A Folie A Deux review - (by me, dudee!)
If anything this album sounds most like Infinity On High, in ways there very similar.
Starting with 'Disloyal Order Of Water Buffaloes', the song is greatly compatible to thriller, both introducing songs that have many strong points and theme-like choruses. This song was a perfect choice to open the album.
'I Don't Care' was probably the best song for the first single, not a lot of the songs on this album give me the vibe that they would do well on the radio. 'American Suitehearts' I am not sure if this should have been the next single, The verses are weak for a radio song. Comparing it to 'Thanks For The Memories' It just doesn’t seem right. Although it leaves a statement, I think.
For the third single, I don't know what it's going to be. I’m hoping that 'Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown On A Bad Bet' or 'Coffees For Closers' is either it. HSICOABB, I love singing along to this song, the lyrics are amazing and Patrick sings it like a story. Coffees For Closers is just.. This song deserves to make a mark.
Songs like The (Shipped) Gold Standard, She's My Winona and Tiffany Blews should all just be album songs, there good songs, but don't really stand out. Maybe I just haven’t listened to them enough.
W.A.M.S so far is my favourite; I would blame that on the chorus. The lyrics I’m getting say the chorus goes 'Hurry Hurry, you've got my head in such a flurry, flurry, Freckle Freckle, What makes you so special?' Pete use to write these lyrics on his blogspot but it use to say worry, instead of hurry and now I'm having a hard time dealing with it being 'Hurry'. But I love the chorus to this song, and the lyrics.
20-dollar nose bleeds, the one with Brendon Urie. How could you not fall in love with this song? What A Catch Donnie is different, like golden, and so having that on the record makes it well balanced. Although as the song progress’s its not that different at all, really it’s just another admirable album song.
In my opinion 27 has a better verse (verses) than chorus. The song doesn’t appeal too much to me, yet. I can’t really comment on it.
West Coast Smoker is like XO, another ending to another album. Which would have been great if all the remixes at the end of the album weren't there. Having American Suithearts three times on the album only gets annoying. The remix for I don't care is hardly a remix, a little clapping and a faster speed- big deal, and the acoustics don't sound a lot different to the originals. Pavlove kind of just gets thrown into there; it should have been apart of the album, as a song and not an extra - whatever you want to call it.
Forgetting the disappointing additions, the artwork is the greatest fall out boy has had. The album is amusingly beautiful and the photos inside of the band are extraordinary. The album cover (and all) is fantastic all together - too bad they didn't have the lyrics though!
This album may be my favourite; it’s hard to choose a favourite though. Lyrically it’s incredible and Patrick has really stepped up his voice. The sound of this album is like listening to this outstanding production that has taken years to produce. Really it’s just four guys in a band doing what they do best – being Fall Out Boy.
(Lame right? I know, I just couldn't help but write it as if I was doing like a really poor job for the local newspapers music section)