I couldn’t head to bed without getting my thoughts about the new Panic! at the Disco record down and out of my head. Okay, I could’ve easily laid down 10 minutes before I opened this Word doc, but that may be due to the end of Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! Here we are four records later and it’s definitely turned into the Brendon Urie show – a show stuck somewhere between the back alley of an 80’s hotspot and the clubs of today. One thing’s for sure, this record is a dancer at heart.
So we’re familiar with the singles, right? “Miss Jackson” featuring Lolo led the way and was like Fall Out Boy just spawned. Then “This Is Gospel” stepped out of the FOB shadow. Time for the songs we haven’t heard though like “Girl That You Love” and “Girls/Girls/Boys.” Both would’ve sat pretty on mixtapes of valley girls in 1986, like for sure. This valley girl had to pass though and head towards “Vegas Lights” and “Nicotine.” Anytime I can dance and hear Urie’s soul displayed perfectly is a good time. I’d take those 80’s tracks over the later of Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! though. Once you hit the title track and “Casual Affair” it’s hard to care anymore.
Has anyone else noticed that with every new Panic! at the Disco record, they lose an original member? I know Spencer’s not officially out, but the cover’s pretty telling. Anyways, that was just an observation as I avoid sleep by learning the words to “Vegas Lights.” Did I like this record? It has its moments, but I think it’s going to be like Vices & Virtues – I’ll listen to it for a minute and then only retain maybe three songs. But if you were a fan of the last record and dabble in the 80’s, you’ll like this new one. Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! is out October 8th.
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