Yearly reminder that pic related is going to go on to get retrospective acclaim, and will be seen as "overlooked" in the near future.
>The album has since gathered a small cult following and has sold 422,000 copies by 2011.
>James Montgomery of MTV News has described Pretty. Odd. in retrospect as overlooked, writing that, "Give this one a decade ... we could have another Pinkerton on our hands," referencing the Weezer album that received a mixed response upon release but was heralded as a classic in later years.
>>66269123
yeah maybe. I enjoy pretty odd and fever but can't see this being acclaimed unless some upcoming popular artist give it props
a shit ELO desu
>Pretty. Odd. created fan confusion and received a mixed critical response, so much so that in 2011 Rolling Stone named the record among the top boldest moves in rock history at number 25.
>>66269254
fever had good songs but ehh
Wow its been a while since ive seen this meme
>>66269123
i liked them when i was in my faggot phase, guess i should give them a try again
/mu/ used to go fucking crazy over this album. i hardly think it's overlooked
>>66269123
If they ended it there, maybe.
Instead they went right back to doing music for teenage girls
It'll be seen as an oddity (no pun intended) in their catalog like Dazzle Ships or 808s but it's not good enough to overcome their tarnished legacy
>>66269460
>they
the main driving force of this album quit after it was made. brendon was still great on it, though.
yeah the new music is pretty bad. but there were a few songs i liked on their 2nd to newest one.
>>66269505
Oh, I didn't know that. So Pretty Odd is more like their SMiLE then, in that it got their Wilson kicked out.
Maybe that guy will get a cult following, if he puts something else good out
>>66269396
alright now i remember why i stopped listening to this shit
arguably their pinkerton - Matt Sharp left the group afterwards and was apparently a big part of their sound.
blatant example of the classic rock nods signaling maturity trope
Definitely their best album, with fever close behind. This was the culmination of all the member's influence, and it shows. Despite the fact that it's not really Panic any more today, I really do enjoy all of their albums after this one (kinda hated them for making me like anything pop), with DoaB being fucking solid. But still, nothing will beat PO.
>>66269840
THIS. Its not even that mature, the songwriting is pretty derivative of Beatles, Beach Boys, and other 60's giants.
This record is pretty underwhelming
>>66271270
Yeah, but it had alot of influence the Beatles didn't have. The jazz aspects, the classic rock blues style lead guitar, the psychadelic and eastern psychadelic influence (and yes I know the Beatles were considered psych at one point, but alot of their "psychadelic" stuff was unfocused nonsense that passed as psych back then because it was weird sounding for the time.) The harmonies are stellar on the album, and the use of brass and woodwinds in insane. Really, it capitalizes on the Beatles sound, and does it better (it's a good few decades after the Beatles, mind you).
literally the most textbook 7/10 i have ever heard
>>66271907
The stacked harmonies are a highlight of the album. My personal favorite is "From a Mountain In The Middle Of The Cabins"
I think the record was just released too early on in their career and could have used more foreshadowing. But it's solid.
>>66272061
I mean they could have foreshadowed this sound with a few more releases in between.
>>66272025
>>66272086
I don't think they couldn've done much for this album commercially. It was the record they wanted to make, so they did. It's just such a stark contrast from fever's sound, nobody thought they wanted this kind of record from Panic at the time at all.
>>66272268
As deserving as it may be, I don't think this will grow in stature much. People just don't seem to care much
Pinkerton post-fame came because the circumstances were right place, right time, and the internet
>>66273014
Same. Most "panic fans" today listen to their 2 newest albums and have never looked back.
Guilty pleasure
She Had The World is GOAT
>>66273633
Nah man, I love it. There is no fluidity in the structure of the album, but each individual track is stellar as fuck. Fuckiiiin Collar Full!
>>66274130
It's their worst album to me IMO
>>66274165
Their newest album is the worst one. Holy fuck LA Devotee is the only good song in it
fuck why did ryan ross have to leave the band
>>66274165
Yeah, that's most people. Honestly, I'd probably say so too. It is more like a compilation of songs than an album, where the rest of their albums have actual structure.
>>66274183
imo v&v is their worst to me. boring pop rock with nothing outstanding to me.
>>66269561
He made this album, which i really enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amLd9SV6PnA
>>66274213
Eh I feel like v&v was them trying to come back to their roots but not executing it that well. (Tried to sound likes the second half of fever with a mix of modern alternative)
>>66269314
>>66269561
>>66271226
>>66272061
>>66274165
You guys shouldve seen the shitstorm when it came out. The first album was bascially pop emo punk for middle school girls, and they all went crazy when Pretty odd came out
>umm what is this?? sounds like the beatles? wtf panic! stop making old people music, i like your old stuff better this sucks.
