Fall Out Boy's full-length label debut, Take This to Your Grave is a smart collection of emo-influenced pop-punk tunes.
It's long on harmony and the kind of earnest, dual guitar riffing listeners have come to expect from young rockers raised on a diet of hardcore, Punk-O-Rama comps, and MTV.
But Fall Out Boy really necks ahead of the pack behind the enormous voice of dreamboat-in-training lead singer Patrick Stump and lyrical content that merges musings on love and youth with healthy amounts of cutting cynicism, savvy popular culture touchstones, and cheeky phraseology.
Though it was issued by Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello's Fueled By Ramen imprint, a hefty advance from Island allowed Fall Out Boy to record Grave at Butch Vig's Smart Studios compound in Madison, WI, and employ the skills of producer Sean O'Keefe, who'd handled the boards for units like Lucky Boys Confusion and Motion City Soundtrack.
Of course, Island will be looking for a substantial return on investment from Fall Out Boy.
But before the band follows in the footsteps of Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional -- which it deserves to and will -- listeners can enjoy Take This to Your Grave's undeniable mixture of exuberance and romantic hardcore.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do TodayFall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Dead on ArrivalFall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | SaturdayFall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Homesick at Space CampFall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Sending Postcards from a Plane Crash (Wish You Were Here)Fall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | The Pros and Cons of BreathingFall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Grenade JumperFall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Calm Before the StormFall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | Reinventing the Wheel to Run Myself OverFall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | The Patron Saint of Liars and FakesFall Out Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Grand Theft Autumn, Where Is Your Boy | Fall Out Boy | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Chicago Is Two Years Ago | Fall Out Boy, Justin Pierre | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 292 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall Out Boy | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Greg Geary | Digital Editing |
| 3 | Mike Hari | Digital Editing |
| 4 | Noble Hibbs | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | John Janick | A&R |
| 6 | Mike Joyce | Design |
| 7 | Paul Long | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Dominick Maita | Mastering |
| 9 | Sean O'Keefe | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 10 | Todd Ostertag | Assistant Engineer |
| 11 | Jeff Warren | Guest Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |