January 1, 2008

Panic at the Disco / A Fever You Can't Sweat Out

  1. Introduction
  2. The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage
  3. London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines
  4. Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks
  5. Camisado
  6. Time to Dance
  7. Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off
  8. Intermission
  9. But It's Better If You Do
  10. I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  11. I Constantly Thank God for Esteban
  12. There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of It Yet
  13. Build God, Then We'll Talk
When asked the question of favourite album, this would be my answer.

I haven't listened to it in ages, just because I guess I got bored of it, hearing it over and over again. Listening to it now, it's nice.

The tunes are catchy, though the lyrics are, at times, hard to understand (and at other times repetitive).

I like how the album is in two halves. It is here where I use the term "retro-electro". First half is dance, second half is... I don't even know what. Something with accordions. The intermision pretty much sums up the album, beginning with techno beats before switching to "piano instrument".

The titles are, though maybe unnecessarily, long, and part of the fun of Panic!. Especially when they become acronyms. For example, TAGRTTANHYJHTOIY.

Also, Chuck Palahniuk is referenced in a big way. See: Time to Dance, Invisible Monsters put to music.

Their video clips are really cool too (eg. Build God Then We'll Talk's pornomime). Unfortunately there's no semi-official YouTube account, so no videos I'm comfortable posting here. They're not hard to find at all, if you're willing to look.

To be honest ("and really, at this point, why not?"), I Constantly Thank God For Esteban doesn't do much for me.

The tour that followed this album was also quite shiny, "Nothing Rhymes With Circus", and another reason I love Panic!: the theatrics. Also evident in their collector's box (nominated for a Grammy, don't you know?).

As for favourite track, I'm tied between Intermission for its fusion of genres, Time to Dance for is Chuck-ness, and TAGRTTANHYJHTOIY (lol) for its title (though the song is fun too). And Build God for pornomime. Okay, so pretty much the whole album fucking rocks and it's hard to pick favourites.

and a few more of your least favourite things...

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