.

[Sureshot182]

oh my, SHUT THE FUCK UP if you don't like them. like jared, said..save your breath. if you hate them so much and they are so horrible why do you waste your time repeating what has already been said 4545344354 times on this board. seriously, FOB is a successful band and is going to do more in their lifetimes than any of you bitching about them will. so in conclusion, you're not in the band and would kill to have the same success they have acheived by them working their asses off to get what they have today.

[So.It.Goes.]

The hilarious thing is the pattern on the site(reflective of the scene) in the reaction towards bands when they release a successful CD .First everyone is interested, anticipates the hell out of it. The band is "IN" now. Then the positive buzz begins, with the first single releases. The hype surmounts at the release date in which everyone is a true supporter and make it known. The next week is a honeymoon effect of singularily good reactions. The band is worthy. Then the downfall, concurrent with the marketing scheme. BAnd does press----all forms of media, Fuse, AP mag., etc...Cd gets a bit redundant, and an epiphany begins that it was only average if that. THe band now is too overpublicized in the ironic sense that we all seek all the publicity, and their weakness began to arise with exposure. The hypocrisies, psuedo-geniune attitude and appearance, are slightly revealed. The band is done now. OVer, banal, trite. this is about the month after point. WIth time is only relentless bickering and scoffing at each other until the band's popularity and presence dwindles....only to begin the entire process again when the next one is released.

[Sureshot182]

The hilarious thing is the pattern on the site(reflective of the scene) in the reaction towards bands when they release a successful CD .First everyone is interested, anticipates the hell out of it. The band is "IN" now. Then the positive buzz begins, with the first single releases. The hype surmounts at the release date in which everyone is a true supporter and make it known. The next week is a honeymoon effect of singularily good reactions. The band is worthy. Then the downfall, concurrent with the marketing scheme. BAnd does press----all forms of media, Fuse, AP mag., etc...Cd gets a bit redundant, and an epiphany begins that it was only average if that. THe band now is too overpublicized in the ironic sense that we all seek all the publicity, and their weakness began to arise with exposure. The hypocrisies, psuedo-geniune attitude and appearance, are slightly revealed. The band is done now. OVer, banal, trite. this is about the month after point. WIth time is only relentless bickering and scoffing at each other until the band's popularity and presence dwindles....only to begin the entire process again when the next one is released.

THANK YOU!

[catchmealone]

That was the most nonsensical post ever.
yea, i suck at putting my thoughts into words. it made sense to me.........

[thebestkylever]

everyone should start calling the sell out boy! haha sorry...im bored. by the way.. the new cd is damn good. i like gin joints best.

[supadupa003]

i forgot how much everyone cares
go away

sadly you care enough to waste your time posting about how much everyone doesn't care. Idiot. Die.

[Adeniz19]

like them or not you have to admit they sounded shitty in that live performance on FUSE... wow

[1Roth4]

I'm not gonna display my opinion of the cd.. cause im sure no one cares... just like i dont care what other people think of the music i like.
music is about reflection of self, and it is intended to be as individualistic as we all are..which is why.. peoples musical tastes are so different... for all you fall out boy haters.. im sorry you dont get a kick out of the music anymore... for all you lovers.. im glad it makes you feel good....but really, i keep saying this.. and im gonna say it again.. its music.. we dont need to get to worked up about this
-------------->dude that made the comment about nickleback being the worst band in the world......:applause:
brilliant... i love it!!

[Jamais_vu]

Why all this talk about fall out boy selling out? They signed the deal with Island like 2 years ago........

[So.It.Goes.]

I'm not gonna display my opinion of the cd.. cause im sure no one cares... just like i dont care what other people think of the music i like.
music is about reflection of self, and it is intended to be as individualistic as we all are..which is why.. peoples musical tastes are so different... for all you fall out boy haters.. im sorry you dont get a kick out of the music anymore... for all you lovers.. im glad it makes you feel good....but really, i keep saying this.. and im gonna say it again.. its music.. we dont need to get to worked up about this
-------------->dude that made the comment about nickleback being the worst band in the world......:applause:
brilliant... i love it!!

with the nickelback reference you totally contradicted your entire argument. brilliant.

[ForeverInADay]

Worst? Not Quite... I give that, hands down, to a dead tie between Simple Plan and Good Charlotte. But They're Close... heh heh heh... Pretty Close.
you forgot A Change Of Pace and The Datsuns.

