Fall Out Boy - So Much (for) Stardust ALBUM REVIEW

[@willschafer5274]

“So on the nose the nose is broken and we need to go to the ER” sounds like a Fall Out Boy lyric

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

LMAO IT DOES

[@whore42069]

More like a FOB song title from the mid 2000s 💀

[@joon3035]

"only a smidge better than mania" is a psychotic take but ok

[@jerrytsunami]

Correct

[@feargm]

fr wtf?

[@perfecttime5827]

he is on drugs

[@Mello_1123]

Opinions just don't exist ok

[@obzzidian94]

This is MILES better than MANIA but on it's own it's just aite

[@woodyhitya]

This is easily the best that FOB has been since before their hiatus. Fake Out is such a slept-on track too

[@teddymoore6701]

Fake out is soooo good

[@182Stanny]

Save rock and roll was better then this

[@kahnxo]

THANK GOD everyones so focused on LFTOS and yes it s a gigabanger but Fake Out is such a bop.

[@woodyhitya]

@@182Stanny it’s close

[@orte94]

“I am my own Muse” is Objectevly their best. C’mon y’all.

[@dannybuchanan3661]

It's a very solid Fall Out Boy release. People who like Fall Out Boy are happy to hear it but I don't think it's gonna win over anyone who had doubts.

[@wysol4310]

This aint no peggy

[@SRXTOKYOH]

hes taking a while to make the video so hes going to give it a 10

[@tangotanjomusic]

Why do you care?

[@wysol4310]

@@SRXTOKYOH gonna give it a 6 and complain about the mixing

[@stormldrago1221]

Yeah the mixing is good

[@wysol4310]

@@tangotanjomusic the thing is i dont

[@TimHowardETR]

Art is subjective.. but rating this album a 3/10 is one of the wildest takes I've heard in a long time.

[@ikeshrafter]

I love how he gave AM by Arctic Monkeys the same rating

[@s.frombrum4379]

Maybe you people should start to realise his music critic skills are pretty poor?

[@Gio102897]

Must not watch his channel much xD slowdive getting a 3 or 4 was crazy

[@igotdropped3timesbyzykzs]

​@@s.frombrum4379 they never will

[@lukefitton7329]

I respect your opinion overall but how the hell could you not hear the vocals on “I Am My Own Muse” they’re pretty damn clear to me. It’s a banger.

[@romeadeline]

right? i feel the strings are balanced pretty well with the percussion and vocals in the mix

[@willroberson7164]

This my favorite song off the album with also “hold me like a grudge” and “ what a time to be alive”

[@evamiller4886]

“Hold me like a grudge” is such an on brand song name from them

[@paradigmengineering]

Sorry Fantano you took too long and I formed an opinion without you, 7/10 project

[@GabeHells99]

4/10 my dude. This is the type of album that you only listen one time in your life.

[@paradigmengineering]

@@GabeHells99 🤓

[@GabeHells99]

@upthewolfs that's completely fine :)

[@gektoast4968]

@@GabeHells99 I’m definitely gonna listen to it a lot more than that

[@rachidirachidi6822]

@@GabeHells99hell no!!! 10/10

[@Iminacoffin]

You can't just say "More like fall OFF boy" and then laugh hysterically for the rest of the video Anthony

[@phothewin6019]

This was better than Infinity On High and Take This to Your Grave. All the criticism seems hyperbolic.

[@Jidom_101]

@@phothewin6019 No

[@phothewin6019]

@@Jidom_101 Thematically, this is the most coherent they've been since Folie A Deux. Sonically, if falls just short of From Under The Cork Tree and Save Rock And Roll. The production is just some of the sharpest they've had, period. Stop hopping on a hate bandwagon.

[@Erisblackstone]

​@@phothewin6019save rock and roll is not good tier

[@drivedonniedrive]

@@Erisblackstone save rock and roll is overhated more than anything

[@prettynpetty8342]

This album is easily one of their strongest in a long time. I Am My Own Muse is so grand it should have been a single. Also, Anthony, are you smoking? 3/10? Nah. Most of these songs could fit on Infinity On High.

