Genre:
Rock , Electronic
Plays:
8272
Seen:
3610
Location:
Las Vegas,
Nevada,
United States
Biography
For a second, forget everything you already know about Panic At The Disco. That means forgetting that the band's 2005 debut A Fever You Can't Sold Out has sold over 2.2 million copies to date; that their video for "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" became a #1 hit on MTV and snagged one of the network's video music awards for best video in 2006; and, finally, erasing from your mind all of the sold-out clubs the band have played over the past three years and the ubiquity of Panic At The Disco's music—and mugs—on radio stations, television programs and magazine covers all over the world.
These days, a sensation like Panic At The Disco is something extremely rare and impossible to invent and for those two reasons alone, most bands in their position would stick to the same signature sound for their second disc. However, Panic At The Disco aren't most bands. Instead, the band—guitarist Ryan Ross, drummer Spencer Smith, vocalist Brendon Urie and bassist Jon Walker—decided to make the album they wanted to make for their sophomore release. While the album is equally as catchy and infectious as their debut, Pretty. Odd. sees the band digging through their parents' record crates to craft an expansive pop album that channels the ghosts of Brian Wilson and the Beatles as well as lesser-known pop sensations like the Zombies. However, for a while even the band weren't sure if Pretty. Odd. would ever come to fruition.
Panic At The Disco began writing the album a year ago, but after they'd written a solid batch of concept-driven songs, they stopped to reevaluate what they were doing and ended up deciding they were over thinking the process. "Instead of really throwing anything away, we decided to just move it to the side and approach the second record the same way we did the first record," Ross explains. "We tried to approach the songs individually and write songs that didn't sound like anything else we've written," he continues. "Now we're finally at the point where we can sit down and listen to the finished record and I know we're happy with it, so I think it was a really good decision—especially since we hope that we're going to have multiple opportunities to fully realize what our first idea was in the future."
That's not too say Pretty. Odd. isn't dripping with ambition—in fact, if anything, the opposite is true. From the bouncy and psychedelic first single (and accompanying video) "Nine In The Afternoon" to the spaghetti-western shuffle of the horn-driven "Pas De Cheval" and the straight-ahead pop genius of "Northern Downpour," Pretty. Odd. sees the band stepping outside their comfort zone to prove how much they've grown up since their debut, which was written when the members were just seventeen years old. "It wasn't a conscious decision to have older influences show through on this record, it just seemed like around the beginning of the sixties there were less subgenres, so it wasn't weird for songs to have a trombone part or violin part," Smith explains, adding that in some ways, his parents' dusty old records helped sonically liberate the band. "I think that will probably something that will stick with us after this record."
Another huge difference between these two albums is the fact that Pretty. Odd.'s basic instrumentation was recorded at the Palms Hotel in the band's hometown of Las Vegas, while the strings and mixing was done at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London with the help of their producer, Grammy and Emmy Award winning arranger/composer Rob Mathes. "It was an amazing experience," Smith says, adding that recording the strings in studio two of Abbey Road was a pretty surreal experience for a band who had to call their label's owner John Janick to approve three hundred dollars to hire a trumpet player to play on their debut. "We're really happy with how the orchestration turned out on this record and that's probably the biggest change from the last album," Spencer confirms.
In the spirit of acts like the David Bowie and Pink Floyd, Panic At The Disco plan on continuing their tradition of elaborate stage shows and performances for the subsequent touring. However this time around they're finally confident in having their music speak for itself, which is an achievement the band have looked forward to since their inception. "I just hope that if anything people are open to the idea that Pretty. Odd. may not sound exactly like the first record," Ross explains. "All we can ask for is that people give it a chance because there are a lot of songs that sound very different, but I think it's more creative and more musically interesting than most of what is at the top of the charts right now."
We couldn't agree more—and we're sure you'll feel the same.
February 2008
Members
Jon
bass/vocals
Ryan
guitar/vocals
Spencer
drums
Brendon
vocals/guitar/piano
About Panic! At The Disco
Record Label - Type
Warner - Major
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Discography
Nine In The Afternoon - 2008
Nine In The Afternoon - 2008
But It's Better If... - 2006
But It's Better If... - 2006
I Write Sins Not... - 2006
Lying Is The Most Fun... - 2006
But It's Better If... - 2006
I Write Sins Not... - 2005
A Fever You Can't... - 2005
A Fever You Can't... - 2005
A Fever You Can't... - 2005
I Write Sins Not... - 2005
I Write Sins Not... - 2005
News
2008-04-28 -
PANIC AT THE DISCO'S "PRETTY. ODD." IS PRETTY HUGE
PANIC AT THE DISCO'S "PRETTY. ODD." IS PRETTY HUGE; CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SECOND ALBUM DEBUTS AT #2 ON BILLBOARD 200, MARKING BAND'S BIGGEST SALES WEEK TO DATE; BAND TO CELEBRATE ON THIS WEEK'S SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE; 2008 HONDA CIVIC TOUR KICKS OFF APRIL 10TH; ALTERNATIVE PRESS COVER STORY OUT NOW "PRETTY. ODD.," the eagerly awaited sophomore album from Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group Panic At The Disco, has made a stellar debut on this week's SoundScan/Billboard 200 album chart. The critically acclaimed collection enters in the #2 spot with sales of 139,000. "PRETTY. ODD." – which follows the Las Vegas-based band's RIAA platinum-certified 2005 debut, "A FEVER YOU CAN'T SWEAT OUT" – debuted at #1 on SoundScan's "Current Alternative Albums" chart and #2 on the "Digital Albums" chart. In addition, "PRETTY. ODD." debuted at #2 in the UK, Canada, and Mexico, with top 10 debuts