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Infinity on High
by Island Records
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Audio CD
Publisher: Island Records
US picture disc of Fall Out Boy's much anticipated 2007 album Infinity On High, once more produced by long term collaborator Neal Avron and, on two tracks, Hip-Hop/R&B legend Babyface, is pre-ceded by the hit single 'This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race'. Universal. 2007
After the success of From Under the Cork Tree, Fall Out Boy earned the right to indulge their whims. Fortunately, their instincts tend to serve them well (not counting those infamous cell-phone photos). On their most adventurous album, Def Jam prez Jay-Z introduces "Thriller," while Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds produces groove-heavy hit "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" and "Thnks fr th Mmrs." A few new flourishes aside, however, like guitarist Joe Trohman's Metallica moves on "Thriller," the Chicago-bred band remains true to their punk-pop roots, even if vocalist Patrick Stump sounds like Mr. Sexyback on "This Ain't a Scene" and "I'm like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me + You)." You can thank bass player/songwriter Pete Wentz for the unwieldy song titles. As he explains in "Fame < Infamy," "I am God's gift / Why would he bless me with such wit without a conscience." Whether spicing up their recipe with R&B swagger or playing it straight, FOB are at their best when they crank up the volume. Hence, the piano-based "Golden" is the weakest track on an otherwise solid outing. Hey, maybe they just wanted to see what a stadium looks like bathed in the glow of a thousand lighters. Taking its title from a letter Vincent Van Gogh sent to his brother Theo ("Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high"), Fall Out Boy's fourth seems likely to follow its predecessor into the platinum stratosphere. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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| Did I just Listen To The Same Song 14 Times? |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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I was reading through reviews of this album on Lastfm, and I was shocked at what I found. It was a bunch of people praising Fall Out Boy has managed to produce the "best album eva". So, its better than anything the Beatles, or Bob Dylan ever put out. Its better than Weezer's Blue Album? Its better than Counting Crows' "August and Everything After/
I just do not understand what this band does to drawl in so many people. Teenage girls and boys flock to them in the masses. Do people find them all that original? Do people just love to dance to something? Is it there charming good looks?
"From Under the Cork Tree" was a decent album, but "Infinity On High" left a bitter taste in my mouth. Many of the songs all just sort of blend together because the vocalist sounds like he is singing each of them in the same way. Furthermore, the vocalist sounds just like five other punk pop bands including Panic! At the Disco (a band I consider to be better than Fall Out Boy) The flat and uninteresting vocals are not helped by very dull and generic rock music.
I think this album is a huge regression from "From Under the Cork Tree". There are no acoustic songs, no slow songs, nothing different to show that they have real range And for frak's sake, stop screaming into the microphone. Its just distracting.
This album does have a good songs. "This Ain't A Scene, Its a Arm Race" is without a doubt the best song on this album. "Golden" is another great song with a different style that I want to see more of in the future. "You're Crashing, But You're No Wave" is another great one.
Fall Out Boy really needs to evolve. It needs to take a risk. Otherwise, they just become tiresome, and unoriginal.
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| AWFUL |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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You know what I want to know? Why is todays music so horrible? I am 17 and I just don't get it. Why can't music be like it was between the 40's and early 60's? Now that is what I call music. Nowadays all the teen girls wanna wear pitch black makeup and dress like punks and listen to this awful rock music. I used to listen to all of this music and then I heard Dean Martin and I fell in love. I thought to myself "how did I ever listen to Fall Out Boy?" It's just not music at all. After the 60's music just went downhill....and so far it's not coming up! Don't waste your precious time listening to this junk. It;s just not worth it.
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| In The Shadow Of The Cork Tree |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I liked about 2/3 of this album. I think "This Ain't A Scene" is a joke, just a reason to say "G** D***" as much as Panic did in "I Write Sins Not Tragedies." And I make the traditional mention of song title length...which has no effect on my opinion whatsoever, it's just tradition. The lyrics are very catchy and most of the songs have great sing-a-long quality. I think Fallout Boy paid too much attention to the critic heat and lost a bit of the flare they had on The Cork Tree. But this album will not be forgotten. Standout for me is "Hum Hallelujah"
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| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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This CD was great, very Fall Out Boy, really fun to listen to. I love all of their music, and this did not disappoint!
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| Eh not bad but not that great |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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Fall Out Boy has really sold themselves out with this CD. I loved "Take This To Your Grave" and "From Under the Cork Tree" but this is definitely a tier below their previous CDs. For one thing, I don't like the way the singers voice sounds on this CD. His voice is deeper and less expressive, which doesn't go as well with this style of music. Overall the CD sounds much more produced and aimed at the mainstream, yet another thing I don't like. That being said, this CD does have a few stand-out tracks including "Hum Hallelujah", "Thanks for the Memories" and "The Life After the Party". If you're a huge fan I'd suggest buying it but if you're not it's probably not worth the buy.
Another thing I want to point out is how incredibly bad this band is live. They sound completely different. You can really tell how much editing goes into the singers voice because live he sounds nothing like he does on the CDs. I saw them at the UIC Pavilion which is definitely not made for concerts because the acoustics are terrible. Another important thing to note is that 90% of the audience is 14 year old girls screaming for Pete Wentz's weeny. The other 10%- 14 year old confused boys wearing eye liner... and also screaming for Pete Wentz's weeny. I was seriously embarrassed to be at that concert.
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Thriller
Take Over, The Breaks Over
This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race
I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me + Y
Hum Hallelujah
Golden
Thnks fr th Mmrs
Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?
(After) Life of the Party
Carpal Tunnel of Love
Bang the Doldrums
Fame
You're Crashing, But You're No Wave - Fall Out Boy, Butch Walker
I've Got All This Ringing in My Ears and None on My Fingers
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