so i watched the trl finale tonight. i spent my teenage years watching it, and my post secondary years making fun of it....so i felt i had to. fall out boy performed. now, prepare yourself for this, but i have to this loud and clear.
I AM A HUGE FAN OF FALL OUT BOY.
*whew* that feels better. admitting is the first step to recovery, right?
first off, i'll list all of the reasons i shouldn't like them.
-i was one of their original fans. i loooved them back in 03 when take this to your grave came out. i thought it was catchy and original and a very nichole-friendly pop-emo cd. the lyrics were intense, but you didn't wanna slice your wrists open, a la bright eyes. (not making fun of bright eyes) anyway, it's an unwritten rule that once a band "sells out" (read: actually makes money) that their original fans can no longer like them and they have to hate on the new fans.
-i'll be 23 in a month. i don't think it would be an exaggeration to say that 90% of their fans are in high school. i'm dangerously close to becoming the old weird chick.
but i can't help it....i love them. i tried to act like i didn't. i poo-poo'ed the new fans (i still do, btw). i pretended that pete annoyed me more than he did. (he does annoy me, just not that much) i rolled my eyes every time they came on the radio or trl, while conspicuously not changing the station. i saw them live, literally days before they blew up. i feigned disgust and a sense of betrayal, while actually feeling superior to everyone who thought they were new. try as i might, i couldn't deny my love for them.
the fact is, they're a great band. their live show is full of energy and everyone was into it. no one looked at me weird as i shoved my way into the "pit" of mainly 17 year olds. it was heavenly when they threw water on the grateful crowd. granted, pete talked a little too much and that was when my love/hate affair with him started...but the quality of the set outranked his arrogance.
while i don't feel the other cd's live up to tttyg's awesomeness, i still thoroughly enjoyed every minute of them. i never have to be in the mood for their music. i can put any of their songs on and instantly rock out. there aren't many artists that i can say that about. and i'll be damned if pete wentz isn't one of the greatest song writers to ever live. he may annoy the shit out of me, but he knows how to write songs.
my only real problem with them is the teenage fans. they look at me funny when i push my way to the front. they get an incredulous look on their face that says "hey, bitch...i got here way before the doors opened to secure this spot for me and my girlfriend. you don't get to waltz up here and take it away." to which, i have no choice but to laugh. because i got there after the opening acts because i was not standing in the cold for 2 hours, to only have to stand in a sweaty mess of people for about 3-4 hours. that's really true about any show i go to though, so i guess i'll have to deal with it.
i'm ok with being the creepy elderly chick at the show. i'm supporting a band that i love and have loved for the past 5 years now. all i ask is that you don't look at me funny when you have to get in the car with your dad. thanks!
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