Now, I never thought very much about Panic(!) at the Disco, other than that they were obnoxious teen pop in the vein of fallout boy. but when I heard that they recorded a Beatles influenced, psychedelic pop album, I was intrigued. So I “acquired” the album and it turns out that I actually kind of like it. It would be a stretch to say that it’s a true psychedelic record; it lacks the mind-expanding disregard for convention to be that. What it is though, is solid pop-rock dressed up with a psychedelic aesthetic that makes what could have been “just another album” interesting enough to stay in your CD player. One song in particular stands out to me:
Now, the Beatles they ain’t, but it’s still a good listen and if it gets the kids to wade into deeper musical waters then consider it a success.
Agreed, but I wish that guy didn’t sing with the same voice in every song.
I’m still a little wary about the album, but mostly because I really didn’t care for “9 in the afternoon”.
Yeah, 9 in the afternoon took a while to grow on me.
One of the other guys sings on a few of the tracks. He is distinctly less… whatever the first guy is. Less operatic I guess. However, he still sounds young; a few more years and Other Guy may be a compelling singer.