Fall Out Boy || October 6th VIP.

I love going to gigs, and concerts. There's something really magical about being able to feel the music vibrating your sternum and the rasp left in your voice for days after singing along at the top of your lungs. It's no secret, my favourite band is Fall Out Boy, and there's nothing better than listening to them live.

So of course, I was online and checked out with tickets within minutes of the release for this tour. But it got better... VIP packages were released for the UK dates too. Luckily, my brother was on hand to snag them for me while I was at work. Well, lucky for him, he'd have been in a world of trouble if he missed out. ;)

But, that's when the fear set in. There's an old saying that goes 'never meet your heroes.' We'd probably get two seconds with them, I was going to hate my photo and be an awkward mess or not be able to get my words out, and they wouldn't like me.

 (c)Fall Out Boy

[Music] Fall Out Boy : American Beauty / American Psycho

In my mind, if you know all the words to every song on an album... You've listened to it enough to give a good and thorough opinion on it. Although when it comes to my favourite band, I just seem to absorb the words. So as of now i've taken a good week to be sure i'm ready to write this, and my conclusion is still the same.

The boys have absolutely slayed it. Everybody else can go home now, because 2015 has been won.

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Immortals is definitely one of the main highlights. I'm just going to take a second to mention the incredibly high pitched noise I made in the Disney Store the other day when this came on. If my 13 year old self was around I think she'd have fainted. When two out of three of your first loves collide, it's a pretty big deal. (If you were wondering, the third is Anastasia.)

Every song has it's own sound, like it could be off a different album, and I love it. It's like they sat down to decide how to tackle this one and just went with a general theme of badassery. I'd say this is the most versatile album yet and really showcases how far they've come, a whole range of influences but at the same time the sound is still 'Fall Out Boy' through and through.

I've seen Fall Out Boy live three times now (check out the retro ticket stub!) I've come to know and expect certain things from a live performance. Things that I was really relieved to see hadn't changed last time despite their skyrocketing popularity. I would probably still come out a weak kneed, emotional wreck if the next show was just this album and nothing else. I'm definitely hoping to hear Immortals live, alongside Jet Pack Blues and Fourth of July.

Part of me wants to say it's their best album yet, but there is a part of me that is still a little too attached to songs I fell in love with from years gone by that won't let me. So quick, while it isn't listening...

THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER.

There is no weak song, you know the one... Every album has at least one dud that just doesn't hit the mark or at the very least, make you squeal with delight as you hear it for the first time. At first I thought, choose a favourite? No way can I do that! (Have I mentioned before I'm awful at decision making?) But after a while I realised I really did have a favourite, and that song was Jet Pack Blues, with Immortals and Fourth of July (and the rest of the blimmin' disk) nipping closely at it's heels.

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If you haven't picked up this, get your butts on iTunes, Amazon, or anywhere that sells CDS! I promise, you won't be disappointed.

I can not wait for October to roll around for the UK leg of the tour! Will I be seeing you there?

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[Top Five] Disney Villain Songs.

It's three and a half weeks until I head to Paris, so now it's really time to crack on with the important stuff. Like making an awesome playlist! I picked up an awesome Transformers headphone splitter so I can share some tunes with my travel buddy on the plane. Our playlist wouldn't be complete without iconic Disney offerings like 'Hakuna Matata' and 'Under the Sea', but without a doubt some of the best Disney songs, come from the villains. Today's Top Five will count down to what I believe is the best, Disney Villain Song, ever!

Drumroll please...

Honourable Mentions;
Rasputin - In The Dark of the Night; Anastasia
It's not Disney, but it is freaking catchy as heck.
Dr. Facilier : Friends On The Other Side - The Princess and the Frog
I love this, but it doesn't have the same weight and oomph as the top five.

And so, we begin our countdown.

5 | Mother Gothel : Mother Knows Best - Rapunzel

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Mother Gothel 'knows best'* how to make a really catchy villain song...    *couldn't resist...

4 | Ursula : Poor Unfortunate Souls - The Little Mermaid

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Ursula's song for all those 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' sure has got some kick to it. Don't you think?

3 | Scar : Be Prepared - The Lion King

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Be Prepared by Scar is probably the catchiest of them all, but it only ranks him at number 3 in terms of villainy.

2 | Lock Shock & Barrel : Kidnap The Sandy Claws - The Nightmare Before Christmas

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These three may not be considered villains, but any song with the lyrics 'kidnap the Sandy Claws, chop him into bits', has to score pretty highly on the villainy scale, right?

1 | Frollo - Hellfire; The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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Frollo's Hellfire is pretty damn sinister, compared to other villain offerings. It may not be the catchiest, but in terms of Frollo's words, it's quite evil...

There we have it, my Top 5 villain songs. Do you agree? Let me know how your top five would sound! Maybe I should do a top 5 Disney songs next... I don't think I could narrow it down!

Maybe a Top 10....

See you next time!

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