I would have been a senior in high school when This Ain't a Scene came out (so 17 years old). I remember going to the first show of the Honda Civic Tour on my last day of school the next May. I became a fan during Cork Tree, probably around the time Dance Dance was released as a single (or maybe right before). First time seeing them live was on Black Clouds and Underdogs in April 2006. Still a fan, if not bigger than ever. Going to be adding a FOB tattoo to my collection of band logos on my chest around my birthday this coming April.
The worst song is the half of Rat a Tat that Courtney Love is on. I love the FOB part of that song so much.
I hate all of Rat A Tat. Pretty easily my least favorite FOB song, and definitely my least favorite post hiatus. I like Death Valley but it’s been a while.
Courtney’s parts aside, Rat a Tat is super fun and probably one of my favorites on SRAR. Love the guitar riffs on it.
The chorus of Rat a Tat is so good. The song itself is pretty good, It would be nice if there was a version without Courtney Love but it's still good.
Consider me among the old-timers, too. I was 17 and in my junior year of high school when "This Ain't A Scene..." came out. Fall Out Boy is one of those bands that I remember the genesis of my fandom for very well. I stumbled on the, I guess, radio promo (?) for From Under the Cork Tree. I don't remember where, or how, but it had about half of the album. I downloaded it and loved the songs, and was super excited for the actual release. I don't think I heard TTTYG until after FUCT was officially released, though I vaguely remember seeing the video for "Grand Theft Autumn" on Fuse back in the day and liking the song. Been a huge fan ever since. I entered the album cover design contest for Infinity On High and remember thinking it was SO cool to be featured on their site. Folie A Deux came out at the tail end of my first semester of college and was a huge record for me.
excuse me y'all i was in college when infinity on high came out don't call yourself an old-timer if you're under 30
I'll be 30 in 7 months and I FEEL like an old-timer, does that count? Sometimes (most of the time) I feel like a relic in this scene.
I was 15 when it came out. IOH was the first FOB album I purchased, as well as my first digital album/itunes purchase ever.