[@DuelingPeaks]

Nah this is a wild take. This is such a clear and obvious step up from their last 3 albums.

[@masonlongo3720]

He clearly likes it a lot more than the last three based on what he said about those, so I think he agrees with you there.

[@unavailable5143]

It’s a step up sure but it’s still not good.

[@nipo2540]

​@@unavailable5143 wrong

[@shrisiva4016]

​@@masonlongo3720He gave it a 3 😂, no chance this is that bad

[@jubba4623]

save rock and roll i feel is actually a really good album, it doesn’t “save” rock and roll at all but there’s something about the production for me

[@Blue-wz5um]

What a time to be alive feels like an extension of Patrick's solo album which I loved so I was happy to get another song that brought that same kind of energy

[@brendanrexus3009]

Agreed. This is my favorite song on here. It reminds me a lot of Everybody Wants Somebody from Soul Punk

[@reto_englert]

Same here! What time to be alive is such a great vibe in my opinion.

[@quail4145]

Yes!!! It made me so happy

[@GreatLakesFeatherCo]

Soul Punk is so underrated

[@Rex-golf_player810]

The sound of that song to me was somewhere between soul punk and infinity on high to me

[@drummessiah88]

Yeah, I disagree. This is their best record since Folie, and its a much better album than Save Rock N Roll, AB/AS, and Mania. At the very least, this album is a 6/10.

[@batman-sr2px]

Is it anything like their first three albums?

[@tearsoverbeersssss]

@@batman-sr2px No way but the lead single is adjacent.

[@Lant0rn]

@@batman-sr2px does something have to be like their first albums to be good because that’s some rediculous criteria

[@HeyIntegrity]

​@@Lant0rnit's not ridiculous that's them at their best.

[@orte94]

@@HeyIntegrityno bro is ridicolous. And i love Converge, for example the record with Chelsea Wolfe is Nothing like the first records of Converge, But still good. See how dumb AF your criteria is?

[@blocinmotion]

I would say it's their best album since Folie a Deux. It has it's issues but I feel like it's more representative of who they were and why people loved them 20 years ago. Fake out is my favourite track.

[@Guymanbot97]

Funnily enough, the producer of this album was apparently the same one for Folie. So I guess if that guy produces it we have a good FoB album guaranteed.

[@theslugboiii5969]

I've never agreed with a comment more than this

[@Mighty_Atheismo]

Is this "take this to your grave" 20 years ago or "cork tree" 20 years ago?

[@Guymanbot97]

@@Jalapyno Understandable. Have a nice day.

[@JoelZepheadMusic]

It's kinda funny you mention "Fake Out" being your favorite because to me it feels straight out of AB/AP or SRAR lol, not my favorite but I get it.

[@Burnout121EA]

Although i do respect your opinion and i love watching your reviews i feel a 3/10 is a bit harsh. This album is amazing and it's some of the best work we've had from fall out boy in a long time

[@staysmuth]

It’s half of MBDTF, what do you expect?

[@AGoldenBoon]

He rated it 3/10? Thanks for saving me giving him watch time. This album’s an 8/10 at the lowest

[@anthonyryan6208]

@@AGoldenBoon LMAO

[@staysmuth]

@@AGoldenBoon 8??? do you miss high school or something? 😅

[@sleepysxb7710]

@@AGoldenBoon I'd say a 5 or 6 but i still haven't finished all the way. definitely not a 3 though

[@seeawn]

Ngl I feel like 3 was undeserved. This album has problems but its still solid and has super high peaks. Easily 8/10 for me, I feel like fantano has such a bias against Fall Out Boy and anything that was ever associated with punk/pop-punk

[@p_ttown1979]

upon first listen i knew that lyrically this would miss for anthont

[@someoneelse7971]

Nah, he gave The Black Parade a classic review. Just dislikes FOB.

