The Movement

Last night I had the craziest dream ever, it manifested out of my desire for greatness--I think. A little background: I'm a very ambitious person, sometimes it gets in the way. A lot of the time I'll think I'm better than other people and I'll talk down to them. I'm trying to work on it, honest. But the point is, I've always wanted to do something that people will remember forever. Invent something, cure something, or even lead a revolution/rebellion. Okay, that last one was a bit out there...Now here's my dream.

I had a dream that I saved the world. Not by brute force/violence, but by words. In my dream I inspired a group of less than enthusiastic teens to band together and resist the Occupation. The Occupation was about adults interfering with the workings of the "Teen World". See, in my dream everybody was a teenager. Nobody aged after a certain procedure when one turns 13. The adults were from the time before the procedure. They were envious of the youth, so they controlled and oppressed them.

In these town-hall type gatherings, I would give the most eloquent speeches about freedom, unity, and untapped potential. The Revolution wasn't bloody, but the exchange of words was very sharp. In the end, we defeated the adults using nothing but words. To quote FOB, "I was an arms dealer, fitting them with weapons in the form of words".

I woke up as everyone was chanting my name. Overall that was a pretty good dream. It felt good to be able to move crowds with words, to be able to change something. I felt important in my dream. I think if a movement was ever needed in our time, I could probably step up to the plate. Wow, that dream on inflated my ego...

Redemption

I'm sure you've heard the phrase "Sell-Out" before. Well, I used that phrase to describe Fall Out Boy until I heard their new album "Folie a Deux".

When Fall Out Boy first started out, their sound was fresh and pure. It was full of originality...But when their album "Infinity on High" was released, they sounded different. FOB went mainstream to the extreme. Like many other fans I was deeply upset by the new direction the band took.

I felt that they sold out and betrayed their fan base! But then again, I have no influence whatsoever on the creative direction the band so my complaints were pointless. I think the biggest issue with bands is that when they first start out, the fans feel really close to them. But when they gain commercial success, we feel betrayed. Should we allow the musicians to stay poor in order for us to feel more connected to them? That's not very fair....

FOB came out with a song from their album "Infinity on High" which addressed the accusations of supposed selling out. The song was alright, but I wasn't exactly convinced--that is until "Folie a Deux" came out.

This new album's sound is much like that of the early FOB albums. I was so happy; I haven't stopped listening to it ever since. My favorite song from the album is " What a Catch, Donnie". In my opinion, FOB has redeemed itself and I'm going to stop bad-mouthing them in Biology.