Personally, I like music that's a bit loud, or has lyrics with substance, and strong
melodies and choruses. This includes, The Sex Pistols, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie,
and Weezer. Fall Out Boy is one of my favorites, I will admit, and they are
classified as amazing. While they have substantial lyrics and strong choruses
and melodies, (YAY) they also have a very odd fan base.
When Fall Out Boy first started,they were much more underground. But as they grew,
obviously, their fan base did as well.But instead of reaching more of their original
hardcore/emocore type fans, they reached screaming young girls who go on FOB's MySpace
and type 'I Love You' in ascii art. I will admit I am more along the lines of screaming
young girl than hardcore/emocore fan.
Fall Out Boy's main following are teenage girls obsessed with the band members
more than the band themselves. The band consists of Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Andrew
Hurley, and Joseph Trohman. Reading their myspace, you find odd comments,
that make you wonder, such as this:
"hey jus dropped by 2 say hi...i am a big fan of the band. but i loooovvvvveee PETE, i think
ur so HOTTT.!!! but dont git me wrong i love all of u gUys.if u sent me jus 1 comment it
wuld probably help me git better :D
luv ya<3
~~~sHa NaE~~~"
Now that you know about their following, you're probably wondering who they are.
These boys, considered with love by some, scorn by others, are far from a standard boy band.
Nobody advertised in a trade paper for four boys, nobody did anything like that. These guys
are authentic. They can play their instruments, (a bass, two guitars, vocals, drums) and
they don't lipsync. Patrick can actually sing and Pete can actually multi-task, i.e play
his guitar and back Patrick's vocals at the same time.
Not everyone has to agree with me, and definitely, not everyone does. I think Fall
Out Boy are a band to listen to. With two well known albums, Take This to Your Grave and
From Under the Cork Tree, Fall Out Boy is on the rise. Keep yours ears open for their pop-
punky, emocore sound and substantial lyrics, as well as their strong melodies and
choruses. Maybe you'll like them, maybe you won't, but they might end up as a force to
be reckoned with on the music scene in the near future.