Fashionably Late
by Falling in Reverse
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Jun 18, 2013
User Score
3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 47
  3. Negative: 25 out of 47
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  1. Screenager
    Sep 23, 2013
    6
    Much like Radiohead's critically polarizing Kid A, Falling in Reverse have released an album that will divide its listeners and challenge everyone's preconceptions of the band; is this a piece of work that will take time for listeners to appreciate, an album that pushes the boundaries and be recognised as a masterpiece for daring to experiment with more than 3 music genres (often withinMuch like Radiohead's critically polarizing Kid A, Falling in Reverse have released an album that will divide its listeners and challenge everyone's preconceptions of the band; is this a piece of work that will take time for listeners to appreciate, an album that pushes the boundaries and be recognised as a masterpiece for daring to experiment with more than 3 music genres (often within the same song)? Or is this in fact just the generic angry diary entries of a 29 year old man with "issues" who hates everybody? Either way, Ronnie Radke has created an album that will be controversial due to its uniqueness who would expect rap and dubstep from a post-hardcore group? The album has some standout moments, mostly due to the intriguing production of tracks which span many popular music genres (not because of the lyrics which are on occasion just plain silly ("man I've been in rap since I was ****ing in Pampers")), the singing has somewhat improved, showing Ronnie's ability to scream and rap which comes off quite well.
    Ronnie Radke must be given some credit for daring to create such an album like this, which will be controversial for quite some time.
    Standout tracks are; Bad Girls Club, Rolling Stone, Alone (purely because of the production and Ronnie's rap skills) and Game Over.    … Expand
  2. TheQuietGamer
    Dec 24, 2013
    5
    I am literally shocked and appalled that after such a fantastic premier album that "Falling in Reverse" could release such an album like this one. It's misguided, confused, and disappointing. There are some songs here that I do actually like, but I've never listened to an album that can range from excellent to generic then right to terrible the way this one does. Even more shocking is thatI am literally shocked and appalled that after such a fantastic premier album that "Falling in Reverse" could release such an album like this one. It's misguided, confused, and disappointing. There are some songs here that I do actually like, but I've never listened to an album that can range from excellent to generic then right to terrible the way this one does. Even more shocking is that it can make these changes right in the middle of a song!

    The problem with this album is that there is so much failed experimentation with the band's musical style. Everything sounds great when the band is sticking to it's rock and screamo/metal roots, but everything goes to hell the moment the album takes a misguided turn in order to experiment with musical styles such as hip-hop, rapping, pop, techno, electronica, and even country. The moment this happens everything just starts to sound awful. Even worse the quality of the lyrics even degrade, especially when Radke starts rapping. The lyrics can range from deep moments where Radke is singing about his mother, to downright juvenile and plain out and flat stupid anytime else.

    This is a very disappointing album. Nothing here lives up to the bands previous work. There are still some really great songs here, and I do respect them for having the guts to experiment with their sound, but I can't help but feel like this album is the epitome of a failed experiment. As far as I'm concerned the majority of this album will be a permanent blemish on their record that will make it hard for me to excited for any future work they may do in the future.    … Expand
  3. ThatOneReviewa
    Nov 20, 2015
    5
    As Classic Rock Magazine said, "Ronnie Radke's lyrics are convincingly nasty". There are some good songs here, some bad songs here, but it's good to listen to.
  4. GamecubeLover
    Aug 21, 2016
    5
    It is meh but I'm surprised that Falling in Reverse would make a meh album cause all of their other albums they are amazing and are around 8 or 9 but a 5?

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38

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 23, 2013
    60
    Ronnie Radke's lyrics are convincingly nasty. [Oct 2013, p.91]
  2. The New York Times
    Jul 11, 2013
    50
    Throughout the album, there is chaos.
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  3. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Jul 11, 2013
    5
    The songs themselves are a disaster. Everything is trashy and over the top, but generally rubbish too.... Basically, this is probably the worst album ever created by a serious group of musicians.
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