#NO ONE asked but i’m thinking about it because i’m listening to folie rn which is the OTHER album i feel this way about

[annarubys]

revenge is my favorite mcr album but the black parade is my favorite album of all time. this is a sentence that makes sense to me

[emometalhead]

hi ashley 😁!!! i know ur at work rn so there’s no rush on this, but i think i finally want to get into fall out boy (i know i’m late 😔 i keep pushing it off)…and i know u love them, so do u have any recs/any good starting points??!! love u !!

Hi Kelsey!! Thank you for you patience! I really wanted to make sure I had time to answer this thoughtfully.

For starting points, I recommend just listening to their most popular songs. I will say this about every band's most popular music, but it is popular for a reason!!

Most popular Fall Out Boy songs: (with albums in parentheses)

Sugar, We're Going Down (FUTCT)

Dance Dance (FUTCT)

This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race (IOH)

I Don't Care (FàD)

My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (SR&R)

Thnks Fr Th Mmrs (IOH)

Uma Thurman (AB/AP)

Immortals (AB/AP)

Centuries (AB/AP)

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From there, decide which sound you gravitate toward most. I recommend listening to the album of the song you enjoy most next! You can also choose an album based on my descriptions if that is more up your alley.

Now here's a quick breakdown of the albums. I'm going to give a short description of each, and input some personal opinions. (Excluding Evening Out With Your Girlfriend and Take This to Your Grave, because I feel like they're best to get into after you've gotten into the later stuff.):

From Under The Cork Tree (2005): The heaviest of all the albums listed. Definitely reminiscent of their early punk rock roots. Iconic with its long, random song titles. Essential for understanding the band's start and progression. I think every band's "breakthrough" album says a lot about them. This album is special to me, because it was my starting point.

My favorites from FUTCT:

Dance, Dance

Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued

A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me"

Infinity On High (2007): More sonically experimental than FUTCT. Honestly, I'm not sure if I'd recommend it as a starting point. It feels the most transitional out of all their albums. This is not to discredit it in any regard. The album is great! Personally, I didn't get really invested in it until after I got really invested in the others that were out at that point. (Everything except MANIA, as it did not exist.)

My favorites from IOH:

Bang The Doldrums*

"The Take Over, The Break's Over"

Hum Hallelujah

Folie à Deux (2008): I'm not able to be objective in any sense about this album. Lyrically my favorite album. It is my favorite, and I highly recommend listening to it from start to finish. This album has a perfect flow. At minimum, on your first full listen you need to have it in order rather than on shuffle. Every song is my favorite, so the three I'm about to list are my most recent obsessions. This list changes every few months.

My favorites from Folie:

I Don't Care

w.a.m.s.

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Save Rock And Roll (2013): Fall Out Boy's return album!! If you want to get invested, watch The Young Blood Chronicles!! Each song from this album has a music video, and they all tie in like a movie. This album is so fun sonically!! A little poppy! Securing that pop punk+rock title!! If you want a mix of yelling and ballad, this is the album for you.

My favorites from SR&R:

Death Valley

Miss Missing You

Alone Together

American Beauty/American Psycho (2015): This album has a lighter sound. Not boring by any means, but it is their most mainstream. I think you understand what I mean without further explanation. My input is the same as my starting point with this ask. The songs are popular for a reason!!

My favorite songs from AB/AP:

Fourth of July*

Novocaine

Uma Thurman

MANIA (2018): A bit sonically experimental in comparison to the other albums. This album definitely shows life experience and a wide variety of influences. To me, it feels like a very natural progression from their older stuff. Lyrically, some of the same themes are there. They're just being expressed with an older, more lived mindset. This is one of my favorite albums. I think it flows well, and is fun to listen to while still giving me emotional feels.

My favorite songs from MANIA:

Sunshine Riptide

The Last Of The Real Ones

Church

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I think that's the full introduction I want to give! I'm sure you'll dive in and form your own opinions, but I hope this is at all a helpful guide. Let me know what you think as you listen!! I'm so excited that you're giving them a try! I'm also entirely willing to make an introduction to the band post in terms of the members and lore. (Aka fan theories and what I deem important or memeable moments in the band's history.) I put asterisks next to a few songs. If those intrigue you lyrically, I would be very excited to explain the background of them. (It ties in MCR!!)

Thank you for this opportunity to ramble about my favorite band!! This was a lot of fun to type out.

[purplesurveys]

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[peachykeenjack]

every music ask

thank u friend

1: name 11 bands you listen to regularlyfall out boy, bastille, julia nunes, khalid, tool, cobra starship, drake, halsey, the neighbourhood, panic! at the disco, & porter robinson2: is there a band with only one song you like?yes lmao i tried listening to other go radio songs but i only liked goodnight moon.3: what is a very unpopular band you're into? tell a little bit about themalready answered!4: name a great band you recently discoveredcaravan palace!5: which rare recording of any band would you like to possess?i had this one version of "the world is ugly" by my chem that i would fight someone to have again6: is there an artist whose solo career you prefer over their work with their band(s)?zayn tbh7: which is you favourite side project by any band member?patrick stump's solo stuff was gold8: which song do you think should everybody listen to at least once in their lives?africa - toto9: explain why your favourite song is your favourite songbecause, fuck dude, broken halo just?? destroys me? "i clipped my wings don't feel nothing no more" like just fucking kill me10: any bands you got into after seeing them live?finish ticket!11: any bands your friends got you into?ria mae and caravan palace!12: a band which is the only band from their genre you like?hmmm not really?13: an unpopular opinion on which is your favourite song by any band?already answered!14: _th favourite song by your _th favourite band?let's go fave song by fave band. rn young and menace - fob15: _th favourite album by your _th favourite band?let's do 2nd for this one! wild world - bastille16: favourite album artwork?folie a deux!!!17: favourite booklet design?tbh idk18: favourite concept album?american idiot - green day19: which bands would you like to see live one day?fall out boy pls ;_;20: which was the longest concert you ever attended?already answered!21: a musician whose music you enjoy but whom you dislike as a person or vice versa?drake tbh22: list 10 favourite songs by your top 10 bands (each)i'm just gonna do top 10 songs i'm lazy. in order!broken halo - phantomsreinventing the wheel to run myself over - fall out boybohemian rhapshody - queenanother sad love song - khalidstarboy - the weekndkitchen sink - twenty one pilotsclementine - sarah jaffeknockin on heaven's door - bob dylanhome - edward sharpe and the magnetic zeroes23: favourite singer (only for voice?) and favourite drummer/guitarist/bassist (only for playing their instrument)marina, and probs frank iero24: favourite songwriter/lyric writerpete wentz tbh25: somebody you absolutely adore as both a musician and a personalready answered!