9 Bands You Used To Love (But Can No Longer Listen To)
9. Fall Out Boy
Who can forget what it was like to be a Fall Out Boy fan during the first decade of the millennium, with great albums like Take This To Your Grave and From Under The Cork Tree? Songs like Grand Theft Autumn, Sugar We're Goin Down and Dance Dance were a fantastic blend of pop, punk and rock and roll, Pete Wentz's bass lines and Joe Trohman's meaty guitar riffs enough to make any teen or young adult feel suitably riled with angst-based emotion.
Despite springing to popularity from the so-called emo movement, Fall Out Boy were undeniably good at their craft, writing interesting, personal songs with the added appeal of Patrick Stump's unique vocals. There's a swaggering bravado to Fall Out Boy's music that was fun when the band was backed by pounding drums and loud guitar, but sadly it wasn't to last.
Tracking the band's discography there's a clear trajectory from where they started out to where they are now, but it's still disappointing nevertheless. These days Fall Out Boy have all but dropped the punk and even the rock, going the full pop route. While their pop music isn't bad, it just doesn't really sound like Fall Out Boy any more, leading many fans to gradually stop listening. And though it might be petty, the extreme commercial success that has come with this change in sound has left a sour taste in many mouths.