  
The return of Fall Out Boy was one of the worst
kept secrets in Rock And Roll as we all knew that
Fall Out Boy would be back at some point but the
main question was when, but then reports kept
cropping up about members of Fall Out Boy being
spotted together and various other artists hanging
with them in the studio and then on the 4th February
Fall Out Boy released an statement letting everyone
know what they already knew that it was official
they were back together and working on a new album
and within seconds they premiered their comeback
single ‘ My Songs Know What You Did In The
Dark (Light Em Up)’ which was met with mixed
but in general a lot of praise as Fall Out Boy
came back with a bang.
Fall Out Boy have now released their comeback
album ‘Save Rock And Roll’ the album
features 11 tracks and runs for just over 40minutes,
it also features various different guest musicians
such as Foxes, Courtney Love, Big Sean and Elton
John, yes I did just mentioned Fall Out And Boy
and Elton John at the same time and amazingly
the team up works extremely well.
‘Save Rock And Roll’ is a lot different
sounding from their last album ‘Folie a
Deux’ and pretty much any of their past
material to be honest, but then were you really
expecting Fall Out Boy to come back sounding the
same after a couple of years away from the scene?
This time around fall Out Boy are sounding more
mature and more daring, experimental and heavier
sounding as they rock out with big riffs, bouncy
bass lines, synths and a collection of specials
guests that you would never expect Fall Out Boy
to team up with.
The album kicks off with ‘The Phoenix’
a song which is extremely ballsy sounding compared
to previous Fall Out Boy material as Patrick stump
shouts out “Put on your war paint”
within the opening moments of the song, as the
song get’s going you get the feeling that
Fall Out Boy are back in a strong way and that
they are not going to let anyone get in their
way this time as they lay down a solid track which
is going to leave you singing along whilst throwing
your fists in the air for the best part of 4minutes.
‘My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark
(Light Em Up)’ is the lead single from the
album and just like the opening track it is a
ballsy track and for the 3minute duration of the
song you will be debating in your mind if you
like the song or not but after a couple of listens
your mind will be made up as you realise that
Fall Out Boy have released the perfect come back
single.
The strongest sounding track on the album is easily
‘Where Did The Party Go’ the song
is one that hardcore Fall Out Boy fans can easily
relate to and will instantly respect and sing-a-long
to, from the start Pete Wentz lays down some killer
basslines whilst Patrick Stump is on top form
letting out the strongest vocal performance of
the album as he sings “And all the boys
are smoking menthols, girls are getting back rubs,
I will drift to you if you make yourself shake
fast enough, my old aches become new again, my
old friends become exes again” before then
blasting out ‘Oh, where did the party go?
We’re ending it on the phone, i’m
not gonna go home alone” in such style,
lyrically the song may seem a bit cheesy but it
is so going to be a summer anthem for the legion
of Fall Out Boy fans and it has future single
written all over it.
‘Just One Yesterday’ is a beautiful
sounding song which features Foxes on guest vocals
and when Patrick Stump and Foxes go for it during
the chorus you just know that the team up is spot
on. ‘The Mighty Fall’ features Big
Sean on guest vocals, in general the song is pretty
good until Big Sean’s vocals come in as
the vocals he lays down are very unnecessary and
adds nothing positive to the song.
The later part of the album features a good diverse
selection of songs such as ‘Young Volcanoes’
which reminds me very much of ‘What A Catch,
Donnie’ which happened to be the last single
Fall Out Boy released back in 2009 before they
went on hiatus. Next up is ‘Rat A Tat’
a song which features Courtney Love the song is
quite rocky sounding and for the best part sounds
pretty awesome yet the after a few listens the
constant shouts of “Rat A Tat, Rat A Tat,
Rat A Tat” is guaranteed to get on your
nerves. The album closes with the title track
‘Save Rock And Roll’ the song features
Elton John as a guest and on paper you really
wouldn’t put Fall Out Boy and Elton John
together and you defiantly wouldn’t expect
the team up to work but surprisingly it does and
the song sounds fantastic and is easily the perfect
finish to the album and one that I am sure is
going to help make fans of both artists respect
the other a hell of a lot more than before.
Overall ‘Save Rock And Roll’ is quite
a diverse sounding album by fall Out Boy standards
and the more time you put into listening to the
album the more enjoyment you will find within
it, there are a few questionable moments such
as the “Rat A Tat” chorus and the
Big Sean team up but on the whole ‘Save
Rock And Roll’ is a brilliant album and
more importantly it’s just good to know
that Fall Out Boy are back and hopefully for a
long time.
4.5/5
Review by Trigger
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