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Review by Johnny Black - first appeared in HiFi News
Several years ago, a major rock mag editor told me emo was dead. Perhaps it is - to the hip rockistocracy - but sales of albums by Fall Out Boy and their emo ilk continue to swell, almost as fast as teenagers rush to deny that they are now, or have ever been, an emo. When the music’s this good, though, who cares? FOB’s fifth album is a corker – zippy, melodic, angsty, angry and witty – with guest appearances by Elvis Costello, Debbie Harry, Li’L Wayne, Pharrell and Panic! At The Disco. The formula may soon need tweaking but for now, why fix what ain’t broke?
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Several years ago, a major rock mag editor told me emo was dead. Perhaps it is - to the hip rockistocracy - but sales of albums by Fall Out Boy and their emo ilk continue to swell, almost as fast as teenagers rush to deny that they are now, or have ever been, an emo. When the music’s this good, though, who cares? FOB’s fifth album is a corker – zippy, melodic, angsty, angry and witty – with guest appearances by Elvis Costello, Debbie Harry, Li’L Wayne, Pharrell and Panic! At The Disco. The formula may soon need tweaking but for now, why fix what ain’t broke?