in New Zealand, Austria, and Ireland. The album's out-of-the-box success marks the band's best-ever sales week, and one of the highest sales and chart debuts in Fueled By Ramen's history (second only to Fall Out Boy). "A victory for artistic ambition over cynical careerism," raved NME, "one of the feel-good psych-pop albums of the year." Panic At The Disco will celebrate the success of "PRETTY. ODD." with a hugely anticipated performance on this week's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live, set for tomorrow, April 5th at 11:30 pm EDT/PST (check local listings). From there, the band will head west to kick off its headlining role on the 8th annual Honda Civic Tour, slated to hit the road on April 10th and 11th with a pair of long-sold-out shows at San Francisco‘s Warfield Theatre. The multi-artist bill will then traverse the continent through a June 14th finale at Anaheim‘s Theater at the Honda Center. Also appearing on the 2008 Honda Civic Tour will be Motion City Soundtrack, Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen's own The Hush Sound, and Fueled By Ramen's Phantom Planet. "Nine In The Afternoon," the first single from "PRETTY. ODD.," is looking like another major radio hit for Panic At The Disco. The track is a Top 10 smash at Alternative outlets nationwide, while also scoring significant airplay at Top 40, Hot AC, and Triple A. The track's companion video – directed by Shane Drake, who also helmed the band's 2006 MTV Video Music Award-winning "Video of the Year," "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" – is also proving a popular favorite. The clip is the #3 most-played video on MTV, where PATD will be featured next week as part of the network's 52 Bands, a special segment that highlights one new band per week throughout the year. What's more, the band's recent performance at MTV's annual Spring Break extravaganza in Panama City, Florida will be broadcast next week during an installment of TRL (check local listings). "Nine In The Afternoon" is currently the #10 most-played on MTV2, as well as the #1 video on Fuse. "PRETTY. ODD." was recorded at Las Vegas' Studio at the Palms, with additional production and mixing at the world-renowned Abbey Road Studios in London. Produced by Grammy and Emmy Award-nominated arranger /composer Rob Mathes, the album sees Panic At The Disco embracing a melodic, classic rock-inspired aesthetic while still maintaining the visionary pop modernism that made its debut among the new millennium's most popular and successful releases. Panic At The Disco – presently starring on the cover of Alternative Press – has earned a veritable ream of critical acclaim for "PRETTY. ODD." Spin awarded the set four stars, noting that PATD "have stepped up their songwriting skills" to create a "dazzling" album that is both "blindingly bright" and "optimistically beautiful." "A brave change," affirmed the New York Times' Jon Pareles, "the magnum opus of a talented band." Entertainment Weekly praised "PRETTY. ODD." as "a dense…enjoyable layer cake of ideas and instrumentation," while USA Today declared it to be "unrelentingly upbeat, melodic, and punchy." Rolling Stone commended the album for its "often beautiful" songs and "broad sense of humor." For up-to-the-minute tour information, including ticket sales and as-yet-unannounced dates, see the band's official website, www.panicatthedisco.com, or its MySpace page, www.myspace.com/panicatthedisco. Additional news and info can be accessed at www.fueledbyramen.com and www.decaydance.com. (TOUR ITINERARY ATTACHED) PANIC AT THE DISCO ON TOUR 2008 All Dates – 2008 Honda Civic Tour w/ Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, and The Hush Sound APRIL 10, 11 San Francisco, CA Warfield 12 San Diego, CA Soma 13 Phoenix, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre 15 Oklahoma City, OK Brady Theatre 17 Ruston, LA Thomas Assembly Center @ Louisiana Tech 18 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom 19 Austin, TX Stubb‘s BBQ 20 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater 22 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall 23 Miami, FL The Fillmore Miami Beach 24, 25 Orlando, FL House of Blues 26, 27 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle 29 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues 30 Washington, DC Constitution Hall MAY 2 Orono, ME Alfond Arena @ the University of Maine 3 Troy, NY RPI Fieldhouse 4 E. Rutherford, NJ The Bamboozle @ Meadowlands 6 Rochester, NY Gordon Fieldhouse @ R.I.T. 7, 8 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom 9 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier 10 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre 11 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion 13 Montreal, QC Metropolis 14 Toronto, ON The Sound Academy 16 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheatre 17 Columbus, OH The Lifestyle Communities Pavilion 18 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room @ Murat Centre 20 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Theatre 23, 24 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre 25 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom 27 Minneapolis, MN Myth 30 St. Louis, MO The Pageant 31 Omaha, NE Westfair Amphitheatre JUNE 1 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre 3 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium 4 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air Theatre 6 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum 7 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre 8 Portland, OR Portland Exposition Center 10 Reno, NV Grand Theatre @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino 13 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl 14 Anaheim, CA The Theatre @ the Honda Center
Comments
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Sar-uhh |
09/26/2008
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DiNi_bbY |
07/15/2008
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nobrains9 |
06/08/2008
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LiliaNa |
05/26/2008
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girl0318 |
05/02/2008
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gatita888 |
03/29/2008
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fenobar |
03/29/2008
Hola, me ha gustado lo poco que he escuchado de vuestra musica, la verdad es que no os conocia, pero me alegro de haberlo hecho. Un beso.
