Infinity on High

Artist: Fall Out Boy
Label: Island Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 602517146433
EAN: 0602517146433
ASIN: B000LC4ZIK

Release Date: 2007-02-06

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Tracks:

Thriller
The Take Over, The Break's Over
This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
I'm Like A Lawyer With The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)
Hum Hallelujah
Golden
Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?
The (After) Life Of The Party
The Carpal Tunnel Of Love
Bang The Doldrums
Fame-Infamy
You're Crashing, But You're No Wave
I've Got All This Ringing In My Ears And None On My Fingers

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Customer Reviews:

WTF..........2007-03-18

.. happened to these guys? Lost their angst, their grit, their punk. Overproduced and f*cking boring. I'm glad I listened to the tracks before I bought the album.

If you like mainstream drivel, this album is for you.

3 ½ Stars; Another strong album by FOB.......2007-03-16

Let's be honest-- Fall Out Boy had a lot to live up to coming off their double-platinum certified, FROM UNDER A CORK TREE. Everything on the followup, INFINITY ON HIGH had to be perfect, or almost so. With two killer singles to live up to from FROM UNDER A CORK TREE ("Sugar We're Going Down" and the incredibly consistent "Dance, Dance") and even semi-hit "A Little Less Sixteen Candles", how could FOB possibly trump their critical-commercially succesful sophomore album (being mindful they recorder an album prior to FROM UNDER A CORK TREE). "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" is the pop-punkers response to "Sugar, We're Going Down" and "Dance, Dance" while INFINITY ON HIGH is FOB's response to FROM UNDER A CORK TREE. INFINITY doesn't quite have the same caliber of hits as FROM UNDER A CORK TREE, but it isn't bad and is definitely above average.

"Thriller", the opening track of INFINITY doesn't prove to be as strong as "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get sued" from FROM UNDER A CORK TREE. It isn't bad and the Jay-Z "plug" is unnecessary, though it is kind of cool considering Hov's presence does appear to turn silver into gold. Worth the listen is the guitar work being done here with a thumping bass line that has a pronounced 'edgy' timbre to it. In second track, "The Take Over, The Break's Over", Patrick Stump has never sounded better, a trend that proves to work positively on INFINITY. The soulful influences on Stump are very apparent, even if he is singing pop-punk as opposed to an urban ballad. Vocally, he is great and while "The Take Over, The Break's Over" isn't the greatest song ever written, Stump does more than justice to it vocally with his great falsetto and sense of performance. The first single and third track on INFINITY, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race", which has a pronounced R&B influence, is the true 'meat'. The fact that FOB was willing to take a risk such as include production work by R&B legend Babyface is quite "ballsy" for lack of a better word. Sure, the single has gotten mixed reviews, which are justified considering it is a bit annoying, but it is different from other tracks that are being listened to on radio. Even as annoying, you can't help but to sing-a-long as Patrick Stump so emotionally belts "this ain't a scene its a ***damn arms race..."

"I'm Like A Lawyer With The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)" once again explores FOB's fascination with extremely long witty, though forgettable (due to their length), song titles. The music here is particularly strong, particularly with the odd guitar progression at the onset of this number. Again, Stump proves to be the star with Wentz providing killer bass lines to round out the production. This song isn't a strong as the latter ("Arms Race"), but it isn't bad by any means. "Hum Hallelujah" is an uptempo number that grab's the listener's attention from the get-go. Stump is a bit harder to dicipher here, but it ultimately doesn't matter--the music and the frantic tempo speaks for itself. The chorus isn't incredibly catchy, but it is irresistable, if there is such a thing. The second verse of "Hum" makes more sense and the song endears your heart more and more as you continually listen. The second coming? No, but cool enough.

"Golden" surprises all with its piano introduction, certainly another departure (or innovation) for FOB. Again, Stump stands out with his lovely tenor vocals, and there is something that feels more "genuine" about "Golden" than any of the other tracks. There is an obvious pop-urban influence on this track that doesn't appear on a number of the other tracks. The background vocals are great and "Golden" turns out to be a track the listener becomes mesmerised with-- most likely because it doesn't feel like it fits, but more because it is different from what FOB has don in the past. "Thanks fr th mmrs" (aka "Thanks For The Memories") is another puzzle in itself. Strings, brass? What are FOB doing? It is yet another track that makes you want to hear out what the quartet have to say. Even if Wentz intriguing lyrics don't captivate the listeners, all the different sounds featured here specifically will make you listen, period. The dynamic nature of the track itself is influence enough to make one listen to "Thanks fr th mmrs".

