Regardless of their pleasing-to-everyone quality and the fact that I disliked it as first, old-school Panic! had me bobbing my head after 3 or 4 listens. So, in listening to this album, I expected to be pleasantly surprised by a song or two. After stomaching as much as I could, my sentiments are: Why the fuck do people bother? Why must the music industry be plagued by so-so, vomit-inducing, drabble, hand-job pop bullshit? Money talks, that’s why, and it’s frighteningly apparent on this drink-coaster of an album.
Don’t worry, folks. There’s no need to Panic! Just relax and exit quietly. I don’t even think they’ll notice. Back in the ! days, these guys actually had some kick to them. On Pretty. Odd., along with the famed exclamation point, everything Panic had going for them dissolved. It seems to me that they stopped panicking and started accepting their imminent demise. This stuff isn’t catchy pop like Yellowcard or Kelly Clarkson (I’m not saying that’s good), it’s pop in the predictable, rice-cake-bland, “blah, blah, blah, we’re famous musicians and we’re going through the motions” pop (I’m not saying that’s good either).
Scary brain-freeze fact of the day: this album was recored in Abbey Road Studios. Pull all of your flags to half mast.
Pretty. Odd. What a name. Other possible names could have been: Shitty. Period., Dumber. Because. Of., Money. Wasted., Blandly. Spectacular., Mindless. Non-Entertainment., We. Sold. Out…Even. More., Sadly. Predictable., No. Worth.
Unfortunately, I don’t think the “meh” feel of this album is going to matter in overall record sales and Billboard charts. People will still buy it and Panic’s concerts will still sell out. It’s a shame. I think something in me just died.
Album: Pretty. Odd.
Release Date: March 25th, 2008
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Doesn’t take much listening to really get this album, don’t ye think, Matt? ‘Blah’ is the word we’re both looking for, and now it’s time to spend money and energy elsewhere.
your other possible names made me laugh out loud.
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Comment by daniel — March 23, 2008 @ 4:42 pm
Did Panic at the Disco really sell out? I mean, was there ever something to be bought?