Fall Out Boy – Folie a Deux (2-LP Vinyl)
Fall Out Boy Vinyl Records
Product Details
Released in 2008, *Folie à Deux* arrived at a moment when Fall Out Boy were one of the biggest rock bands in the world, and they responded by swinging harder than anyone expected, pulling in guest turns from Kanye West, Elvis Costello, and Lil Wayne. The title, French for "a madness shared by two," captures the album's central tension between stadium ambition and genuine emotional unease.
For their third major label release, Fall Out Boy return as twice-minted multi-platinum celebrities and deftly deliver what they came to: A huge rock album by a huge rock band. Having already lost any shred of punkdom that the '00s strand of emo ever had, the Illinois quartet seems unfettered by their chosen genre's boundaries and dive headlong into a loud stew of affecting power pop, glam, and classic rock hooks. The debut single, "I Don't Care," reimagines "Spirit in the Sky" as an anthem for the skinny-jeans-and-guyliner set with scathing bon mots like "I don't care what you think as long as it's about me" courtesy of bassist-lyricist Pete Wentz. Singer-guitarist Patrick Stimp adds newly soulful and loose vocal phrasing to his usual arsenal of open-throated choruses-with particular strength on cuts such as "Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" and "What a Catch, Donnie," a stringed power ballad that features guest appearances by Elvis Costello and Travis McCoy of the Gym Class Heroes. Also featuring guest appearances by Pharrell Williams and Debbie Harry, FOLIE A DEUX doesn't break the mold, but will remind everyone of why Fall Out Boy conquered the world in the first place.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
UPC: 602517896291
Label: Island
Release Date: 12.16.08
Format: LP Vinyl