Track Listing

1. Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, George Gumbs, Travis Huff
2. Of All The Gin Joints In All The World - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, Tom Lord-Alge, Femio Hernandez, Travis Huff
3. Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, Tom Lord-Alge, Femio Hernandez, Travis Huff
4. Sugar, We're Goin Down - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, Tom Lord-Alge, Femio Hernandez, Travis Huff
5. Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, George Gumbs, Travis Huff
6. I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song) - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, George Gumbs, Travis Huff
7. 7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen) - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, George Gumbs, Travis Huff, Brendan Urie
8. Sophmore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, Tom Lord-Alge, Femio Hernandez, Travis Huff, William Beckett
9. Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, George Gumbs, Travis Huff
10. I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, George Gumbs, Travis Huff, Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory
11. A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me" - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, Tom Lord-Alge, Femio Hernandez, Travis Huff
12. Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows) - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, George Gumbs, Travis Huff
13. XO - Fall Out Boy, Neal Avron, Matt Green, George Gumbs, Travis Huff

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3077 in Music
• Released on: 2005-05-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds
• Running time: 43 minutes

CD Description
Fall Out Boy cooks up an immediately digestible combinationof crunching rock, highly melodic songwriting, and expressive singing on 2005's FROM UNDER THE CORK TREE, the Chicago unit's first release on Island, and its most accomplished to date. Building on an instrumental foundation that owes debtsto both hardcore (drummer Andy Hurley has a thunderous, bass-drum-heavy approach that gives the band tremendous muscle)and indie rock (guitarist Joe Trohman peels off melodic solos), Fall Out Boy packs quite a sonic punch.
However, it is the group's songcraft that impresses the most. Each of CORK TREE's 13 tracks is rife with pop hooks. From the churning chords and expansive chorus of the opener (cheekily titled"Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued"), through the brightly up-tempo "Sugar, We'reGoin Down", to the minor-key "XO", CORK TREE is overflowingwith potential hit singles. Singer/guitarist Patrick Stump's clear tenor and evocative lyrics (which balance confessionalism, metaphor, and witty cleverness) are the icing on thissweet punk-pop cake.

Customer Reviews

Surprising!
I'll admit, when i came to this album i was not expecting to be impressed. having witnessed the various 12 year emo old girls in my town going ecstatic over the singles on the radio, i assumed this would just be an hour of teen angst, but i was surprised. I dont think theres a weak song on the album - something that i can rarely even say of my favourite bands. the songs are easy to listen to, catchy, and my favourite feature of the album is the energy found in every track. If you're even vaguely into the lighter side of punk/emo, then i would recommend this to you, you'll be dancing round the room in no time.

Rift of intelligence
After browsing the reviews of this album at 1.30am as you do, it became clear that the majority of the high ratings were associated with hyperactive teenagers with no sense of conscientiousness who just say 'oh dance dance is awesome' owtte, and the majority of the low ratings were associated with adults who seem to try and make the most articulate review imaginable.

Well I see their point, but the truth is, anyone who isn't emo, hates emos. And consequently their music, regardless of whether it's good or not. Now I appreciate a lot of rock music, and a number of years ago preferred heavier stuff, but was eventually converted to the emo scene after persistent detest of it. By that I mean converted to emo music, I don't have a vampiric existence or anything. True, Fall Out Boy do not have the same soloist quality as the likes of MCR but to conquer the masses they must be doing something right.

Adults like to sterotype the whole depressed teen thing, the long haircuts and the high pitched singing. But lets be honest, its better than say gangsta rap which is far more annoying, with no melody and whose lyrics just drone on about drivebying people. One thing is for sure though, you can't rock out to classic rock, and I'm sure you'll find that Fall Out Boy are much better than any oldie band that middle aged ingrates are inclined to argue are the contrary, whose melodies are on the whole, slow and boring. 5 Stars to "I Slept With Someone from Fall Out Boy..." because it is a fine blend of heavy music with emo, without becoming redefined as screamo. Obviously you adults are clueless about what I'm talking about, but stop whining about our music. Then perhaps we'll stop whining about yours. To sum them up, ignoring the babble of other misguided reviewers, the singing and the lyrics are actually very good. If you dont like the theme of the lyrics, DONT LISTEN TO THEM! The point is they are well structured, put togther ("sunset in my veins" etc for Sophmore Slump, the alteration of the chorus). The drumming is excellent, but I agree at least that the bass could use some spicing up. The melodies provided by the guitarists are more than adequate and all of the songs work well overall.

And before you stereotype me, I'm not an emo-geek, despite being vastly intelligent and a lover of emo music. Fall Out Boy have success written all over them, and I'd like to see anyone argue otherwise.

Fall Out Boy FTW!!
Having been told (about 50 times) by my best friend how good these guys are I decided to by both this album and Take This To Your Grave. It was definitely the correct decision to make! There is something on these CDs for everybody whether you like, metal, punk or are into more mainstream indie. The lyrics are just fantastic (and hilarious in places) and it makes for great listening no matter what you're doing. I have literally listened to nothing else since purchasing them. Roll on the next one!!