American Beauty/American Psycho
| Fall Out Boy
American Beauty/American Psycho
American Beauty/American Psycho (sometimes abbreviated as AB/AP)[5] is the sixth studio album by American rockband Fall Out Boy, released on January 16, 2015 through Island Records as the follow-up to the band's comeback album Save Rock and Roll (2013). The band wrote music while on tour with Paramore mid-2014 and it developed into a new album.-Wikipedia
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RollingStone
Pop-punk heroes continue their evolution toward noisy, no-holds-barred pop mania.
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Consequence of Sound
Fall Out Boy seem to think they’re revolutionaries for taking rock music into the nightclub, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that they’re simply confused.
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Spin
Fall Out Boy Overreach on ‘American Beauty/American Psycho’.
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Sputnik Music
American Psycho signals loud and clear that the story of Fall Out Boy is still going strong.
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Diffuser
American Beauty/American Psycho' is not even remotely able to be deemed unsuccessful.
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The Guardian
Bristles with nervy ambition, and if it’s not an American Idiot-style career-changer, it’s certainly one of their better releases.
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Digital Spy
There are times when American Beauty/American Psycho teeters dangerously close to the mundane.
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Los Angeles Times
Alas, Stump and his bandmates run out of steam by the end of "American Beauty/American Psycho," which closes with a handful of more generic tracks.
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Shani's Ideas
Is easily #2 on the list of underrated Fall Out Boy albums, right after Folie a Deux.
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Music Feeds
Home to enough hits to ensure Fall Out Boy remain perched high upon their throne as undisputed rulers of the pop rock world.
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Plugged In
Wentz can deliver earnest, heartfelt observations about life's inevitable hurts one moment, and follow them up with scathing, despairing irreverence and sarcasm the next.
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DIY
‘American Beauty / American Psycho’ isn’t short of epicness.
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The Young Folks
The album is a great mix of hard rock anthem and slightly-less-hard rock lament.
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Paste
AB/AP is more intriguing when the band follows their wackiest instincts.
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Pop Matters
A mostly entertaining work emerges from this creative maelstrom.
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The New York Times
It’s not just power chords and heartbreak anymore.
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The Voice
While the album is great, it is also a little scattered.
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Parkway West Path Finder
They still retain the blend of pop and punk that makes this album an American beauty.
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AV Music
Fall Out Boy remain pop-rock mad scientists.
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Neon Tommy
Makes you want to dance, head bang, become a free spirit, but also kind of want to beat someone up all at the same time.
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AXS
The in your face energetic record.
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Coog Radio
It has catchy hooks and great beats that will have you singing along by the second or third listen.
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ATL
It’s not a terrible album, it just hasn’t impressed as much.
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Daily Emerald
Fall Out Boy's 'American Beauty/American Psycho' is divisive, to say the least.
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The Sound Board
Fall Out Boy’s first entire foray into the world of the pop sees them doing so with confidence and wide-eyed excitement.
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All Music
Fall Out Boy are able to harness their ambitions and accentuate their ideas as they start to creep toward middle age.
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AOTY
Fall Out Boy really went away from what they had before and just sound the same.
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Buzzfeed
When music melds with its audience it becomes all powerful, and Fall Out Boy are the masters of that concept.
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Immortal Reviews
Proving to be one of Fall Out Boy's strongest releases, detailing their progression as both a band and creators.
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Craig Reviews Music
I’m all for progression, and applaud the band on their evolution, but for now I’ll stick to the old stuff.
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The New Fury
While some of the tracks seem experimental in nature, so far they have been well-received and mark a new and definitive direction for Fall Out Boy and pop punk itself.
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The Garden Statement
The Fall Out Boy that you know is dead.
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Golden Plec
This is a good album, not a great album, despite its best intentions.
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The Anchor Point
AB/AP is any indication, they’ll only get more wildly adventurous from here.
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Renowned for Sound
American Beauty/American Psycho isn’t exactly what you would call a step in the right direction, but more of a reminder that they’re where they need to be right now.
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Livewire
This album has very expressive views on things happening in today’s society. 9/10
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Teal Cheese
I hope they can redeem themselves and allow me to build up some faith with them again with ANY other album they decide to create.
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NZ Herald
Fall Out Boy just made pop the new emo - and that's no bad thing at all.
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Music Times
I will admit this album surprised me by being ambitious and mostly fulfilling that.
