As my voice teacher was fond of saying, “Just because you can technically hit the note doesn’t mean anyone wants to hear you hit the note.” Vocal tone is so important on those high notes.
I know, right? I can’t believe that a tenor would have so much strain in his high notes, which should be in his tessitura (comfortable singing range). He just sucks.
hi. i had a crisis recently and i am in a mental hospital with limited access to my phone and this is getting me through those times. thank you for being so relatable its like im hanging out with a friend. so thank you brad
the funny thing with panic over the years becoming the Brendon Urie project is the fact when the band first started, brendon wasn’t an original member, and was brought in originally just for guitar, Ryan was singing, if I’m not mistaken, brendon singing Time To Dance is what changed everything
27:52 as Brad miserably holds his head in his hands from the cringe , then looks up in stunned disbelief hearing “🎶makes me want to slit my wrists” sung in such a jaunty, carefree way -Brad's hilarious.
This is my biggest fear ever. Actually getting to be a well known and overall respected artist just to end up SO self absorbed and out of touch with reallity it physically makes everyone collectivelly cringe. I would 100% have a full on panic atack if I realized I put out something like this and it was to late to go back.
Brendon was just burning me out with his notes. Trying to make every song this grand thing to showcase his high pitched vocal runs at every given chance. And he's been having trouble trying to sing these songs live lately.
i went to listen to the album bc i had to take my sibling to see him preform and i had to stop bc he sounded like he was straining his voice so badly it was uncomfortable to listen to
Hot take but as a non-patd fan I think Brendon has an AMAZING voice. I just think he developed a talent over the past several years for finding all of the worst ways to use it and none of the right ways.
As a questioning-patd fan (it gets worse each release), I agree. I think Brendon’s lower registers sound smooth and refined, and there’s even some times when his belting is great and appropriate for the song. But he’s just been so hell-bent on trying to show off his vocals on every song for the past 3 albums, and it very rarely sounds good on any of the tracks
i think DOAB showcases his range best of any of the albums, all these later ones where hes trying to hard to show off and the mixing is horrible is just what makes it so bad
I once read that “Brendon Urie is an amazing musician but terrible songwriter, whereas Mark Hoppus is a terrible musician but amazing songwriter” and it’s the most accurate thing ever
"Adam's Song", "No, It isn't", "Dogs Eating Dogs", "Stay Together For The Kids", and the entirety of the blink-182 self titled are pretty fucking solid in my book by Mark's work.
My Chemical Romance used a Queen influence in The Black Parade, but it WORKED. Unlike Brendon Urie, the MCR guys made it their OWN. That's what makes them so great. And when they were losing inspiration, they broke up in 2013. If you can't write good music, either disband, or go on hiatus. That's what Brendon should've done. Now that MCR is back, their newest song is AMAZING! It actually sounds like something a 40-something-year-old would write. Gerard Way has really matured and grown as a lyricist.
Why did you randomly memory hole their shit albums before the break up? They lost inspiration way before they broke up if your bar for it is good music.
plus, foundations of decay successfully returns mcr to their roots and shows that they have a reason for being together. brendon urie has no reason to be in music other than riding the coattails of his bandmates and being abandoned in the spotlight.
The thing with DoaB, especially the song, is that he mixes the highs and lows to create interest. This was all high and ended up being the same few notes cause he refused to go any lower and couldn't go any higher
@@axolirvin971 Agreed. A good melody IMO needs to have a nice balance of high and low notes. If you are only using your higher register (that too only the extremes), the entire melody is going to sound monodynamic, as if you are just yelling your lyrics throughout.
coming back to this after panic! disbanded, and the fact that this is the band's final album is nothing short of a shakespearean tragedy. and before anyone beats me to it, we all know they write sins not tragedies
I relistened to Pretty Odd today and I instantly saw a consistent focus on production, harmony, and overall quality. You can admit that the earlier stuff still isn't the most amazing thing, but you can't deny that the earlier stuff had Panic! at their most consistent. So basically what I'm saying is that Panic! was better as a band.
The creativity was just through the roof with A fever and Pretty odd. On top of that the songwriting was much much better. Ryan and Brendon seemed like a talented force: Ryan being the songwriter with clever lyrics and Brendon being the fantastic vocalist who can give a theatrical performance
this album feels like an audition tape for the spot Adam Lambert has with Queen, like Brendon didn't know the position had already been filled or he is jealous that he wasn't picked
I went back and re-listened to the album and I've come to the conclusion that it's specifically for that one kid in high school choir that always gets the solos. You know the one I'm talking about. This album was made to give that kid a huge ego boost.
I don't feel like I'm listening to PATD but it's like they're trying to be something they're not. I wanna listen to PATD, not Bohemian Rhapsody: the album😄
I like how almost no one says "new Panic! at the Disco album", everyone says "this new Brendon Urie album sucks". The band had its own sound, Brendon has always wanted to be the new shitty version of Queen, which isn't much to begin with. Now, when everyone left, - although "Death of a Bachelor" was good - Brendon can finally fulfil his dream. The result? 3/10 at best. Rest in peace, Panic! at the Disco.
@@ismaill_l I'm not the original commenter but nothing is wrong with Queen- the issue is that Brendon is so obsessed with trying to recreate their sound that his songs end up sounding flat and boring.
Don't Let The Light Go Out is probably the best on the album, but every time the line "You're the only one who can operate my heavy machinery" comes on, i wanna cry.
It's wild to me that he wanted to pivot fully to pop when they very seriously could have refined their older sound and let the lyrics mature. They had solid storytelling and a good grasp of their aesthetic. I get that bands split over creative differences all the time, but it's pretty clear that he wasn't even 70% of the equation before and continues to push forward as 100% of a new problem
translation: panic would never have been shit without either ryan ross OR dallon weekes fuelling the best aesthetics and sounds behind Brendon’s shadow
@@tobiasheadrick8092 yes it was. that’s why ryan and john left. there was no beef at ALL and that drama started bc of a stalker. kenny was fired for being a pedo, brent was arrested, spencer left bc of drugs and dallon left to do his own thing. brendon WAS NOT the problem
I was a HUGE p!atd fan up until DOAB (no big reason, i stopped following them when i got into other genres), I still hold a lot of love for their early discography even when I listen to it now. I think Brendon does have a ton of vocal talent but that being said, HE DOES NOT NEED TO SING IN HIGH NOTES FOR AN ENTIRE SONG! We get it, he can sing but I think his lower register works for his voice much better. I'm also of the opinion that people would have much less of an issue with his last 2 albums if he just stopped using the p!atd name, it hurts to see a band I once loved get tarnished by this wannabe Queen/theater shit. I hope the hate for this album gives him somewhat of a wake-up call, but he's probably so far up his own ass he won't care.
While i get your point, P! hasn't been "emo" since like 2005. they always switch up the genre. It's not a genre issue, people just dont like the songs. Panic fits pftw and vlv
Pretty Odd was their best album. I don't think any song on that album was trash, and like you said, the sound was consistent. They're all pretty, unique, and creative.
The main thing I remember from listening to this album was the throbbing migraine I got from laughing SO hard during the entirety of Star Spangled Banger.
I feel like the theatrical/musical thing he thinks he’s pulling off here was done really well and with integrity on an album like folie à deux. He’s just simply a singer at the end of the day, he’s not a songwriter and he needs someone else’s direction. The best songs he’s ever written were on pretty odd following Ryan’s direction.
I started to be disinterested in his music starting a couple years ago, especially after High Hope was played everywhere all the damn time. His music became so grating on my ears to me personally. And then the thing that completely killed any interest I had in his music was seeing that video of him at a concert say that if he sees any girl after the concert, he’s gonna fuck them whether they want it or not. Super fucked thing to say, and I was completely okay with just not listening to his music anymore.
