had I chosen

to spread out my previous two blogs, I would currently have four. bummer.
anyway,

since modern artists are so pressed for time, their lyrics suffer. I guess... the music itself isn't so hot either. I'll explain:

Panic! At The Disco got their start in spring of 2004. Pete Wentz (of the band formerly known as Fall Out Boy) heard some of their demo stuff, brought it to his label (Fueled by Ramen), and wanted a full-length album in September of 2004. Granted, the band had been around for a little while, so they had a few songs in their repertoire to throw on an album, but their first album, "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out", is full of mildly interesting, hugely catchy lyrics, and a unique breakdown of songs -- the first half is largely techno/electronically tinged songs which is interrupted by the "Intermission", a track with few words explaining that this is the part of the album where it switches to strings, heavy piano playing and muffled background sounds similar to those of a phonograph with a blanket over it.

so, here's how it sounds, briefly:


interesting, catchy as anything, fun, danceable, but not that impressive musically. clever lyrics, but rather meaningless when it really comes down to it.

then, almost four years later, in spring of 2008, (hey, they deserved the time to write this one carefully...) Panic at the Disco released their second album, Pretty. Odd. - sans the "!", mind you.
this one has more deliberate lyrics. a new sound, different writing styles, a folk-ier sound, and an almost overwhelming Beatles influence. as if there's such a thing as too much Beatles, HA! anyway, no more gimmicks, no more "we don't have another song, so here's an instrumental to fill this track space".
here's how this one sounds:
(also, I apologize for the audio on this one, but I couldn't find a better one)



see what an amazing difference time to write and think can make?