Things are Shaping up to be 'Pretty.Odd' !

Panic at the Disco's new CD, Pretty.Odd, just came out a few months ago. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out was more of an alternative, 'emo' sounding album. The leap they took to change their sound into Pretty.Odd helped the band grow as artists. The new album features Panic's spin on classic rock, blending their old sound with new. My first few words to describe the tracks on the album when I first heard the songs were "different", "classic rock-esque", and "revolutionary" for the year of 2008. Artists in this decade have a sound that stays the same, but Panic at the Disco broke this streak.

Although most bands stick to the sound that made them famous, Panic at the Disco took the risk to change the way their music sounded. I find it more interesting to listen to different sounding songs, not music that I can't figure out who it's by because of the similarities it has to other songs. Panic has changed my view on the music scene going on now.

It is almost impossible to compare Panic at the Disco's two CDs because of how different they are. It is extremely hard to pick one of the CDs as a better one, unless a person's music tastes revolve around only one genre. If a person is into all types of rock, classic included, than comparing Pretty.Odd and A Fever You Can't Sweat Out is a task that is very difficult. The sounds have changed on both albums, showing that Panic has grown in the music business.

There are some similarities to the old album, however. A few would be that the lyrics are still as deep as before, the words are something you have to analyze to understand the true meaning of. When you first hear the words, you may think something like "this makes no sense" or something along the lines of that. The way Panic's lyrics are written remains the same as before, being a bit more complex than most of the music we hear today. The instrumentals in the songs are still as great as before, maybe even a bit better. On A Fever You Can't Sweat Out there were many instrumentals that I thought sounded like circus music. Don't get me wrong, I love the 'circus' sounding instrumentals in the old CD. The same is to say about the new album by Panic at the Disco.

My overall review of Pretty.Odd by Panic at the Disco is that the music is different, but it is a positive change from how they sounded before. Panic at the Disco did a good thing with changing the sound of their music. Good job Panic!