Oh yeah High Hope was okay but annoyingly overplayed. His 'Me' song with Taylor Swift is just bad. Idk how old that stuff is but man the 'spelling is fun' line is... idk how that got played on radio.
why does like, no one else remember the slew of accusations that were thrown at him like 2 years ago?? I remember that shit was all over the internet for a hot minute. But regardless, i feel the same. Around the time of High Hopes was when I lost interest in anything else new he's made. I still sometimes listen to older P!ATD tracks but its becoming more and more few and far between
@@squillz8310 I looked at it up a bit and lots of people are saying that it was faked, but I did find the info on the brendourie subreddit, so take it with a grain of salt.
I haven't seen a single fan of PATD actually like anything about this album. Its funny because at this point, the fandom kind of generally dislikes Urie lol
I took my daughter to see PATD about 5 years ago, she was 13 and is no longer a fan. 2 highlights- 1) He sang Girls Just Want to Have Fun 2) The whole second half of the show, he was just in leather pants 😉
As an ex-panic fan… it’s kind of satisfying to see him flop, but I’m upset that he did it with the panic name. He killed that band. He is the reason everyone left. Now all that’s left is the name
Even if you don’t like a band - or individual - it’s a little strange to be genuinely excited to see them fail. And I’m not defending him either, I am well aware of the fact that he’s been driving away members of the band for years now. But that doesn’t make it any less unhealthy to take enjoyment from someone else falling.
@@ninja_tony not to try to defend crazy behavior (which I guess just means ima bout to do that) but if I try to think about it, it’s kinda like watching a show you liked that ran for way too long for your liking and finally seeing it end. Like how the Flash is ending. Its better to watch it end now than continue it get worse. Not a 1 to 1 comparison, but trying to help the OP not sound like a psycho.
The thing I hate most is that during some of Brendon's livestreams, it was proven that he could still do good stuff. Some of those little snippets he revealed sounded better than anything this or "Pray For The Wicked". And yet, he gives us this hot garbage. So, it's not a matter of no talent or no creativity, it's a matter of not caring. (And yes, this may just be me being angry that we didn't get a metal album. But gosh darn it, that demo was great!)
@lonewanderer5627 Regarding the Queen influence- the thing is that Freddie Mercury with the rest of Queen were excellent at building momentum with their music. Freddie didn't belt 90% of the time and instead utilized different parts of his vocal range in the melody.
with "pray for the wicked" i was like "oh... not a big fan, but i at least like a couple of songs" but the new album,,, is just,,, what? it's like since he became a solo artist he's getting progressively worse, the lyrics fucking suck and he's constantly singing really high, seemingly just to show off he can do it. this is one of those albums you'll forget in a week _or_ remember for being awful lmao
Thats how i feel, Pray for the wicked had some very decent songs with the only one i really hate was high hopes Even when that album was him quitting completely the punk rock sound the "band" use to have
29:24 whoever made that death grips comparison deserves to get shoved into a locker. death grips being dark and depraved is what they do and their music is for edgy teens to adults. Panic at the disco safe is as hell pop music made for kids so Brendon throwing in a reference about self harm is out of place and in poor taste.
for real! it's not even relevant to the themes of the song! if something about Maggie was doing an actual exploration of what appears to be a woman and her abusive boyfriend and it mentioned how she's sad/depressed and the songs goes like I know what he does/how he makes you feel, like you want to slit your wrists. sure it's dark doesn't fucking work with the chorus or music but it would be thematically relevant to include it.
Exactly, it's probably the fattest L take I've ever seen. Such an obvious difference writing a song about struggling with mental battles and making a shocking line for the sake of being shocking.
Its always so amazing to see people with absolutely no reading (or listening i guess) comprehension whatsoever. Like if you showed them a song exploring the authors deep personal feelings about suicide vs. a one off comment about self harm in an otherwise upbeat song they genuinely would not be able to tell the difference between the two examples. Its like telling an NPC to interpret a song
This, after the last album, has officially killed all hope for Brendon to really mature as an artist. Dude is 35 and only seems like he's getting worse. He took 4 years to write an album that any of his peers, the one and only Tyler Joseph included, could have pumped out in less than one. There isn't a single redeemable lyric on the album, these vocals are far from his best, and the production and chord progressions are laughably simple. Anyone giving this higher than a 4 needs to have their Spotify banned. L release.
simple chord progressions can be done well. not every song needs some complicated shit. however, this album sucks so maybe that couldve made it .1% more interesting!
@@bonkknob3240 I completely agree with saying simple chord progressions can be done well, but for what this album was trying to be it doesn't really work imo. He needed to really wow with something complex and interesting to sell the album and he just doesn't do it.
say what you will about tyler joseph, but at least he tries with his music and even the most basic songs at least have some interesting production or structure.
My partner and I broke up recently and before we did they really liked this album, so seeing it get review bombed makes me happy in a schadenfreude sort of way :))
P!ATD used to be one of my most favourite bands, and I still find myself coming back to some of their older songs out of nostalgia. I genuinely think that Brendon has a great voice and generally has the potential to do great things. But it feels like his whole thing these days is "the bigger, the better". Him trying to flex his voice every second of every song makes them impossible to listen to in my opinion. In his previous albums, there was usually some sort of build-up to the more impressive vocals, making them just generally more exciting. It would be sooo much better if Brendon used some variety in his vocals and made use of his lower register. Another thing that also disappointed me was the instrumental in each of the songs. It was literally just background noise that Brendon sang over. I miss the songs where the instrumental was just as thought-out and exciting as the vocals, instead of being something to fill the bits of empty space with. I thought Pray for the Wicked was underwhelming, but it had some high points, despite it being a failed copy and paste of Death of a Bachelor. But unlike those albums, Viva Las Vengeance didn't have a single song I managed to listen to all the way through. So yeah, rest in peace, Panic! at the Disco
Agreed. DOAB was the last decent album. I used to be a dedicated Panic! fan, too. Saw them 4 times in concert, and I don’t think I’ll want to ever again. I still think V&V and Too Rare hold up, though.
@@AngelineProductions I agree! DOAB was actually a pretty good album, and now I guess it was also Brendon's peak as an individual artist. I really do like Panic's older albums though, especially Too Weird to Live, or Vices & Virtues. Many of the songs on those albums were written by Dallon though, so I guess that's what made them kinda special in my opinion. P!ATD's music really lost that charm after Brendon was left alone
i feel the biggest sin this album commits is being extremely derivative. Every single part of this project counts on you saying "oh, this reminds me this other good song, so by proxy this song is also good!" which is the most condescending thing any astist can do to their audience to give 'em the illusion of quality and appeal.
I kinda liked the beginning of the first song, but then I realized it was just reminding me of Bulletproof Heart by MCR, and I’m 95% sure Ive heard an even more similar song but can’t think of it currently.
Can you guys recommend me albums/songs that are better versions of these? I genuinely like the sound of Viva Las Vengeance but if it's just a ripoff I'd rather listen to the original
@@kajiko88 the album razzmatazz by "I don't know how but they found me" (it's a long name, I know) is what I was talking about. the whole band is great if you wanna check them out, they only have 1 album and 1 ep out at the moment.
as someone who used to be a brendon urie fanboy in high school (regret), he very much DOES wanna be freddy mercury because he not only has covered bohemian rhapsody, he's performed it like COUNTLESS TIMES on tour like he really wants to i can tell LMAOOOOO edit: ah...didnt watch the whole video thru and just got to that part. glad you've been informed already lol
This is one of the most ear-grating albums I've heard in a long time; if I heard this blasting in a supermarket I'd have to walk out lest I get a headache whilst perusing for some spinach.
