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pretty. odd.
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rue_quercus walked in tonight, I said, "You know what? This album is the soundtrack to the oddest Broadway musical ever written." Which is a compliment! I have an absolute weakness for Broadway-sounding power pop. There's something about the sheer scope of this album that reminds me of Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, which was one of my favorites in high school. Neither album is ground-breaking; Meatloaf was ripping himself off, which Panic are "ripping off" (in a manner of speaking) lots of 60s-era bands that they've just enthusiastically discovered. But, both albums deliver over-the-top bombastic pop music, songs you can sing at the top of your lungs and dance like a horrible white person to and hum for hours and hours after you turn the CD off. As I've probably mentioned before, I have no indie cred, and have very little patience for those who hold theirs dear. So, I have no problem admitting that Pretty. Odd. is a really fun example of bombastic pop music!
( some more specific reactions, and maybe some reactions to reactions? )
rue_quercus walked in tonight, I said, "You know what? This album is the soundtrack to the oddest Broadway musical ever written." Which is a compliment! I have an absolute weakness for Broadway-sounding power pop. There's something about the sheer scope of this album that reminds me of Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, which was one of my favorites in high school. Neither album is ground-breaking; Meatloaf was ripping himself off, which Panic are "ripping off" (in a manner of speaking) lots of 60s-era bands that they've just enthusiastically discovered. But, both albums deliver over-the-top bombastic pop music, songs you can sing at the top of your lungs and dance like a horrible white person to and hum for hours and hours after you turn the CD off. As I've probably mentioned before, I have no indie cred, and have very little patience for those who hold theirs dear. So, I have no problem admitting that Pretty. Odd. is a really fun example of bombastic pop music!( some more specific reactions, and maybe some reactions to reactions? )
