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Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree

I felt like listening to some pop punk, I don't know why. But here we are. I've never listened to Fall Out Boy before, although I do remember hearing the song Centuries on the radio. I remember it being alright, although at the time I probably wouldn't have paid much attention to radio music, because I thought it sucked. But that's all changed I suppose. Anyway, into the track-by-track review.

Kicking off with Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued, cameras flashing to begin with, and then we get right into those pop punk riffs. Oh my god, this is so nostalgic, I used to listen to Pop Punk, and listening to this is just nostalgic as **** for me. The vocals are what you expect, whiny and full of angst, but damn this **** is anthemic as ****. I can tell this would be a genre I could totally absorb myself back into. Next is Of All the Gin Joints in All the World. By the way, the **** are these song titles? They are so long. This one is fun, but now I'm starting to realize that this is going to be hard to review. Dance, Dance is one of the singles off the album, which starts off slow and quickly speeds up into a pretty fast banger. Patrick Stump is the vocalist, and no complaints so far, he sings how I'd expect and it works for me. This song is pretty epic to be fair. Next song is also a single, Sugar, We're Goin Down, so I get the feeling I should recognize this, but clearly not. But I love it so far. Dude, so ****ing catchy, it's perfect. And the vocalist sounds perfect. Next is Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner, grooves straight out of the gate. Wouldn't have it any other way, just a straight banger. I've Got a Dark Alley and a Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song) next, and this starts out a little slower than the previous songs, a nice little ballad pop punk song. Love this one man, I'm definitely gonna go check out those old albums I used to listen to. Right into 7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen), which is another earworm/banger/tune/, and oh **** this ending riff is badass as ****.

So we move onto Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year, and halfway through, this one seems cool. Breaks out in epic riffing and shouting. Oh ****, there's some screaming in here. Cool, I guess? I mean it was only like 1 second. Next up, Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends, and holy **** that chorus is awesome. Love this guy's melodic voice. This one is straight up epic banger/10. All these songs follow the same formula, but it never gets old when they're coming up with these genius tunes. I Slept with Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me is next, and this one transitions perfectly from the last track, and this one is pretty sweet so far. Some shouted vocals in the chorus, which is pretty sweet and it works so damn perfectly. And oh my god, some sweet angst as **** screaming at the end, brilliant man. That song was a hella standout. Moving on to A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me", a more restrained and radio ready single, but still damn catchy and fun as ****. Not much else to say, but it does its stuff pretty damn well. Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows) is next, and I wonder how terrible this is going to look in the review with all these extremely long titles. This song rocks along nicely, halfway through we get an epic moment with Patrick's vocals, building up to a ****ing sweet scream. A standout for sure. And holy **** the spoken outro is sweet. Segueing right into XO, and some sugary vocal melody which explodes into a fast speedy pop punk song 101. This does not bore me at all though. I'm a bit annoyed it's over, because it's felt so short. I love this one, building up into an epic banger of even epic-er proportions. Dude, that was great.

Been a while since I listened to any pop punk, but this was a great first reintroduction to it. I might just go listen to more Fall Out Boy now. And I'm certainly gonna go check out more classic pop punk albums for sure, so stay tuned if you're interested.

1. "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued"
2. "Of All the Gin Joints in All the World"
3. "Dance, Dance"
4. "Sugar, We're Goin Down"
5. "Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner"
6. "I've Got a Dark Alley and a Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)"
7. "7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)"
8. "Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year"
9. "Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends"
10. "I Slept with Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me"
11. "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me""
12. "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows)"
13. "XO"

Originally Posted by Ki (Post 1781794) Didn't this journal already exist?

Originally Posted by Ki (Post 1781794) Didn't this journal already exist?

Originally Posted by 1blankmind (Post 1781775) Truckfighters - Gravity X CKY - Volume 1

Originally Posted by _Violet_ (Post 1781831) I'll allow Truckfighters but you're gonna have to try again for CKY.

Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1781810) Like he says: "You've all seen this journal numerous times, and it's back again of course."

Originally Posted by _Violet_ (Post 1781816) Aren't you stupid?

Originally Posted by Qwertyy (Post 1782055) Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!

Originally Posted by Qwertyy (Post 1782264) You were the one that recd it to me like a year ago, I'm passing the album on now. it's been my favorite jazz album ever since.

Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1782276) Anything involving Dolphy is worth the time tbh. I've recently gotten back into Out There. It's not as strong or catchy as Out to Lunch! but it's still damn good. The Illinois Concert is great too.

Originally Posted by Mordor (Post 1781868) Anais Mitchell - Hadestown [Contemporary Folk, Chamber Folk] Kishi Bashi - Lighght [Art Pop, Indie Pop, Psychedelic Pop]

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Truckfighters - Gravity X

So this is stoner rock/metal, and the only stoner rock I've listened to is QOTSA, that's the closest I've gone. Which means this genre is fairly new to me, and of course I haven't heard any of the classics of this genre. But after listening to this album, I certainly will be. I really loved what I heard on my first go. It did take a song or two to click, but by god it clicked. This is certainly something I can see becoming a favorite, but we'll have to see after giving it another listen. Here we go then I guess. Onto the track-by-track review.

We get right into it with the first track, Desert Cruiser. Now on first listen, I just wasn't feeling it, I really don't know why. But now I can say otherwise. One minute in and it's goddamn perfect. The guitars are ****ing fuzzy as hell and I love that, it just makes everything sound so damn heavy, and now I really want to get stoned to this, I just realized. Halfway through we get a decent solo, and then **** just breaks down into a slow riff that picks its self up. And I haven't mentioned the vocals. They're nothing special in my opinion, but for this music, and they way they're placed throughout this album, I think it works like a charm. Moving onto Gargarismo, and these riffs ****ing rule. The drumming is nice and crispy, it feels warm but heavy. Halfway through, it stops, and then slows down into another riff. Oh, and then speeds back up again. Ozo anchors this **** perfectly, and it's just gold. And then it slows back down, into some gentle riffing and this section is really sweet. And then finishes. Momentum up next, and another 7 minute track. I don't mind though, because I remember not wanting the album to end on my first listen. This one is a softer song, but I like it. And **** just breaks down into another delicious riff. And I love when Ozo screams on this, sounds proper good. Oh my god this riff 5 minutes in is ****ing heavy. Some weird effects with the guitars I think, but it just makes it sound so tasty. And a sweet little solo, and then all the distortion fades out, and the drums take us out, and then back in to the next song, Freewheelin'. And this was the song that hooked me on first listen. This was where I totally started digging it. Which is ****ing stupid because those first 3 tracks are awesome. They can do short songs just as well as their long ones, and this is the ultimate proof. 2 minutes in, and its throttling right on, and handclaps join the party. Or at least I assume they are. Whatever it is, it's ****ing amazing. Is that keyboards or something? **** I don't know, but it sounds sick. And then all drones out for 3 or so seconds, and then some really nice guitar strumming. All western and ****. And a guy saying "do you feel lucky, punk?". That was great. ****ing great. And now for The Deal. I remember not really thinking this was much of a standout. It's certainly loud though, and is certainly above average. I swear the vocalist sounds like Ozzy sometimes. Probably just me. I swear the way the vocals are phased sounds like I'm listening to a Black Sabbath song. 3 minutes in, and it breaks down into another headbanging riff. Now I want to see them live. I imagine it would be quite memorable. Superfunk next, and from here on out, I remember loving every single track, and I never wanted it to end. Oh my god I love that riff. Sticks in your head for sure, which is mostly what all these riffs are. Catchy as ****. And just as epic at that. And this gets funky 3 minutes in, hence the track name. Dude this is just out of this world. ****ing brilliant. And then it just slooooooows right the **** down. Duuuuuude, sooooo slow. Way to end the track.

Halfway through the album, we arrive at Subfloor, one of the shortest tracks on the album. This one is the definition of short but sweet. I don't know if it's the trumpet or trombone being used here, since I don't know the difference, but it's ****ing beautiful. And then right into Gweedo-Weedo, and hell ****ing yes. The vocals drowned out for me ages ago, but they work well regardless of what's going on. It's like I'm at the bottom of the sea, being ****ing crushed by the pressure. After all that chaos though, it gets softer, chill as ****. The storm has passed, and it's easing us straight out of the track. Really nice man. I can't believe we're not even close to finishing yet. So now we're into Manhattan Project, this starts off great, and 1 minute in, we get some great screaming, love it when he does that. 3 minutes in and this is where I can tell **** is about to get epic as ****. That riff in the background is so good. And Ozo sounds ****ing amazing, sounds angry as ****. And the drumming is admirable, it sounds so good on this album. 5 minutes in, slows down to some gentle strumming. The song seems almost cinematic at times. 28 seconds to go, but **** doesn't end there, as we are treated to another riff to close us out. Great track. In Search of (The) starts off as we'd expect, another standout riff. And then gets heavy as ****. It's all just thumping along, so much deep distortion, ****ing mental. How come I didn't know this band before, so many quality bangers. I really can't wait to get stoned to this now, I'll probably lose my **** even more than I am right now. I love how catchy the songs are, they don't fail to stick in your head. Now into the Intermission, a nice little bridge song. Got some chill vibes man, how is this album so damn perfect. I mean, it's been an hour, and it hasn't failed to keep my attention. Not even in the slightest. And long may it last, right ****ing into A. Zapruder, which to me felt like the final track. And holy ****, it brings out all the stops. Heavy as ****, drumming frantically following the riffs like a boss. It goes through a little slower bridge section, preparing us for the next bit, where **** just gets ****ing mental. Ozo giving us another tasty scream episode. This whole song is crack. This whole album is crack. And it fades right out, drumming going wild. And now for the actual final track, Altered State. I suppose it works in the context of the album, I just don't feel like it would need to be 8 minutes long. But whatever, chill as ****. After the onslaught of everything that came before, it makes sense that we ease ourselves out of the album. I'll also take this time to mention that the album cover, album name and band name are ****ing brilliant. I could see myself wanting this on vinyl. Now the song is slowing building up, drumming gradually ascending, and the guitar just doing it's own little thing. Not my favorite track on the album, but I honestly can't complain that much. So what, they have one average song? I'll let them off, at least they had the decency to be smart about it. And we have reached the end.

So I guess all I want to say is thanks Blankmind for recommending this wonderful album. I can safely say that so far, it's on point to being one of my favorites. And it's been a while since I've listened to an album that actually blew me away and that was love at first listen (excuse the cheesiness of what I just said). I loved every track, except for the last one, not because it was bad per se, but that it was just too long. Other than that, it was all gold. And I definitely enjoyed it even more than the first time. And I'm totally going to listen to this stoned, and then proceed to rate it 5 stars and add it to my favorite albums list. Thanks again, and CKY is up next so stay tuned for my thoughts on that.

1. "Desert Cruiser"
2. "Gargarismo"
3. "Momentum"
4. "Freewheelin'"
5. "The Deal"
6. "Superfunk"
7. "Subfloor"
8. "Gweedo-Weedo"
9. "Manhattan Project"
10. "In Search of (The)"
11. "Intermission"
12. "A. Zapruder"
13. "Altered State"

Originally Posted by _Violet_ (Post 1782969) So you guys have until the 19th of December to send in album recs for me to review. A reminder once again, that they can be any genre and that you can only give me 2 albums per person. People who have already gave can't. Anybody that hasn't, feel free. I really need some more since I've finished with all the albums I've been given so far. Also, Mord, you need to give me a link for that Hadestown album or I can't listen to it.

Originally Posted by Qwertyy (Post 1783104) yeah that album is pretty dope

Originally Posted by 1blankmind (Post 1783105) If you don't listen to a lot of stoner music I'd definitely say you should look into the genre. Between the psychedelic rock ones and the doom metal ones the genre is just killer.

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1783107) You could always up the number of recs per person.

Originally Posted by _Violet_ (Post 1783134) I'm totally down. Get recommending then.

Originally Posted by Qwertyy (Post 1783204) Electric Wizard - Dopethrone you neeeeeeeed it in your life

Originally Posted by 1blankmind (Post 1783213) Ok. Clutch - Robot Hive/Exodus Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun Monster Magnet - Superjudge

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1783217) One album per post, dingus.

Originally Posted by 1blankmind (Post 1783238) He wanted me to rec him stoner rock. So I did.

Originally Posted by _Violet_ (Post 1783134) You can all rec 1 album per post, but you have to wait for 4 more people to post before you rec again.

Originally Posted by _Violet_ (Post 1812192) Vroom Vroom - Charli XCX So like, this is the greatest EP ever.