[fcs33162]

what i love the most is how back when fall out boy had the countdowns on the website every topic here would have well over a hundred replies of everyone saying how much they heart fall out boy and they they are going to be the next big thing and how happy everyone is for them. now its completely reversed to everyone saying how they have always hated the band and their music sucks boobs.

where have all of the fans that don't turn on a band because they find the success they deserve gone?

i'm a fall out boy fan. eat me

[1Roth4]

with the nickelback reference you totally contradicted your entire argument. brilliant.

I'm allowed.. i live and canada, and have had to put up with them for too long, and plus.. i didnt ridicule their music... i applauded the man who did...

good eye though.. props for catching that

[ParisKitty16]

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=uscc_part1

HAHAHA! That site is pretty kick ass.

[azlisa]

im just now getting into these guys.....patrick really changed his voice since take this to your grave, IMO

[blinkrules]

its not wentz's bass playing, its his lyrics that people like.

Agree. That guys a genius when it comes to that. This threads turning into a pile of crap faster than Ronald Reagan's brain was.

Genius? are you smoking crack. His lyrics are nothing special at all. He's not in Chris Conley's league.

[joevember]

you know not everyone has to like every single band out there..for the people that do like fob more power to you..i like them and i believe that this new record is exactly what they needed to get bigger.. it shows a lot of growth and change from their last full length which is exactly what is wanted from a band...if they didnt change their sound then no one would listen to them anyways because it would(face it) get boring after a while. . . and if you think that they have sold out..then consider this..some kids dont know about good kinds of music. they are told wat to listen to by all their friends and the media..now when a good band finally makes it onto MTV every one shoots them down because they are not paying attention to their "roots".. well i dont think its their fault that suddenly a lot more people started liking them.. i mean if the opportunity is given for a lot more people to start listening to them then they are obviously gonna take it...after all thats wat music is about..getting as many people as possible to listen to your ideas and thoughts.

[kittypants]

the new album is BORING! who sucked the energy out of Fall Out Boy, Jay-Z????

Still love the old album. And they are NOT the worst band ever. That distinction belongs to Nickelback, Simple Plan, and Good Charlotte. If they made a song together, they'd create a SUCK bomb so powerful it could destroy THE WORLD!

[wfpdrummer10]

Just because Fall Out Boy is big now, everyone wants to label them sell outs, well fuck you all. Anybody in a band should side with Fall Out Boy, anybody would want their music to be heard by as many people as possible, and when the opportunity is there, anybody would take it. Their music isn't bad, its actually great, hard to do in the pop punk scene of today. You "scenesters" need to get off your high horse and realize that good music is good music. I love Blink and they "sold out" by many accounts. Listen to what you enjoy, not what the "scene" tell you to. Im done

[KetchupMan36]

isnt FOB's 15 minutes up yet?

[Tyler Revolution]

I listened to the New Album for about 5 minutes at Fred Meyer the other day... they had it right next to Hawthorne Heights (dear god...) and it made me make the "Eh/what the fuck?" face. I shook my head in distaste, then, just to compare and contrast the severe lame-ness, played the Hawthorne Heights album... "CUT MY WRISTS AND BLACK MY EYES!!!" I started cracking up and one of the clerks looked up at me and was like, "What're you listening to?" So I showed him... Apparently he didn't find it amusing (he was probably sporting his favorite Victory Records shirt underneath his uniform)... But just to balance the awfulness meter out, I gave the Fall Out Boy album a second whirl. It stopped me from laughing, but I walked out of the Electronics section shaking my head... then had to buy Jade Empire to perk myself up.

Moral of the story, Kids: Sometimes two negatives CAN kind of cancel each other out and make a positive-ish sort of thing happen... kind of...
You're a moron. Quit being so judgemental.

Also, I didn't know that Patrick was only 20 years old...

[splitsecond]

The hilarious thing is the pattern on the site(reflective of the scene) in the reaction towards bands when they release a successful CD .First everyone is interested, anticipates the hell out of it. The band is "IN" now. Then the positive buzz begins, with the first single releases. The hype surmounts at the release date in which everyone is a true supporter and make it known. The next week is a honeymoon effect of singularily good reactions. The band is worthy. Then the downfall, concurrent with the marketing scheme. BAnd does press----all forms of media, Fuse, AP mag., etc...Cd gets a bit redundant, and an epiphany begins that it was only average if that. THe band now is too overpublicized in the ironic sense that we all seek all the publicity, and their weakness began to arise with exposure. The hypocrisies, psuedo-geniune attitude and appearance, are slightly revealed. The band is done now. OVer, banal, trite. this is about the month after point. WIth time is only relentless bickering and scoffing at each other until the band's popularity and presence dwindles....only to begin the entire process again when the next one is released.