[@ScoopedMids]

He just gave Paramore a positive review

[@chl03k60]

fantano has given insanely high scores and done classic reviews for many punk albums. and pop punk ones . fall out boy just isn’t his taste

[@c30956]

​@@ScoopedMids 9

[@artvjon]

And they said I was harsh, god damn Fantano. It’s definitely got some major problems but the Imagine Dragons comparison was just dirty lol

[@TheClickParade]

If theres one thing i noticed ablut the fall out boy fandom, a lot of them CANNOT HANDLE differing opinions. Oh well, they’ll learn someday that not everyone is going to have their same exact taste.

[@leftisbest7173]

Thems is fighting words.

[@rachidirachidi6822]

@@TheClickParadeit’s not tha

[@smitty1937]

Would've been a 10/10 if it was called To Pimp a Stardust

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

He would've given it a 10 if it's titled Stardust Crusaders, maybe.. . . . *Yeah, I know where the door is.*

[@markc266]

Good Star M.a.a.d Dust

[@coyotelong4349]

To Pimp A Chocolate Starfish

[@dsxa918]

Yeow

[@shane.defranco]

“Sounds like Michael Jackson” well, sounds like a compliment to me.

[@thasloyramos9278]

He kept saying this the entire video like it was something detrimental

[@Maztuhmind]

He clearly has never really listened to fob much lol.

[@jacobh6193]

They also did cover Michael Jackson

[@_tripalong]

Ikr. Also MJ has always been an inspiration for the band, especially for Patrick's vocals. Melon be tripping

[@shrisiva4016]

Exactly lol, how is that an insult 😂

[@enoughmusicchris]

not shocked by the red flannel, but goddamn the cliches are what make FOB a fun band to listen to how do y’all not get that

[@joelhenderson3612]

I mean that’s why I like FOB but I get why others don’t like that. The cliche and super dramatic lyrics don’t click with most people

[@rpemulis]

people understand that. people understood it way back when they were playing local shows to a crowd of 50 people in the chicago suburbs. it was annoying when i was in high school and its annoying now.

[@Osteoporos1s]

Cause Fantano doesn't listen to music that way and has biases that he cannot let go of. This whole video is wildy pretentious lmao.

[@GabeHells99]

@@Osteoporos1s Why do you need Fantano's validation? If you are a fan, you can enjoy their work my dude.

[@Osteoporos1s]

@@GabeHells99 I don’t need his validation lol. It’s merely an observation

[@ItsBumbleBoy11]

Insane takes honestly, this album easily fits inside FOBs discography, the instrument, vocals and mixing are all on point, honestly one of their best albums, easily at least top 5

[@0u7break13]

not hard when every album they put out is dogshit

[@Junketsuadidas]

That’s not saying much, they don’t even have 5 good albums lol

[@ItsBumbleBoy11]

@@Junketsuadidas okay pal

[@nakedfordinner]

agreed, idk what fantano is getting at. I dig this album quite a bit!

[@zeta7920]

"The fifth-best Fall Out Boy album" is not the praise that you think it is

[@BlackForager]

I feel like anyone who goes into a FOB record trying to take it super seriously is gonna have a bad time 😆 that is NOT WHAT WE GO TO THE BOYS FOR. 3/10 is an INSANE TAKE, my dude!!

[@cubehorse6261]

Hey Alexis!! Good to see you here!

[@SoulSearchingLG]

I’ve come back to this review having really lived with this album over the last couple months. My initial reaction wasn’t very good for it. I felt that the first half was much stronger than the second, and while I do think this is still somewhat true, this album is rock solid front to back. It’s the best FoB have been in years and I think FoB fans will have this album high up when rating their discography. I know I do. This is their third best Album for me behind their magnum opus, Folie A Deux, and the forever amazing From Under the Cork Tree. Thanks for keeping emo/pop-punk music in the rotation though 🫡

[@volutedmetal8543]

I also think it's in their top 3, but my version also has IOH replacing FUTCT, so a little different than yours!

[@sandraa4051]

I agree. Honestly can't believe the 3 rating. But maybe like with FAD, time will treat this album kinder too.

[@trevor6658]

What a Time is not only a nod to September, but also a reference to what you yourself bring up in regards to what they attempted. Patrick put out an entire album of soul/funk/pop after the hiatus started. Contextually, it makes perfect sense.