@@123rockfan I actually quite enjoy the earlier work from panic at the disco, but since "high hopes" and it just being Brendan, to me personally there's been a quality drop off. One of the benefits of being in a group is having people to wrangle one another in, in older works I feel his voice is more in tune with the rest of the song's elements, but now it sounds overperformed and strained.
as someone who enjoyed all the albums before this (even pftw to an extent) this album didn’t do it for me at all, i feel like only theatre kids would enjoy it, specifically the ones who always got to flex their vibrato and be the center of attention 🎃
One of my most hated things about singers is having unnecessary vibrato on almost every word or line they sing. Like, you don't have to show us you can SING sing, we already know
I’ve been a fan of panic for years and this album did disappoint in my opinion but I feel like Brendon saw how much High Hopes did so well he decided to make it similar and he worked with a new studio group and it all just flopped down.
From all of the interviews he has done, it seems that he just wanted to write some stuff for fun based off his own musical preferences like 70s to 80s rock opera and Broadway music. Each album has a different sound and he does like experimenting so there will be albums some like and some dislike. Maybe his next album will be more to people's taste! As someone who grew up listening to rock opera and Broadway I think this album is fun but I know this type of music is an acquired taste.
I wasn't a fan of High Hopes when it came out. I thought it was annoying, and it only got more annoying the more I heard it. When it blew up, it was so obvious for me that, in some way, it was gonna influence what Brendon did next. It was disheartening. Hearing this album, it definitely veered him in a new direction, and most people seem to agree it was for the worse.
couldnt agree more and i think this album is brendon experimenting as the only way to get a hit song is to make it sound like every other song in the charts and this album is fresh and different to other "Hit Songs" from this year
I remember liking P!ATD years ago and Brendon too mostly. They’ve had some good songs. I didn’t really realize that everyone was leaving because of Brendon and how much he ruined the band till these past couple of years and I can clearly see it now as he’s been trying to make his own music. Not surprised the way this album turned out. I remember his last album too. Decreasing from the last. It’s all over.
This album sounds like Brendon can’t accept he’s not 18 anymore This is painfully theatercore but what else can I expect from Mr. Theatercore himself At least the titles of his songs don’t take a million years to read anymore, I genuinely appreciate that, that shit was obnoxious. That’s unrelated but when’s the next time I’m gonna comment on a video involving P!atD lol
Reminder that in the space of a year Waterparks was able to write the entire album of "Friendly Reminder", scrap it, then release "Fandom". All in a quarter of the time it took this album to be made
"Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks" was written by Ryan Ross 🥲 I also feel like the ppl saying this album "sounds like queen" haven't listened to anything other than Queen's top hits lmao. Most Queen songs have a different feel. Ex: Mother Love, My Melancholy Blues, Seven Seas Of Rhye, Nevermore, All Dead All Dead, etc. You could say that, sure, there's definitely parts that are similar, but overall it doesn't feel like the same vibe to me. Especially if you've actually truly listened to Queen.
This entire albums sounds like something Brendon made within 4-5 months during lockdown out of sheer boredom and forgot about it for a a good couple years until someone dug it up and reminded him of how much money he could make off of this afterthought from 2020.
Absolutely no objections from me to any criticism of his super overrated vocals. I adore Patrick Stump's voice and it used to drive me crazy when people compared them, even if I admit they have an element of similarity on the surface, cause when you listen to any song they both sing on the difference is profound. One has both a soul voice and so much soul in their voice and the other is Brendon Urie.
Patrick sounds genuine and organic, sometimes I literally replay parts of fob songs just to hear him sing because his voice sounds so smooth and matches the melody perfectly. Brendon Urie sounds fake and strained, specially in the past few years. He's always trying to show off his range but never connects with the music. He has some songs where he just lets his voice flow, and it sounds nice, but most of the time his vocals are boring and shallow.
As someone who saw both of them live in while deep in my emo phase, and saw Fall out boy live again recently, I couldnt agree more. Say what you want about the overall quality of fall out boy's music, they could probably get away with writing anything with a vocalist like that
The last minute of “One Of THOSE Nights” by The Cab is a perfect example of this tbh. Their voices are sooo different and it couldn’t be clearer than when you hear Patrick sing immediately after Brendon, it’s crazy. 🤯
@@digitalbritt2k EXACTLY! 😊 it's probably my favourite example. I love that the first time I ever heard it I was like 'ok maybe Patrick's voice is just super blended in or something...' and then it gets to his bit and I was just reminded once again how truly awesome his voice actually is and like you say especially in comparison to Brendon who is just....there. I love how just a few lines of him singing a guest vocal can lift and transform a whole song (stuff like Transit's All Your Heart for example).
The fact that this... product has a higher metascore than When The Pawn by Fiona Apple makes me want to lock myself in a nuclear bunker and eat the keys
you might have been told this already since uploading but Brendon actually recorded this album to tape instead of digitally like previous albums/the normal process for artists. which means he kinda had to be careful of bad takes because one bad take and he’d have to re-record from the start and he even said that he liked the way it sounds because it’s more ‘raw vocals’ or something idk - which would explain the poor-ness of the production and how flat everything sounds
saw the comment you hearted and i agree it very much does feel like hanging out with a friend i’ve been coming back to your channel when im sad and need a safe space since 2018 i love your content and i hope you’re doing well right now brad
i saw the VOD of this before it was claimed and i had a dream last night that the entire album except a few tracks were taken off of Spotify in an attempt to fix it and the label posted an apology on instagram or something
I have enjoyed panic over the years. I think Death of a Bachelor was the high. Then PFW came out and it turned me off. Then Viva Las Vengeance (the single) came out and I was excited. The other singles came out and I was concerned. I forgot the album came out. I finally heard it and... besides the opening song. It's mid at best. A 4 and that's only because the first song is that good. Otherwise its a 3. Disappointing to say the least
I was on UA-cam, watching some video while I was cooking, an ad comes on and I can’t skip because my hands are dirty. It’s some god awful 3 minute long song talking about sex in the middle of a break up. This has happened before, where I can’t skip and the ad is actually music, but usually it’s smaller unknown artists, so imagine my surprise hearing that nonsense on this album review.
I have a feeling this is gonna be panic's last album which in my opinion is ok because Brendon is dragging the band's name through the mud. I still can't believe that this is the same person who sang in a fever you can't sweat out. Idk what happened to him after 2016 but death of a bachelor was their last good album (pray for the wicked was too poppy for my taste and mediocre imo)
Ima tell you soemthing I saw it live and it was amazing. Hes an amazing singer. And the band he brought out was more than I've ever heard from him. He had violin, trumpets, bass, electric guitar, drums... It was beautiful to hear live music again.
I saw it live and it was amazing tbh, the band was huge and there was a lot of energy. He really killed it singing. I can understand that as a recorded album it isn't as impressive, thouch
I just came from the concert! He played most of these songs which I wasn’t familiar with. Everyone enjoyed the songs from previous albums better but live it was still fun
The "you're the only one who knows how to operate my heavy machinery" part reminds me of "my propeller won't spin and I can't get it started on my own, when are you arriving" from Arctic Monkeys😭😭😭
To be fair to Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys, he has insisted it isn't a euphemism. It's supposed to mean something else. Doesn't stop it from sounding like one, though
i was surprised the first was semi decent. i’m someone who hates panic for so many reasons (mainly it reminds me of this bitch friend i had), so the fact the first track had me mildly interested is impressive to me. but the rest of the album makes me wanna smash my phone
yeah the older i get the less i tolerate mediocrity. im bored with the mundaneness of life and would like to be entertained, and i dont get that with mediocrity
I think it's very easy to define. Bad music takes risks, and sometimes it's so bad that actually good, thus it's entertaining, or funny, or guilty-pleasure'y. Mid music is just... there. And no one couldn't care less
This album has Brendon's worst vocals by far, and Sad Clown is probably his single worst vocal performance by a mile, he just can't hit those notes anymore but he keeps trying and it sounds awful
Viva Las Vengeance is a banger. Love Sad Clown and Local God is ok. The album sounds like if Nickelodeon couldn't get the rights to a Queen song so they made their own. Or it also sounds like a Nick version of American Beauty American Psycho. The album covers even the same. Out of the Panic discography it's my second least favorite. Bass and drums are insane tho.
