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- Artist: Panic At The Disco
- Album: Pretty. Odd
- Label: Fueled By Ramen
- Year of Release: 2008
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- Reviewed by: symphony on 2008-03-27
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RecommendWriting a review on a Panic(!) at the Disco album is probably the hardest task a music critic on any website can tackle. Let's be honest, you are attempting to word your remarks appropriately to appease the readers and at the same time state your opinion. It's the iron curtain of honesty and a reception filled with contempt, one side featuring NATO ready to Berlin Airlift some remarks stating how your parents should have aborted you and on the other side is the communist Warsaw Pact, just shrugging its shoulders because it doesn't want to look like the bad guy--but they are, so they're screwed.
With that being said Pretty. Odd, the sophomore release by the Beatles--I mean, The Beach Boys--no damnit!--I mean, Panic(!) at the Disco--I'll start there actually. This album is the illegitimate child of John Lennon and Brian Wilson born through Ryan Ross. The Beatles influence and the Beach Boys influence is so damn stark, especially when you listen to tracks like "That Green Gentlemen (Things Have Changed)." But how does it sound?
Dull. The album is a treacherous swim through the doldroms. Panic(!) lost that poppy individuality (oxymoronic!) that made them enjoyable. Gone are the dance jingles replaced by bland tracks like "I Have Friends In Holy Spaces." "Northern Downpour" starts off with this acoustic downer of Brendon Urie bitching about rain or something, the lyrics are too atrocious to comprehend.
But they do right with other tracks like "Nine in the Afternoon" (they don't own clocks, forgive them) or even the humorous "We're So Starving," poking fun at their obnoxious 12 year old tween fans. "Pas De Cheval" finally embraces some of that Beach Boys upbeatness. Finally! I could get used to this--oh, it's another bland track, "Behind The Sea."
Panic has essentially embraced their title, except instead of a disco, they are at some funeral.
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Log In or Register to Rate Albumson 2008-05-03 blackxdan Said:
if i could take a video of me clapping my hands, i would do it and show it to you.
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on 2008-04-04 calirockangel Said:
Panic lost the ! ...and I don't just mean literally
I've come to the conclusion that when Panic at the Disco decided to drop the exclamation point from their name, they also lost the sort of energy that came with it. Although I know they did it because they were sick of being asked about it, I think symbolically, it marks the change in their sound. I give "Pretty. Odd." three thongs because I've listened to it probably over 10 times now and while I don't dislike it at all, I still am not loving anything except their first single "Nine in the Afternoon." I don't hate listening to it though, so it's been tough to decipher how I feel about it. I fully expected this CD to be different than "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out", but the thing is, I loved that album, even before MTV made Panic a teen heart throb band (if you dislike something because it's popular, I think it's just as bad as liking something because it's popular). For those people that are comparing Panic at the Disco to the Beatles ("Behind the Sea" is probably the reason for that comparison)...I don't necessarily agree with that. They have definitely moved more in that sound direction and away from the electro-pop sound, but I don't see anyone confusing the two in the future. To me, they sound more like Nightmare of You , especially on "From a Mountain in the Middle of the Cabins"
I have to give the band credit for making some very thoughtful and original sounding music..."Mad as Rabbits" is my guess for the next single as it has the same feel as "Nine in the Afternoon". These guys have no lack of talent or originality and I would probably be more disappointed if they put something out that sounded just like their last album. The album is made of well-crafted music, and it does kind of grow on you, but I can't get addicted to it, and to me, addiction = a higher thong rating. I would say if you're on the bridge, the CD is worth buying, but when you listen to it, keep in mind that this is a new band, this is not the Panic that swept America by storm a few years ago. I guess the biggest thing working against this album is that their last album came out first. Listening to it with a blank slate in mind should win anyone's respect, but it just doesn't win more than 3 thongs in my rockstar book.
Rating: 6/10
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on 2008-04-04 calirockangel Said:
I give it 3 out of 5 thongs on the RockAngel Music review scale.
Panic lost the ! &and I dont just mean literally
Ive come to the conclusion that when Panic at the Disco decided to drop the exclamation point from their name, they also lost the sort of energy that came with it. Although I know they did it because they were sick of being asked about it, I think symbolically, it marks the changpanic.jpge in their sound. I give Pretty. Odd. three thongs because Ive listened to it probably over 10 times now and while I dont dislike it at all, I still am not loving anything except their first single Nine in the Afternoon. I dont hate listening to it though, so its been tough to decipher how I feel about it. I fully expected this CD to be different than A Fever You Cant Sweat Out , but the thing is, I loved that album, even before MTV made Panic a teen heart throb band (if you dislike something because its popular, I think its just as bad as liking something because its popular). For those people that are comparing Panic at the Disco to the Beatles ( Behind the Sea is probably the reason for that comparison)&I dont necessarily agree with that. They have definitely moved more in that sound direction and away from the electro-pop sound, but I dont see anyone confusing the two in the future. To me, they sound more like Nightmare of You , especially on From a Mountain in the Middle of the Cabins
I have to give the band credit for making some very thoughtful and original sounding music& Mad as Rabbits is my guess for the next single as it has the same feel as Nine in the Afternoon . These guys have no lack of talent or originality and I would probably be more disappointed if they put something out that sounded just like their last album. The album is made of well-crafted music, and it does kind of grow on you, but I cant get addicted to it, and to me, addiction = a higher thong rating. I would say if youre on the bridge, the CD is worth buying, but when you listen to it, keep in mind that this is a new band, this is not the Panic that swept America by storm a few years ago. I guess the biggest thing working against this album is that their last album came out first. Listening to it with a blank slate in mind should win anyones respect, but it just doesnt win more than 3 thongs in my rockstar book.
Rating: 6/10
