{"id":29166,"date":"2020-04-27T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=29166"},"modified":"2020-04-26T16:44:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T21:44:33","slug":"looking-back-on-panic-at-the-disco-vices-and-virtues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2020\/04\/27\/looking-back-on-panic-at-the-disco-vices-and-virtues\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back On: Panic! At The Disco, \u201cVices and Virtues\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">\u201cVices and Virtues\u201d is pure steampunk in aesthetic and sound. It was the newest Panic! At The Disco album when I got into them in early 2011. It\u2019s so good but I should stress that these articles cover my favorite albums &#8211; not the albums I think are <em>technically <\/em>the best &#8211; because If that were the case, I\u2019d be writing about \u201cPretty. Odd.\u201d (2008). <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nothing else in emo can compare to it (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/rock\/8262827\/panic-at-the-disco-pretty-odd-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\">Nothing else in emo can compare to it<\/a> and most fans cite it as P!ATD\u2019s best work.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8hQ6QjeKUOs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption> The album even received a short film!  (Source: Youtube\/Fueled by Ramen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The album \u201cVices and Virtues\u201d starts with \u201cThe Ballad of Mona Lisa\u201d with its dark, moody tone and strong strings it sets the bar for new-wave baroque pop and immediately shakes away any fears of this being a basic album. The music video is wonderful and only builds upon the aesthetic as it takes place at a funeral. I won\u2019t spoil the twist ending but it\u2019s great.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet&#8217;s Kill Tonight\u201d is one of my all-time favorite P!ATD songs, placing among my top three. So everything has to be perfect when it comes to that level of my standards. The strings, the lyrics, the speed, the story is all breathtaking and accompanied by the music video, it is a song that well-defines the album.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHurricane\u201d is so good. I love the elevator-music-style intro right before the song shifts into high gear, it\u2019s such an appreciated change of pace before such an intense song. The following track, \u201cMemories\u201d being next to \u201cHurricane\u201d is so natural; they fit so well together. The lyrics in \u201cMemories\u201d talk of a young love that burnt out fast and the \u201cHurricane\u201d is song about a fast young love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next is \u201cTrade Mistakes.\u201d If I haven\u2019t gushed enough about the strings on this album, here, I have to. They fit so well. The chime noise is so weirdly creative but works so well. Perhaps it\u2019s because of my own orchestra background, but the string work <em>makes<\/em> this album for me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReady To Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)\u201d is next. Hot take here: the music video is amazing with its time travel storyline and isn\u2019t too crazy for the album. I know that it got a lot of hate when it came out for \u201cbreaking\u201d the narrative and I get that but I think that it works! Honestly, I used to hate it but I\u2019ve grown to appreciate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlways\u201d makes me want to cry but in a good way. It was the first album released after the band split up which makes the emotion behind the post-split hit so hard. \u201cAlways\u201d feels like it was written for the other bandmates. The emotion of \u201cThe Calendar\u201d is so good. The ending acts as an intermission for the album.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSarah Smiles\u201d was written to woo Sarah, the woman who eventually became Brendon\u2019s wife. It is so cute. I adore it with such romantic lyrics like \u201cSarah smiles like Sarah doesn&#8217;t care, She lives in her world, so unaware. Does she know that my destiny lies with her?\u201d and \u201cOh Sarah, are you saving me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNearly Witches (Ever Since We Met&#8230;)\u201d is such a good song. The demo version, remixed with the final cut became my ringtone for years. Nothing beats the intro after the choir singing and the strings. It feels the most like a Bohemian Rasphody echo with the multiple songs in one song. The transition between the intro to the bass really makes this song.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now onto the bonus tracks. \u201cKaleidoscope Eyes\u201d is a great song but it ranks lower than the rest. It feels the most basic with generic lyrics and it would\u2019ve tanked the album if it wasn\u2019t a bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh Glory (Demo)\u201d is amazing and clicks with the album but I understand why it wasn\u2019t included as it feels uncompleted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStall Me\u201d is such a bop, but I think the emotions around the break-up explain why it stayed as a bonus having two split songs would\u2019ve been excessive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last few rapid-fire thoughts, \u201cBittersweet\u201d is so well known, so I don\u2019t even think of it as a bonus. \u201cI Wanna Be Free\u201d fits really well with \u201cReady To Go.\u201d I think it was cut due to similarity. \u201cTurn Off The Lights\u201d should have made it to the album; it\u2019s too good to have been a bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Vices &amp; Virtues\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5S0nsfYhHa1uz10V4yoWSL?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Listen to the album here!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LeAnne McPherson<br><\/strong>Multimedia Specialist &amp; Reporter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cVices and Virtues\u201d is pure steampunk in aesthetic and sound. 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