Honestly, I think they were at their best when their titles were so long and weird that trying to look up the song with your memory would be an absolute nightmare
Conspiracy theory: Maybe, just MAYBE…Brendon made this album on purpose. Maybe the goal was for people to be so critical that he loses attention and goes off the grid for his retirement from music. Lol I’ve been a massive fan of Panic for years but I have to agree, this album is brutal.
I don’t think it’s that hot of a take now to say that Brendon Urie’s greatest contribution to the world of art in the last decade is the song he wrote for the SpongeBob musical.
@@david6321 I feel like this was a long time coming, he already had some weird allegations flying around a couple years ago, and it kinda seems like he just never figured out how to bounce back his public image.
As my voice teacher was fond of saying, “Just because you can technically hit the note doesn’t mean anyone wants to hear you hit the note.” Vocal tone is so important on those high notes.
I totally agree that's a great point. Those high nights are awfully .... screechy? Idk how to describe it
That's some great advice, it applies to really any instrument
I know, right? I can’t believe that a tenor would have so much strain in his high notes, which should be in his tessitura (comfortable singing range). He just sucks.
Your just jealous
@@isaacsmith7432 or they’re just giving a valid critique? Lol
Brendon Urie wants to be Freddie Mercury, but instead he’s only Freddie Uranus.
real
hi. i had a crisis recently and i am in a mental hospital with limited access to my phone and this is getting me through those times. thank you for being so relatable its like im hanging out with a friend. so thank you brad
hang in there bud x
you got this
Lots of ❤❤❤, you got this dude
Stay safe. Hope you’re slowly but surely feeling more hopeful
Hope you're doing alright!
the funny thing with panic over the years becoming the Brendon Urie project is the fact when the band first started, brendon wasn’t an original member, and was brought in originally just for guitar, Ryan was singing, if I’m not mistaken, brendon singing Time To Dance is what changed everything
The good timeline is one where he never sang on that song so we didn’t get this 💀
I kinda thought he auditioned as the drummer which kinda makes it funnier
We love some ancient Panic! lore
Brendon's vocals and Ryan's lyrics were a perfect combo
@@pauldanielalmenana1892 didn't Brendon record the drums on this album?
"You're the only one that knows how to operate my heavy machinery"
is one of the lyrics of all time
i can’t help but think of it as a dick joke other than anything else. i just can’t take brendon urie seriously lol
I don’t even know what you mean but I agree
@@hanazahran76 they’re talking about a lyric from the 3rd song in the album
27:52 as Brad miserably holds his head in his hands from the cringe , then looks up in stunned disbelief hearing “🎶makes me want to slit my wrists” sung in such a jaunty, carefree way -Brad's hilarious.
“Your the only one that’s forklift certified”
This is my biggest fear ever. Actually getting to be a well known and overall respected artist just to end up SO self absorbed and out of touch with reallity it physically makes everyone collectivelly cringe. I would 100% have a full on panic atack if I realized I put out something like this and it was to late to go back.
A panic attack at the disco?
@@hellomynamesninooo6017 I knew someone was gonna point that out 😭
@@ima_jesus I'm surprised no one's done it, your original comment was 2 weeks ago lmao. I just can't pass up a good set up for a pun ;)
@@hellomynamesninooo6017 And I just can’t blame you at all honestly! I’m glad to find a fellow kitchen nightmares enjoyer btw
Fever was an amazing album. Everything after was sub par. Couldn't handle listening to Brandon saying hes made it so I stopped caring for this guy.
Brendon was just burning me out with his notes. Trying to make every song this grand thing to showcase his high pitched vocal runs at every given chance. And he's been having trouble trying to sing these songs live lately.
i went to listen to the album bc i had to take my sibling to see him preform and i had to stop bc he sounded like he was straining his voice so badly it was uncomfortable to listen to
His live vocals are perfection
The good timeline is the one where Ryan and Jon never leave the band and the continue to experiment each album.
Hot take but as a non-patd fan I think Brendon has an AMAZING voice. I just think he developed a talent over the past several years for finding all of the worst ways to use it and none of the right ways.
As a questioning-patd fan (it gets worse each release), I agree. I think Brendon’s lower registers sound smooth and refined, and there’s even some times when his belting is great and appropriate for the song. But he’s just been so hell-bent on trying to show off his vocals on every song for the past 3 albums, and it very rarely sounds good on any of the tracks
Couldn’t say it better myself. Great voice, terribly misused. A big shame
i think DOAB showcases his range best of any of the albums, all these later ones where hes trying to hard to show off and the mixing is horrible is just what makes it so bad
His voice is incredible, he just can’t do anything interesting with it on his own
As a Panic fan, I agree with EVERYTHING you said
I once read that “Brendon Urie is an amazing musician but terrible songwriter, whereas Mark Hoppus is a terrible musician but amazing songwriter” and it’s the most accurate thing ever
Mark hoppus is not an amazing songwriter
@@lostmyedge_ he wrote adam's song bro
@@lostmyedge_ true but he has written amazing shit, like adams song is probably the best thing he’ll ever write
Eh I wouldn’t call Mark a “terrible musician” or an “amazing songwriter”. I’d say “mediocre-to-decent musician” and “pretty good songwriter”
"Adam's Song", "No, It isn't", "Dogs Eating Dogs", "Stay Together For The Kids", and the entirety of the blink-182 self titled are pretty fucking solid in my book by Mark's work.
My Chemical Romance used a Queen influence in The Black Parade, but it WORKED. Unlike Brendon Urie, the MCR guys made it their OWN. That's what makes them so great. And when they were losing inspiration, they broke up in 2013. If you can't write good music, either disband, or go on hiatus. That's what Brendon should've done. Now that MCR is back, their newest song is AMAZING! It actually sounds like something a 40-something-year-old would write. Gerard Way has really matured and grown as a lyricist.
Why did you randomly memory hole their shit albums before the break up? They lost inspiration way before they broke up if your bar for it is good music.
plus, foundations of decay successfully returns mcr to their roots and shows that they have a reason for being together. brendon urie has no reason to be in music other than riding the coattails of his bandmates and being abandoned in the spotlight.
@@II-wu7mx what shit albums? they’re all bangers
@@erinc904 if we’re just being unserious then so are all of patd’s and there’s no point in any of these UA-cam music review channels getting traffic.
Meh. Everything after their second album is hot garbage theater kid music
Urie was great with his deep, Sinatra type vibe in Death of a Bachelor, but sometimes I personally feel that when he goes too high it’s a bit much 😅
The thing with DoaB, especially the song, is that he mixes the highs and lows to create interest. This was all high and ended up being the same few notes cause he refused to go any lower and couldn't go any higher
@@axolirvin971 Agreed. A good melody IMO needs to have a nice balance of high and low notes. If you are only using your higher register (that too only the extremes), the entire melody is going to sound monodynamic, as if you are just yelling your lyrics throughout.
coming back to this after panic! disbanded, and the fact that this is the band's final album is nothing short of a shakespearean tragedy.
and before anyone beats me to it, we all know they write sins not tragedies
“”“disbanded”””
p!atd disbanding is just brendon urie talking to himself.
