CFOB. Citizens Fall Out Boy, sure. Let's put a different spin on it. What about Citizens For OB? Citizens For Obama Biden.
Now, to be fair, I like many other AP.net readers have been searching for deep social/political meaning in what could be a rather meaningless marketing ploy for FOB's album release, but I truly think there's something to consider here.
We should all agree that The Dark Knight's recent viral campaign, which included the Citizens for Batman legion, has made a strong impact on marketing. The members of FOB have undoubtedly been inspired by its success and commandeered it for their own purpose.
Does the political message [read: Citizens for...] imply that FOB will be releasing a more political brand of music, or have they simply jumped on the political horse [read: donkey] for the sake of press coverage? One thing is for certain: FOB is trying to reach an even larger audience.
A cryptic reference to Obama-Biden may not be FOB's blatant endorsement of the Democratic ticket--let's be honest, we all know who Pete Wentz is supporting--but perhaps the subliminal effect of "OB" is more than a sheer coincidence.
What may make this even more intriguing is the timeline on which the CFOB marketing campaign has played out. That is to say, we have been familiar with the moniker, CFOB, since August 19th (correct me if I am wrong). The Obama-Biden ticket was not announced until the 22nd, upon which the website received an extra push. Last night, the first night of the Democratic National Convention, the campaign ended with a cryptic-still, but politically-charged media outburst, the CFOB Mixtape.
"We Believe in (Barack Obama)"
One more thing... what happened to Green Day when they got political with American Idiot? Oh yea, they won a grammy.
Just a thought.
I leave the rest up to you.
