Music CD - Panic at the Disco: Pretty. Odd.

	Music CD: Pretty. Odd. Artist: Panic at the Disco List Price: $18.98 Our Price: $6.00 Your Save: $ 12.98 ( 68% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Fueled By Ramen
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Tracks: 1. We re So Starving 2. Nine In The Afternoon 3. She s A Handsome Woman 4. Do You Know What I m Seeing? 5. That Green Gentleman 6. I Have Friends In Holy Spaces 7. Northern Downpour 8. When The Day Met The Night 9. Pas De Cheval 10. The Piano Knows Something I 11. Behind The Sea 12. Folkin Around 13. She Had The World 14. From A Mountain In The Middle 15. Mad As Rabbits
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0075678995088 Format: Enhanced Label: Fueled By Ramen Manufacturer: Fueled By Ramen Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Fueled By Ramen Release Date: 2008-03-25 Studio: Fueled By Ramen
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: hmmmm... Comment: This Panic At The Disco album was disappointing. And definitely boring (probably why they took the ! out of their name). Everyone for months were saying how creative it was going to be, but it sounds so Beatlesque. That's not creative, that's copying someone else's sound. Customer Rating: Summary: So basically the title couldnt be more perfect Comment: This album sounds nothing like you would expect. It probably sounds like the complete opposite of anything you would expect to hear from a former psuedocabaret band. It definately takes some getting used to but Pretty. Odd is Pretty. Golden once you get to listen to it about four times over. Only two of the songs i think are completely trippy(lyrically) and give off the vibe that they were "up to no good" up in the mountains for four months. But the album is definately one any fan should own, and one every FBR and Decaydance alum should have in their collection. And for the rest of you, just buy it, very Beetles, very different for our time, very odd. Customer Rating: Summary: Dont Panic! It really is the same band. Comment: I dug "Fever you cant sweat out" . I thought it was fun and catchy and slightly different. It seems like they threw a lot of what they liked in the first record. They used big band themes, dance themes, punk themes. They didn't hold back. But unfortunately its also kind of forgettable at times. Don't get me wrong, i liked it but wasn't overly excited about their next record. Kind of thought they were going to go the way of rehashing the same sound and and really going more of the way of the catchy radio friendly stuff; cause lets face it, it sold really well. Then someone told me pretty odd came out. I went and checked it out and was completely surprised. I was floored to hear songs that didn't sound like anything going on right now. They have crafted an album, that in my head is mature and honest. They grew up. Its not the same catchy pop they used to do. They explored a different side of music that isnt hidden behind loud guitars and thumping drums. They went or true songwriting. There is definitely a Beatlesesque tone to the record but who cares. Who hasn't gone that way at one point? In a lot of ways Panic! has reminded me that music is an art and not a business. Going in the direction they did is more punk rock than putting out "Fever you can't sweat out 2". In a lot of ways this reminds me of my experience with the get up kids. I'm 29, so when the GUK announced that they were going to release their longly anticipated album "On a wire" i couldn't wait ( i was 22 at the time.) I had (and still am) a huge GUK fan. I loved everything they did. I got up early the day it came out, picked it up and put it on and got a band that i didn't recognize. It was folky. It was slow, it wasn't up beat. It wasn't even the GUK. I hated it. I swore it off. About a 2 years later i put it on and loved it. So all i'm saying is don't hate on the record. Put it away for a year or so then go back to it. It really will surprise you. Customer Rating: Summary: AWESOME album!!! Comment: I know that this album is pretty unexpected for all you hardcore Panic fans...but it's fan-frickin-tastic! It's got a kind of retro feel. The guitar riffs are extremely catchy and the horn section fits quite nicely. It's very Beatles-esque. I have been a fan of Panic for a long time and even though in this album they divert from their signature style, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised :) Customer Rating: Summary: PANIC's sophomore...switch? Comment: Okay, okay, I'm not going to say anything new, here. It's simple. Panic's "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" was awesome. Great beats, great lyrics. I fell in love with the more punk-ish, rock-ish vibe and the way that Brendon sings (we love him, don't we!). People are absolutely right when they say the "Pretty. Odd." is pretty different. Honestly, at first when I previewed the songs online before it came out, I was kind of disappointed because I loved what I considered "classic Panic"...that upbeat, big band sound. However, I knew that I loved Panic as a band, even if their sound did change drastically on their sophomore album, so I bought it. After a few listens, it kind of grows on you. I'd say the most similar song to "A Fever.."'s sound is "Nine in the Afternoon," so I liked that one right off the bat. Other ones I started liking were "The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know," "Pas de Cheval," "The Green Gentlemen (Things Have Changed)," "I Have Friends In Holy Spaces". The songs that stand out the most in terms of sounding unique are "Folkin' Around," which definitely has a twangy folk-vibe (which is cool 'cause I don't some country) and "Northern Downpour," which is a lot softer-sounding and slower(almost too slow for me, really). "Behind the Sea," "Do You Know What I'm Seeing?" and the instruments from "When the Day Met the Night" are the most Beatles-y tracks. Overall, a solid album, I think. It's a very different sound, definitely more Beatles-inspired, you can hear the Abbey Road studios influence. Not a bad thing, but I don't know if it'll grow on you as quickly as their first album. If you're dithering about it, just buy the album already, it's a good listen, and after a few rounds, you'll be glad you did, you Panic fan, you! More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: For Panic At The Disco's sophomore follow-up to their Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen break-through debut 2005's A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, the band holed up in a Las Vegas studio with renowned producer Rob Mathes. What they created is nothing short of a masterpiece, the 60's pop-inspired Pretty Odd. This time around, the band opted for real instruments and live tracking over Pro Tools software, citing influences as The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, and The Beatles. Says guitarist Ryan Ross in an interview with Billboard, We want to make music [that is] simple and timeless and not too pretentious. The band also did additional tracking at the Abbey Road Studio in London, adding a Beatles-esque flavor to their usual Vegas flare. The song lyrics have moved away from the whole one-liner, sarcastic thing says Ross, in favor of more everyday things. Lead single, "Nine In The Afternoon" has the band showing a healthy dose of maturity, having grown as songwriters and instrumentalists.