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  • Summary: The follow-up to their platinum debut album finds the band dropping the exclamation point from their name.

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Nine In The Afternoon
Back to the street where we began Feeling as good as lovers can, you know Yeah, we're feeling so good Pickin' up things we shouldn't read Looks like... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    An admirably ambitious musical bonanza. [28 Mar 2008, p.64]
  2. Drowned In Sound
    80
    It may not be an album to die for, but it is a rare album of note, as much for its context as its content.
  3. Billboard
    80
    15 tracks of welcomed live drum sounds, symphonies and stacked harmonies.
  4. PopMatters
    70
    The fact remains, even if this batch of songs is a little clumsy and without nuance at times, most are memorable and enjoyable.
  5. Sputnikmusic
    70
    This is a remarkably solid album that stands as one of the best album made by a pop-punk band this decade, although this music can hardly be considered 'pop-punk' anymore.
  6. The New York Times
    60
    For all its craftsmanship, Pretty. Odd. comes across as mannered and overbearing, more studied than exuberant, the magnum opus of a talented band charging wholeheartedly down a blind alley.
  7. Mojo
    40
    Frontman Brendan Urie has a knack for jaunty pop but Pretty Odd is too clinical and calculated for one so young. [May 2008, p.102]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 87
  3. Negative: 21 out of 87
  1. AlexP.
    Apr 5, 2008
    10
    I just love their new album they took a chance on doing something completly different from their last album and I think they deserve a slap I just love their new album they took a chance on doing something completly different from their last album and I think they deserve a slap on the back.… Expand
  2. Bronwynn
    Apr 7, 2008
    10
    I loved this album, it's so diffrent from a fever you can't sweat out, but i still loved it...there are so many songs on this album I loved this album, it's so diffrent from a fever you can't sweat out, but i still loved it...there are so many songs on this album that make you wanna get up and dance (which is what music should do).… Expand
  4. Sammy
    Apr 6, 2008
    9
    I'm taken aback by how much I like this album. Panic had a strong debut, but it never once felt original. This album truly establishes I'm taken aback by how much I like this album. Panic had a strong debut, but it never once felt original. This album truly establishes an original identity for the band. The tunes are wonderfully musical, and I can't stop listening to it.… Expand
  5. AngelC.
    Apr 5, 2008
    8
    I really love this album. It's incredibly different from their first one, but that's okay because it's not bad at all.
  6. JosephA.
    Mar 31, 2008
    7
    Gotta say, at first I was like... Um, what?... The Beatles... The Beach Boys... Morrisey... What band is this? But after warming up found it Gotta say, at first I was like... Um, what?... The Beatles... The Beach Boys... Morrisey... What band is this? But after warming up found it to be quite nice. Pleasantly surprised!… Expand
  7. AkashR.
    Apr 29, 2008
    5
    Hey! What happened to the dancy disco beats? Yes! It's true that fans that anticipated an album like "A Fever To Sweat Out" will turn Hey! What happened to the dancy disco beats? Yes! It's true that fans that anticipated an album like "A Fever To Sweat Out" will turn Pretty Odd with "Pretty.Odd" Was expecting that hip disco beat not granddad or grandma songs!… Expand
  8. JeffM.
    Mar 26, 2008
    0
    Why is this band still around? Seriously. They're horrible.

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