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Artist : Patrick Stump
Album : Soul Punk
Label : Island
Genre : Pop
Bitrate : 1051kbps avg
Source : CD
Playtime : 01:02:19 (469.3MB)
Rls date : 2011-12-04
Store date : 2011-10-08
Encoder : FLAC 1.2.1
1. Explode 3:24
2. This City 3:40
3. Dance Miserable 3:33
4. Spotlight (New Regrets) 3:19
5. The I In Lie 4:26
6. Run Dry (X Heart X Fingers)/Cryptozoology 8:25
(Hidden Track)
7. Greed 4:11
8. Everybody Wants Somebody 4:21
9. Allie 3:37
10. Coast (It's Gonna Get Better) 3:40
11. This City (Feat. Lupe Fiasco) (Remix) 3:33
12. Bad Side Of 25 5:24
13. People Never Done A Good Thing 3:07
14. When I Made You Cry 3:49
15. Mad At Nothing 3:50
"Go back to Fall Out Boy!"
- Former-emo-scene-kid-turned-Crabcore-guitarist
"Your solo stuff sucks!"
- 15 year-old girl still wearing her Clandestine hoodie
from 2005
These responses, while ignorant and misguided,
unfortunately exist in regards to the solo undertaking of
former Fall Out Boy front man Patrick Stump. After the
influential pop-punk quartet went on hiatus in 2009, each
member went their separate ways. Drummer Andy Hurley and
guitarist Joe Trohman formed hard-rock The Damned Things,
while bassist Pete Wentz delved into club-centered dance
pop in Black Cards. Stump, on the other hand, had a
different and the arguably most ambitious vision as to
where to take his next step musically.
Throughout Fall Out Boy's career, a Stump solo endeavor
became inevitable. From his remixes of acts like The
Sounds and The Higher to his numerous production credits,
and not to mention that he was basically the mastermind
behind Cobra Starship's Viva La Cobra, it was clear that a
solo project of sorts would appear on the horizon. The
only question was what it would actually be comprised of.
From his prior experience, it makes sense that Stump's
debut album, Soul Punk, is completely written, produced,
and instrumented by him and only him.
Soul Punk is the full-length follow-up to last year's EP,
Truant Wave. Although met with mixed reviews, the public
got a solid taste of what his solo venture would consist
of: slick pop infused with R&B, influenced much by Michael
Jackson and the like, while offering a modern take on the
80's version of the genre. Because of Truant Wave's
faults, Soul Punk is undoubtedly the more improved effort.
Despite it not being a terrible release, Truant Wave's
cuts were more or less b-sides to the album, so naturally
those songs appeared much more experimental, as if Stump
was still in the process of trying to find his niche.
Thankfully, he finds it perfectly on the final product.
While most of the EP's songs appeared sonically scattered,
Stump has his eyes set in front of him as the direction of
Soul Punk feels as concise as his music has ever been. The
main difference between Soul Punk and Truant Wave is that
both had the same idea in mind -- but Soul Punk executes
it a hundred times better.
Album opener, "Explode," kick starts the record into
full-swing with Stump's always-inviting vocals. Frantic
instrumentation and MJ-esque verses prevail throughout,
setting the beginning to the ten track album that is
doused with rapid energy. Lead single, "This City," saw
its debut as a remix featuring hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco.
On Soul Punk, Fiasco's verse is stripped in place of a new
one from Stump, partly due to the fact that he wanted this
record to be a reflection of his own doing without anyone
else. As a result, "This City" flows together much nicer
without Fiasco, as his spot seemed to bog the track down a
bit. The familiar "Spotlight (New Regrets)" makes its way
onto Soul Punk rather than its altered version, "Spotlight
(Oh Nostalgia)" (featured on Truant Wave). "New Regrets"
takes more of a dancier route than "Oh Nostalgia," but
generally fits the matter of the record more, as Stump's
vocals are a lot stronger and prevalent. Vocals on Soul
Punk are easily his best outing to date, proven early in
the single-worthy "Dance Miserable," where the vox
absolutely soars. His voice is one that's worth wishing
for as your own when 11:11 strikes, and each song
continually proves that more.
