opinio s on . Folie à Deux (2008) by Fall Out Boy? 🎤
So sorry I am incapable of giving a joke answer rn. 😭
Uhmmmm to keep it short (hah) it's an excellent theme to build their album off of given their place in the industry and in pop culture at the time, and you can tell they meant what they were saying by the amount of emotion put into all aspects of the album. It's mean enough to read as a commentary, and personal enough that you can tell they were self-aware.
Composition-wise it's so interesting; the songs are very textured but not overly busy, and the orchestral and choral elements build the sound without seeming over-the-top. Or at least, they're over-the-top in the right way. The individual tracks are diverse enough to stay interesting yet similar enough to feel cohesive.
Lyrically, you can tell that the songs are written as poems first, that are then set to music. I don't need to tell anyone about pw's writing. First album to really abandon the super long titles (w the exception of Headfirst Slide), but they're still named like poems would be (to fit the theme of the piece, rather than just the most iconic lyrics). In fact, only 3 songs out of 13 are titled with lyrics in the song! (I Don't Care, America's Suitehearts, and What a Catch, Donnie)
There are a number of recurring musical traits throughout the album, which is like. A good thing for albums to have. The ones I noticed the most were a LOT of kick bass, a lot of overlapping vocals, a lot of guest singers, and a lot of really sudden changes in dynamic. And I could yap on about how these things play into the central theme but not tonight not this post we've gone on long enough 💀💀
