WRITTEN BY JILL LUNA AND AIDEN ORANTES
Rated by Author: 4.8/5 On March 22, 2011, Panic! At The Disco's third album, Vices and Virtues, released to both critical acclaim and of course, criticism. It received a 62/100 on Metacritic, which is a website that rates music based on reviews by people. Let's start off with the first 5 songs on the album, which are called "The Ballad of Mona Lisa", "Let's Kill Tonight", "Hurricane", "Memories", and "Trade Mistakes". These first five songs all have a very pop-punk sound, which is what Panic! At The Disco was known for, and it mixes the beats from their previous two albums, while having new sounds included as well. Most of the songs are themed around love, as well as the fallout from said love. They use a variety of instruments, such as the violin, piano, drums, and guitars, with Brendon Urie's beautiful vocals. The second half of the album consists of “Ready to Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind),” “Always,” “The Calendar,” “Sarah Smiles,” and “Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met…)”. These songs have a mix of traditional sounds. With instruments such as kick drums, electric guitars, harmonicas, bass, and acoustic guitar, it uses a mix of more modern, techno sounds. At first listen, the songs seem to be hopeful and about deep love for another, but after observing beneath the initial impressions of the songs, the deeper meanings can be interpreted in the lyrics. The lyrics in question describe a bittersweet type of love, where loving someone else may result in getting hurt with the absence of their presence, or how much they have impacted their life, for better or for worse. Even without paying attention to the lyrics, the music itself is just a great listen, since it ranges from more relaxed sounds, with "Always” and choir sections in “Nearly Witches,” to upbeat and fun with songs like “Ready to Go” and “Sarah Smiles”, making the listener want to get up a dance. The main writers for this album were Brendon Urie, John Feldmann, and Butch Walker, with one song being attributed to Pete Wentz, of Fall Out Boy. We rate this album a 4.8 out of 5, which would have been a 5 if it was the Deluxe version of this album, though this album is still solid. Comments are closed.
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