Like the soundtrack to a wedding reception, DOAB is Panic! At The Disco turnt up, both musically and lyrically.
As attention grabbing as a flashing neon sign on the Las Vegas strip, Panic! At the Disco's fifth studio album, 2016's Death of a Bachelor, is a volcano-sized martini glass of emotive, theatrical, genre-bending pop.
For all of its precocious, borderline bratty moments, Death Of A Bachelor is a remarkably nuanced affair.
Panic! At The Disco’s audience may perpetually renew itself with fresh teenagers, but Urie is maturing as an artist. He takes a lot of risks on Death Of A Bachelor, all of which pay off.
Urie, an eager sponge of musical influence, doesn’t waste a second; these are lean, tightly written songs with fantastic hooks and memorable riffs.
Death of a Bachelor is a record that trades on the strength of its choruses and the songs present here are stuffed with hooks to a sometimes suffocating degree.
While they’re seemingly content with their stunted growth, a full foray into entirely new territory, such as that of Pretty.Odd., is really the only chance they will have to make real waves again. For now, though, Death Of A Bachelor is satisfactory.
Death of a Bachelor is hollow and shapeless.
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This might be kind of hard to believe considering my score, but this album is one of the main reasons why I started this series. I haven't heard it in a good 3 years, yet I remember every single lyric and note to every single track (except "The Good, the Bad and the Dirty", never liked that song lmao). Death of a Bachelor, to me, exemplifies the record that almost everybody has. The album that you fell in love with as a child, but over time grew ... read more
On this album, instead of trying to make some weird ambitious "genre bending" overdose of pretentiousness of an album or a 60s psych pop throwback (I still love both of those albums though ngl) he pretty much just does a more pop version of Vices And Virtues, which in it of itself is a more pop version of Fever.
Victorious breaks the door open and put its god damn foot down, the first like 30 seconds of this song are how you open a god damn pop album, the rest of the song is kind-of ... read more
Of Brendon's solo albums, this is easily his best.
I feel conflicted about this album, because this was the FIRST concert tour I had ever gone to. I have fond memories of it, although I do acknowledge this album is really just alright at best.
It has some good moments and songs, but a lot of it feels artificial.
At least it's catchy and kind of bangs?
Fav Track: Emperor's New Clothes
Least Fav Track: The Good, The Bad, and the Dirty
My friend made me listen to this.
Victorious: it’s good. I love the guitar and overall melody. Brendon’s voice isn’t too annoying. But the production and how frantic everything is makes it feel like a sugar rush of a song. Also the chorus is annoying. It’s still good though.
Don’t Threaten me With a good time: ok a sample of Rock Lobster??? It’s fine. For every good decision this album is making, it’s making an equally bad decision. The production ... read more
1 | Victorious 2:58 | 70 |
2 | Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time 3:33 | 73 |
3 | Hallelujah 3:00 | 63 |
4 | Emperor's New Clothes 2:38 | 74 |
5 | Death of a Bachelor 3:23 | 76 |
6 | Crazy=Genius 3:18 | 68 |
7 | LA Devotee 3:16 | 77 |
8 | Golden Days 4:14 | 76 |
9 | The Good, the Bad and the Dirty 2:51 | 62 |
10 | House of Memories 3:28 | 75 |
11 | Impossible Year 3:22 | 66 |
#20 | / | Fuse |
#21 | / | Dork |
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