[@TJ-vt6rt]

I'm not a massive FOB fan but I just checked out that symphonic assault as you put it. Are you using 20 dollar headphones ? Sounds perfectly balanced to me.

[@stantheikeaman2588]

this one comment made me laugh I cant agree more

[@TJ-vt6rt]

@@stantheikeaman2588 And it's a really good song.

[@thedreschcode5713]

Melon hates most pop punk / emo adjacent bands so this rating isn't shocking whatsoever 🤣🤣

[@elmango30]

He liked black parade! And black parade is much better than so much for stardust

[@shrisiva4016]

​@@elmango30That's the only one he likes. And he rated American Idiot as C tier lol, which is on Black Parade level

[@elmango30]

@@shrisiva4016 I agree. I liked so much for stardust, black parade and American idiot so I think they’re all As lmao

[@p_ttown1979]

glad to see the fellow fall out boy fans pull thru. i personally enjoyed it, it’s not on their higher echelon, but it’s a nice collection of tracks. but i knew it would never be your thing.

[@DylanNovacek]

I never relate to your music opinions at all but I at least appreciate you talking about Fall Out Boy with some positivity. You and I are 1000% not on the same sonic wavelength, so it's nice to see that you had some nice things.

[@thasloyramos9278]

He kept complimenting them throughout the video but in the end he gave a really low rating. Crazy.

[@shrisiva4016]

​@@thasloyramos9278He's done it for a lot of reviews lol, I never understood it

[@droiD392]

"MANIA was actually a 7/10" damn, wasn't expecting that

[@GabeHells99]

🤣 Nope

[@twinskeletons29]

Bad take. This album is phenomenal and has a gigantic sound that tickled my brain in all the right ways.

[@MatthewDAgostino]

Nah you're so wrong on this one. It's solid and has some of their highest highs yet.

[@TheRareVideosXL]

I didn't expect such a low album rating.I thought it was a decent/good album.I respect your opinion regardless.

[@xBINARYGODx]

not meme-ish enough, please update your post

[@kirbycarney503]

Same, I had it at a 6 or a 7.

[@nelson4267]

I expected at most a five was shocked at a three

[@MvsG18]

​@@xBINARYGODx literally what I said

[@serialhater7360]

I don't ..his opinion is trash this time

[@HALFTIED-]

If only this album was called So Much For (Death) Grips

[@MeLikeBees]

man, I've been thinking about it since I watched and I have to come back just to comment - Anthony saying "star crossed lovers" in reference to Heaven, Iowa when it's clearly "scar crossed lovers" really shows you how much he listens to these things before he reviews them

[@zdoggzero6595]

Didn’t expect the tangent halfway through about how Stardust Dragon is your favorite Yu-Gi-Oh card but you do you

[@jontybray743]

I can’t understand how he doesn’t realise Black Rose Dragon is superior.

[@waywardlaser]

I’m an old school fan and I’m really happy with this one. Saying it’s a smidge better than Mania just sounds insane because I hated that album and it turned me off the band for a while.

[@mr.jalapeno4763]

This album I felt was actually pretty good, with some dips in it. There are parts of the album that can feel overproduced, and or boring. However I think the unique orchestration in this is really something special and beautiful. Fav tracks: So much (for) Stardust, Love from the other side, Heaven, Iowa, I am my own muse Least fav Tracks: So good right now, Flu game

[@ScottAndersonYT]

So good right now is ironically so goddamn bad. But I agree, the rest as a whole is pretty great.

[@thomascharnock]

Agree. It's a good album. The Kintsugi Kid is one of my favourites.

[@tobynseebohm7178]

I can't believe he actually gave it a 10/10

[@jk45m58]

The only score it deserves

[@bububob1]

npc comment

[@HipHopfan_]

🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@axeavier]

@@bububob1 saying "npc comment" is the most npc comment

[@Onitt222]

@@axeaviersaying that is npc like

[@thasloyramos9278]

This is the weirdest review, Melon gave a really low rating but throughout the video he kept complimenting several aspects of the album. I think he might be still traumatized by MANIA and of course there's his bias against anything that can be labeled as pop-punk.

