1. le_one

   10

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. That's not emo. "Emo" isn't even a genre! And that doesn't matter. "Vices & Virtues" is one of the most incredible (instruments-mix) album! From calm and good-to-listen songs like "Always" To (little-bit weird) songs with (exaggerated) use of instruments. Exaggerated? Yes, but that is nothing (NOTHING) compared to the incredible way that it tastes. "The Ballad Of Mona Lisa", when released as a single, may have took you to a "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" feeling, but that (A Fever You Can't Sweat Out) is not what we have in here (Vices & Virtues), while we can listen to a estrange alternative rock with good pop signs and not-that-much-understandably lyrics, on Vices & Virtues we have alternative rock (yet) with good electro-pop beats, lyrics with more relation to romance (instead of weddings and hospices from "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" and beautiful lyrics about seas, flowers and hair from "Pretty. Odd.". Okay, that's not all about romance, we have in "Memories" moments that Urie sings "You WERE all I've ever know. How I MISS yesterday. And how I let it FADE AWAY" showing that he lost his memory (uh?), like some amnesia (maybe?). There's no romance also in "Let's Kill Tonight" (The title says the cause) and "Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)" that, although its chorus repeated many times (makes it kind of boring), it's a great (happy) song that does not have a lyric that good making us think about what it means, like "What's The Story?". We also have "Hurricane" that's a incredible dancing thing. Its chorus can't get out of your mind and has like a south-american or spanish feeling that it's enjoyable too. The Calendar may be the neutral music. I'm not saying that it's just another music, no. It's a great music that may make "AFYCSO" Fans, "Pretty. Odd." fans and "Vices & Virtues" lovers, all them like to this song, because it's not that much of any one of the albums, but may be some mix between "AFYCSO" and "V&V". Perfect? No. Nothing is perfect. The lyrics are excellent. Yes, critics. Are Excellent. There are some fails and some repetitive chorus like "Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)" and "Let's Kill Tonight", but if the chorus is good, why don't repeat it again, again and again? Also, we have "Sarah Smiles". More Romance? Just because Urie made it for his girlfriend, doesn't mean that it would be like a romantic, calm and lovely song. Okay, it has a romance thing (it has to) but has a good "shake" and all the song is good, not just the chorus. What can we expect from an album that even the musics that are "just another song" are amazing from beginning to end? An album that is Incredible from beginning to end. Okay, we have some exceptions. "Trade Mistakes" is good, but has too much screaming in its chorus and, also the chorus is kind of ridiculous. Why to trade mistakes for sheep? Okay, we can trade mistakes for sheep to sleep, it rhymes and has a sense but why to trade mistakes to sleep? That's too much complicated to think, even because what makes a song good, it's, in first place, the song. Not the lyrics. Everything ends with "Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met)" that gave me a headache. That's not bad, it's just confuse. Starting with a dialogue, then going to french choir, then starts the music with lots of special sounds (polluting it) and then starts the chorus that is different from the rest of the song. And the chorus is much better than the rest of the song, what would make me sad, but instead of it, makes sing because has a great lyric to sing. So, we have a great "alternative rock with electro-pop beats" album. Not emo. Amazing songs. Good lyrics. Defects? Of course. All the albums have. My Ranking, My Opinion: 1- Memories 2- Hurricane 3- The Calendar 4- Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind) 5- The Ballad Of Mona Lisa 6- Let's Kill Tonight 7- Sarah Smiles 8- Always 9- Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met) 10- Trade Mistakes… Expand

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2. xXRenTyrellXx

   10

   One of the best albums I've ever heard. Every song seems to be an instant hit. It's by far one of the best albums ever made, and is probably my favorite album of the year. Go Panic!… Expand

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3. edwardmatias

   10

   Panic! at the Disco spiced up their songs with a little mystery complimented by a truly improved vocals of Brendon Urie. The songs in this album are extremely addictive. All songs contained are lyrically deep. This album is clearly not at the mediocre level. The musical brilliance is another turn on not to mention the perfection in terms of instrumentality. This is an album to die for!… Expand

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