Panic At The Disco - Pretty. Odd.
Song List:
1. We're So Starving
2. Nine In The Afternoon
3. She's A Handsome Woman
4. Do You Know What I'm Seeing?
5. That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)
6. I Have Friends In Holy Spaces
7. Northern Downpour
8. When The Day Met The Night
9. Pas De Cheval
10. The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know
11. Behind The Sea
12. Folkin' Around
13. She Had The World
14. From A Mountain In The Middle Of The Cabins
15. Mad As Rabbits
'Pretty. Odd.' starts off with a bang with the lovely 'We're So Starving', a song that was created to ease fans' worries about the band. The distinctive lyrics and catchy tunes really makes you get hooked onto this song and you will soon find yourself singing along: '...we're so sorry we been gone/we were busy writing songs for you/you don't have to worry 'coz we are still the same...band'. Although being rather short at only 1 minute 21 seconds, this song will easily creep into the hearts (and MP3s) of Panic At The Disco's (PATD) fans. The fact that PATD created and selected 'We're So Starving' for 'Pretty. Odd', even making it the first track on the album, shows just how important fans are to them and I believe many fans will appreciate the band's apology about being 'gone for so long'.
However, the song ends all too quickly and you'll soon hear a familiar tune that you probably heard somewhere on the radiowaves. Yup, its 'Nine In The Afternoon'! Yet another infectious song that you will unlikely be able to forget for days... (even weeks for my case... xS). Whenever, they sing 'your eyes the size of the moon...', you (for a guy I mean... :S) will probably think about the first girl you'd a crush on or your girlfriend (unless of course, they had small eyes... :P), making this song especially sweet for the guys (not sure about you girls though...). I wouldn't be surprised though, if people started to shout: "Its 9 in the AFTERNOON!" whenever someone asked them for the time.
By now, it would seem clear to the listeners that PATD has gradually moved out of the shadows of Fall Out Boy (FOB) and are now making their own distinctive sounds. In the past, first time listeners to PATD could have easily mistaken the band for FOB or may have been misled to believe PATD and FOB share the same vocalist. However, on PATD's latest album, they have become more comfortable with themselves and are more willing to experiment with various instruments and sound effects (note the radio-like starting of 'I have Friends In Holy Spaces', the trumpet in 'When The Day Met The Night' and the country-like sound of Folkin' Around').
'She's A Handsome Woman' is a pleasant song that makes you wanna go on an adventure round the world everytime Brendon Urie sings 'Go on...' (which was quite often) Its a song that somehow makes you think about travelling the world and seeing all the attractions of the globe before its too late (with the pollution, global warming and greenhouse effect going on in this world of ours).
Another nice song on the album is 'That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)'. It may not sound all that great on the first listen but like sweet, sweet chocolates, you'll soon find it so, so addicting. Its just one of those songs that I like without any reasons or so... The thing I found weird about this song though was that the lyrics didn't seem to have anything to do with the song name at all; unless, of course, they are writing the lyrics in the point of view of 'That Green Gentleman' (Wonder if hes a real person...hmm...).
'Northern Downpour' is a smoothing song that you will best remember by 'sugarcane' (I have no idea how many things they sang the word 'sugarcane' but it certainly did make the song so very much distinctive; How many times do you hear the word 'sugarcane' in a song? :P)
'Pretty. Odd' is an album that reminded me of The Beatles for some funny reason. Perhaps, The Beatles were influential in the creation of the album? (Forgive my pitiful knowledge in music... :D)
'Behind The Sea' is a song that you will probably like if you were a Beatles fan. It is one of the songs in the album that really screams "The Beatles!!!" at you.
I like the song 'When The Day Met The Night' which is a song about the 'Sun' and the 'Moon' falling in love with each other. Its a song that you can't help but to put a smile onto your face, especially if you were listening to the lyrics carefully: 'When the moon found the sun/he looked like he was barely holding on/but her eyes saved his life in the middle of the summer'.
All in all, 'Pretty. Odd' is an album that has songs for your every emotion. When you're down, you may find yourself listening to songs like 'When The Day Met The Night' and when you're up, you will be singing along with songs like 'Nine In The Afternoon'. If you're a PATP or Beatles fans, this album may even become one of your favourites.
p.s. This is my personal thoughts about the song. Please do not flame me if you disagree with me. :)
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