[@ned_yah]

Really love FOB's older stuff. Feels like a return to form with a slightly more modern spin on it. Admittedly, it doesn't really go beyond that, but I think it delivers for fans. Probably a light to decent 7/10 in my book.

[@elmango30]

I don’t skip a song on the album which is important for me in rating an album

[@FKDotFitzgerald]

Damn I saw the red flannel and can’t even watch this. I was genuinely blown away by this album after shitting on FOB’s last few projects.

[@MUSE1795]

If you were blown away by this you probably lose your shit to Imagine Dragons

[@copiagueeagle]

It's okay to have your own opinions, melon's word isn't law. I definitely liked the album over all too, I don't think it was amazing but definitely not bad. Probably would give it a 6/7 for me.

[@Chrisboy265]

@@MUSE1795 L take bozo

[@FKDotFitzgerald]

@@copiagueeagle I’m being a little overdramatic tbh. As much as I’ve enjoyed it, I don’t think I ever expected a positive TND review for a Fall Out Boy album lmao

[@nah1700]

Ain't no way he rated it a 3/10

[@MUSE1795]

FOB fucking sucks

[@CommanderWar64]

Yeah it’s a 6.

[@mybluguitar6051]

Oh hell nah, better than Mania, but still straight up sucks. Besides the first track, the album is generic af

[@strawberryshortcake1258]

cheesy ass album, barely deserves those 3 points in my book

[@nah1700]

@@CommanderWar64 agreed

[@Rendell05]

As someone who skipped all the mediocre stuff from them, this album made it fun to come back to FOB. The singles got tired fast but I still found this to be a decent project. Like 6/10 imo.

[@xxjestertheclownxx]

i feel like this is the first time i really disagree with a take of yours as much as i do, this is definitely their best since folie and it deserves a higher rating

[@Meta_Maestro]

This is like their best album in more than a decade, c'mon Melon.

[@TippyHippy]

I put my hamster in a sock and slammed it against the furniture.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

That says more about the rest of their output, really.

[@alphalax7747]

@@TippyHippy i light my torch and burn it

[@joshbittner]

Goes to show how dogshit their post hiatus records were, tbh

[@NEM1298]

Anthony seems like the type of dude who would suuuuuck going to a concert with

[@philly_sports1558]

As a pretty big Fall Out Boy fan, this is a solid 7/10 for me. Pretty enjoyable album for me.

[@kaosivxn]

A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN MANIA? NAH. This album is soo good, I have been waiting for FoB to come back with a good record and this exceeded all my expectations. Folie a Deux was the last album from them that I enjoy. I agree with the interludes though, they're kind of ?? but the rest is everything I wanted from a new album from them.

[@meanestmachine]

So I’m supposed to be dissuaded by “80s hair metal” and “Danny Elfman”?

[@DyronBean]

If anyone wants a more open-minded, less biased opinion, the album is a solid 7. It's good.

[@man4437]

"I'm less biased" said every person, showing their biases

[@timgimmy609]

how do people still not understand how reviews work? bias is the entire point of a review, ESPECIALLY with music. do you just want every album to get a 7 and have nothing unique said about it or what

[@naomi7826]

I've not enjoyed any of their albums since Folie À Deux and this one felt completely different to their most recent stuff... I think it's a pretty good release and have been loving it even though there are a couple songs that are not too memorable.

[@maxlvl912]

While this album isn’t exactly going to change the game (honestly could a Fall Out Boy album is 2023 really ever?) this pretty much feels like the follow up to Folie à Duex I wanted them to make like ten years ago. Not suddenly turning back into a super fan but the fact I can still enjoy a new Fall Out Boy album all this time on is impressive enough for me.

[@ChickenboyGaming]

Its such a good album. 10/10 from me. All the songs are so good

[@Trouser_J_Slacks]

3/10??? This album was really good! In concept 21 and Offset don’t sound like they would work together but Metro’s production really pulls them into the same world. Without Warning might be all of their best work yet!!!!

