Fall Out Boy

Editor's Review:

For a band to travel down the oft-trodden path of slick production and watered down song structures in this day and age is not altogether surprising. Fall Out Boy boasts a lineup of teenagers who sound as if they haven’t quite found their place. Bitter lyrics jump out from the music but fail to save the disc from being a stale parody of trendy pop music. With track titles like “Reinventing the Wheel to Run Myself Over With,” the band depicts a longing to be seen as self-loathing, angst-ridden rockers, and they almost pull it off. If run-of-the-mill packaged punk rock is your bag, then you will be pleased with this release. Otherwise, it will find its way in and out of your discman fairly quickly.

– Ryan Prado
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Record Label Fueled By Ramen Records Released May 2003

Tracks “Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today” Dead On Arrival Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy Saturday Homesick at Space Camp Sending Postcards from a Plane Crash (Wish You Were Here) Chicago is So Two Years Ago The Pros and Cons of Breathing Grenade Jumper Calm Before the Storm Reinventing the Wheel to Run Myself Over The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes