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Fall Out Boy
Live in Phoenix
Release Date: 2008 04 01
Label: Island
Rating:

Say what you will of their flat-ironed haircuts, wordy song titles, and relationships with exasperating Hollywood starlets, but the boys in Fall Out Boy put on a fairly tight show. Still, is that enough to save Live in Phoenix from being dragged underwater by its own weight? Recorded during the Infinity on High tour, this CD/DVD package features both sides of the band: the talented emo-rock outfit headed by vocalist Patrick Stump (displayed on the audio disc), and the flashy, image-conscious group with Pete Wentz at the center (as evidenced by the DVD). The video portion is enjoyable enough, particularly if you're a dedicated fan, as the pyrotechnics and confetti cannons add a bit of spectacle to the band's performance. At the same time, it's all too easy to overlook Patrick Stump's presence when you're given those visuals, and his contributions are the real meat of Fall Out Boy's sound. Wentz may be the most famous bandmember (even if his agenda seems to center on three things here: screaming into the microphone, introducing songs with unintentionally hilarious speeches, and wearing a fashionable hoodie during the height of summer in an Arizona nightclub), but Stump proves his worth as one of the most competent emo vocalists around, nailing the high notes in "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" and plowing his way through series after series of tongue-twisting melodies. He deserves more recognition, and the fact that Pete Wentz so easily hijacks the spotlight shows why many critics dismiss this band. Then again, perhaps the CD's messy cover of "Beat It" is to blame. John Mayer makes a brief appearance on the song's guitar solo, but his presence only heightens the realization that we're listening to Fall Out Boy and John Mayer, not the celebrated partnership of Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen. When the bandmates stick to their talents, Live in Phoenix shows them to be competent musicians who've been irrationally slandered by those outside the emo circle. But when Fall Out Boy overstep their boundaries, this album threatens to capsize, regardless of the strength of the performances. Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Thriller	Fall Out Boy	5:04
2	Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy	Fall Out Boy	3:15
3	Sugar, We're Goin Down	Fall Out Boy	3:37
4	Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued	Fall Out Boy	3:01
5	Hum Hallelujah	Cohen, Fall Out Boy	3:59
6	Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today	Fall Out Boy	3:31
7	I'm Like a Lawyer, the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)	Fall Out Boy	3:30
8	Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"	Fall Out Boy	2:48
9	Beat It [Studio Version]	Jackson	3:50
10	Golden	Eisold, Fall Out Boy	2:29
11	This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race	Fall Out Boy	3:44
12	Thnks Fr Th Mmrs	Fall Out Boy	3:28
13	Take Over, the Breaks Over	Fall Out Boy	3:40
14	Dance, Dance	Fall Out Boy	3:09
15	Saturday	Fall Out Boy	3:53
16	Live Performance - Honda Civic Tour, Phoenix, Arizona [DVD][Live]
17	Sugar, We're Goin Down [DVD]	Fall Out Boy
18	Dance, Dance [DVD]	Fall Out Boy
19	Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me" [DVD]	Fall Out Boy
20	This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race [DVD]	Fall Out Boy
21	Thnks Fr Th Mmrs [DVD]	Fall Out Boy
22	Carpal Tunnel of Love [DVD]	Fall Out Boy
23	Take Over, the Breaks Over [DVD]	Fall Out Boy
24	I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me + Y	Fall Out Boy
25	Behind-the-Scenes Footage [DVD]

Other Releases:

Live in Phoenix [Bonus Track]
Release Date: 2008
Label: Mercury

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