[@soupsnorter]

TRUE

[@rhinestonemask]

real

[@ceeb420]

I think if they released half the songs as an EP, it would've been more impressive. Feels like it's half-filler. But What A Time To Be Alive is a banger. I don't care.

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Yeah defo.

[@De_La_Evo]

THANK YOU, that track was possibly one of if not my favorite

[@TECfan1]

I like most of it tbh. No song really feels like filler to me.

[@ceeb420]

@@TECfan1 I might need more time to sit with it, to be fair! Only spun it 3 or 4 times all the way through.

[@TECfan1]

@@ceeb420 Ah yes that is fair. Yea some of them took a bit to grow on me but I think they're all pretty fun in some way.

[@UnicornsForSale]

big fob fan here and I'm really impressed by the album overall! Their best since SRAR

[@Nell-182]

The general vibe of the fob fans is that they love it regardless of their fave album which is funny as a lot of non fob fans are saying that the older fans probably hate it lol

[@bottomoftheglass]

Anthony it's not fair to praise the album for 8 minutes straight and then give it a 3 "because there's no Yeat feature"

[@GraveDigginDave]

me want peggy review NOW fanny. im gonna cry if you no give me review NOW

[@c4gam1ng12]

I fairly enjoyed this album. Definitely not their best, nor is it on the level of any of their pre-hiatus albums, but it’s easily the best thing they’ve released since they reformed. I’d give it a strong 6-light 7.

[@wade_says]

Best FOB album since Folie. It’s odd that you didn’t rate it higher. Critically and user-wise it’s in the 8’s.

[@TECfan1]

He never likes popular stuff.

[@elbaff]

​@@TECfan1 false

[@TECfan1]

@@elbaff Name a few pop albums that he loved recently.

[@elbaff]

@@TECfan1 "Never likes popular stuff" suddenly turned into "loving" and "pop". Because if we only have to go based on pop he liked Kelela, 100gecs, Lana among others. If we just go by POPULAR stuff then Paramore, Lil Yachty, again Lana and 100gecs. There's plenty, those are just a few examples.

[@stevieg8356]

I’ve never noticed Fantano being biased against popular music he’s usually fair. I’m assuming he doesn’t like this album because it’s not very good!

[@ryvlaw]

Recently saw an interview with Andy Hurley where he said that back in the day Patrick tried writing pop songs around hardcore parts and I feel like they really should go back to that. I mean, sure, please do what you want to do and write the music that makes you happy. But for me as an old school fan, I would enjoy that way more.

[@Billiamwoods]

That's honestly what made songs like Life of the Party, You're Crashing and I Slept With... so good. They sound fucking massive.

[@memetrashcan9613]

Fantano try to like anything emo that isn’t my chemical romance challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

[@partyguy69420]

REAL

[@96miffy]

82/100 on Metacritic. Most critics disagree with this opinion.

[@stevieg8356]

Wait until Pitchfork gets its hands on the album its rating will plummet!

[@jonfromartv]

You realize that pretty much every music publication is on the payroll, right? Lol they’re terrified of losing access to the artist or offending fandoms. It’s changed in the past 5 years, pretty much every new release from an artist has a very high score. Why else would this have an 82, and Folie has a 69?

[@jpvieirame]

I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS ALBUM, IT IS BEAUTIFUL, THEATRICAL, DEEP AND MUSICALY POWERFUL

[@RustleXer]

Thought this was an excellent return of Fall Out Boy. They’ve gone back to that sound that made them fun and energetic!

[@pattykcake]

i appreciate the critical lense on this record but fob will always be my #1 band, 10/10 for me

[@antcircus5564]

I thought this album was excellent! Fall Out Boy made an album that was both a return to form but with new ideas.

[@itsallenwow]

Folie a Duex is Fallout Boy’s Pinkerton imo. An album where the band has some of their most personal songwriting and most fully realized songwriting up to that point. That just didn’t get the recognition it deserved. And we’ve seen fallout boy doing their middle era Weezer impression for the past few years. This album at least is going back to a style the band can do well. Even if this album in particular I agree is pretty boring. Hopefully their White Album is coming down the pipe next few years

[@NottyGurlStyle]

Damn a three? I really enjoy this album. I had it on repeat all day.

