Average Rating: 4.00 Rating Variance: 0.00 Objectivity Score: 50% (Poorly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name4.0 excellentFor the Fallen Dreams ChangesFour Year Strong Rise Or Die TryingThe latest band to be signed to Pete Wentz's Decaydence Records, FYS combine the pop-punk sound of Fall Out Boy and the hardcore breakdowns and 2-step riffs heard in most modern metalcore/hardcore bands (hence the BYD reference, although it should be noted FYS guitarist/frontman Dan O'Connor was once part of the very same band). If you were to listen to a FYS song for the first time, the first thing that would come to mind is, "another Fall Out Boy sounding band?", but by the end, you will have heard a band like no other. Amidst the use of regular band instruments, there is the use of synths, though not uncommon in modern music, rare in pop-punk bands (sure, theres Motion City Soundtrack and Hellogoodbye, but nobody listens to them, right?). The vocal aspect to FYS is similar to FOB. Both singers are in the higher range, and sing about anything (but mostly girls, although I dont think FYS is trying to appeal to 13 year old teenyboppers). If you dont like Fall Out Boy, you probably wont like this band (unless you're a fan of melodic hardcore). I prefer the music on this album over their previous efforts, because this album includes more of that harcore sound that seperates them from other pop-punk bands. I would have liked this album more if it had more screaming (the only screaming on the album was done by ex-BYD vocalist Mat Bruso, on 'Prepare To Be Digitally Manupulated'), although the gang vocal parts make up for that loss. They should have had better use of keyboard parts (instead of lead, why not try some more strings, or possible a piano interlude?), and more usage, too. 8/10
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