Folie A Deux
by Fall Out Boy
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Dec 16, 2008
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. PopMatters
    50
    Though Folie a Deux is still riddled with problems (ending the disc with the Survivor-esque closer 'West Coast Smoker' makes for a somewhat hurried conclusion), it’s still a musical leap in the right direction for the band, as it adds just enough new elements to keep things interesting while not straying too far from the sound that made them big in the first place.
  2. Mojo
    60
    Folie A Deux recalls the high-impact pop oof "Private Eyes"-era Hall & Oates, and that's preferable to sounding like Blink 182. [Jan 2008, p.104]
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  3. Q Magazine
    60
    Folie A Deux is mostly a barrelling, hugely confident record that should see Fall Out Boy swiftly elevated into mainstream rock's premier league. [Jan 2009, p.112]
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  5. The Guardian
    60
    Patrick Stump is an impassioned frontman, and shows what he can do on the ambitious, multi-segment WAMS, but there's only so much creativity he can wring out of this conventional rock.
  6. Drowned In Sound
    60
    Whether or not this is enough to inspire acolytes the likes of which this writer had a first-hand audience with some three years ago remains to be seen, though Folie à Deux does look certain to satisfy fans' appetites as much as it may surprise and intrigue certain others.
  7. Slant Magazine
    50
    The album's best moments are those that hum along unassumingly, giving the songs room to be catchy and simple and the hooks room to sneak up on you. These moments, however, are rare and fleeting.
  8. cokemachineglow
    57
    This is a power-pop album released by the biggest Fall Out Boy-ish band working today, on a major label, but it’s also 50.4 minutes of Fall Out Boy music--an extended, incomprehensible and surprisingly marketable clamor, ambulance siren loud, of contradictory signifiers.

Awards & Rankings

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#43 Most Discussed Album of 2008
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#34 Most Shared Album of 2008

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 140 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 117 out of 140
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 140
  3. Negative: 14 out of 140
  1. Juliakay337
    Mar 19, 2012
    10
    A very underrated album. It is more sophisticated than its predecessors and incorporates a wide variety of instruments and styles. It hasA very underrated album. It is more sophisticated than its predecessors and incorporates a wide variety of instruments and styles. It has clever, interesting lyrics and Stump's vocals seem to have improved over time. I love it.… Full Review »
  2. RobertoBua
    Jun 30, 2013
    9
    One of the most underrated pop rock albums ever. It is varied, complex and original at the same time and Patrick Stump proves he is one of theOne of the most underrated pop rock albums ever. It is varied, complex and original at the same time and Patrick Stump proves he is one of the best singers of this generation, if not the best.… Full Review »
  3. CharlieBetterIs
    Dec 26, 2015
    9
    De longe um dos melhores álbuns de FOB. As letras são maravilhosas, os instrumentos foram usados de forma precisa e o vocal do Patrick estáDe longe um dos melhores álbuns de FOB. As letras são maravilhosas, os instrumentos foram usados de forma precisa e o vocal do Patrick está divino. Há algumas pequenas falhas, mas isso não tira a excelência do álbum.

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