[@Osteoporos1s]

Despite what he tried to tell people, he has clear and obvious biases with some artists. This is a great example. Another great example would be the fact that even with albums like folklore, the highest score he has given Taylor Swift is a 7/10.

[@BassLiberators]

@@Osteoporos1s "He didn't like the album I liked, therefor proving he's biased"

[@camerron_abella]

@@BassLiberators everyone has natural biases, and that's what i like about reviewers like fantano in that he has a fairly clear biases towards certain music. you kinda know going into a review what he might feel about certain artists/genre.

[@Osteoporos1s]

@@BassLiberators nah that’s not what I’m saying at all, but he’s got obvious bias when it comes to some artists. Denying that is silly

[@Guymanbot97]

Look I'm just gonna say this. The fact you gave this an actual review as opposed to a "Not Good" means that they are at least doing better now than whatever the fuck they were doing with that Mania shit.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

This album was solid.

[@InkAndPoet]

Yeah, but it should've been better.

[@papayer]

yeah solid shit

[@pubesinyourchoccymilk7684]

@@papayer they on a good diet

[@michael-pg8fi]

kinda sucked

[@CommanderWar64]

@@papayer idk the first and last song are pretty great

[@wolfmots6278]

Man I'd love him to talk about folie edoux tho. That's one of my favorite albums of all time

[@TheNicopogo]

He would shit all over it. My man’s not a FOB fan at all unfortunately 😅

[@21innocentbystander]

which you don't know how to write

[@brettonjohansen1619]

@@21innocentbystander :(

[@wolfmots6278]

​@@21innocentbystander ?

[@wolfmots6278]

​@@21innocentbystander oh lol misspelled it a tad. It happens

[@iceyhot8796]

I am my own muse was the highlight for me, I can see why melon thinks it’s over done but I Fuckin love the way it blasts

[@rachidirachidi6822]

We like it because it’s over done. Since when over done is bad now. Bad for him maybe, that song gives me that feeling to go out and conquer the world, that extra boost of confidence. Everything that he said was bad in the album was the exact reason why I liked it. He’s missing the point, this was not made to align to his taste and I thank god for that and FOB too 😊.

[@kickandsnareproductions536]

Eh. Can't always be right, I guess. It's a really, really solid comeback record - whatever that means. Perfectly produced and mixed, with greatly performed vocals. Their best album in a very very long time.

[@darakyun]

bros gone deaf. i hope santa gives u hearing aid this xmas

[@wolfshoen]

HATER OF THE YEAR WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE RULES

[@tbhreviews6611]

Love this album been a huge fan all my life of fall out boy and it’s closets in over a decade of having sound like they were passionate about what they put out

[@meanestmachine]

I feel crazy that I like Mania. I listened to it constantly when it came out and still could at the drop of a hat.

[@paprika2058]

Lol you are brave there must be dozens of us!

[@meanestmachine]

@@paprika2058 dozens!!!

[@ethanbarnes7163]

Fantano reviewing aging rock bands: These bands really need to change their sound! Fantano when an aging rock band changes their sound: 3/10

[@veirglas]

i enjoy a good chunk of this record, the chorus on heaven iowa is insane

[@holdontightspidermonkey]

Save Rock and Roll is so good you’re actually a crazy person…

[@thomascharnock]

Interesting review. Personally I think there are more good tracks than bad on this album. As a long time fan of FOB I was really looking forward to this and for the most part I'm happy with it. I do agree that some of the tracks are weapons grade cringe (So Good Right Now and What a Time to be Alive in particular), but some of the others are absolute belters, with The Kintsugi Kid, Fake Out, Heaven, Iowa, Love from the Other Side and Heartbreak Feels So Good all standing out for me. Thanks for your review as ever, always enjoy hearing others' opinions.

[@Ri-Val]

"Getting close to being an 80s hair metal band" why tf you say that like it's a bad thing

[@sprice2344]

Opening stretch of songs is good, the middle DRAGS, then theres some decent songs in the end. It's got some bangers, but some real dull stuff

[@loganchitty]

I know it’s just an opinion, but… 3/10 is WILD. What are you smokin’, dude?

[@reecebude]

Strange didnt mention fake out, best song on the record

[@blocinmotion]

Agree!

[@abdelrahmankheir7578]

"Do you laugh about me whenever I leave, or do I just need more therapy" hit hard

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

This. Most slept on.

[@Narfff]

Fr!

[@metalbushid0es755]

Definitely not a 3 hahah easily a strong 6 to decent 7. Also second half of the album is great. I think they managed to capture their pre- and post-hiatus sounds really well in this new album! :)

[@blksteve11]

Gonna be honest, I liked this album! After Folie a deux I largely skipped the 3 that followed but this to me felt like what could have been a natural progression in sound following folie

[@andyspendlove1019]

Oh come on this is not that bad. These are some enjoyable, catchy songs with some decent hooks and a good amount of sonic variety. Not anything great, but it’s way better than a lot of us were expecting and a nice return to form.

[@wherewego6960]

Why is everyone hating on So Good Right Now that's one of my favorites on the album😭

[@maugdw]

for me i enjoy it except the chorus feels like a pre chorus and then there's no big chorus and my brain doesn't like it and the oh's are kinda mid but it ain't bad

[@kristencrozier732]

Title track was by far my favorite. As an OG fan, this one does have an older FOB feel, but new at the same time. I LOVED Save Rock and Roll and didn't like Mania. I disagree with you on basically everything else. As a FOB record, I give it a solid 6.5/10.

[@colinmcsperitt]

fall out boy didn’t go on hiatus, they broke up after folie a deux (i am in denial)

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

This is true. But I like this album.

[@Poncho5rc]

Ew

[@michaelshaughnessy162]

Anthony talks about the mix on this album like his stereo is broken. How is he struggling to hear the vocals? They’re clear as day

[@InkAndPoet]

Mmmm... I didn't think it was THAT bad, Anthony.

[@AmostheArtman]

I'm so glad FOB is steering back to their punk pop roots BUT it's not nearly as good as people were making it out to be and not the "return to form" I was hearing about. While the band is actually playing their instruments again its still missing that catchy punch rock that they pulled off so well in the early albums. On top of that I'm not to crazy about the random chit-chat in some of the songs along with the overbearing strings and choirs. But Worst of all the lyrics are terrible, like good lord please tell me someone is ghost writing this album. Pats singing style is so damn iconic and when he gets in the groove with some of these songs I see glimpses of what could have been. Cork tree, Infinity, and Deux all had dope lyrics that felt like they actually said something personal. This on the other hand feels like a rush job and a mad grasp for something "catchy". Hell, look at their recent cover of "We didn't start the fire", now THAT absolutely feels like the real Fall Out Boy. The music rules, the lyrics flow, and Pat nails it. All-n-all I hope they don't get blind sighted by all the praise for this album, and work on giving us something that's actually a good and proper return to form next time around. I know they can do it.

[@thrbrandao]

He didn’t even talk about “Fake Out” which is Top2 on this album. I know the album has it issues, and I didn’t love it as much as I wanted, but a 3 it’s just ridiculous, I hate how fantano just keep pushing this trend of “hating just for hating, and for clicks, of course”

[@thomascharnock]

Fake Out is such a banger...not even mentioned :/

[@jonsnows5340]

its a very good album. it has some songs that kinda remind of patrick's solo album like "so good right now" "what a time to be alive" and "flu games" which i probably rate the lowest to my likings but still high. the rest of the songs in the album are 10/10

[@sachitechless]

NGL, I thought this album dated itself with some genre pastiches that felt like watching something nostalgic and realising it wasn't actually as good as you remember, but I was NOT expecting a 3 on this album damn.

[@cyanaidee]

So underrating Swimming by Mac Miller taught him nothing cause here he is again stepping on the same rake expecting it not to hit him in the forehead…

[@man4437]

You could've called Mac Miller a cracker and celebrated his death and it still would've been less offensive to him than this comment