Despite Soul Punk obviously going in a different direction
than anything in Fall Out Boy's discography, you can tell
that during the writing process, some old habits still
remained, but that's far from a bad thing. "The 'I' In
Lie" has a better hook than most Fall Out Boy songs in its
chorus ("And baby, bang, bang, kiss, kiss / You and I got
to put an end to this"), while the eight-minute epic "Run
Dry (X Heart X Fingers)" provides familiarity for someone
who may find it tough getting into the album's overall
sound. Even though it's lengthy, its catchy chorus and
insanely infectious synth helps to digest the track,
making it easily the strongest on the record.
Those two tracks round out the second half of the album
well, as the feel-good "Everybody Wants Somebody" is
horn-laden and relatable with its "Everybody wants
somebody who doesn't want them" message, whereas closer
"Coast (It's Gonna Get Better)" shows a less spastic side
of Soul Punk. It's a song that's a little more mellow, yet
still holds the record's typical energetic drive. By the
end of it, one thing is for certain: Patrick Stump is no
longer "the ex-singer of Fall Out Boy." He is his own
individual -- and Soul Punk has made him one of the most
intriguing ones at that.
Maybe Fall Out Boy will be going back to making pop-rock
gems before we know it. Then again... Folie a Deux could
very well be the last album we ever see from them.
Regardless, what Soul Punk presents most is the absolute
certainty behind one's work. Nothing is worse than seeing
a forced, pressured album that one could sense the
artist's dread in the process of making it. Every song on
Soul Punk bleeds confidence and assurance -- that these
songs are what Patrick Stump is happy creating -- music
that he's proud of. After a record like this, he shouldn't
care about anyone who unfairly thinks otherwise, because
the best of us can find happiness in just hearing that
voice again.
9/10 --AbsolutePunk
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Artist : Patrick Stump
Album : Soul Punk
Label : Island
Genre : Pop
Bitrate : 1051kbps avg
Source : CD
Playtime : 01:02:19 (469.3MB)
Rls date : 2011-12-04
Store date : 2011-10-08
Encoder : FLAC 1.2.1
1. Explode 3:24
2. This City 3:40
3. Dance Miserable 3:33
4. Spotlight (New Regrets) 3:19
5. The I In Lie 4:26
6. Run Dry (X Heart X Fingers)/Cryptozoology 8:25
(Hidden Track)
7. Greed 4:11
8. Everybody Wants Somebody 4:21
9. Allie 3:37
10. Coast (It's Gonna Get Better) 3:40
11. This City (Feat. Lupe Fiasco) (Remix) 3:33
12. Bad Side Of 25 5:24
13. People Never Done A Good Thing 3:07
14. When I Made You Cry 3:49
15. Mad At Nothing 3:50
"Go back to Fall Out Boy!"
- Former-emo-scene-kid-turned-Crabcore-guitarist
"Your solo stuff sucks!"
- 15 year-old girl still wearing her Clandestine hoodie
from 2005
These responses, while ignorant and misguided,
unfortunately exist in regards to the solo undertaking of
former Fall Out Boy front man Patrick Stump. After the
influential pop-punk quartet went on hiatus in 2009, each
member went their separate ways. Drummer Andy Hurley and
guitarist Joe Trohman formed hard-rock The Damned Things,
while bassist Pete Wentz delved into club-centered dance
pop in Black Cards. Stump, on the other hand, had a
different and the arguably most ambitious vision as to
where to take his next step musically.
Throughout Fall Out Boy's career, a Stump solo endeavor
became inevitable. From his remixes of acts like The
Sounds and The Higher to his numerous production credits,
and not to mention that he was basically the mastermind
behind Cobra Starship's Viva La Cobra, it was clear that a
solo project of sorts would appear on the horizon. The
only question was what it would actually be comprised of.
From his prior experience, it makes sense that Stump's
debut album, Soul Punk, is completely written, produced,
and instrumented by him and only him.
Soul Punk is the full-length follow-up to last year's EP,
Truant Wave. Although met with mixed reviews, the public
got a solid taste of what his solo venture would consist
of: slick pop infused with R&B, influenced much by Michael
Jackson and the like, while offering a modern take on the
80's version of the genre. Because of Truant Wave's
faults, Soul Punk is undoubtedly the more improved effort.
Despite it not being a terrible release, Truant Wave's
cuts were more or less b-sides to the album, so naturally
those songs appeared much more experimental, as if Stump
was still in the process of trying to find his niche.
Thankfully, he finds it perfectly on the final product.
While most of the EP's songs appeared sonically scattered,
Stump has his eyes set in front of him as the direction of
Soul Punk feels as concise as his music has ever been. The
main difference between Soul Punk and Truant Wave is that
both had the same idea in mind -- but Soul Punk executes
it a hundred times better.
Album opener, "Explode," kick starts the record into
full-swing with Stump's always-inviting vocals. Frantic
instrumentation and MJ-esque verses prevail throughout,
setting the beginning to the ten track album that is
doused with rapid energy. Lead single, "This City," saw
its debut as a remix featuring hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco.
On Soul Punk, Fiasco's verse is stripped in place of a new
one from Stump, partly due to the fact that he wanted this
record to be a reflection of his own doing without anyone
else. As a result, "This City" flows together much nicer
without Fiasco, as his spot seemed to bog the track down a
bit. The familiar "Spotlight (New Regrets)" makes its way
onto Soul Punk rather than its altered version, "Spotlight
(Oh Nostalgia)" (featured on Truant Wave). "New Regrets"
takes more of a dancier route than "Oh Nostalgia," but
generally fits the matter of the record more, as Stump's
vocals are a lot stronger and prevalent. Vocals on Soul
Punk are easily his best outing to date, proven early in
the single-worthy "Dance Miserable," where the vox
absolutely soars. His voice is one that's worth wishing
for as your own when 11:11 strikes, and each song
continually proves that more.
Despite Soul Punk obviously going in a different direction
than anything in Fall Out Boy's discography, you can tell
that during the writing process, some old habits still
remained, but that's far from a bad thing. "The 'I' In
Lie" has a better hook than most Fall Out Boy songs in its
chorus ("And baby, bang, bang, kiss, kiss / You and I got
to put an end to this"), while the eight-minute epic "Run
Dry (X Heart X Fingers)" provides familiarity for someone
who may find it tough getting into the album's overall
sound. Even though it's lengthy, its catchy chorus and
insanely infectious synth helps to digest the track,
making it easily the strongest on the record.
Those two tracks round out the second half of the album
well, as the feel-good "Everybody Wants Somebody" is
horn-laden and relatable with its "Everybody wants
somebody who doesn't want them" message, whereas closer
"Coast (It's Gonna Get Better)" shows a less spastic side
of Soul Punk. It's a song that's a little more mellow, yet
still holds the record's typical energetic drive. By the
end of it, one thing is for certain: Patrick Stump is no
longer "the ex-singer of Fall Out Boy." He is his own
individual -- and Soul Punk has made him one of the most
intriguing ones at that.
Maybe Fall Out Boy will be going back to making pop-rock
gems before we know it. Then again... Folie a Deux could
very well be the last album we ever see from them.
Regardless, what Soul Punk presents most is the absolute
certainty behind one's work. Nothing is worse than seeing
a forced, pressured album that one could sense the
artist's dread in the process of making it. Every song on
Soul Punk bleeds confidence and assurance -- that these
songs are what Patrick Stump is happy creating -- music
that he's proud of. After a record like this, he shouldn't
care about anyone who unfairly thinks otherwise, because
the best of us can find happiness in just hearing that
voice again.
9/10 --AbsolutePunk
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