#band of all time

[sophsun1]

Like a heartbeat... drives you mad,

In the stillness of remembering what you had

And what you lost...

And what you had...

And what you lost...

Thunder only happens when it's raining

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

#fleetwood mac #dreams #musicedit #dailymusicians #dailymusicqueens #usermusic #popcultureds #userrobin #userhella #arthurpendragonns #userbbelcher #musicsourcedaily #underbetelgeuse #userbells #stevie nicks #they invented music!!!! #band of all time #2k

[titanebaby]

think i remembered why i liked it here // pros: i love it here

#anyway #this song . Augh #band of all time #may have cried making this (several times) #bbc ghosts #gang of youths #edit #my edit #video #it’s tv it’s comfort #ian uses his words

[music-orthemisery]

Saw this photo floating around and it is…SENDING ME. In multiple ways. So I’m going to ramble.

Ok first off - this is like, quintessential mid-00s teen heart throb photo shoot. Literally erase Pete’s tattoos and photoshop on a head of any popular male celebrity at the time and it would honestly work. This was The Template.

I think it’s easy to either forget (or just not realize) how TRULY big the FOB/“emo” hype train was back then. Cosmo Girl, Tiger Beat, and countless other magazines that solely focused on HUGE celebrities like Beyonce and Justin Timberlake and Lindsay Lohan were suddenly putting FOB, MCR, and Panic on their covers (although, let’s be real, usually just one or two members - i.e. Pete, Gerard, Brendon, Ryan).

There are…slightly less boundaries now with stuff like this because of the saturation of social media making “normal people” famous, but, back then, that was almost unheard of. You’d only see pictures of these bands in like, ALT Press or Kerrang. For them to get lumped into the same category as these A listers was absolutely bonkers.

So to see this picture of Pete…it kinda makes me laugh tbh, but it also makes me sad. Because that didn’t…FIT him. It looks ridiculous. It’s not an authentic picture of him- it’s him being placed into a mold. Him accepting “The Template” because that’s where he was expected to go. Which makes it…not at all surprising that he was only able to keep that up for so long before it fell apart.

It reminds me of that part in the Zane Lowe interview where they’re talking about this time of their career. Like, just go watch from min 35-42 because it’s fantastic but some highlights:

Zane acknowledging how easy it is to fall down the rabbit hole, especially when you’re thrust into it so quickly - it’s not really a choice. Patrick seconds this later by saying that once that fame light is on, it’s on, and you don’t really have a way to turn it off

Pete acknowledging how it kept him from being a “real person,” how little he liked it, and how much he had to grow during the hiatus to get away from that

Patrick saying how you really can’t win - you either accept the attention and you’re hated for it or you reject the attention and you’re hated for it. And this was ESPECIALLY true then. The media is still brutal but it was absolutely HORRENDOUS at that time. You really had to be “on” 24/7 and that’s…impossible.

Talking about how that level of fame creates a wall around you that is not only difficult for others to penetrate, but also yourself. And if Pete can’t access himself, he can’t access what he can give Patrick to create around, which then makes everything crumble like a house of cards.

I give FOB so much credit for realizing that, if they didn’t take a break, they would’ve ended VERY poorly and likely forever. Look how a lot of careers ended from that time. Either not well or a fade into irrelevance because of just trying to “keep up” and failing. Because, at that point, you’ve lost a lot of your “real person-ness” and, if you’ve lost that, what authenticity can you bring to your work? And if you’re BUILT on authenticity (which FOB is), then what is there to put out that is meaningful and relevant to your art?

Part of FOB’s magic has always been their authenticity and that they really are just “some guys.” That is what has allowed them to be so innovative and grow as artists and as people because there is a constant striving to push themselves and still remain grounded in who they are at their core. Pre-h, they didn’t know how to do that yet, and it was hell.

Pictures like this honestly just remind me of how deep in the hole the pressures of fame at that time did to not only them as a band, but Pete himself. Like, look at this picture. Does he look…genuine? Happy? Does this look like the Pete Wentz you know and love? Of course it may on the surface, but if you really look at it…to me it looks more like a caricature. The clothes, the pose, the styled hair and eyeliner…it just looks off. It’s Pete Wentz through a lens meant to appeal to the masses.

These lyrics from So Good Right Now feel extremely relevant to this time:

I am endlessly grateful that…regardless of the other reasons and intense drama around it…they recognized that need to step back from…all of this. That they didn’t let themselves just get covered by the weeds. Chewed up and spit back out like so many others. And so many years later we are still getting incredible, meaningful music from them. Like, it truly just keeps getting better. You can’t say that about…A LOT of people/bands who have been making music for this long.

I think I’ll end this here for now. LOL at a thirst pic of Pete Wentz making me wax poetic….

#I am aware none of these are super original thoughts #just yelling into the void over here #fall out boy #fob #pete wentz #patrick stump #joe trohman #andy hurley #mid-00s fame bullshit #band of all time #growing up with them has been a blessing #truly

[ghwosty]

found it here

#band of all time #prettygarden #I love Chris' smile 🥹

[pansyfemme]

this guy doesnt even listen to cub

#band of all time

[yungbowtie]

My new favorite band is this finnish duo called Maustetytöt because their music is really fun and catchy but who cares about that look at what their name translates to

#was anyone going to tell me #band of all time #maustetytöt #but seriously #they're great #even if i don't know finnish i know they write bangers #music #new music

[little-gay-boy-likes-music]

And i thought that you'd be the one thing that i could take home from all of this

I was wrong (i was wrong) (could i have a ride?)

#tfb #i hate my friends the front bottoms #you wouldn't be laughing #band of all time #the front bottoms #brian sella #mat uychich

[trueblueboygenius]

I need to listen to their entire discography on repeat I'm really going through it rn

#camp cope i love you #band of all time #you will always have a special place in my heart #camp cope

[polaraffect]

"I got distracted by a ball" patrick is so me fr fr

#damien.txt #god i love him #that's so real #band of all time #fall out boy

[force-dyad]

#idk what the best beatles song is but rn i think its this one #like yeah this is a natural place for the love me do guys to end up #band of all time #music #the beatles #Spotify #i loved playing this song on beatles rockband

[theophagism]

CAR SEAT HEADREST !!!!!

CAR SEAT HEADREST !!!!!!!!!

#band of all time #mailbox

[retrograde-raven]

PAVLOVE????????????

#HOLY SHIT????? #ITS SO FUCKING GOOD #band of all time

[ialwaysknewyouwerepunk]

ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD ALWAYS AN ANGEL NEVER A GOD

me 24/7 since that song came out

#kind anon #BOYGENIUS #BAND OF ALL TIME

[maxwellshimbo]

Shuffle your playlist. List the first 10 songs then tag 10 people.

I was tagged by @auxiliarydetective thank you Evie <3 finally getting around to this. Also, I started a new post.

Here are 10 songs:

Doomtree twice? How is this possible??

I am tagging @mistyecliipse @peppsta @natthemess @miyanouta @cursednb @tryxxster @polyphemusmoths @nykvist @guitarsarefun @winter-skye and anyone who wants to share their favorite music 👀

#tag game #normally i try to say something about each of the songs but i am tireddddd #listen to doomtree tho #band of all time #sorry 'hip hop collective'

[skiitter]

Spotify wrapped- #50

"Hold It In" by Jukebox The Ghost

#spotify wrapped #band of all time

[munadyke]

they are my best friends and not in a parasocial way. only real ones will understand

#we're like this🤞 fr #feeling super normal tonight #too much love in my heart for muna #band of all time