Track Listing

1. Honorable Mention
2. Calm Before The Storm
3. Switchblades And Infidelity
4. Pretty In Punk
5. Growing Up
6. World's Not Waiting (For Five Tired Boys In A Broken Van)
7. Short Fast And Loud
8. Moving Pictures Parker Lewis Can't Lose (But I'm Gonna GiveIt My Best Shot)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7116 in Music
• Released on: 2006-03-06
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

A brilliant piece of pop-punk
Odds are you're looking at this product because you've been listening to Fall Out Boy's latest albums and want to know what they did before. So I'll start by saying this is different from From Under the Cork Tree: Limited Tour Edition, and very different from Infinity On High. What this album is closest to is the album that followed it, Take This to Your Grave, which shares the pop-punk feel, with less experimentation than their newer work. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, I personally love the more simplistic style of this album: there's more guitar riffs, less over-the-top vocals and, being written by Stump rather than Wentz, the lyrics are less convoluted. This makes Evening Out With Your Girlfriend simpler and tighter, and gave a base for their later albums.
My only real complaint with this album is it is very short, at just under 30 minutes. Still, what there is here is fantastic, and fans of pop-punk will be happy. My main point is to warn fans that this is different from Infinity on High, and people looking to complete a back collection may be surprised at what they find. Otherwise, a definite buy.