Panic! At The Disco - Pretty Odd | Vinyl

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Panic At the Disco subverted the potential for a sophomore slump by taking a sharp left turn from the emo-fused pop-punk of their debut, A FEVER YOU CAN'T SWEAT OUT. Rather than re tracing the footsteps that brought them popularity, Panic At the Disco made PRETTY. ODD., a headlong dive into pure 1960s pop psychedelia. From the floral print cover-art (framed by a vintage photo album-style border) to the artfully constructed retro symphonic pop inside, PRETTY. ODD. will surprise fans and stump naysayers. Both the self-referential opener, "We're So Starving," and the lead single, "Nine in the Afternoon," with its soaring chorus and echoing horn lines, channel SGT. PEPPERS-era Beatles. The drowsy, lovely "Northern Downpour" and the music hall send-up (complete with added vinyl crackle), "I Have Friends in Holy Spaces," suggest the band has also been listening to the Beatles' WHITE ALBUM. But although PRETTY. ODD. is indebted to the Fab Four, it also has a contemporary feel, and no shortage of guitar-charged rock. Most surprising is that this unlikely experiment succeeds on the merit of its ambition, wit, and fine melodic songwriting. 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 (Things Have Changed) 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 Don't Know 11 Behind the Sea 12 Folkin' Around 13 She Had the World 14 From a Mountain in the Middle of the Cabins 15 Mad As Rabbits 16 [CD-ROM Track] Best Sellers: Top2000 Format: Vinyl Genre: Rock Released: 2009-02-10 Show more