Why Fall Out Boy May Be the Nuclear Bomb that KILLS Rock N’ Roll
Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are those of the author, not necessarily those of antiMUSIC, or the iconoclast entertainment group
At the beginning of the 1990s, it was hair bands whose bubble burst; then at the start of the millennium it was boy bands. Now, a new breed of pop rock uselessness- the artistic equivalent of American Pie III- has emerged to remind us of why music like this has NO SOUL and NEVER lasts. The poster child for this downward spiral, FALL OUT BOY is the new Satan of rock n’ roll. Though no one would ever kill themselves as a result of the band’s lyrical message, they might be driven there if it were their only opportunity to escape listening to the pure garbage that is composed of song titles like “You're Crashing, But You're No Wave” and “The Carpal Tunnel of Love.” It doesn’t take a leap off a building- or of any other kind- to wonder why.
Rock n’ Roll was always guilty of focusing on the visual appeal of its stars as much as it did their music, but then they were legitimate STARS, which Fall Out Boy could NEVER, EVER BE. You think I’m wrong: you’d ever compare any of the members of this band to the members of Rolling Stones, or Guns N’ Roses, or Motley Crue, or Nirvana, or Alice in Chains, or Stone Temple Pilots, or Aerosmith, or the Talking Heads, or the Cure, or Sonic Youth, or any number of other bands who could deliver the goods both musically and visually- today NEITHER exist.
We’re left with an imbalanced system that focuses almost entirely on the moment, and not the long term in a band’s career, mostly because it’s a foregone conclusion they WON’T LAST if bands like FALL OUT BOY continue to represent what pop rock has to offer.
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