The Last Of The Real Ones- Fall Out Boy Review

Image result for mania fall out boyCompared to the other singles for M A N  I     A(not sure what that A is doing so far away... had to be different I suppose), this song is pretty good. It does everything that works for fall Out Boy, as compared to Young And menace which I have no idea what that was, and Champion which seems good at first but then you realize a week later that you haven't listened to it again and don't remember any lyrics or rhythm. The Last Of The Real Ones manages to do both, and even has a video with psychotic llamas to boot. The instrumentals are a great pop rock background for an anthem, and that is what Patrick Stump delivers- they're meaningful, well sung, and use "celestial imagery"(thanks @5 Genius Contributors) to really drive his message home.


I really don't know what they've been doing with this album, but whatever it is it hasn't worked. They don't like it, it's not popular, and up to now, not good. This song could be a hit if it takes off, but it would need to climb the slow Hot Rock Songs later before it can even pull a Feel It Still. While this song is pretty good, it will take a lot more to match Uma Thurman and American Beauty/ American Psycho in sound and popularity. Let's hope that their first "purple" album can do that(it's actually pink so go figure).
 

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