Track Listing

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1454 in Music
• Released on: 2007-02-06
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
UK pressing of Fall Out Boy's much anticipated 2007 album features one bonus track: 'G.I.N.A.S.F.S.' Infinity On High, once more produced by long term collaborator Neal Avron and, on two tracks, Hip-Hop/R&B legend Babyface, is pre-ceded by the hit single 'This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race'. Universal. 2007.

Amazon.com
After the success of From Under the Cork Tree, Fall Out Boy earned the right to indulge their whims. Fortunately, their instincts tend to serve them well (not counting those infamous cell-phone photos). On their most adventurous album, Def Jam prez Jay-Z introduces "Thriller," while Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds produces groove-heavy hit "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" and "Thnks fr th Mmrs." A few new flourishes aside, however, like guitarist Joe Trohman's Metallica moves on "Thriller," the Chicago-bred band remains true to their punk-pop roots, even if vocalist Patrick Stump sounds like Mr. Sexyback on "This Ain't a Scene" and "I'm like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me + You)." You can thank bass player/songwriter Pete Wentz for the unwieldy song titles. As he explains in "Fame < Infamy," "I am God's gift / Why would he bless me with such wit without a conscience." Whether spicing up their recipe with R&B swagger or playing it straight, FOB are at their best when they crank up the volume. Hence, the piano-based "Golden" is the weakest track on an otherwise solid outing. Hey, maybe they just wanted to see what a stadium looks like bathed in the glow of a thousand lighters. Taking its title from a letter Vincent Van Gogh sent to his brother Theo ("Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high"), Fall Out Boy's fourth seems likely to follow its predecessor into the platinum stratosphere. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews

super!
This CD was great, very Fall Out Boy, really fun to listen to. I love all of their music, and this did not disappoint!

Eh not bad but not that great
Fall Out Boy has really sold themselves out with this CD. I loved "Take This To Your Grave" and "From Under the Cork Tree" but this is definitely a tier below their previous CDs. For one thing, I don't like the way the singers voice sounds on this CD. His voice is deeper and less expressive, which doesn't go as well with this style of music. Overall the CD sounds much more produced and aimed at the mainstream, yet another thing I don't like. That being said, this CD does have a few stand-out tracks including "Hum Hallelujah", "Thanks for the Memories" and "The Life After the Party". If you're a huge fan I'd suggest buying it but if you're not it's probably not worth the buy.

Another thing I want to point out is how incredibly bad this band is live. They sound completely different. You can really tell how much editing goes into the singers voice because live he sounds nothing like he does on the CDs. I saw them at the UIC Pavilion which is definitely not made for concerts because the acoustics are terrible. Another important thing to note is that 90% of the audience is 14 year old girls screaming for Pete Wentz's weeny. The other 10%- 14 year old confused boys wearing eye liner... and also screaming for Pete Wentz's weeny. I was seriously embarrassed to be at that concert.

Infinity On High
i was realllly upset to realize how sucky this cd was. i used to love FOB and i'll always listen to their old stuff, but this is TO much. i hate how much their music changed and now the only ppl it appeals to is little teeniebopping fan girls. ewwwww. maybe if they come back with something that sounds a little along the lines of take this to ur grave or from under the corktree i'll listen again. i mean i can understand that they want to change their sound but jesus this sucks!