"Dont You Know Who I Think I Am?" is worth the listen if for nothing else to hear more top of the line falsetto by Stump. The "claps" at the onset are also great, once again accentuating the point that the "sounds" featured on INFINITY also play a role in selling it itself. Always experimental, "The (After) Life Of The Party" features electronic drum programming, certainly another first and another ambitious FOB idea. What FOB does need to realize is that as experimental as they are/ want to be, they didn't necessarily have to do as much as they did on INFINITY. Sure, it keeps them fresh, but even had FOB returned with fresh new, enthralling numbers without all the added sound effects, they would've been fine commericially and probably even critically. Having said that, I'm impressed that FOB has shown they are up to merge musical styles and try new things, something that some artists never come to realize.

"The Carpal Tunnel of Love" showcases soul-boy Patrick among his best of the album. The pop sensibilities here are phenomenal (it's all pop, but you know what I mean). The guitar riffs and bass work as always proves to be top-notch, a problem that FOB has never had. The screamo portion of "The Carpal Tunnel Of Love" is definitely worth a listen making it one of INFINITY'S strongest, most genuine tracks. "Bang The Doldrums" follows with a slightly more relaxed, though still energized feel than "The Carpal Tunnel of Love". The guitar riff(s) definitely stick in your head; the are very well written/executed. The chorus is once again irresistable, something that made a relatively unknown FOB go double-platinum, and as of yet, platinum with INFINITY ON HIGH.

"Fame < Infamy" once again shows off FOB's playful side, while "You're Crashing, But You're No Wave" and "I've Got All This Ringing In My Ears And None On My Fingers" end the album. "I've Got All This Ringing In My Ears And None On My Fingers" definitely is a surprise with the most present urban influence of the entire album. The chord progression if phenomenal.

Essentially, INIFINITY ON HIGH has both its shining and less shining moments with "shining" by far trumping "non-shining". Patrick Stump sounds so much better here than he did on FROM UNDER A CORK TREE, FOB is more experimental here, and the music is more dynamic and exciting. Unfortunate is that sometimes the "experiments" are a bit all over the place making INFINITY a little bit disunified. Overall, it is worth the listen and the buy if you wish. Honestly, INFINITY wasn't the #1 album the week it debuted on the Billboard 200 Chart for nothing.

What happened to FOB.......2007-03-14

First time I heard this album, I was like, "This is pretty good, I like it."

Then, from the recommendation of my friends I listened to FOB's first full length album Take This To Your Grave. There is no comparing the two, the first is so much better. If you like this album, you should listen to their better and less popular album Take This To Your Grave.
Other than that, this album tends to be way better than most of the mainstream junk out there.

Recommendations (Not in order from best to worst):
1) Carpal Tunnels of Love
2)Do You Know Who I Think I Am?
3)Thks Fr th Mmrs
4)Fame<Infamy
and...
Listen to Take This To Your Grave

Other than that...
LOL ZOMG I LIKE FOOD!!!111onetwo!111!11eleventy!1

Their best album so far........2007-03-13

The album is great comparing to the previous ones. Maybe because it's not just punk rock (or pop) for 15 year old emo kids, but is something for wider (and older) audience this time. Patrick's voice sounds great in every song. The lyrics are almost impossible to understand. I guess only Pete knows what he writes about. But I like the fact that there's something funny in every song, maybe it's the way Patrick sings. But listening to this Cd always improves my mood. My fave songs are "Thnks fr th Mmrs", "You're Crashing But You're No Wave", "The Take Over, The Breaks Over", "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", "I've Got All this Ringing in my Ears and None on my Fingers".

Sweet Album!!!.......2007-03-12

I have to admit that I am not a fall out boy fan but I love this album! I love everything from the lyrics to the amazing beats. They are a very interesting group and a very unique one as well! My favoite songs are thriller; this aint scene, its an arm race; thanks for the memories; golden and the carpal tunnel of the love. I am going to keep listening and I think it is going to get better and better!

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