The Questionable Four

I recently illegally downloaded 4 not-so-recent albums, well most of them were debuted late 2008 or early 2009. And all i can say for these 4 are, downloading time well spent ^^, even though i won't recommend anyone to buy the original anytime soon.

First off, we start with a bang, Fall Out Boy with their well promoted album, Folie à duex, which literally means, "a madness shared by two".


Tracks

Lullabye
Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes
I Don't Care
She's My Winona
America's Suitehearts
Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet
The (Shipped) Gold Standard (Coffee's for Closers)
What a Catch, Donnie
27
Tiffany Blews
w.a.m.s.
20 Dollar Nose Bleed
West Coast Smoker

All in all, this album isn't bad, fresh tracks all round, with a hint from the previous albums. Though still not my preferred genre, they did deliver well, and loud. =)
Tracks that stand out would be 20 Dollar Nose Bleed, I Don't Care & What a Catch, Donnie.

Next up,
"When The World Comes Down" by The All-American Rejects.
This treats me really well, mostly cause its my type of genre and i love The AAR.

Tracks:

I Wanna
Fallin' Apart
Damn Girl
Gives You Hell

Mona Lisa (When The World Comes Down)
Breakin
Another Heart Calls (featuring The Pierces)
Real World
Back to Me
Believe
The Wind Blows
Sunshine

There's some really good tracks here, and really really addictive. =)
My pick would be Another Heart Calls & Gives You Hell. Though the other songs are really really good as well. And of course, this is really an improvement from their previous albums. Recommended for those planning to get the original. =D


Moving on,
These are the not so mainstream bands, and ever so under-promoted. Seriously, they should be part of the Billboard Chart, IMO. Presenting, "The Silver Chord" by The Classic Crime & "New Surrender" by Anberlin.

Tracks:

5805
Abracadavers
Closer Than We Think
Everything
God and Drugs
Gravedigging
Just A Man
Medisin
R&R
Salt In The Snow
Sing
The Ascent
The Beginning (A Simple Seed)
The End
The Way That You Are

Tracks:

The Resistance
Breaking
Blame Me! Blame Me!
Retrace
Feel Good Drag
Disappear
Breathe
Burn Out Brighter (Northern Lights)
Younglife
Haight St.
Soft Skeletons
Miserabile Visu (Ex Malo Bonum)

These two albums aren't bad in nature, but they aren't above average either. Sadly, their predecessors still reign the better ones. Though it's good to see them still in the music business.
Tracks like Gravedigging & Salt in the Snow are catchy. Retrace by Anberlin ain't bad either.



Conclusion? I have none, listen to them yourselves. =)
Trust me, it'll be so worth your time.