I relistened to Pretty Odd today and I instantly saw a consistent focus on production, harmony, and overall quality. You can admit that the earlier stuff still isn't the most amazing thing, but you can't deny that the earlier stuff had Panic! at their most consistent. So basically what I'm saying is that Panic! was better as a band.
thanks to Ryan Ross who wrote most of the songs
I listened to The Young Veins after listening to this album - you can see where the talent was in P!ATD and it wasn’t Brendon Urie 🙈
The creativity was just through the roof with A fever and Pretty odd. On top of that the songwriting was much much better. Ryan and Brendon seemed like a talented force: Ryan being the songwriter with clever lyrics and Brendon being the fantastic vocalist who can give a theatrical performance
@@blink182lives100 100% agree
not to mention, ryan was a much better writer than brendon ever was
this album feels like an audition tape for the spot Adam Lambert has with Queen, like Brendon didn't know the position had already been filled or he is jealous that he wasn't picked
this is honestly the most accurate depiction of what is going on
I f*cking love this comment.
Brendon Urie writes like a youth pastor trying not to talk about Jesus for an hour.
PLEASE
YES except he's atheist
I went back and re-listened to the album and I've come to the conclusion that it's specifically for that one kid in high school choir that always gets the solos. You know the one I'm talking about. This album was made to give that kid a huge ego boost.
it’s giving Rachel Berry: The Album
i love this album tbh
I don't feel like I'm listening to PATD but it's like they're trying to be something they're not. I wanna listen to PATD, not Bohemian Rhapsody: the album😄
@@Uub27 I'm glad someone does!!
this album is like when you eat stale popcorn like its not great but i guess i can do it
Life is too short to listen to music that feels like a chore to get through. Lol
😭
i laughed so hard at this bc of how painfully accurate it is
Oh my gosh…this is it! This is exactly how it feels!
This genuinely made me giggle bc it’s so true
Fans bullied him so hard homeboy disintegrated the project.
Also that last donation of "The last 3 song titles perfectly sum up his career" was just amazing
47:03 for anyone wondering
That was a genius observation and it blew my mind. So good
I watched that live in the middle of the night and really chuckled
🙄
I caught that at the end of the live stream and was crying laughing
LMAOOOO they're right
I like how almost no one says "new Panic! at the Disco album", everyone says "this new Brendon Urie album sucks". The band had its own sound, Brendon has always wanted to be the new shitty version of Queen, which isn't much to begin with. Now, when everyone left, - although "Death of a Bachelor" was good - Brendon can finally fulfil his dream. The result? 3/10 at best. Rest in peace, Panic! at the Disco.
The Disco never need so much Panic!
idk im one of the few ppl who liked pray for the wicked but this new album is fucking boring garbage lmfao
what's wrong with queen bruh
@@ismaill_l I'm not the original commenter but nothing is wrong with Queen- the issue is that Brendon is so obsessed with trying to recreate their sound that his songs end up sounding flat and boring.
@@ghosty8193 oh okay thank u
Don't Let The Light Go Out is probably the best on the album, but every time the line "You're the only one who can operate my heavy machinery" comes on, i wanna cry.
It's wild to me that he wanted to pivot fully to pop when they very seriously could have refined their older sound and let the lyrics mature. They had solid storytelling and a good grasp of their aesthetic. I get that bands split over creative differences all the time, but it's pretty clear that he wasn't even 70% of the equation before and continues to push forward as 100% of a new problem
translation: panic would never have been shit without either ryan ross OR dallon weekes fuelling the best aesthetics and sounds behind Brendon’s shadow
@@sp0ngeb00b7 literally
But it wasn’t “creative differences” Brendon was 100% the reason the band broke up the fact that he’s a bad person
@@tobiasheadrick8092 because you were there
@@tobiasheadrick8092 yes it was. that’s why ryan and john left. there was no beef at ALL and that drama started bc of a stalker. kenny was fired for being a pedo, brent was arrested, spencer left bc of drugs and dallon left to do his own thing.
brendon WAS NOT the problem
I was a HUGE p!atd fan up until DOAB (no big reason, i stopped following them when i got into other genres), I still hold a lot of love for their early discography even when I listen to it now. I think Brendon does have a ton of vocal talent but that being said, HE DOES NOT NEED TO SING IN HIGH NOTES FOR AN ENTIRE SONG! We get it, he can sing but I think his lower register works for his voice much better. I'm also of the opinion that people would have much less of an issue with his last 2 albums if he just stopped using the p!atd name, it hurts to see a band I once loved get tarnished by this wannabe Queen/theater shit. I hope the hate for this album gives him somewhat of a wake-up call, but he's probably so far up his own ass he won't care.
Exactly how I feel
Panic! at the Disco and theater go hand in hand though and always have. That’s not really the issue here imo.
While i get your point, P! hasn't been "emo" since like 2005. they always switch up the genre. It's not a genre issue, people just dont like the songs. Panic fits pftw and vlv
@@carleymattear6686 brendon urie fits pftw and vlv, not panic
Pretty Odd was their best album. I don't think any song on that album was trash, and like you said, the sound was consistent. They're all pretty, unique, and creative.
this album feels like a movie animated by Illumination Studios, developed off the concept of a now defunct NFT
The main thing I remember from listening to this album was the throbbing migraine I got from laughing SO hard during the entirety of Star Spangled Banger.
i can second this, literally dying of laughter rn
Me but with "Sad Clown"
that song, oh god...
i i i i have a migraine and my pain will range from up down and sideways
the description aged so well
I feel like the theatrical/musical thing he thinks he’s pulling off here was done really well and with integrity on an album like folie à deux. He’s just simply a singer at the end of the day, he’s not a songwriter and he needs someone else’s direction. The best songs he’s ever written were on pretty odd following Ryan’s direction.
I started to be disinterested in his music starting a couple years ago, especially after High Hope was played everywhere all the damn time. His music became so grating on my ears to me personally.
And then the thing that completely killed any interest I had in his music was seeing that video of him at a concert say that if he sees any girl after the concert, he’s gonna fuck them whether they want it or not. Super fucked thing to say, and I was completely okay with just not listening to his music anymore.
he would’ve said that in like 2012/2013 since it was on the Vices tour, he’s been rotten for a very long time
Oh yeah High Hope was okay but annoyingly overplayed. His 'Me' song with Taylor Swift is just bad. Idk how old that stuff is but man the 'spelling is fun' line is... idk how that got played on radio.
@@Goozero1 omg, don’t even remind me about that song. What a garbage song
why does like, no one else remember the slew of accusations that were thrown at him like 2 years ago?? I remember that shit was all over the internet for a hot minute. But regardless, i feel the same. Around the time of High Hopes was when I lost interest in anything else new he's made. I still sometimes listen to older P!ATD tracks but its becoming more and more few and far between
@@squillz8310 I looked at it up a bit and lots of people are saying that it was faked, but I did find the info on the brendourie subreddit, so take it with a grain of salt.