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Panther Print
FOB has lost many fans with the new change but has gained twice as many.
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Hidden Jams
It’s a welcome reintroduction, and helps to make this album the best of both worlds in a way.
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Vulture Hound
Feels like Fall Out Boy packed their punches into the first half of the album with the less arena-worthy material following.
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Entertainment
Reveals them as perhaps the only current mainstream rock combo capable of making big-venue sing-alongs that also reward deep headphone analysis.
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The Upcoming
Fall Out Boy are veterans in the industry, having essentially defined a subculture, yet they don’t seem to have lost any of the excitement and urgency of their earlier tracks.
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The Paw Print
The album is a smooth mix of the band’s old and new sound that will please both dedicated fans and recent listeners.
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Five Cents Sound
It’s no surprise that Fall Out Boy is one of the few still-thriving bands that originally hailed from the emo scene.
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The Tribe
The rest of the songs that Fall Out Boy had to offer were a collection that I can still listen to and enjoy.
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Royal Purple
The overall sound is more pop-oriented than their previous releases.
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The Lamron
The album is fun to listen to, but its good qualities seem to end there.
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ISU
This album was a true powerhouse and success.
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YAA
I would definitely recommend it to everyone, whether you’re just getting into the rock scene or have been a fan for years.
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HTF Magazine
Fall Out Boy have done little to deviate from their well-crafted formula.
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Thunderbolt
I hope the band doesn’t decide to completely change their sound to 100% pop, because they would lose their charm.
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The Roaring Times
They haven’t really made anything worth saving.
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Music Corners
They succeeded in proving that they are a band full of togetherness.
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Dylan Reviews Things
Fall Out Boy has never wandered too far from the path, but they confidently march down it making a hefty impact every step of the way.
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Critic of Everything
They fought for their spot at the table, and they earned it.
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ABC Blog Review
The faithful will be kept happy, there are no classics here though, nothing longstanding and that’s it’s biggest failure.
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Bassplayer
Pete Wentz and his pop-punk outfit seem to have dropped their punk leanings to focus on the pop side of things.
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It's All Dead
American Beauty/ American Psycho is an unimaginable mixture of what made us love Fall Out Boy years ago blended with electric modern style.
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Cleveland.com
Those songs are some of the most refreshing work the band has produced in a decade.
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Daily Echo
Yet each song brings a new and exciting energy.
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The Independent
A versatile, reliable, veteran band with the one of the most unique sounds in the music industry.
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Medium Corporation
Their music has changed, but their goal of inspiring and creating music that will provoke hope and action has not.
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The State Journal Register
While still keeping together the raw rock sound, has polished itself to be able to stand in today’s modern world and even in years to come.
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Mind Equals Blown
It’s a decent record with songs that’ll definitely be fun to dance to alone in my room.
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Write the World
Without any doubt American beauty/ American psycho is an album worth spending money and time on.
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punknews.org
It lacks all the substance and the meaning that the band is known for, and is diminished to a dancey, synth-pop disaster.
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Occur
American Beauty/American Psycho is hopefully one of many more records from them that are pushing boundaries and pushing their creative process.
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Sheer Music Bliss
The album consists of some good elements, such as the poppy feel throughout, but lacks songs that are particularly special.
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Music Unlabeled
Fall Out Boy is still a band that you can learn and grow with, and their music is still something that you can lose yourself in.
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Bury Me in Rock and Roll
It’s exciting to see how far they’ve come and how they aren’t scared to venture into new territory.
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Cross Culture
The kings of catchy pop/rock rhythms are back, with an album that may very well be their best yet musically, as well as their least offensive one lyrically.
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The Student Playlist
American Beauty / American Psycho sounds like a band marooned, in search of a fresh sound.
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Uinterview
It shows that even with six albums they can still find something new to churn out with positive results.
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Podcast AF
This album just doesn’t do it.
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The Indie Sound
The album blew my expectations away.
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Spectrum Pulse
Fall Out Boy was aiming to go bigger, louder, and even more broad on this record, and undercutting all of that bombast surrounding legacy.
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Marquette Wire
The album’s title promises a very American experience and it certainly delivers
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The Gazette
It’s a return to the punk-pop world you loved growing up, and it feels awesome.
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Sophomore Slumped
They experiment and do new things that push the boundaries of who they are and modern music.
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The Bottom Line
Whatever Fall Out Boy is doing seems to be working quite well for them.
