First off, let me get a few things straight. Fall Out Boy is not a bad band. You are allowed to like them. It's ok. I promise. Lots of people do. I don't. But who am I anyways? There are just so many things going around about them. So I'm involuntarily intrigued by them.
So Patrick Stump. Bald spot? Or not? I don't know. I've heard in an interview in Rolling Stone Magazine (you'll find out that I religiously read Rolling Stone and constantly refer to things I've read in there) that he wears the hat as kind of a safety blanket, as if to say that suddenly he feels OK on stage once he puts on the hat. And he also stated that the hat was NOT constantly on his head to cover up a bald spot. He was in an episode of Law & Order where he does not wear a hat. And apparently there's no bald spot. But that kind of thing can be easily fixed in costume/makeup, and also in editing. Thoughts? I'm perplexed. And not convinced either way.
Ok. Pete Wentz. What's his deal? Things he has going for him: He has his own record label. Smart move. He's got a successful band. He can spin in circles really fast without getting dizzy. He has a wife and now a new baby. Congrats, Pete. BUT. Things against him: No one knows his real sexuality. He has stated that "anything above the waist is fair game" but he's "not a fan of penises." Nothing against homosexuality in the slightest. I promise you. It's just something that I think Wentz is taking really lightly. He's treating it as laughable and using it for publicity, in my opinion. Kinda lame. Also, he may be stretching himself too thin so early in his life. He's young. He has time. He doesn't need to be planning a movie, having babies, touring, running a label, writing music, writing books, designing clothes, and doing all this other stuff at the same time. Why not pick one? I think he's gonna crash land one of these days and it's not gonna be pretty. No offense, Pete.
And what's this I've heard about Fall Out Boy using studio musicians and auto-tuning for their studio recordings? I don't know if the rumors are true. But come on, guys. Some of us are trying really really hard to increase our skills and make some money from doing it. Don't let technology make you famous. Prove yourselves to us. Impress us. Give us some deeper reasons to like you and your music.
I've also heard that Fall Out Boy was started as a joke, to make fun of pop-punk, and people actually liked it so they're running with it still. That's why their song titles don't make any sense, and their lyrics are incoherent (most of the time. Come on. You know it Patrick). Just a rumor. Any thoughts? I also know that before Fall Out Boy, all members of the band (minus Patrick) were in metal bands. Most notably, Pete Wentz was in a band called Arma Angelus with Tim McIlrath, now the lead singer of Rise Against.
Props to drummer Andy Hurley though. He's going back to school soon, or so he says. Anthropology and history. Tough picks, man. I hope he follows through. I think Fall Out Boy needs some character.
So that's that. I was just thinking about this band and trying to figure out what they had going for them, and what they had going against them. Because with listeners, either you like them, or you don't like them. Honestly, there's no middle ground for Fall Out Boy. I personally don't enjoy them. But if you still like them, I don't hate you. I swear. You're still cool.
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