Panic! At The Disco GOOD or BAD!?

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Well.. basically, I like the music because its a bit different and stuff but the singing is kinda gay... good, bad, not bothered? anything?

[ToMsK]

i dont really like them tbh, i only like that 'I write tragedys not sins' or whatever cos of one line, 'havent you people everheard of closing the goddamn door, NO!'

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Thats quite a good song. See the thing is I really like the music but the voice just annoys me

[tumples]

i think its pretty different to what there is now in that sort of genre, its not great but i listen to it when i can be arsed to

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

i think its pretty different to what there is now in that sort of genre, its not great but i listen to it when i can be arsed to

Thats exactly the same as me

[form]

I like them.

[Zebra]

I dislike them. They have some interesting ideas, but I still find their music to be very bland and annoying.

[EightMilesHigh]

I think they blow.

[The Great Decay]

My younger sister digs this band, and I can't listen to them.

[DanD]

I heard them for the first time today, whatever their current single is. About all that I can say is "okay." They weren't good, and they weren't bad, so I don't see what all of the hoopla is about. I don't see how people can think that they are the best band ever, and I definitely don't see how people can think that they are the epitome of bad music. They're just okay.

[slack]

Another flash in the pan, really.

And I'm pretty sure "The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage" is a Chuck Palahniuk line. Meh.

[Iai]

I like them a lot, actually.

[Neamhtrocaireach]

They are ****ing good.
Very original.... they have some wicked ideas..

(i didnt just say it..... shhhhhhh)

[BillyFunk]

I think they're pretty sick, they sound kinda like a better version of fall out boy to me though

[Roo_bass]

Generic pop-punk with long pseudo-intellectual song titles?

No thanks.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

alot of different opinions here which i all agree with pretty much, im liking them a wee bit more but the voice is still gettin to me, apart from that they are pretty good for mostly reasons people have mentioned up there ^

[clearvision]

Best album of 2005 imo. I get slated for it but meh.

I can't pin-point a song i don't like on the album. I've listened to it so many times, been to see the band twice etc. I'd say i'm quite the fan. Which is rather embarrassing.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Nothing to be embarassed about... if you like a band you like them, simply as that.

[Kithkin]

Generic pop-punk with long pseudo-intellectual song titles?

No thanks.

Hardly generic. Not pseudo-intellectual; amusing. I wouldn't call it pop punk, it's pop on an indie label, but it's not indie pop. The lyrics are clever, the singing is great, the non-standard instruments are well placed and if you aren't paying attention, you don't notice that they switch from all electronic in the first half to all acoustic in the second half.

[Rams]

Generic pop-punk with long pseudo-intellectual song titles?

No thanks.

My sentiments exactly.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Hardly generic. Not pseudo-intellectual; amusing. I wouldn't call it pop punk, it's pop on an indie label, but it's not indie pop. The lyrics are clever, the singing is great, the non-standard instruments are well placed and if you aren't paying attention, you don't notice that they switch from all electronic in the first half to all acoustic in the second half.

:chug:

the other instruments and differential style is what does it for me, its great

[clearvision]

Nothing to be embarassed about... if you like a band you like them, simply as that.

Embarrassed wasn't quite the word. I don't hide the fact im a fan or anything. It's just strange when the average fan at a concert is 14yo girl drunk off labrini and screaming 'ryan/brendan i want your babies'. Somehow it doesn't feel like i fit but meh, the music is good.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Embarrassed wasn't quite the word. I don't hide the fact im a fan or anything. It's just strange when the average fan at a concert is 14yo girl drunk off labrini and screaming 'ryan/brendan i want your babies'. Somehow it doesn't feel like i fit but meh, the music is good.

Yeah I understand what you mean, they can just get lost

[YHB]

Very boring, sub-par pop-punk. I don't understand why bands like this and Fall Out Boy are called the future of rock. If that's the case, I'd much rather live in the past.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Very boring, sub-par pop-punk. I don't understand why bands like this and Fall Out Boy are called the future of rock. If that's the case, I'd much rather live in the past.

i slightly agree with that because they are not that good, im not a big fan or something but they are quite good because of their different style of music. And as for fall out boy:eek: oh dear lord i hate their guts, i wish they would get lost

[clearvision]

But FOB are very similair to panic! in alot of peoples eyes. I respect that Panic! may make more complex music and introduce more instruments. But essentially the types of vocal melodies both bands use are very similair, they use similair guitar/bass/drum sounds too. Panic! are on Pete from FOB's label, i assume he had some creative input into the album too.

[DepthsOfDreams555]

Panic! and FOB are slightly similar but they always get compared to them and it is mostly just the stylings of Patrick and Brendon's voices. I really enjoy Panic! the only thing that bugs me about them is they got big so quickly and so easily. They were just a simple little garage band, and then they sent some demo's to Pete and BAM they are huge. I like them and that doesn't keep me from liking them it just isn't really fair. I really like Panic! and I have seen them live twice and I'm seeing them again this summer on their headlining tour.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

I see quite a difference in panic! and FOB. If I didn't i wouldnt like PATD. Their music is so much different and better but, as i've said, im not too keen on the vocals, but i try not to let that get in the way because i do really like the music and amnt totally put off by the singing.

[Kithkin]

Panic and FOB are similar only in the Vocals and some lyrical content. There is no trace of punk in Panic, stop calling them pop-punk. They don't sound anything like any other pop-punk band because they aren't pop-punk at all. You may as well be calling Bowie pop-punk.

As for their quick rise, that's the internet for you. They're in the same boat as the Arctic Monkeys (actually, they're far more similar to the Arctic Monkeys than they are to Fallout Boy, musically). If you're making great music you will get noticed and spread around the internet. If you only put on good shows (like Fallout Boy) then your word of mouth spreads a lot slower.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

I agree 100%

[fingis]

i can't stand panic! at the disco.. honestly... UGH... it';s just really bad everything

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

explain everything for us please

[deejuks2]

they have no ideas that havent already been constantly accomplished by other scene kids.


form your own opinion

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

:confused: We have just been discussing stuff like that, didnt u read the other posts... alot of people agrees that their music is quite different from alot of other stuff so how do they not have ideas?

and what do you mean form my own opinion?

[Catchthe22]

Out of all the opinions thus far, I will have to go with !MuDvAyNiAn!'s. The music is good, but the way it is sung kind of gets to me. The lyrics arnt bad or poorly placed just the singers voice turns me off a bit.

[dei]

Panic and FOB are similar only in the Vocals and some lyrical content. There is no trace of punk in Panic, stop calling them pop-punk. They don't sound anything like any other pop-punk band because they aren't pop-punk at all. You may as well be calling Bowie pop-punk.
Pop-punk doesn't have traces of punk in it either, which is why so many people argue that pop-punk shouldn't be called that.

[Sleeper]

I'm sure none of our opinions really matter. I've never payed any attention to them, so i guess you can say no?

[Dave de Sylvia]

Pop-punk doesn't have traces of punk in it either, which is why so many people argue that pop-punk shouldn't be called that.
But they're stupid because they follow the exact same structures.

[elnicky]

Another flash in the pan, really.

And I'm pretty sure "The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage" is a Chuck Palahniuk line. Meh.
I disliked them before, now I know they ripped off 'Survivor', that feeling is a lot stronger.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Out of all the opinions thus far, I will have to go with !MuDvAyNiAn!'s. The music is good, but the way it is sung kind of gets to me. The lyrics arnt bad or poorly placed just the singers voice turns me off a bit.

:chug: thanks. Yes, that's exactly what im on about.

And also, I was just looking at the lyrics and they are pretty good, i never actually realised they were that good until now.

[Interstate]

I personally don't mind them.

[Neurotoxin]

Why is this in the "Other" section? It's about as poppy as pop can get.

Mediocre band. I enjoyed a few songs at first, but after that I suddenly lost interest in their music completely.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Because they are "other" and they didnt fit in any other category. Anyway... Im not sure if they will be the case with me too, we'll have to wait and see.

[Ugoff]

I like them, especially the electronica sound they have to them. I think they are a lot better then Fall Out Boy.

[Kithkin]

They fit into the pop category, but no one goes over there.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

They fit into the pop category, but no one goes over there.

:lol: true..


I like them, especially the electronica sound they have to them. I think they are a lot better then Fall Out Boy.

I agree. To me they sound completely different to FOB and are nothing like them expet the voice has a slight similarity but I get over it.

Great band. One of the most original I heard last year.

Yeah they are quite original, especially recently

[masada]

I've gone between liking them and hating them.

Some of the songs on A Fever You Can't Sweat Out are dreadful and feel like one large, annoying chorus. Some of the songs come off as fun and witty.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Yeah there are only a few songs I actually like on the album, including "I write sins not tragedies", "build god, then we'll talk", "but its better if you do" and maybe 1 or 2 others. The rest are just crap or not different enough seen as though that is the main reason im liking them

[IcAuGhTfIrE]

I love Panic! At The Disco!!!!!!! They are so full of evergy and i love all of their songs:thumb:

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

why? Is that a problem to you? If I agree with something I'll say so, if not then I'll say why. Now I think i'll get back to my discussion, thank you

[Chrysostom]

They sound identical to Fall Out Boy and are clearly as much of a flavour of the month band as FOB.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

well i thought that the first time i heard them both but they really are nothing alike. Even though theyre voice is slightly similar theyre music is completely different

[Kithkin]

Their singer sounds like the guy from fallout boy. If that's the only part of the music you can hear, then you're right. Otherwise you're wrong.

