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Panic! At The Disco Biography
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Source: http://www.fueledbyramen.com/bands/index.php?id=43
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.
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Review about Panic! At The Disco
:OOOOO | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/13/2008wow. just wow! lol i LOVE PATD! and i love my friend for telling me about them. she told me her favorite song was Nine In the Afternoon by them and i hadn't heard anything besides I Write Sins Not Tragedies by them and i knew the name, i just didn't know THEM. so i was listening to the radio one night and this song kept going " 'Cause it's Nine in the Afternoon..." and i was like I LOVE THIS SONG! i remembered my friend telling me about it so i looked it up on youtube and kept listening to all these songs that said "Panic at the Disco", so I eventually heard the whole Pretty. Odd. CD before i even bought it! i also listened to I Write Sins Not Tragedies ALOT. i can say i am HOOKED. plus it's hard not to love BRENDON URIE! :D lol anyway i am in love with PATD and can't wait till they come here in october! <3
Forever a Crazed Fan Girl~ | Reviewer: Melissa | 8/8/2008
I first herd of P@D on the Radio because on there hit, "I wright sins, not tradgidys". I all way liked the song, but I also like everything else that came on KissFM so they were nothing speacial at first. Then My friend found out about the song, "The only Differents Between Martyrdom and Suiside is Press Coverage". I laught and the name and reluctatly looked it up on youtube...and it began. Every second and every minute of the day me and my firend could be caught singing this crazy song and anoying EVERYONE in our proximity!! I soon got, "A Fever You Can't Sweat out" and again I loved the name. I listened to and pretty much worshiped that CD. Aw, yes good times, but at that point I didn't know how good they really were! Then, "Pretty. Odd." came out and I put it in waiting for more hyper music to come on only to find that the genra had compleatly changed. I wasn't sure if this was good or bad at the time. But I listened to it over and over again and sure enough by the second listen I was praying to my music gods once agian! Now I don't listen to KissFM anymore because of all the hip-hop and Rap crap they play. P@D has helped to changed me into the person I am to day and forever I will look up to them a roll modls. I yes I am not afriad to admit that I am a crazy fan girl and right now I'm sad becuase they're not coming to PA any time soon!! T_T
and yes I know my spelling is horrible...I'm srry.
True & False | Reviewer: Marielle | 7/17/2008
I think Panic at the Disco´s new album is a Great Hit
I really enjoyed the song Nine in the Afternoon
And I bet alot of Other people did, too
:)
I think it was great 4 them 2 add something new that had never come out
Something original
Though we all now the Song
I Write Sins Not Tradegies
Was a Great hit
I really like the new stuff too
:) | Reviewer: Sara | 4/13/2008
I was introduced to Panic At The Disco by getting a phone call at 8 in the morning saying that I just won tickets to go see them live in concert the next day. I only knew the songs that they released in videos, so I went out and bought their album and went to see them in concert and they ROCKED!!
The day Pretty.Odd was released, I got it, cracked it open, listened to it and fell in love with it!! I love how it's different, and I love the song/parts that Ryan sings.
panic is amazing. nuff said. | Reviewer: ben | 4/4/2008
i didnt like panic at first but they grew on me i write sins not tragedies is amazing as is much of the first album and they only get better nine in the afternoon is really different but its still very them that song actually reminds me of electric light orchestra elo for short and no thats not a classical group elo is an art rock group from the 70s look em up if you like panic you might like elo. i havent gotten pretty.odd. yet but im getting it soon im sure its amazing its getting really good reveiws. peace.
Panic!... wow!!! | Reviewer: Gregory | 3/26/2008
WELL,, i think this band is fantastic,, they have things other ones not, there'S no more bands with their style...
it's been awhile famouse but P!ATD Will be forever, they are for the stoy... everyday i listen their songs,.. i´ll never be boring to do that..
i think tHat's all... GO P!ATD!
Wow | Reviewer: Vanessa | 3/11/2008
I heard of P!ATD from a friend, and I had no clue what they were at first. I thought it was a movie of some sort. I was wrong. In 2006 I finally heard I write sins not tragedies and fell in love with the band. Plus, who couldn't love Brenden Urie? He's absolutely gorgeous. ^_-
Iz Way Cuel! | Reviewer: Charisse | 3/6/2008
That's what I would call a cool history. Even if you are a drop out, following your dreams is deffinatly worth it. Of coarse , if you suck, then I would stay in College but Panic! At The Disco rocks my world. PS: cool hair!
Did you kno | Reviewer: Melissa | 2/14/2008
the song i write sins not tragedies actualy was not writen by this band....yes it made them famous but they cant take credit for the lyrics.. the melody yes but the lyrics were written by an outside unknown person who i happen to know who lives within miles of my home town... he let them use the lyrics as a garage band an had made a vebal agreement with the band who knew his cousin that if it went anywhere , that he would just want a one time share an that is all ... well now with lawyers an everything his song is bein used with no contribution to him....
ttly lovee!!! | Reviewer: olivia | 1/20/2008
i started listening to p!atd [now patd] last year and i completly love them..i didnt kno wat they looked like my friend jus told me to look up these songs and listen and omg i frikin love her so much for that! then i looked up pics and their goregous!!! when i jus listened to there songs when they came out...ish... i was obsessed with the music...then it was a while befor they had new songs so i loved their look...haha but now with there new cd coming out and new songs i love both! i love love LOVE! panic at the disco [even though i miss the ! ]
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