Fall Out Boy

When I was a teen, I was always in my room listening to music and the CDs that were always in rotation were Metallica’s Ride the Lightning and Garage Inc. Disc 2. These two CDs are mainly the reason I play guitar like I do and love quick chuggy rhythms.

But after these formative years, I discovered a lot of different bands and fell into a more casual kind of listening routine. I have not gotten wrapped up in a band since I was maybe 16.

While in Japan on business, I picked up a few CDs because I had some extra cash. I picked up Alkaline Trio’s Agony & Irony, and both Fall Out Boy’s From Under the Cork Tree and Infinity on High.

I didn’t listen to them until I got home though (I don’t have a laptop to bring out with me which is a MAJOR bummer when computers can house so much good stuff like photos, movies, all of your music and can be your portable entertainment center) and from the first moment I put in From Under the Cork Tree I was incredibly impressed. There are only two songs on the whole CD I click past which is pretty amazing. It’s as close to all killer no filler that I’ve seen or heard.

Infinity on High was incredibly different sound wise. There was less gain, and more funky feel to it but after a while it grew on me too and now I can say I’m a pretty big fan of this band.

Yes, there’s a ton of high school girls that are also fans of the band. I’m not so fond of this, but you know what? You like what you like and not liking something because someone you don’t like likes it is silly in all but the most rarest of cases. I’ll make the exception for some people though.

I’m excited to get their other albums, the new one (from Best Buy so it has extra tracks), and their live CD/DVD from Phoenix, AZ. My daughter likes them too music-wise, but she REALLY likes the cover of their new album picking out of a wall of CDs with NO problem (that girl has eagle eyes if there was a pair) and insisting on holding it throughout the trip to the store. I’m sure the day that I DO get it, I’ll lose the case to her permanently.

Anyway, their music stirs up all sorts of excited emotions in me and I really like it. I haven’t felt this invigorated with music in a long time.