Highly anticipated, greatly disappointed. (Folie A Deux - Fall Out Boy)

Member Name: Silverwillow

Product:	Folie A Deux - Fall Out Boy
Date:	20/01/09 (27 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: I Don't Care

Disadvantages: A Poor Show From The Boys

I would consider myself quite a hardcore Fall Out Boy fan, until this album. Compared to their previous albums, it lacks 'bite'!

I know that the band were trying something different with the album and that is always a risk when it comes to fans like myself who absolutely adore the previous albums. The fatal mistake I think has been changing the songs from being semi-autobiographical about Stumps and Wentz to being now completely fictional. The songs were more passionate, more thought-provoking and generally more interesting lyrically on previous albums. This one seems too 'mainstream' written for the record company and then so overproduced that it has lost the 'gritty edge' that had once made Fall Out Boy such a phenomenon.

I Don't Care seems to be the closest to the Fall Out Boy that had me dancing round the house screaming lyrics to make me feel better after a bad day in the office but even this lacks authenticity.

Having seen them live several times and seeing that energy that was in the previous albums on stage, I am worried about how this album will affect their onstage performance. The lack of energy and passion is obvious on the album or it has simply been hidden away far too well by the production team.

Sugar, we're going down!

Summary: Not For The Hardcore FOB Fans