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Friday, December 19, 2008

Folie A Deux. My personal track by track review. :)

I give it five million stars. Their best lyrically and vocally, in my opinion. Good (but some strange) collaborations. This is the easiest Patrick has been to understand as far as I can tell. No song is the same. All are fantastic. Now, read my track by track review.

Track 1: "The Disloyal Order Of Water Buffaloes"- Good. Beautifully spoken/sang intro. I love it. It was a nice way to start of the record. It kind of reminds me of their "Thriller" off of Infinity On High. I'm not sure of what it's about, but the lyrics are good. My personal favorite are the chorus. "So boycott love. Detox just to retox. And I'd promise you anything for another shot at life. And perfect boys with their perfect lives, nobody wants to hear you sing about tragedy." Beauitful.
Track 2: "I Don't Care" You've probably heard it. "I dont' care what you think as long as it's about me." A play on how Hollywood thinks (according to lead singer Patrick Stump). How no one cares about what's going on as long as people are thinking about them. High powered, fast -paced. Good choice for the first single.
Track 3: "She's My Winona"- One of my favorites, definitely. My favorite lyrics are the chorus again. Or at least part of the chorus. "Hell or glory, I don't want anything in between. Then came a baby boy with long eyelashes and DAddy said, 'You gotta show the world the thunder.'" I don't know if the "baby boy with long eyelashes" is about little Bronx Mowgli or not, because it was written a good while before it was even confirmed to be a boy (I think anway, I'm not sure.) Mr. Stump shows us he can sing the word "thunder" at an amazingly hot level on this song. and I mean it's HOT. Trust me.
Track 4: "America's Suitehearts"- I may have talked about this one. It was released on iTunes on their countdown. It's one of the highlights. It's fun and features some of the best guitar on the records. Awesome lyrics, too. "Down, set, one. Hut, hut, hike, media blitz. Let's hear it for America's suitehearts. I must confess, I'm in love with my own sins." I like the first part. There's lots of talk on sin and some religious stuff referenced in this.
Track 5: "Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown On A Bad Bet"- It reminds me of the 80s. It was also release on the complete my album deal on iTunes. "Does your husband know the way that the sunshine gleams from your wedding band?" it's kind of cool how he wrote in character. It seems to be about how he won't end up like all other Hollywood couples with Mrs. Simpson-Wentz. I'm not sure. I like it though. It goes from high energy to slow in seconds. It takes skilled people to pull that off.
Track 6: "The (Shipped) Gold Standard"- I like this one A LOT. This has to have some of the best lyrics. I have two favorite lyrics in this: 1. "I wanna scream 'I love you' from the top of my lungs, but I'm afraid someone else will hear me." and "The time my dad called (caught?) me a horseshoe crab, and I asked him if throwing me (him?) back into the sea would bring our luck back." The beat to this song is catchy and it gets stuck in my head very easily. It kind of (I'm not sure) seems like this song is talking about their hometown of Chicago.
EDIT: i forgot the best lyric of the whole albume: "Sometimes I want to quit this all and become and accountant now, but I'm no good at math and beside the dollar is down..." HAHAHAH. funny stuff, Mr. Wentz. Funny stuff.
Track 7: "(Coffee's For Closers)"- I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG. It's so amazing. My favorite lyrics from this would have to be.... the whole song. But mainly: 1. "Oh baby, when they made me, they broke the mold." 2. "I want everything to change and stay the same." 3. "Fly your cameras in the air, and wave them like you just don't care." 4. "I will never believe in anything again. Change will come. Oh, change will come." 5. "We will never believe in anything, kick drum beating in my chest again. Preach electric to a microphone stand." There is one point when Patrick sings "I will never believe in anything again" that sounds like he is in emotional agony about never believing. This song is truly beautiful and talks about losing all hope in life. Perfect for those depressed moods. Ends with some very beautiful horns that might have fit on Panic At The Disco's Pretty. Odd.
Track 8: "What A Catch, Donnie"- I've talked about this one. Chocked full of guest vocalists and talks about feeling so unlovable and not understanding how anyone ever could. Very beautiful. Features Panic At The Disco's Brendon Urie, Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta, The Cab's Alex DeLeon, Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy, The Academy Is...'s William Beckett and Elvis Costello (whose last name is a TON of fun to say. Cos-tell-ooooooooooooooooooo.)
Track 9: "27"- This quite possibly has one of the best/funniest opening lyrics EVER. "If home is where the heart is, then we're all just f***ed." Awesome. This song is soooo fast passed and hard to keep up with. It's very head bobbable. I don't know what else to say. You just have to hear it. It's one of the least repetative if my tired ears aren't playing trick on me. "My mind is a safe, and if I keep it with me I'll be rich." Exactly.
Track 10: "Tiffany Blews" ft. Lil' Wayne w/ additional background vocals by Alex DeLeon of The Cab- This song is kind of electronic and again kind of head bobabble. And clappable, too!!! The beginning is fun. "Oh baby you're impressive. Like a little black dress, but you'll be faded soon. Stuck on a little hot mess." and "My friends all lie and say they only want the best wishes for me." This song is hard to decipher as far as meaning. If they lyrics were actually in the book, I might have an idea.
Track 11: "w.a.m.s." produced by rapper Pharrell. The beginning feels like I should be doing the robot. Some of its beats resemble ones in "Tiffany Blews" but the rest of it really isn't. and it's very ROCK OUT in some parts. "Hurry, hurry. You put my head in such a flurry, flurry. Freckle, freckle what makes you so special?" Awesome. Kind of a weird end... lots of mumbling. O.O
Track 12: "20 Dollar Nosebleed" ft. BRENDON URIE!!!- No lie. It really FEATURES him. He doesn't just sings the chorus to "Dance, Dance" quietly on "What A Catch, Donnie"!! It's by far my favorite song. This is the collaborationsof all collaborations!!!!! Madonna and Britney Spears? Pfft. Justin Timberlake and Madonna? Pfft. (Madonna really gets around...) Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus? Oh wait, you have to be at least somewhat talented to be considered for a collaboration. It's happy, fun and incredibly out of place for a Fall Out Boy song, but I love it. It is the best song on Earth. their flourishy voices blend perfectly in the chorus and compliment each other during the verses. It is truly amazing. Do I have a favorite lyric? NO. THE WHOLE SONG IS MY FAVORITE!!!!!!!! It's just perfect. I love it. Love it. love it. Did I mention I love it? The poetry reading on the end is a bit odd though, but it's Pete so I'm cool with it. Listen to this song. NOW. 0.0... My favorite song of all time. I've waited on this for a long time
Track 13: "West Coast Smoker" ft. Debbie Harry of Blondie.- Odd collaboration? yes. I can't say I don't like it though, because I'd be lying if I said I did. This song is very rock out. Very. Favorite lyric: "Oh hell yes, I'm a nervous wreck. The drugs just make me reset. Knock once for the father, twice for the son, three times for the holy ghost." Probably the most repetative.

Ok. That's all she wrote. I enjoyed the CD. Have fun reading. Appreciate this, folks. It took forever. I can't wait for Christmas to get my preorder. :) have a great night!!!!!

Throw your cameras in the air and wave em like you just don't care because I'm jet lagged. please take me back. I'm stray dog sick, please let me in. I will never believe in anything again,
***AshLee***

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