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Spice UK
this album is simply irresistible.
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Rock Sins
‘American Beauty/ American Psycho’ is everything we love about Fall Out boy but bigger, better and bolder!
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Speaker Tv
This pop malarkey just doesn’t suit you Fall Out Boy, it really doesn’t.
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WPB Magazine
Fall Out Boy is a joy to listen to and this album is a living proof!
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Chicago Tribune
American Beauty/American Psycho' is Fall Out Boy's first misfire.
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BXLLS
It's an incredible album and I'm pretty sure this band can never fail.
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Daily Egyptian
The band will indeed be remembered for centuries and should be respected for what they are contributing to modern music.
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Hip Hopinionated
They have made it obvious that we had better get used to a new, harder-hitting but less angst-ridden group.
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Herald Standard
Provides a creative canvas for Fall Out Boy to paint an 11-song dialogue that stands up next to the band’s best pieces of work.
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The Breeze
“American Beauty/American Psycho,” is any indication, the band never got the memo — and maybe that’s a good thing.
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Newsday
Fall Out Boy borrows from other genres and other rock incarnations to craft something new and uniquely theirs.
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The Tartan
Fall Out Boy releases a true American beauty.
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Putting Numbers on Music
Perhaps the biggest disappointment of all is that this album marks absolutely no musical progression from the previous outing in this style.
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Seattle Pi
Replaced by an impressively mature, commanding sound that solidifies Fall Out Boy's place in musical history.
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Saad Hameed
Push play, give this a listen, I promise you won't hate it, but like me, you might just be too old or not cool enough to love it.
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Critical Spectrum Reviews
FOB may have made their money, but their time as a relevant force in rock or pop is over.
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On Record
American Beauty/American Psycho itself takes another, slightly different, turn.
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Go London
Emo quartet take fans through their journey from boys to men.
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Her Campus
Meaning they make you want to scream the lyrics at the top of your lungs and dance around your dorm with your roommate.
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Kube
This album is an amazing mix of classic Fall Out Boy elements and also the elements of those artists featured.
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The Greyhound
Overall, the album is the type to blast during a summer day in the car or at a dance party, but not for the everyday, casual listener.
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The Squall
If Fall Out Boy keeps this up, their name will go down in history.
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Rock On Philly
"American Beauty/American Psycho” has an uptempo and fun chorus with a melodic progression that is audibly striking.
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Crimson
While the album’s wild array of tunes may not be for everyone, those who enjoy a widespread of music genres may be intrigued.
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The Daily Reporter
I have a feeling it will be underrated, a potential dark horse in terms of the artistry involved in its making.
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The Cascade
I would have to say the band did a noteworthy job with this fresh album.
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Rock Sound
“IF YOU’RE STUDYING MUSIC HISTORY, IT SHOULD TOTALLY HAVE FAILED…”
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Oak Ridge Media
The new album American Beauty/American Psycho is an upbeat, headbanging and brilliantly crafted by the minds of the pop punk band Fall Out Boy.
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Daily Brun
The songs strike deeper into the soul, yet there remains that playful flirtation with innocence that makes the ridiculous not only attainable but also successful.
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Argonuat
There’s no compelling reason to listen to it in full more than a couple of times, but it’s clear Fall Out Boy is more creatively charged than ever.
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Thomas Bleach
At times “American Beauty/American Psycho” can feel a bit repetitive but the majority of the album will have you wanting to hit the replay button.
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Daily Journal
Fall Out Boy is currently rock's band to beat.
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Circles & Soundwaves
Plays it far too safe in pace, production, and verocity.
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Immortal Music
Its an interesting album to say the least, but not quite our cup of tea.
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Du Clarion
Overall this is a powerful rebuttal to their previous album.
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LSU Now
Experimentation with sound is one of the most important aspects of the current music scene and Fall Out Boy clearly knows how to deliver.
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The Cambridge Student
It cements the unique sound that Fall Out Boy have made their signature.
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20 Watts
American Beauty/American Psycho is a crazy beautiful album.
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Mission X Woodlawn
American Beauty/American Psycho was a huge bust. Fall Out Boy made a gutsy move to stay with the times in music.
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Meghan's Whimsical Explorations & Reviews
The new album has a very upbeat vibe, even if the lyrics are bleak.
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Babe Talk
Is just the beginning to another new chapter of their music that all of their followers will be listening intently for.
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