I haven't seen a single fan of PATD actually like anything about this album. Its funny because at this point, the fandom kind of generally dislikes Urie lol
I took my daughter to see PATD about 5 years ago, she was 13 and is no longer a fan. 2 highlights-
1) He sang Girls Just Want to Have Fun
2) The whole second half of the show, he was just in leather pants 😉
I'm a patd fan and I love sugar soaker, dltlgo, vlv. It's not even that bad of an album bruh
@@awdekkviva las vengeance, god killer rock and roll, local god, say it louder are excellent
@@redwingdog22 yeah the whole albums overhated tbh LOL its pretty damn good
As an ex-panic fan… it’s kind of satisfying to see him flop, but I’m upset that he did it with the panic name. He killed that band. He is the reason everyone left. Now all that’s left is the name
I agree
Same
Not even an ex-fan, I only ever liked Tragedies and couldn't name a single other song but I agree nonetheless 😄
Even if you don’t like a band - or individual - it’s a little strange to be genuinely excited to see them fail. And I’m not defending him either, I am well aware of the fact that he’s been driving away members of the band for years now. But that doesn’t make it any less unhealthy to take enjoyment from someone else falling.
@@ninja_tony not to try to defend crazy behavior (which I guess just means ima bout to do that) but if I try to think about it, it’s kinda like watching a show you liked that ran for way too long for your liking and finally seeing it end. Like how the Flash is ending. Its better to watch it end now than continue it get worse.
Not a 1 to 1 comparison, but trying to help the OP not sound like a psycho.
The thing I hate most is that during some of Brendon's livestreams, it was proven that he could still do good stuff. Some of those little snippets he revealed sounded better than anything this or "Pray For The Wicked". And yet, he gives us this hot garbage. So, it's not a matter of no talent or no creativity, it's a matter of not caring.
(And yes, this may just be me being angry that we didn't get a metal album. But gosh darn it, that demo was great!)
@lonewanderer5627 Regarding the Queen influence- the thing is that Freddie Mercury with the rest of Queen were excellent at building momentum with their music. Freddie didn't belt 90% of the time and instead utilized different parts of his vocal range in the melody.
Panic’s original bass player that left after the first album and sued for his pay looks like the smartest one now
In celebration of him finally laying the dead horse to rest, lets watch some good brendon urie slander
Thank you for your service brad
Cheers
What is wrong with you?
@@umairashraf5167 disliking brendon urie is not wrong.
@@lenap319 and liking him isn't wrong either
with "pray for the wicked" i was like "oh... not a big fan, but i at least like a couple of songs" but the new album,,, is just,,, what? it's like since he became a solo artist he's getting progressively worse, the lyrics fucking suck and he's constantly singing really high, seemingly just to show off he can do it. this is one of those albums you'll forget in a week _or_ remember for being awful lmao
pray for the wicked was good imo, loads of bops but no match for earlier works like vices virtues is straight crack to listen to
Thats how i feel, Pray for the wicked had some very decent songs with the only one i really hate was high hopes Even when that album was him quitting completely the punk rock sound the "band" use to have
29:24 whoever made that death grips comparison deserves to get shoved into a locker. death grips being dark and depraved is what they do and their music is for edgy teens to adults. Panic at the disco safe is as hell pop music made for kids so Brendon throwing in a reference about self harm is out of place and in poor taste.
that’s somehow a worse comparison to brendan himself comparing panic! to the dead kennedys
for real! it's not even relevant to the themes of the song! if something about Maggie was doing an actual exploration of what appears to be a woman and her abusive boyfriend and it mentioned how she's sad/depressed and the songs goes like I know what he does/how he makes you feel, like you want to slit your wrists. sure it's dark doesn't fucking work with the chorus or music but it would be thematically relevant to include it.
Exactly, it's probably the fattest L take I've ever seen.
Such an obvious difference writing a song about struggling with mental battles and making a shocking line for the sake of being shocking.
Its always so amazing to see people with absolutely no reading (or listening i guess) comprehension whatsoever. Like if you showed them a song exploring the authors deep personal feelings about suicide vs. a one off comment about self harm in an otherwise upbeat song they genuinely would not be able to tell the difference between the two examples. Its like telling an NPC to interpret a song
what Death Grips song were they talking about? Ive been scrolling for so long and nobody has mentioned it lmao
Here before this video gets deleted again lol
This, after the last album, has officially killed all hope for Brendon to really mature as an artist. Dude is 35 and only seems like he's getting worse. He took 4 years to write an album that any of his peers, the one and only Tyler Joseph included, could have pumped out in less than one. There isn't a single redeemable lyric on the album, these vocals are far from his best, and the production and chord progressions are laughably simple. Anyone giving this higher than a 4 needs to have their Spotify banned. L release.
simple chord progressions can be done well. not every song needs some complicated shit. however, this album sucks so maybe that couldve made it .1% more interesting!
@@bonkknob3240 I completely agree with saying simple chord progressions can be done well, but for what this album was trying to be it doesn't really work imo. He needed to really wow with something complex and interesting to sell the album and he just doesn't do it.
say what you will about tyler joseph, but at least he tries with his music and even the most basic songs at least have some interesting production or structure.
wow, this review was just savage. Damn.
Agree
My partner and I broke up recently and before we did they really liked this album, so seeing it get review bombed makes me happy in a schadenfreude sort of way :))
That’s a red flag that they even liked it 😂 😂 wish you healing, friend ♥️
P!ATD used to be one of my most favourite bands, and I still find myself coming back to some of their older songs out of nostalgia. I genuinely think that Brendon has a great voice and generally has the potential to do great things. But it feels like his whole thing these days is "the bigger, the better". Him trying to flex his voice every second of every song makes them impossible to listen to in my opinion. In his previous albums, there was usually some sort of build-up to the more impressive vocals, making them just generally more exciting. It would be sooo much better if Brendon used some variety in his vocals and made use of his lower register. Another thing that also disappointed me was the instrumental in each of the songs. It was literally just background noise that Brendon sang over. I miss the songs where the instrumental was just as thought-out and exciting as the vocals, instead of being something to fill the bits of empty space with. I thought Pray for the Wicked was underwhelming, but it had some high points, despite it being a failed copy and paste of Death of a Bachelor. But unlike those albums, Viva Las Vengeance didn't have a single song I managed to listen to all the way through. So yeah, rest in peace, Panic! at the Disco
Agreed. DOAB was the last decent album. I used to be a dedicated Panic! fan, too. Saw them 4 times in concert, and I don’t think I’ll want to ever again. I still think V&V and Too Rare hold up, though.
@@AngelineProductions I agree! DOAB was actually a pretty good album, and now I guess it was also Brendon's peak as an individual artist. I really do like Panic's older albums though, especially Too Weird to Live, or Vices & Virtues. Many of the songs on those albums were written by Dallon though, so I guess that's what made them kinda special in my opinion. P!ATD's music really lost that charm after Brendon was left alone
@@okameinkooo 100% agreed. V&V and Too Rare are Panic!’s best, imo
exactly
i feel the biggest sin this album commits is being extremely derivative. Every single part of this project counts on you saying "oh, this reminds me this other good song, so by proxy this song is also good!" which is the most condescending thing any astist can do to their audience to give 'em the illusion of quality and appeal.
I kinda liked the beginning of the first song, but then I realized it was just reminding me of Bulletproof Heart by MCR, and I’m 95% sure Ive heard an even more similar song but can’t think of it currently.
@@AnnoyingOrange420 idk how well you know them but parts of it sounded like clusterhug by idkhow but they found me
Can you guys recommend me albums/songs that are better versions of these? I genuinely like the sound of Viva Las Vengeance but if it's just a ripoff I'd rather listen to the original
@@kajiko88 the album razzmatazz by "I don't know how but they found me" (it's a long name, I know) is what I was talking about. the whole band is great if you wanna check them out, they only have 1 album and 1 ep out at the moment.
@@kajiko88 A Night at the Opera by Queen
the cut to flaming lips really showed me the difference between soul in an instrument to something done just for the paycheck, fantastic example Brad.