And Fallout Boy are only a flavor of the month in the eyes of MTV. They tour and play harder than any band you probably listen to. They worked very hard to bring rise above the sea of generic pop punk bands to rise to the top. I thought their albums sucked but they were something to watch.

I saw them on a few occasions before they started headlining tours and they always had more of the crowd moving than the headliner. They're one of the only bands I've ever seen do that on a consistent basis. I've seen plenty of bottom billing bands out perform the headliner but for a band who 5% of the crowd has heard of to get more people moving than the headliner? That got my respect. Then they released a brilliant pop punk album and I became a fan.

To Fallout Boy, MTV is just icing on the cake. They didn't need it to get where they are and they'll continue to play the music they want until they don't want to play music anymore.

Panic on the other hand, took a shortcut. And it may come around and bite them in the behind, because their live show isn't a thing compared to FOB. But their album is a better pop album than FOB's because it isn't restricted by being a pop-punk album, and if they can keep that up, they'll be fine.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

I've heard that panic! at the disco are great live and havnt heard much of FOB live... I'll take your word for it though since I've never seen FOB playing live. Thats another upside for Panic! at the disco, they arent as restricted (as you said) and imo can make much better music than FOB will ever.

[clearvision]

To be honest i've had two great nights at panic! concerts. The band are pretty naive on stage, the band looked like rabbits caught in headlights first time i saw them. But they are growing in confidence, they'll get better. Although alot of people really slate their live show and i can't see why, I hear they had an awful performance at Give it a name the other night but as i said when i've seen them they've been awesome.

I'm seeing fall out boy on the 25th so i'll see what that's about then :p

But i think critiscising Panic! for their boom in popularity is wrong. The band didn't exactly push it to happen and don't exactly seem ready for it either, i don't think they do too many public appearances outside gigs and stuff.

Wentz has helped them out a great deal, but i think with the demos they made they were always going to take off. I mean i heard relax relapse and the time to dance demo and instantly i was following the band's progress leading up to the album release. I wasn't even that into the pop-punk scene at that point. They've also dropped a great sounding album, which i think is the best of last year, I can't spot a song i dislike on it. The question is how long will they tour this album, how long till the next one? And will it be as good?

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

I'm not sure if theyre next album will be as good, tbh i think they might go downhill, i don't know why, I just don't think they'll carry this on. They might, never know, I hope so because I enjoyed their first album.

[skingle]

I like how they incorporate a lot of different instruments. The album is also very good, with some swing influences maybe?

Good stuff either way

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

Yeah maybe, the instruments are different, double bass and xylophones and stuff.

[DemonicRubberDucky]

I wanna know, why are they so popular all of a sudden? Before a week ago, i didn't know anything about them and no one was discussing them, But one day i went to borders and found them on a sampler, and lots of people have been talking about them ever since...

[Mild_child]

mmm, they're good, I really like that song "God Build, then we'll decide" or summat like that. Really catchy and unique sounding.

[Against Miik!]

They only have about 3 or 4 good songs on there album, so I would say they aren't bad.

[!MuDvAyNiAn!]

mmm, they're good, I really like that song "God Build, then we'll decide" or summat like that. Really catchy and unique sounding.

You mean "Build God, then we'll talk"..? Good song.

[!aaa!]

They are truly awful, the titles rarely relate to the actual lyrical content

[Kithkin]

I wanna know, why are they so popular all of a sudden?


Fallout Boy kingmade them.

[TruGibson]

I think its a matter of choice. everyone like different music. i for one enjoy them. its weird tho, i dont listen to any thing like them normally.

[clearvision]

Fallout Boy kingmade them.

Nah...that's pretty irrelevant in the UK.

The big boom has come from NME/Kerrang! (Arguably the two biggest music influences in the uk) hyping the band. They are on a level playing field with FOB in the UK imo.

I understand FOB got Panic! popular in the UK and on the internet. But to be honest alot of people in the UK in my experience don't know about FOB's older albums and they wouldn't say FOB are the bigger band either...They think theya re both new bands...:-/

[charolastra]

can't stand the voice at all. the parts are okay. but over all, it's pretty mediocre for me...

[mustang-monk]

they kick *** period.

[Kithkin]

Nah...that's pretty irrelevant in the UK.

The big boom has come from NME/Kerrang! (Arguably the two biggest music influences in the uk) hyping the band. They are on a level playing field with FOB in the UK imo.

