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Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd

Primary Artist
Panic at the Disco
Album Title
Pretty. Odd
Release Date
March 25, 2008 
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tempting as it may be, don't read the dropping of the exclamation point from Panic At The Disco's name as a sign that the emo quartet is in a rush to be taken seriously. Don't even take their blatant aping of Sgt. Pepper's on {Pretty. Odd} as indication that Panic At The Disco wants to be taken seriously. There doesn't seem to be a serious bone within the bodies of any of the four members, but the wondrous thing about Pretty. Odd is that it's impossible to discern what silliness is intentional and what is accidental, the product of a band discovering The Beatles long after their 2005 debut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out turned into a hit. Read More