The chat after the “Sweet little kitten” line had be laughing so hard i started violently coughing
"We are the new Dead Kennedys"
-Brandon Urine
Bruh who tf is Brendon Urie to complain about rock n roll being dead?
"Don't Let The Light Go Out" = "Ripped Pants" Chef's kiss.
Brendon needs to just let the Panic name die and go do his metal album he’s thrown around, under an anonymous title
as someone who used to be a brendon urie fanboy in high school (regret), he very much DOES wanna be freddy mercury because he not only has covered bohemian rhapsody, he's performed it like COUNTLESS TIMES on tour like he really wants to i can tell LMAOOOOO
edit: ah...didnt watch the whole video thru and just got to that part. glad you've been informed already lol
I don't, I think Brendan has a great voice
@@umairashraf5167 that doesnt negate the wannabe aspect, also he essentially ruined his own voice by not taking care of it anyways 🤷🏽
@@jeremywaygay what's with your wannabe aspect? It's obviously inspired so let it be ,I love the inspired and the voice you dont,your loss
@@umairashraf5167inspired and carbon copy are two different things.
@@jeremywaygay this is definitely inspired
You know the saying “good artists create, great artists steal” I guess he didn’t get you’re supposed to put your own twist on it when you steal ideas
Can we appreciate Brad giving us the yassification of Queen with this album reaction
Queen was already yassified bc Freddie Mercury this is just the Target pride collection version of Queen
This is one of the most ear-grating albums I've heard in a long time; if I heard this blasting in a supermarket I'd have to walk out lest I get a headache whilst perusing for some spinach.
Do you dislike glam rock in general? Or is it just Brendan’s voice?
@@123rockfan I actually quite enjoy the earlier work from panic at the disco, but since "high hopes" and it just being Brendan, to me personally there's been a quality drop off. One of the benefits of being in a group is having people to wrangle one another in, in older works I feel his voice is more in tune with the rest of the song's elements, but now it sounds overperformed and strained.
do u jus not like the theater aspect?
@@carleymattear6686 Nah, I like some "theater-core" stuff, Brad rags on Tally Hall but some of their stuff I quite enjoy.
Do you dislike certain brands of spinach which causes you to peruse for the specific spinach you prefer?
as someone who enjoyed all the albums before this (even pftw to an extent) this album didn’t do it for me at all, i feel like only theatre kids would enjoy it, specifically the ones who always got to flex their vibrato and be the center of attention 🎃
One of my most hated things about singers is having unnecessary vibrato on almost every word or line they sing. Like, you don't have to show us you can SING sing, we already know
Brendon used to encourage ppl to pirate the songs if they didn't have the money. Weird how now he seems to feel different 🧐
wait- i had a stroke reading the last sentence😭 i don rlly get it
@@sir.cumsalot Weird now how Brendon, Urie is weirder than it involving now weirder it
@@sir.cumsalot fixed it 😅
I’ve been a fan of panic for years and this album did disappoint in my opinion but I feel like Brendon saw how much High Hopes did so well he decided to make it similar and he worked with a new studio group and it all just flopped down.
i dont think it flopped tbh its still good, to each their own
From all of the interviews he has done, it seems that he just wanted to write some stuff for fun based off his own musical preferences like 70s to 80s rock opera and Broadway music. Each album has a different sound and he does like experimenting so there will be albums some like and some dislike. Maybe his next album will be more to people's taste! As someone who grew up listening to rock opera and Broadway I think this album is fun but I know this type of music is an acquired taste.
I wasn't a fan of High Hopes when it came out. I thought it was annoying, and it only got more annoying the more I heard it. When it blew up, it was so obvious for me that, in some way, it was gonna influence what Brendon did next. It was disheartening. Hearing this album, it definitely veered him in a new direction, and most people seem to agree it was for the worse.
Ye nothing or noones perfect but his voice is amazing theres no getting away with that
*NEVER* blame an artist for their label copyright striking. Big uh oh on your part Brad.
I agree with this
I remember once a few years ago, Brendon Urie got hit with a copyright strike for playing his OWN SONG on his twitch account, so yeah not his fault
@@JackieNoBones Thats actually quite funny
@@n0body550 same happened to the Napster critics Metallica when doing a live stream concert on Twitch. Man, this shit really writes itself
couldnt agree more and i think this album is brendon experimenting as the only way to get a hit song is to make it sound like every other song in the charts and this album is fresh and different to other "Hit Songs" from this year
male manipulator goes to the beach type beat omg
I will say this until the day I die, Brendon Urie is the Emo version of Chad Kroeger.
What?
Ok, thats a bit much
I remember liking P!ATD years ago and Brendon too mostly. They’ve had some good songs. I didn’t really realize that everyone was leaving because of Brendon and how much he ruined the band till these past couple of years and I can clearly see it now as he’s been trying to make his own music. Not surprised the way this album turned out. I remember his last album too. Decreasing from the last. It’s all over.
this album would be 100% better if it was made by 100gecs
You could say that about most albums though.
@@jeremyusreevu237 Based as usual
"Mom, I want Queen"
"We have Queen at home"
Queen at home:
This album sounds like Brendon can’t accept he’s not 18 anymore
This is painfully theatercore but what else can I expect from Mr. Theatercore himself
At least the titles of his songs don’t take a million years to read anymore, I genuinely appreciate that, that shit was obnoxious. That’s unrelated but when’s the next time I’m gonna comment on a video involving P!atD lol
I was such a huge panic fan some years ago, but now I can't stop feeling embarrassed
some years ago they made actually decent music
@@holysoup2954 yeah the first albums were great
Reminder that in the space of a year Waterparks was able to write the entire album of "Friendly Reminder", scrap it, then release "Fandom". All in a quarter of the time it took this album to be made
"Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks" was written by Ryan Ross 🥲
I also feel like the ppl saying this album "sounds like queen" haven't listened to anything other than Queen's top hits lmao. Most Queen songs have a different feel. Ex: Mother Love, My Melancholy Blues, Seven Seas Of Rhye, Nevermore, All Dead All Dead, etc. You could say that, sure, there's definitely parts that are similar, but overall it doesn't feel like the same vibe to me. Especially if you've actually truly listened to Queen.
This really does feel like the Queen album you ordered off Wish. Specifically, an off-brand version of A Night At The Opera.
In Local God, it kinda sounds like he's shouting "Bakugan, Bakugan!"
this album really hits me right in my "i miss ryan ross" and "old panic" wounds from middle school. holy.
This entire albums sounds like something Brendon made within 4-5 months during lockdown out of sheer boredom and forgot about it for a a good couple years until someone dug it up
and reminded him of how much money he could make off of this afterthought from 2020.
Absolutely no objections from me to any criticism of his super overrated vocals. I adore Patrick Stump's voice and it used to drive me crazy when people compared them, even if I admit they have an element of similarity on the surface, cause when you listen to any song they both sing on the difference is profound. One has both a soul voice and so much soul in their voice and the other is Brendon Urie.
Patrick sounds genuine and organic, sometimes I literally replay parts of fob songs just to hear him sing because his voice sounds so smooth and matches the melody perfectly.
Brendon Urie sounds fake and strained, specially in the past few years. He's always trying to show off his range but never connects with the music. He has some songs where he just lets his voice flow, and it sounds nice, but most of the time his vocals are boring and shallow.
