Pete Wentz Talks Upcoming Tour

Interesting. Did they scrap these songs he speaks of here entirely and write completely new ones? I think it's good that they didn't release something that they didn't fully love but at the same time not sure why they started releasing singles so early in process.

 

Interesting read.

 

Pretty sure songs were scrapped entirely and started over. The Last of the Real Ones was written right after the decision to delay the album, if I’m not mistaken.

 

Always find it so interesting to hear Pete speak about how approaches being in a band, I find his mentality to be really inspiring and refreshing.

 

He's so right about 2013 and 2015 being so similar.

 

Cool quote - "For me rock ‘n’ roll has always been an idea. Yes, it's guitar, bass, and drums, but it's also a dangerous idea. I never wanted it to become this quaint thing where you take your kid to museum and point to the diorama, and say, “Look, son. This is rock ‘n’ roll.”"

 

The museum analogy is exactly how I feel about Foo Fighters

 

haha so true!

 

Did he listen to American Beauty/American Psycho?

 

I like that he compares it to what a DJ or something would put out, that puts the album in an interesting context even if it was a pretty awful record.

 

AB/AP is a pretty good record imo.

I'll never understand why people hate that record, cause it is a good record.

 

IMO they have not yet released a bad record, so whatever they're doing, keep it up.

 

Interesting read. I like his perspective.

 

I hate that they started releasing singles before the album was finished. I know the pop and hip hop music industry is a singles driven game but I really liked what FOB used to do with creating a narrative or a sound for an entire album. AB/AP was the first FOB record that sounded like a mix tape and I think that's why I was so turned off, it felt like a collection of songs without an identity.

SR&R, while not their best, had cohesion and a clear identity. I understand they're done with the punk scene, and are making a killing being a slightly edgier Maroon 5, which isn't really a bad thing due to Patrick. I just hope the new record doesn't have that mixtape feel.

 

Regarding the quote about not loving the songs, I wonder if that applies to Y&M or Champion since they were released before they came to their decision

 

People hate that record?

I thought it was received at the same level as SR&R..

 

Nah, lotta people here don't like it.

Don't know why tbh.

I'm not big on FOB but I really enjoyed it.

 

When AB/AP came out, the reception seemed pretty positive. I remember following along the day they released the songs one by one, and the comments seemed mostly positive at that point.

 

Ab/ap is very obnoxois and doesn't hide its bad lyrics as well as their other albums. That's why it's awful.

 

This is a lie

 

I also think it sounds pretty poor aside from the songs I like. Nothing drives them aside from annoying ass choruses. Favorite Record and Kids are Alright rule tho

 

When they talk they sound like they have it all figured out. Then, they release a bunch of trite, uninspired, pap. I wish I could trust their judgement as song writers at this point. My sincere hope is that I can take 2-3 songs from the record that I can enjoy for a month or two.

 

It's one of their best albums so I'd say he did.

 

This is factually incorrect.