Fall Out Boy - Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend (2002)

She'd probably end up bitching to you about how they wear even more eyeliner than she does.

When I was about 13 in 2007, Fall Out Boy were all the rage and if you need a little memory refresher, about as popular and as regarded as One Direction and crew have been in the past few years. I considered myself quite the fan because it was catchy and I thought (keep in mind I was a young teenager!) that I was punk as shit for liking them, Green Day, and assorted ska-punk bands at the time. However, even at the height of my fandom for them, I couldn't really get into this album, and almost te- My God, has it been almost TEN YEARS? Holy shit! Anyway, almost ten years later, I still can't really pin a finger on why this doesn't work.

Guitarist/vocalist Patrick Stump's voice still hadn't reached its full strength and wouldn't for a few more years, so as he whines through his way through these songs, I can't help but think "Would I rather be listening to this or his solo work?" and the correct answer is "I'd rather eat a bullet" but still. On this album, the band just isn't in their prime, and comes across as more of a "You had to be there" situation than anything else. Rabid fans of the band will tell you "It's amazing how they started as a bunch of punk kids and turned into [whatever the hell the band is doing now]" but truthfully, there's nothing really inherently punk about anything on this album.

A few mildly catchy numbers that blend into each other, but nothing outright horrifyingly bad. Pick it up just to say you have it, but throw the actual plastic/vinyl frisbee at your cat whenever s/he tries to shit on the kitchen table again. Whip that little shithead in the face with almost 30 minutes of half-assed pop-punk!! That's what you get for shitting on my bananas you filthy feline fuck!!

5/10
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