Fall Out Boy Album Takes Platinum by Storm

In music years, Fall Out Boy merch and albums definitely fall within the young category. These musical works started coming out only in 2001. Nine years is nothing compared to legendary bands that have been playing for decades. Unfortunately, the group also apparently has a short life span.

Pete Wentz and Joe Trohman were the first two official members of the band. They were friends who had some experience playing punk and decided to venture on their own. They recruited their third member Patrick Stump in a bookstore and later went on to ask T.J. Kunasch and Mike Pareskuwicz to play with the band.

The group was already making music together before they were even officially named. They settled on their current moniker only after receiving a couple of suggestions from an appreciative audience. The name that struck them the most was Fall Out Boy from the cartoon The Simpsons. Shortly thereafter, the group released an EP and LP which would soon be followed by a debut Fall Out Boy album.

Before the group could start enjoying some success, the two last members to be recruited decided to pack up and leave. Andrew John Hurley stepped in to fill the blanks and it was at this time in 2003 that Take This to Your Grave came out. The album reached gold status but only after the group was already popular. It was really their 2005 album From Under the Cork Tree that spelled success for the band. The work got the 9th slot in the Billboard 200, sold over 60,000 copies in its first week alone and opened a new line of band merchandise. This was the piece of work that eventually soared to platinum and even reached double platinum.

With excellent sales under their belt, there was no question about recording more albums. In 2007, the group released Infinity on High which was even more of a bestseller than their platinum album. They followed up in succeeding years with Folie a Deux in 2008 and Believers Never Die in 2009. This last one was a greatest hits collection.

For music analysts, the release of a best hits album seemed too early for a group that was only in its childhood stage. Fans began to think something was not right. They weren’t entirely wrong for thinking from a negative perspective. As 2009 wound up to a close, the band issued a statement that they would go on a break. The announcement sounded almost like a death toll because it was vague and offered no assurance of future plans for the group. The speculations became worse because band members offered different statements in online sites. The only thing fans could gather was that the band did not know what the future held for them.

There may no longer be any Fall Out Boy albums in the making. This is unfortunate considering that the group has the makings of future pop punk legends. For whatever it’s worth though, it’s obvious that their music will remain relevant at least to one generation of punk music lovers who grew up to their music.