I understand FOB got Panic! popular in the UK and on the internet. But to be honest alot of people in the UK in my experience don't know about FOB's older albums and they wouldn't say FOB are the bigger band either...They think theya re both new bands...:-/

Right, but they got a label contract and an internet following from Fallout Boy. That put the spotlight on them and got them radio play and MTV time. A kingmaker is rarely as popular as the king they made.

[clearvision]

But the internet following hasn't really helped them in the UK imo. I mean i got the panic! album in august and the newest FOB album this time last year, I'd talk to people about the respective bands and they wouldn't have a clue. Now it's all 'yeah that band on mtv' or 'on the cover of NME' wether it's FOB or Panic! it doesn't make a difference. By January Panic! managed to sell out a couple of UK dates without even releasing an album here but still they weren't successful in the mainstream market.

I agree that FOB have got panic! were they are today. But i also think without FOB they would still have acheived what they've acheived now.

My point was that FOB don't really have the influence on the UK market that they have in america and both bands gained their popularity through the media, instead of the touring that FOB did in america and the internet hype that got panic! alot of recognition in the US.

[bam666666]

Basically I Think There Crap N Him Just So Rock Panic Ay The Disco R Trying Too Act And Sing Lik Him In My Eyes

[Kithkin]

I don't think you understand the concept of kingmaking.

Without Fallout Boy, Panic wouldn't be on MTV now. Maybe eventually, but not right now.

[nag*with*a*gun]

they rock. the singing is gay, wtf????

pete wentz like pulled his strings or sumthin to get them into feuled by ramen

blah blah UK... they're popular in the us, too

[encmetalhead]

i say work on the voice and they can be awesome

[nag*with*a*gun]

they got into a fall out boy got into a "fight" w/ the about panic!, the killers were complaining about panic, and pete wentz got mad.

[Merkaba]

they got into a fall out boy got into a "fight" w/ the about panic!, the killers were complaining about panic, and pete wentz got mad.
wtf???

[nag*with*a*gun]

yes its true. "fight" as in an argument.

[cobert]

Even though I dislike them and think they are a bit boring, I wouldnt call them generic. And even though everyone keeps saying theyre pop-punk and a few other people are saying "STFU NO THEYRE NOT", they probably have the most fans over in pop-punk and fit better there.

I also think that no matter how good or bad your band is, if your band gets signed to FBR....the same group of 14 year old girls that like Panic will love oyu and the same group of 14 year old guys that think they listen to metal will despise you, even if your band sounds nothing like any of the other bands on that label.

[nag*with*a*gun]

mad good point^

[masada]

I like Panic! At the Disco quite a bit.

[Substitute]

Compared to 95% of music I enjoy listening to, they suck terribly.
That is why I don't like them. Not because of their hordes of mindless(mostly mindless) fans, their image, or any of that junk or anything relating to it.
It's simply because they suck compared to the music I enjoy listening to.

[nag*with*a*gun]

yeh obviously cause of your title thing.

what do you listen to?

[c0nfusedGUiTARiST]

But FOB are very similair to panic! in alot of peoples eyes. I respect that Panic! may make more complex music and introduce more instruments. But essentially the types of vocal melodies both bands use are very similair, they use similair guitar/bass/drum sounds too. Panic! are on Pete from FOB's label, i assume he had some creative input into the album too.

When I first heard a song by Panic! I honestly thought that they were Fall Out Boy. Both singers sound so much alike. This band, is okay.

[Iluvatar]

Pretty much my favorite "mtv band" of the past five years or so.

[masada]

When I first heard a song by Panic! I honestly thought that they were Fall Out Boy. Both singers sound so much alike. At first they sound similar, but they really aren't.

[Iluvatar]

I didn't really notice the similarity at all at first (maybe because I try and block FOB out of my mind), but I also didn't hear "The Only Difference..." until I had listened to basically the rest of the album, and that's easily the most similar sounding.

[nag*with*a*gun]

its so dam obvious to me because of the music... fall out boy wouldn't write music that way and with so many other instruments.

[GiB]

Horrible.

[Kirb2]

I have never heard them but my friend hates them so much he hates the way they are compared to !!!

[Sam]

Doesn't that cat from Fall Out Boy write songs for them? That's pretty lame.

[Get Fighted]

Time To Dance is a damn good song, the rest just annoy me.

[nag*with*a*gun]

ya don like build god? *cries*

[Kithkin]

Doesn't that cat from Fall Out Boy write songs for them? That's pretty lame.


No, he doesn't.

[pandoraa]

i dont mind them!

[I Do My Crosswords In Pen]

All I am going to say is that they are MUCH better than Fall Out Boy.

Let's just say I don't listen to them on a regular basis.