That could be one of the most intelligent posts ever on this site.

[Nate_RAWKS]

Note: Yes, we know you're tired of FOB posts. Yes, we know you think they sold out, it sucks they're on MTV and that they're the "worst" band out there today. With that being said, thank me for saving your breath.


haha damn what the fuck happened to this place? Since when do the staff members have to put disclaimers in their news posts. I remember when this place was a nice community of music lovers who came here to discover new music and talk about great bands they enjoyed. Lately it's been a bunch of inconsiderate maggots. If there are ten posts about FOB on the main page who gives a fuck, seriously. They just put out an album and they have plenty of news and things to share with their fans. That is what this site is all about isn't. If you see a post about FOB and you don't like them move along and go to the next news post. I'm sure the fans of FOB love to see all the news posted about the band that they love. People need to grow the fuck up and just listen to the music.

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[Tyler Revolution]

I didn't know that Patrick was only 20 years old...

[Adeniz19]

haha damn what the fuck happened to this place? Since when do the staff members have to put disclaimers in their news posts. I remember when this place was a nice community of music lovers who came here to discover new music and talk about great bands they enjoyed. Lately it's been a bunch of inconsiderate maggots. If there are ten posts about FOB on the main page who gives a fuck, seriously. They just put out an album and they have plenty of news and things to share with their fans. That is what this site is all about isn't. If you see a post about FOB and you don't like them move along and go to the next news post. I'm sure the fans of FOB love to see all the news posted about the band that they love. People need to grow the fuck up and just listen to the music.

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ya its getting really rediculous....

[MumblingMiles]

Yeah, I think the severeness of the criticism this band gets is unjust. If you don't like them cause you don't like their music, go on ahead and elaborate on it. If you don't like them because you think it's cool to hate bands that make a little dollar sign, then your posts bore me.

I really enjoyed this album, but I can easily see why others don't.

[djUbilla]

I didn't know that Patrick was only 20 years old...
Yeah, that was news to me. Pretty crazy to be honest.

[xsavesthelinex]

is patrick really only 20?

[runfastjethro]

That was the most nonsensical post ever.
haha you are not even kidding

[Sons_Of_Saturn]

FOB now = NFG after the release of NFG and/ or Sticks & Stones...

By the way...I still love NFG. I just saw them live, and there is nothing wrong with them at all. So what if they don't release the most breathtaking/ innovative music that defies the depths of time. I still think they're music is catchy as hell. Sure, some songs are always going to be stronger than others...but hey...it still makes for some goodtimes. ;) ...and you can't say that you've never found yourself singing along to NFG every once in awhile. Let's face it, some music is meant to be art while others are meant to be amusement parks. (Not the best metaphor, but...it works for the time being.)

Oh yeah...and the same comments apply for Fall Out Boy.

[bnizzle182]

A little off the subject...

but I just got tickets to see the Rolling Stones...I had to sell my soul and the souls of my unborn children to see them...nothing like ticketmaster convenience charges ($17)...got to love it

:FIREdevil

[mickmadethelist]

I cant beleive i actually read all the posts. I am a fan of Fall Out Boy, they have been a favorite of mine for over 2 years now, and I was excited as hell to get the new cd. The new cd sounds like a sophmore album should, like the band is growing up. The lyrics are clever and have a darker side to them. With that said, I will by no means critisize the people who don't like them, as long as those have always been your feelings. It really is the newfound glory complex. People fell in love with them at such early stages in their career, and I think that some kids might feel betrayed. but look in the song lyrics and you will know they arent sell outs. "We do it for the scars and stories, and not the fame." We all know they could be selling out arenas right now, but they are going on warped tour? And on the last tour, tickets were still cheap, when they could have charges twice as much and sold the same amount of tickets. As it was said, discuss the music, and give your opinion on it. But if you say it Sucks, without giving explanation, keep in mind that music has been around longer than you, so who the fuck are you? And all this "Pete thinks hes a punk god or underground sensation or whatever...this isnt aboutwhats punk and whats not (i still fucking hate that word, seriously, 6th grade people) this is about a solid record, i think it holds together well and has terriffic sing along anthems for everyone from kids to a band struggling with a newfound success. PS...my opinion...worst band ever...White stripes. Lyrics make no sense, same drum and guitar beat every 6 seconds for 3 minutes. And the whole robert smith gone candy cane has always bugged me because its a gimmick. 2 biggest sellout bands, limp bizkit and sugar ray, both started out as hard rock acts, look where they are now. and fall out boy fans, im with you, i love the cd but i emphasize, dont freak out over others not feeling the same way. just give an opinion.. i probably repeated myself alot in here, but hopefully it will resonate with someof you.

