Album Description: This Las Vegas band strives to create a unique sound by blending melody-driven rock with dance. This is a rock record you can dance to; that's fun and sincere at the same time. Produced by Matt Squire (Northstar, The Explosion, The Receiving End Of Sirens). Panic! At The Disco is the first band signed to Pete Wentz's (Fall Out Boy) Decaydance Records, a Fueled By Ramen imprint label. "...Imagine The Faint meets The Postal Service with all of the pop sensibilities of a Blink 182" - Peter Wentz. Touring with Fall Out Boy, The Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack, and Boys Night Out this fall.
Amazon.com: Barely out of high school when signed as the first act for Powered By Ramen's new Decaydance imprint, guitarist Ryan Ross and drummer Spencer Smith of Panic! at the Disco had previously cut their musical teeth in a local Las Vegas Blink 182 cover band. It's that familiar, contempo-punk-pop sensibility, bolstered by the amped-up emo-core ambitions of singer Brendan Urie (typified by the snarky gem "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage") that dominates the opening tracks of the album. It's a shrewd hook, one the band steadily expands -- sonically and lyrically -- thereafter. The nervous energy of "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines" is set off by sonic embroidery that's sounds as intriguing as the vocoder shtick of "Nails For Breakfast..." does dated. Yet "Camisado" quickly shakes up Supertramp's prog-pomp with a double-shot of modern punk-pop smarts, an alchemy the band and producer Mint Squire performs with similarly inventive, genre-blurring ambition (complete with a quasi-Grand Guignol "Intermission" nearly worthy of Queen) on "Lying is the Most Fun..." and such standouts as "But Its Better If You Do" and the arch delight "Build God, Then We'll Talk." Too many young bands are content slaves to fashion; this one has forged a promising debut by shrewdly taking fashion hostage, then standing it firmly on its head. -- Jerry McCulley
Disc 1:
Introduction
The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage
London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines
Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks
Camisado
Time to Dance
Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off
Intermission
But It's Better If You Do
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
I Constantly Thank God for Esteban
There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just ...
Appeals to Seniors I caught this group on TV and was surprised that they actually perform to music. Not a fan of the new sounds and had thought that the world had dropped melody from the Top 10 hits. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this group knows how to seduce a listener who isn't ready to give up on radio. Will definetly follow this group's career and hope they keep making music that old folks won't run screaming from. It is obvious that these musicians have what it takes to outlive me and still stay on top of the chart for a while.
awesome. I don't think Panic will ever be able to live up to their debut album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. It was great, incorporating classical music and electronic beats, which I'm a big fan of both. The songs had great lyrics, and it was all great for jamming to.
A Refreshing Work Of Art In A Sea Of Commercialized Music This is one of the best albums that I've heard in years - and I'm not your typical Panic!At The Disco fan... I'm in my early 30's and I like bands such as Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, the White Stripes, and older stuff like Nick Cave, Tori Amos, and PJ Harvey.
I appreciate the clever, literate lyrics and the creativity of sound. The blending of styles of music is a very welcome change from bands whose entire albums sound like one big long song.
I appreciate the subtle (and not so subtle) ironies of the vocal presentation, and I respect their musical ability.
I should also mention that I lived in Vegas for seven years and this album is SO VEGAS. I really hate that some critics have made nasty references to My Space,etc. NO! NO! A THOUSAND TIMES NO! THIS ALBUM IS ABOUT LAS VEGAS, NOT THE TRIVIALITIES OF MY SPACE.
Maybe if one has lived in a Vegas or has spent a lot of time there, it's easier to appreciate some of the songs...
My favorites are "Build God. Then We'll Talk," "These Tables Are Numbered For A Reason..", and "Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks." And the "Intermission" - wow, that's such a cool break in the middle of a rock album.
I think "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is a little bit mainstream teen fare, but it's still catchy and fun.
I love the verses of "Lying is the Most Fun A Girl Can Have..." but the chorus was totally lost on me (why this teeny-bop stuff in the middle of an otherwise sexy song?) until I paid closer attention to a few of the lyrics.
This album is a work of art, and it's clearly meant to be listened to in it's entirety from beginning to end.
Gonna make you sweat Smart, snarky and just plain biologically young, the debut from Panic! At The Disco was jam-packed with every trick in the pop-songbook. Wedging every trick in the power-pop songbook into one CD, it was a surprisingly successful effort. You'll hear elements of Duran Duran new-wave, Cheap Trick's pop-rocks zap, and arch emo-irony ala friends Fall Out Boy. They even smuggle in some of the progressive elements via Queen or The Beatles that would bloom in full come Pretty. Odd.
That said, this is still a very adolescent effort, with the primary topic being girls and angst over girls. The best songs here, like "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" and the delightful ironic "Build God Then We'll Talk" sound like songwriter Ryan Ross saved up every clever idea he'd ever had for a song and used them up in three and a half minutes. Sometimes that doesn't always work (the voice tweaking on "Nails For Breakfast..." being the worst offender), but more often than not, Panic, along with producer Matt Squire, manage to take multiple genre tricks and blend them into a sweet and snappy whole.
WOW! First off, I'm NOT Jeff, I'm his daughter. In 2005 is when I heard Panic! At The Disco's hit "I Write Sins Not Tragedies". I loved the song immediately. In 2007, I went online and found the song again. That's when I started to get obsessed with them. I bought the album and loved it. I kept listening to it over and over again. The songs are amazing and unlike anything I've heard before. There's a keyboard here and there and also violin. Now let me get to the songs.
1. Introduction: 10/10- It's not a song, but it introduces the songs. 2. The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage: 10/10- I LOVE this song! In the song, it got to a part where it had a techno sound in it. That really got my attention. 3. London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines: 10/10- I love the beat in this song. It's very catchy. 4. Nails For Breakfast Tacks For Snacks: 15/10- This has to be my third favorite song. It tells a story and I think that it's pretty neat. It also might be a little slower than the others. 5. Camisado: 10/10- I really loved how the beginning went. It started slow then it went right to fast. 6. Time To Dance: 20/10- Probably my second favorite song. It has a very interesting beat to it. This song makes me want to get up and dance! 7. Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Off Her Clothes: 10/10- This is a pretty slow song in the beginning, but when it gets to the second verse, it's fast in the beginning and then it gets slow again. I really like the song and the lyrics as well. 8. Intermission: 10/10- This is interesting on how they did the piano in this. It really caught my attention. This gives you a break on the music for a while. It felt like I was at a concert. 9. But It's Better If You Do: 10/10- This one also tells a story. I love how Brendon's (lead singer) telling the story from his point of view, that gives creativity to this song. 10. I Write Sins Not Tragedies: 10/10- I NEVER get tired of this song! Even thought that it played on the radio like dozen of times, it's still catchy. 11. I Constantly Thank God For Esteban: 12/10- The beat is interesting in this one. It starts somewhat slow, but not too slow in the beginning then it gets faster when it gets into the song. 12. There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought Of It Yet: 15/10- This one was interesting. I liked how Brendon is like talking to an audience in the song. 13. Build God Then We'll Talk: 100000000/10- My all time favorite on the album. It has a good beat and it has somewhat of a story in it as well.
All and all it's an AWESOME album! I'm be a P!ATD fan and always will be.
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