Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend
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Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend is the debut mini-LP
by American rock
band Fall Out Boy
. It was released in 2003 through Uprising Records
. In 2005, Uprising released a remastered reissue as Evening Out with Your Girlfriend, following the band's very successful major label debut From Under the Cork Tree
. The photograph on the cover of this album was shot by Adeet Deshmukh in Chicago's Pick Me Up Café located at 3408 N. Clark Street
. The girl who is pictured on the cover is a waitress at said café, and her name is Lavinia, as noted in the booklet of the album.
. On later albums, bassist Pete Wentz wrote the majority of the band's lyrics. Contrary to popular belief (due to differences in Stump's voice), Wentz did not sing lead vocals in any songs on the album. The album is also the only Fall Out Boy album not featuring Andy Hurley
on drums. Evening Out was not actually recorded with five members, the cover art shows that but it is just an illustration. Members at that time; Patrick Stump
(lead vocals), Pete Wentz (bass guitar), Joe Trohman
(guitar) and Mike Pariskuwicz (drums) recorded it. Although incorrect, Pariskuwicz and guitarist TJ Racine have been said to be two Chicago musicians the band recruited in their early days, who left after Evening Out was released before Stump picked up guitar and Hurley joined as the full-time drummer to form the band's current lineup. Stump explained that "TJ Racine was already out of the band by the time [Fall Out Boy] tracked [(recorded)] [the album]" and that TJ "wasn't in the band for that long." Pariskuwicz did indeed handle the drumming duties for the album. After the release, he left the band and Andy Hurley
would join as the current drummer, before the follow-up album Take This to Your Grave. Trohman played almost all the guitars on it, with Stump playing a small part on "Moving Pictures". The entire album was recorded in two days and was not supposed to be released. Stump also stated "I don't consider it a real album." The band was not involved in the 2005 re-release and did not receive royalties for either versions, "both were a scam on us."
Songs from Evening Out were played by the band in their early shows to a small local audience, before they received mainstream attention. When the band reached mainstream popularity, they did not often mention this album but songs would continue to sporadically appear in set lists at concerts.
"Calm Before the Storm" was later re-recorded and remastered with additional backing vocals (screaming) from bassist Pete Wentz, for the follow-up album Take This to Your Grave
later that year. "Pretty in Punk" is a play on the title of the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink
. The songs "Switchblades and Infidelity", "Growing Up" and "Moving Pictures" were originally from their Project Rocket / Fall Out Boy
split EP
with Project Rocket
.
A part of the song "Growing Up" is sung by William Beckett
of The Academy Is...
in Fall Out Boy's later song "What a Catch, Donnie
", from their 2008 release Folie à Deux. The song is also featured on the band's 2009 greatest hits album, Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits.
(of Fall Out Boy
).
LP record
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
by American rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
. It was released in 2003 through Uprising Records
Uprising Records
Uprising Records is a record label founded in 1994 by Sean Muttaqi - having released records by Fall Out Boy, 7 Angels 7 Plagues, Cipher, Red Knife Lottery, Underminded, Amir Sulaiman, iCON the Mic King, The Crest and more...
. In 2005, Uprising released a remastered reissue as Evening Out with Your Girlfriend, following the band's very successful major label debut From Under the Cork Tree
From Under the Cork Tree
From Under the Cork Tree is the third studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was released on May 3, 2005, through Island Records as the band's major label debut...
. The photograph on the cover of this album was shot by Adeet Deshmukh in Chicago's Pick Me Up Café located at 3408 N. Clark Street
Clark Street (Chicago)
Clark Street is a north-south street in Chicago, Illinois that runs close to the shore of Lake Michigan from the northern city boundary with Evanston, to 2200 South in the city street numbering system...
. The girl who is pictured on the cover is a waitress at said café, and her name is Lavinia, as noted in the booklet of the album.
Background and development
The lyrics to the whole album are written by lead vocalist Patrick StumpPatrick Stump
Patrick Vaughn Stump is an American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. He is the composer, lead singer, and multi-instrumentalist of Fall Out Boy, an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, and is also a solo artist...
. On later albums, bassist Pete Wentz wrote the majority of the band's lyrics. Contrary to popular belief (due to differences in Stump's voice), Wentz did not sing lead vocals in any songs on the album. The album is also the only Fall Out Boy album not featuring Andy Hurley
Andy Hurley
Andrew John Hurley is an American musician and drummer. He is best known as a member of the Chicago-based rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley played in several different bands. He is currently the drummer in the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things with Fall Out Boy guitarist...
on drums. Evening Out was not actually recorded with five members, the cover art shows that but it is just an illustration. Members at that time; Patrick Stump
Patrick Stump
Patrick Vaughn Stump is an American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. He is the composer, lead singer, and multi-instrumentalist of Fall Out Boy, an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, and is also a solo artist...
(lead vocals), Pete Wentz (bass guitar), Joe Trohman
Joe Trohman
Joseph Mark Trohman is an American musician. He is best known as the guitarist of the Chicago-based pop punk band Fall Out Boy, as well as the lead and rhythm guitarist for heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things.-Early life:...
