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Live in Phoenix (2008)
Where the lyrics of Live in Phoenix take you, and where it was really made.
The title comes from bassist Pete Wentz's blog post, in which the band admitted they had never realized how much they swear until they watched themselves on film.
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Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix (2007)
Recording site Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre — The CD was recorded live on 22 June 2007 during the band's 2007 Honda Civic Tour. The venue is listed under the name Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Live in Phoenix is the first live album by American rock band Fall Out Boy
- Released 1 April 2008 in the United States by Island Records
- Sold as a CD/DVD set, or as CD and DVD separately
- CD: live recording of the band's 2007 Honda Civic Tour, recorded 22 June 2007 at Phoenix's Desert Sky Pavilion
- DVD: the entire live performance plus most of the band's music videos to date
- Videos left out: the three from Take This to Your Grave, and the 2008 Michael Jackson cover 'Beat It'
- DVD also includes behind-the-scenes footage and a making-of segment for the 'I'm Like a Lawyer' video
Background
- Set list includes the band's own hits 'Sugar, We're Goin Down', 'Thnks fr th Mmrs' and 'This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race'
- Covers include Akon's 'Don't Matter', Timbaland's 'One and Only' and Panic! at the Disco's 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies'
- Collector's Edition adds a bonus CD with four tracks, including a studio version of 'Beat It' featuring John Mayer
Recording
- CD tracks are live recordings from the 22 June 2007 show
- Guest vocals: Gabe Saporta on 'Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy', Jim Sevcick on 'The Carpal Tunnel of Love'
- Guest vocals on 'I Slept with Someone in Fall Out Boy...' by Charlie Mark and Andres Stuart
- John Mayer plays the guitar solo on 'Beat It'; Adam Siska plays bass on 'Saturday'
- Dirty joins the encore and dances along to 'Dance, Dance'
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Thriller - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 5:04 |
| 2 | Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:15 |
| 3 | Sugar, We’re Goin Down - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:37 |
| 4 | Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn’t Get Sued - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:02 |
| 5 | Hum Hallelujah - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:59 |
| 6 | Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:32 |
| 7 | I’m Like A Lawyer With The Way I’m Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You) - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:30 |
| 8 | A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More “Touch Me” - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 2:46 |
| 9 | Beat It - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 2:37 |
| 10 | Golden - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 2:29 |
| 11 | This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:45 |
| 12 | Thnks fr th Mmrs - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:29 |
| 13 | “The Take Over, The Breaks Over” - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:40 |
| 14 | Dance, Dance - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:10 |
| 15 | Saturday - Live At The Cricket Pavillion /2007 | 3:53 |
| 16 | Beat It - Studio Version | 3:48 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in 2001 in Wilmette, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.
- Pete Wentz and Joe Trohman began it as a pop-punk side project; Patrick Stump joined shortly after.
- Andy Hurley became the drummer after several earlier drummers.
Members
- Current members: Patrick Stump (lead vocals, guitar), Pete Wentz (bass), Joe Trohman (guitar), Andy Hurley (drums).
- Wentz writes the lyrics and Stump is the primary composer.
Career
- The debut album Take This to Your Grave (2003) became an underground success through heavy touring.
- From Under the Cork Tree (2005) brought mainstream success with the singles "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance", and earned a Best New Artist Grammy nomination.
- Infinity on High (2007) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
- After a hiatus from 2009 to 2012, the band returned with Save Rock and Roll (2013), its second number-one album.
- American Beauty/American Psycho (2015) and Mania (2018) also reached number one on the Billboard 200.
- So Much (for) Stardust (2023) marked a return to guitar-driven material.
Reception
At release
- Released 1 April 2008 in the US by Island Records as a two-disc package
- The package debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart
- Pete Wentz wrote on the band's blog to explain the strange title, saying the band had never realized how much they swear before watching themselves on film
- Wentz said the release is edited so it would not hurt young listeners' ears
Records
- CD: 15 tracks, including the live version of 'Beat It'
- RIAA certified the CD Platinum in the US on 8 December 2008 for 1,000,000 shipments
- Two-disc set: CD and DVD, with a Collector's Edition bonus CD
- Debut at number 1 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The making-of segment for the 'I'm Like a Lawyer' video was filmed in Uganda
- Pete Wentz wrote on the band's blog that the band had not realized how much they swear before watching themselves on film, and the release is edited so as not to hurt young ears
- 'Beat It' was released as a single from this album, a 2008 cover of Michael Jackson's song
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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