You guys should check out Young Veins, the offshoot band that lasted one album. I think Ryan just wanted to get that 60s vibe out of his system. It was made at the height of the "mono 60s so cool" era, and it shows. Cape Town and Vacation are good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amLd9SV6PnA
>>66269123
shitty pop punk with some DUDE BEATLES LMAO moments
>>66274249
I feel like in Death of A Bachelor he tries to mix too many genres together and it just ends up sounding messy as fuck
>>66274249
yeah. it's a shame because i really love the second half of fever and v&v was a major disappointment.
I Constantly Thank God For Esteban is so good
If this was released in the early 70's it would be /mu/core
>>66274307
I only really like Mona Lisa, Let's Kill Tonight, and nearly witches. Rest is meh
Now thinking about it this might be their worst album because there were a lot more memorable moments in their last two albums them v&v
>>66274307
I guiltily love the danciness of v&v, and there's some really honey sweet sounding songs on the album, along with the powerful closing Nearly Witches. I love the unique sound of it, but it's no album to quench a fever you can't sweat out kind of thirst if that's what you're looking for.
>>66274279
jesus fucking christ the comments on that video
>>66274492
at the 14 year old Panic! tumblr kids got a hold of it
>>66269636
REally I think their first 2 albums are fantastic same goes for Fall Out boys first 4
>>66274810
This. After their return everything went to shit.
I'm really sad they didn't do some sort of 10 year repress for Fever, I really like the album and it's the one that got me into music but I don't $150 like it.
>>66274904
god that's a beautiful vinyl
>>66274904
Same anon I wanted this album on vinyl but I'm not willing to pay hundreds for it I'm also pretty sure the second half would sound really good on vinyl
>>66274929
The Deluxe edition of Pretty Odd is lovely too
>>66275121
how much is it?
Just saw them live with weezer. Really upset that panic only did 3 total songs from the first 2 albums, but it was still great show
>>66275348
Where @? Michigan?
>>66275348
I hate his excuse for not playing more songs from pretty odd
>>66275366
Yes. Show was at DTE. Panic Weezer and the guy from Jacks Mannequin's new band
>>66274249
I actually liked V & V. Isn't that the last album where the majority of the band members were still there?
>>66275382
I'm not aware of this. Is it something along the lines of "it just isn't the sane w/o the other members"?
>>66275680
Why did they leave?
>>66275648
Pretty sure vv was urie and one other guy. Majority ditched after PO
The Young Veins are pretty good too.
But it's a shame we lost the charm of old Panic.
Kaleidoscope Eyes is a nice track though.
>>66275188
There's one for $270 right now on discogs
>>66275717
Ryan got bored.
>>66274165
V&V is way worse desu. Brendan's songwriting there was uninspired as hell (Mona Lisa was just IWSNT 2.0), and later stuff is more fun/vocally impressive.
>>66275775
>270
there's no way i could justify spending that much right now.
guess i'll just hope one's up around christmas
>>66275680
The excuse was Brendon said that most of the songs aren't fast enough to be exciting for the crowd so that's why he won't play them
>>66275968
I realized this after think about the last two albums and how I had more memorable moments with those two then V&V
>>66269123
I was just thinking about this meme the other day, thought it died
my ex said I might like this album because it has a Sgt Peppers vibe.
>>66274359
It is /mu/core
>>66276275
Tfw I will never be part of a swaying crowd while everyone is belting out WAVES OF WOOD LEGS WAVES OF WOODEN LEGS
the imagery of this album is like a SFW ITAOTS
>>66277337
There's nothing NSFW about ITAOTS.
>>66277397
>semen stains the mountain tops
>as we would lay and learn what eachothers bodys were for
>over obsessing / romanticism toward an underaged holocaust survivor
>>66277397
Semen stains the mountaintops, anon.
Semen stains the mountaintops.
>>66277595
could be mistaken for a weird snow metaphor.
not the least bit lewd, explicitly.
>love is NSFW
You forgot oh comely though.
>>66277631
>oh comely
Oh, true.
>>66276800
I would put this in a /mu/ essential psychedelic pop chart
>>66274279
I remember showing my friend one of the tracks and being called gay
>>66279002
JUST
