Genre: Alternative, Punk/Emo?, Pop?Released: March 25, 2008
Welcome to the R.I.P. Moment of the Week! Now, it may not be apparent why I have chosen Panic At the Disco's Pretty. Odd. as my RIP moment, but bear with me.
First, the review of the CD. Actually, it's not a terrible album. None of the songs have any real hooks, except perhaps for "Nine in the Afternoon" and "When The Day Met The Night", but each track has it's own sound, and the lyrics attempt to convey a meaning, which I greatly appreciate. However, the majority of the songs are forgettable. While Temposhark's "Joy" and Gnarls Barkley's "Who's Gonna Save Your Soul" stick out clearly in my mind, Panic At the Disco's songs slip out of my mind like butter slips around a hot pan... and that's very slippery. There's really nothing else to say: an album that sounds pleasant, mostly as background music, but I can't even remember the songs long enough to discuss them.
RATING
Melody: 3.5/5 Lyrics: 4/5 "Catchiness" factor: 4/10
TOTAL: 5.75/10
So, why is this the RIP of the week? Because Panic! At the Disco- sorry, Panic At the Disco- has changed their sound. Not that change is a bad thing; it's important for a musician to grow... but Panic At the Disco has kinda gone about it the wrong way. First of all, I understand that their sound has "matured", but they've lost any sound that made them distinguishable from other artists. Hence the confused Genre at the beginning of this post...I just don't know where to put them. Your second studio album is not always the best time to make very drastic changes - if they wanted to experiment, they could have released an EP. The RIP is not for Panic at the Disco themselves, but rather they're new sound. Bring back some of the emotion, bring back some originality, and bring back the "!" (at least metaphorically).
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