Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree [repack] Official

The production was cleaner, the hooks were sharper, and the arrangements were more ambitious. There was a deliberate effort to bridge the gap between the underground and the mainstream. They weren't just writing songs for kids in basements anymore; they were writing anthems for stadiums.

What makes Cork Tree a masterpiece is its sequencing. It moves like a Broadway musical about the end of the world. Side A is the manic scream of a party falling apart; Side B is the hungover realization that you are alone. Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree