Spring Break
Panic at the Disco's CD Pretty.Odd. will sound familiar to Beatles fans
Alyssa Smith
Issue date: 4/2/08 Section: Entertainment
And just in case teenyboppers and emo kids didn't figure out whom PATD were influenced by, the boys don marching band outfits and large mustaches in the music video to further bash into the audience's mind what group they're emulating.
The song that is most comparable to PATD's usual repertoire is the tune, "She Had the World." A harpsichord and dramatic chamber music are laid on the track with the tongue-in-cheek lyrics, "I don't love you/I'm just passing the time/You could love me/If I learned how to lie."
"Behind the Sea" is least reminiscent of PATD's affinity for the Vegas rock motif. In fact, it sounds like a completely different band due to guitarist Ryan Ross taking the reins and singing. The nautically-themed lyrics set against a serene instrumental backdrop made this the most enjoyable selection from the album.
"Mad as Rabbits" appropriates effects like reverse guitars and attempts to juxtapose the song with Queen-like harmonies and immature lyrics. Unfortunately, PATD ends up with a sound that would be fit for a '60s "swingin' summer" beach party movie rather than an experimental musical journey to eastern India.
Panic at the Disco seemed to have a sound most people could recognize. Those who enjoy the band appreciated their unabashed theatrical flair, while others criticized them for sounding like another fly-by-night group taking part in the broken record that is the current emo scene. And despite buying as many psychedelic albums as they could get their black little fingernails on, PATD still failed to learn something they probably never will: how to become inspired from something rather than blatantly copy it.
The song that is most comparable to PATD's usual repertoire is the tune, "She Had the World." A harpsichord and dramatic chamber music are laid on the track with the tongue-in-cheek lyrics, "I don't love you/I'm just passing the time/You could love me/If I learned how to lie."
"Behind the Sea" is least reminiscent of PATD's affinity for the Vegas rock motif. In fact, it sounds like a completely different band due to guitarist Ryan Ross taking the reins and singing. The nautically-themed lyrics set against a serene instrumental backdrop made this the most enjoyable selection from the album.
"Mad as Rabbits" appropriates effects like reverse guitars and attempts to juxtapose the song with Queen-like harmonies and immature lyrics. Unfortunately, PATD ends up with a sound that would be fit for a '60s "swingin' summer" beach party movie rather than an experimental musical journey to eastern India.
Panic at the Disco seemed to have a sound most people could recognize. Those who enjoy the band appreciated their unabashed theatrical flair, while others criticized them for sounding like another fly-by-night group taking part in the broken record that is the current emo scene. And despite buying as many psychedelic albums as they could get their black little fingernails on, PATD still failed to learn something they probably never will: how to become inspired from something rather than blatantly copy it.
