Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. Album Review

Pretty. Odd. by Panic at the Disco, Album Review

Pretty. Odd. is the second studio album by rock band Panic at the Disco, it was recorded in Las Vegas’ Studio at the Palms, on the record label Fueled by Ramen.
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 - Pretty. Odd. Album Cover

Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. Track Listing

1. “We’re So Starving” - 1:21
2. “Nine in the Afternoon” - 3:11
3. “She’s a Handsome Woman” - 3:12
4. “Do You Know What I’m Seeing?” - 4:14
5. “That Green Gentlemen” - 3:15
6. “I Have Friends in Holy Spaces” - 1:56
7. “Northern Downpour” - 4:07
8. “When the Day Met the Night” - 4:53
9. “Pas de Cheval” - 2:39
10. “The Piano Knows Something I Don’t Know” - 3:43
11. “Behind the Sea” - 3:33
12. “Folkin’ Around” - 1:55
13. “She Had the World” - 3:47
14. “From a Mountain in the Middle of the Cabins” - 3:02
15. “Mad as Rabbits” - 3:48

Bonus tracks

16. “Nine in the Afternoon” (radio mix) (Deluxe Edition bonus track)
17. “Behind the Sea” (alternate version) (Deluxe Edition bonus track)
18. “Do You Know What I’m Seeing?” (alternate version) (iTunes Pre-order bonus track)

Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. Editorial Review from amazon.com

For Panic At The Disco s sophomore follow-up to their Decaydance/Fueled
By Ramen break-through debut 2005 s A Fever You Can t Sweat Out, the band holed up in a Las Vegas studio with renowned producer Rob Mathes. What they created is nothing short of a masterpiece, the 60 s pop-inspired Pretty Odd.
This time around, the band opted for real instruments and live tracking
over Pro Tools software, citing influences as The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, and The Beatles. Says guitarist Ryan Ross in an interview with Billboard, We want to make music [that is] simple and timeless and not too pretentious.
The band also did additional tracking at the Abbey Road Studio in London,
adding a Beatles-esque flavor to their usual Vegas flare. The song lyrics have moved away from the whole one-liner, sarcastic thing says Ross, in favor of more everyday things. Lead single Nine In The Afternoon has the band showing a healthy dose of maturity, having grown as songwriters and instrumentalists.

Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. Album Info

Released United Kingdom March 24, 2008, United States March 25, 2008,
Australia March 29, 2008
Recorded Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada Abbey Road Studios in London, England
Genre Rock, alternative rock
Length 46:40
Label Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen
Producer Rob Mathes

sources wikipedia.org and amazon.com