(guitar) and Mike Pariskuwicz (drums) recorded it. Although incorrect, Pariskuwicz and guitarist TJ Racine have been said to be two Chicago musicians the band recruited in their early days, who left after Evening Out was released before Stump picked up guitar and Hurley joined as the full-time drummer to form the band's current lineup. Stump explained that "TJ Racine was already out of the band by the time [Fall Out Boy] tracked [(recorded)] [the album]" and that TJ "wasn't in the band for that long." Pariskuwicz did indeed handle the drumming duties for the album. After the release, he left the band and Andy Hurley
Andy Hurley
Andrew John Hurley is an American musician and drummer. He is best known as a member of the Chicago-based rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley played in several different bands. He is currently the drummer in the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things with Fall Out Boy guitarist...
would join as the current drummer, before the follow-up album Take This to Your Grave. Trohman played almost all the guitars on it, with Stump playing a small part on "Moving Pictures". The entire album was recorded in two days and was not supposed to be released. Stump also stated "I don't consider it a real album." The band was not involved in the 2005 re-release and did not receive royalties for either versions, "both were a scam on us."
Songs from Evening Out were played by the band in their early shows to a small local audience, before they received mainstream attention. When the band reached mainstream popularity, they did not often mention this album but songs would continue to sporadically appear in set lists at concerts.
"Calm Before the Storm" was later re-recorded and remastered with additional backing vocals (screaming) from bassist Pete Wentz, for the follow-up album Take This to Your Grave
Take This to Your Grave
Take This to Your Grave is the second studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It is the group's first release under the Fueled by Ramen label and was released on May 6, 2003. The album title is taken from a line from the lyrics of the track "The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes", which...
later that year. "Pretty in Punk" is a play on the title of the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of a group of John Hughes films starring Molly Ringwald, and is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film...
. The songs "Switchblades and Infidelity", "Growing Up" and "Moving Pictures" were originally from their Project Rocket / Fall Out Boy
Project Rocket / Fall Out Boy
Project Rocket/Fall Out Boy is a split EP by American rock bands Project Rocket and Fall Out Boy, released by Uprising Records in 2002. It was the first official release for both bands.-Track listing:...
split EP
Split album
A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively...
with Project Rocket
Project Rocket
Project Rocket was an alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois that was formed in 2002. After being in such hardcore, political metalcore and punk rock bands as Racetraitor, Spitalfield, Knockout, killtheslavemaster, 7 Angels 7 Plagues, The Kill Pill and Vegan Reich members Andy Hurley, T.J...
.
A part of the song "Growing Up" is sung by William Beckett
William Beckett (singer)
,William Eugene Beckett Jr. was the lead singer of the band The Academy Is... , who were signed to Atlantic Records/Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance Records. While still in high school in 2002, Beckett and guitarist Mike Carden came together from rival bands in Chicago to form The Academy Is......
of The Academy Is...
The Academy Is...
The Academy Is... was an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2003. Before dispersing, they were signed by the Decaydance imprint of the Fueled by Ramen label. They were originally known as "The Academy", but added the "Is..." in 2004 to avoid legal complications with other...
in Fall Out Boy's later song "What a Catch, Donnie
What a Catch, Donnie
"What a Catch, Donnie" is Fall Out Boy's second digital download single and third radio single from their fifth studio album Folie à Deux . It was released as part of the build up to the new album on iTunes on October 14, 2008 and charted on the US and Canadian singles chart...
", from their 2008 release Folie à Deux. The song is also featured on the band's 2009 greatest hits album, Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits.
Chart perfomance
Fall Out Boy's debut album has had no mainstream attention, and it has not reached any charts. Also, no singles were released from this album. The original release is not featured on the Official Fall Out Boy Website, rather the remastered edition. Many reviewers, including Allmusic, consider Take This to Your Grave as Fall Out Boy's first album, possibly due to Evening Out with Your Girlfriend being a mini-LP and not a full-length release, or unknown. Also, in the lyric booklet of Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits, the band start off with the making of Take This to Your Grave, completely omitting Evening Out with Your Girlfriend. However, the track "Growing Up" is included as the last track Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits as a "rarity".Track listing
All songs written and composed by Patrick StumpPatrick Stump
Patrick Vaughn Stump is an American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. He is the composer, lead singer, and multi-instrumentalist of Fall Out Boy, an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, and is also a solo artist...
(of Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
).
- Honorable Mention – 3:25
- Calm Before the Storm – 4:41
- Switchblades and Infidelity – 3:13
- Pretty in Punk – 3:37
- Growing Up – 2:56
- The World's Not Waiting (For Five Tired Boys in a Broken Down Van) – 2:38
- Short, Fast and Loud – 2:16
- Moving Pictures – 3:33
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose (But I'm Gunna Give It My Best Shot) – 3:23
Credits
- Patrick StumpPatrick StumpPatrick Vaughn Stump is an American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. He is the composer, lead singer, and multi-instrumentalist of Fall Out Boy, an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, and is also a solo artist...
– lead vocals - Joe TrohmanJoe TrohmanJoseph Mark Trohman is an American musician. He is best known as the guitarist of the Chicago-based pop punk band Fall Out Boy, as well as the lead and rhythm guitarist for heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things.-Early life:...
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, backing vocals - Pete Wentz – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals - Mike Pareskuwicz- drums
- Jared Logan - producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- T.J. "Racine" Kunasch left the band before the album was recorded.