[Pooavenger]

I don't they sold out or suck or whatever. Everyone is just buttering them up so much it's insane! their new cd wasn't even that good. I still am a firm believer that FOB evening out..., and take this to your grave are their best cds. why don't they consider evening out as a release anyway.

[SilverApples]

You can read an article Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com) did on Fall Out Boy (http://www.falloutboyrock.com) here (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/7349378/falloutboy?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1).

Note: Yes, we know you're tired of FOB posts. Yes, we know you think they sold out, it sucks they're on MTV and that they're the "worst" band out there today. With that being said, thank me for saving your breath.
would the real jared kaufman please shut the fuck up? fob is not half as bad as mc lars, the academy is, lucky boys consuckallass, etc.

[Adeniz19]

I don't they sold out or suck or whatever. Everyone is just buttering them up so much it's insane! their new cd wasn't even that good. I still am a firm believer that FOB evening out..., and take this to your grave are their best cds. why don't they consider evening out as a release anyway.
wow you need to proof read

[1000shadesofred]

how can u say they sold out??? OK, they got big... who the hell didnt see that coming?!?! everyone better chill the hell out... what do you people think was gonna happen??? Can a band who is talented, generous, and good hearted just not become well known... im sure fall out boy doesnt care to be on MTV, shit like that just makes them nervous... a band cant just not become popular, its not their freakin fault... what are they supposed to do, just stop being good?!?!

PS silverapples is right

[swindlington]

how can a band sell out without ever being on an indie in the first place?

[1000shadesofred]

i guess "selling out" or the extent of it is based on a matter of opinion, unless someone could set some standards... i think that would make a good post "list standards for being a sell out"

[swindlington]

I guess it doesn't really surprise me that a major signed them before their first record was recorded. A band this unoriginal is bound for MTV success.

[weezer182]

people were saying the same thing about yellowcard when they put ocean ave and it got on mtv. its sad some people cant decide for themselves what they like and dislike

[FinchBulldog2]

I think they made an excellent album.

[Don Trump]

How can they 'sell out' when they're were a Pop-Oxymoron band to begin with?

[xbrutalbonniex]

I'm so sick of this sold out bull shit. Fall out boy are doing their best to keep it real.. and I don't think any of you would turn down a slot on MTV. If you read Fall out boy's lyrics they're pretty cleaver and I definitely think they deserve mucho props.

[mikek86]

hmm selling out. i have trouble with this term. if bands were souly about music then they wouldnt sell merch at there shows. unfortunatly in this stoneage almost every band has "sold out" because they are selling their music and getting paid to go on tv or whatever. where do you think the money they get from cds and merch goes, they give it to orphans? i think not.

[kittypants]

check your FREAKING spelling, people!

"cleaver"?

[mikek86]

cleaver is a word! maybe xbrutalbonniex made up a new cool saying for all the crazy kids out there. for example: dude that's so cleaver.

[Gleebo]

Fuck all FOB haters. Get a life and quite trying to be more scene than everyone else.

Word Word Word. People on here waste more time ripping on bands they dont like than they do talking constructively about the ones they love.

[Andy]

Note: Yes, we know you're tired of FOB posts. Yes, we know you think they sold out, it sucks they're on MTV and that they're the "worst" band out there today. With that being said, thank me for saving your breath.
You forgot the part about them being horrible.

[bossman calling]

how did they sell out when they are still putting out the same old watered down music with the same old horribly cliched lyrics, and still putting on terrible live shows?

if anything, this band certainly has "kept it real"

[scarsandstories]

anyone know where i can some songs from pete's old hardcore band?


lmfao arma is worse

[Jared Kaufman]

You forgot the part about them being horrible.
Um, maybe it's just me, but being the "worst" band ever or out there today pretty much seems to be the equivalent to "horrible."

[Andy]

Um, maybe it's just me, but being the "worst" band ever or out there today pretty much seems to be the equivalent to "horrible."
In a way, since you wrote "worst" I took it as you saying everyone say they suck but you don't agree. Which is fair.

But they still suck.

[Fryman]

The new album is great! Some songs are amazing.
And there is no thing as "selling out".

[blinkrules]

I can't believe Fall Out Boy, they even sell out their shows.

[golfchick]

The 12 years old girls haven't found out about Fall Out Boy in Canada yet.. hopefully that will stick for a while, enjoy while it lasts I guess, because looks like the battle is lost in the States, so much haters already, and this is just this place.

[1000shadesofred]

anyone who says FOB is "unoriginal" is a fuckin idiot and should kiss my feet

[Nate_RAWKS]

A little off the subject...

but I just got tickets to see the Rolling Stones...I had to sell my soul and the souls of my unborn children to see them...nothing like ticketmaster convenience charges ($17)...got to love it

:FIREdevil


haha nice i'll be buying my tickets on Friday...

yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NinjaRoy]

i love vanilla ice cream but im certain that someone out there wishes that vanilla ice cream would just melt into the abyss.
Vanilla ice cream sold out. Bottom line.

[bossman calling]

anyone who says FOB is "unoriginal" is a fuckin idiot and should kiss my feet
anyone who thinks they are original needs to get out and listen to some more bands

[supadupa003]

anyone who thinks they are original needs to get out and listen to some more bands

word.

[duffe]

i love FOB.

[danalynne]

firstly, i love fall out boy. a whole lot.

secondly, if you hate them, that's fine. i'm sick of someone saying they don't like them and everyone flipping out on that person. who cares if they like them or not? go listen to your fall out boy CD and dob't worry about it.

[myfirstpunksong]

See, it's people like you I hate. A person who does not like FOB is trying to be more scene? I am against everything in the scene. I never have dyed my hair black or have worn girls jeans or put on eyeliner. I am no part of the scene. I just like music that fit my tastes and if Fall Out Boy doesn't appeal to me then why should it be "fuck me"? Get used to everyone having an opinion.

If you were no part of, or against everything in, the scene you would not have signed up to the AP.net forums.

I can honestly say I love every bit of the new FOB album and it is the only CD I have listened to since I bought it the day it came out (besides a bit of new TSL here and there).

[Klondike Joel]

I flipped through here to see if I had been thrown to the wolves, and I found that, while many of you agreed with my opinionated ranting, somehow I wound up with a bright red bar hanging next to my name, that I remember was bright green yesterday. I came to find out this represented my "scene points" or approval rating, or whatever the fuck that means... how many people agreed with me, or something right?? I find it odd that I went into the negative for people agreeing with me. I never said anything about "Selling Out" or any of that overused, unoriginal, "scene" related bullshit. All I said was, while many kids think that Fall Out Boy is the worst thing to happen to the "Pop-Punk" genre (maybe I should have been more specific), I think that that was an overstatement, and said award deserves to be handed to Good Charlotte and Simple Plan. But I also noted that Fall Out Boy was pretty bad/unoriginal... a band trying to be provacative that didn't have a provacative bone in their body. Clever lyrics/song titles don't make you a good band... good music makes you a good band. Many of you were like, "This band is WAAYYYY Worse than (insert band name here)" and in almost all instances I completely agreed with you (Creed, Nickleback, Hawthorne Heights, etc...)

I'm not defending myself by any means. I was just confused by the fact I went from Green to Red, and never said anything more than my opinion. If I were Fall Out Boy, and somebody said "Hey, You're so much better than Good Charlotte/Simple Plan." I'd take it as a complement. Wouldn't you?

[number1alien]

Note: Yes, we know you're tired of FOB posts. Yes, we know you think they sold out, it sucks they're on MTV and that they're the "worst" band out there today. With that being said, thank me for saving your breath.

Aw, that's sweet of you. :)

[Honest2aFault]

not to mention they play gigs at hollister...the whoring out of california mall store next to hot topic

[bossman calling]

not to mention they play gigs at hollister...the whoring out of california mall store next to hot topic
hahahahaha well at least they know where most of their fanbase is