As someone who saw both of them live in while deep in my emo phase, and saw Fall out boy live again recently, I couldnt agree more. Say what you want about the overall quality of fall out boy's music, they could probably get away with writing anything with a vocalist like that
The last minute of “One Of THOSE Nights” by The Cab is a perfect example of this tbh. Their voices are sooo different and it couldn’t be clearer than when you hear Patrick sing immediately after Brendon, it’s crazy. 🤯
@@digitalbritt2k EXACTLY! 😊 it's probably my favourite example. I love that the first time I ever heard it I was like 'ok maybe Patrick's voice is just super blended in or something...' and then it gets to his bit and I was just reminded once again how truly awesome his voice actually is and like you say especially in comparison to Brendon who is just....there. I love how just a few lines of him singing a guest vocal can lift and transform a whole song (stuff like Transit's All Your Heart for example).
Overrated? He has a 4 octave range lmao
The fact that this... product has a higher metascore than When The Pawn by Fiona Apple makes me want to lock myself in a nuclear bunker and eat the keys
If you told me that the vocals were recorded in a single day, I would believe that.
I will never tire of the Brad Demon coming to take souls.
you might have been told this already since uploading but Brendon actually recorded this album to tape instead of digitally like previous albums/the normal process for artists. which means he kinda had to be careful of bad takes because one bad take and he’d have to re-record from the start and he even said that he liked the way it sounds because it’s more ‘raw vocals’ or something idk - which would explain the poor-ness of the production and how flat everything sounds
Hey brad, just wanted to say thank you for the love man, you’re the greatest youtuber ive watched.
Hope you’re doing better
At least a little bit after today
@@BradTasteInMusicOfficial im doing much better, legoshi helped my day feel better in discord, thanks to him as well.
i miss brendon's voice on pretty odd, he wasn't tryna be flashy but it still sounded really nice and it's good to sing along to
same, and a fever you can't sweat out
It’s like if clockwork orange had no deeper meaning and was just Alex killing people with the droogs for an hour and dancing around
saw the comment you hearted and i agree it very much does feel like hanging out with a friend
i’ve been coming back to your channel when im sad and need a safe space since 2018 i love your content and i hope you’re doing well right now brad
This album was enough to kill Panic for good lol
i saw the VOD of this before it was claimed and i had a dream last night that the entire album except a few tracks were taken off of Spotify in an attempt to fix it and the label posted an apology on instagram or something
I have enjoyed panic over the years. I think Death of a Bachelor was the high. Then PFW came out and it turned me off. Then Viva Las Vengeance (the single) came out and I was excited. The other singles came out and I was concerned. I forgot the album came out. I finally heard it and... besides the opening song. It's mid at best. A 4 and that's only because the first song is that good. Otherwise its a 3. Disappointing to say the least
I was on UA-cam, watching some video while I was cooking, an ad comes on and I can’t skip because my hands are dirty. It’s some god awful 3 minute long song talking about sex in the middle of a break up.
This has happened before, where I can’t skip and the ad is actually music, but usually it’s smaller unknown artists, so imagine my surprise hearing that nonsense on this album review.
Every major music publisher gave this album a positive review which is so strange to me
I was surprised NME gave it a high score. That major music publisher are usually hard to please. Well, if they are reviewing mainstream music that is.
I have a feeling this is gonna be panic's last album which in my opinion is ok because Brendon is dragging the band's name through the mud. I still can't believe that this is the same person who sang in a fever you can't sweat out. Idk what happened to him after 2016 but death of a bachelor was their last good album (pray for the wicked was too poppy for my taste and mediocre imo)
Say what you want about the album as a whole, It honestly seems like a fun one to perform live imo
Ima tell you soemthing I saw it live and it was amazing. Hes an amazing singer. And the band he brought out was more than I've ever heard from him. He had violin, trumpets, bass, electric guitar, drums... It was beautiful to hear live music again.
exactly. i think this album is meant for live performance rather than studio-recording listening
I just saw it performed last night and I wasn’t impressed. I loved all the other songs he played but this album was just NOT it
I saw it live and it was amazing tbh, the band was huge and there was a lot of energy. He really killed it singing. I can understand that as a recorded album it isn't as impressive, thouch
I was looking at the band’s nominations and they somehow won “NME Award for Worst Band (2007, 2008)”
LMAOOOOO
I just came from the concert! He played most of these songs which I wasn’t familiar with. Everyone enjoyed the songs from previous albums better but live it was still fun
It was a great concert. I loved the incorporation of a string section and trumpets. I haven't seen a band play those instruments in a while.
broken urinal is my favorite artist!!
The album was so bad, their UA-cam comments were depressingly negative that I stopped reading a quarter way through because I felt bad for Brendon
Pretty sure he's a narcissist, maybe he could use some criticism.
@@WinterReflections i mean... yeah. it doesn't take much listening to tell that this album is shit. he needs to understand why.
@@WinterReflections pretty sure? You don't Know him
@@pyro3215 yas werq elia 😩😩 doing brandon hugbox theatercore urie proud
The "you're the only one who knows how to operate my heavy machinery" part reminds me of "my propeller won't spin and I can't get it started on my own, when are you arriving" from Arctic Monkeys😭😭😭
To be fair to Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys, he has insisted it isn't a euphemism. It's supposed to mean something else. Doesn't stop it from sounding like one, though
i was surprised the first was semi decent. i’m someone who hates panic for so many reasons (mainly it reminds me of this bitch friend i had), so the fact the first track had me mildly interested is impressive to me. but the rest of the album makes me wanna smash my phone
tbh i don’t think this album is bad, it’s just some of the most mid music imaginable. and that may be worse than bad for some people.
You summed it up perfectly.
yeah the older i get the less i tolerate mediocrity. im bored with the mundaneness of life and would like to be entertained, and i dont get that with mediocrity
I think it's very easy to define. Bad music takes risks, and sometimes it's so bad that actually good, thus it's entertaining, or funny, or guilty-pleasure'y. Mid music is just... there. And no one couldn't care less
its like being on broadway became his whole personality
This album has Brendon's worst vocals by far, and Sad Clown is probably his single worst vocal performance by a mile, he just can't hit those notes anymore but he keeps trying and it sounds awful
"queen isn't bad, they're just boring" is one of the most insane takes i have ever heard lmao
It kinda shows how narrow of a mindset Brad has with music
I slightly agree with that just because I personally have listened to way too much but still got a lot of hype engaging songs
This man also thinks Can’t Hold Us is boring.
@@jeremyusreevu237 by macklemore?
@@natedude95 Yes. That Can't Hold Us.
Viva Las Vengeance is a banger. Love Sad Clown and Local God is ok. The album sounds like if Nickelodeon couldn't get the rights to a Queen song so they made their own. Or it also sounds like a Nick version of American Beauty American Psycho. The album covers even the same. Out of the Panic discography it's my second least favorite. Bass and drums are insane tho.
Honestly, I think they were at their best when their titles were so long and weird that trying to look up the song with your memory would be an absolute nightmare
Mid life crisis: the album.
accurate
Brad between this and Hivemind im loving newer UA-cam music creators, love love love your work!
Pain! At The Disco
Conspiracy theory: Maybe, just MAYBE…Brendon made this album on purpose. Maybe the goal was for people to be so critical that he loses attention and goes off the grid for his retirement from music.
Lol I’ve been a massive fan of Panic for years but I have to agree, this album is brutal.
I don’t think it’s that hot of a take now to say that Brendon Urie’s greatest contribution to the world of art in the last decade is the song he wrote for the SpongeBob musical.
to be fair, that song is also pretty great to the point where i don't get how he failed so badly at making broadway-influenced songs in his albums.
Oh come on, don't take all the credit away just because he fell off in the past few years. Things just started getting weird after Death of a Bachelor
@@david6321 I feel like this was a long time coming, he already had some weird allegations flying around a couple years ago, and it kinda seems like he just never figured out how to bounce back his public image.