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Viva Las Vengeance
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Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

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6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 217 Ratings

  • Summary: The seventh full-length release for Brendon Urie's solo music project Panic! At the Disco was recorded live to tape with Jake Sinclair and Mike Viola.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    Aug 19, 2022
    90
    Viva Las Vengeance is Urie's amorous declaration to everything sumptuously mythic, exultant, tragic, and yes, even silly about loving and aspiring to be a part of the rock'n'roll world. That Urie is completely self-aware about his place in that world makes Viva Las Vengeance all the more delicious.
  2. Variety
    Aug 19, 2022
    85
    For those of us who love both power pop and musical theater, though, and haven’t been as much enamored of their previous emo, this is Panic!’s best album. The paradox is that this may be one-man-band Urie’s hardest-rocking collection, as well as his most stagy.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Aug 19, 2022
    80
    Yes, ‘Viva Las Vengeance’ is a very different Panic! At The Disco album, but it stays true to their devil-may-care attitude.
  4. Rolling Stone
    Aug 19, 2022
    80
    The album is like a wild ride in a muscle car where someone’s constantly fiddling with the radio, forever chasing the high that comes with hearing the perfect riff at the perfect moment. ... Viva Las Vengeance sounds great, its piston-like licks and soaring solos acting like time machines to a rose-colored-glasses-refracted era.
  5. Kerrang!
    Aug 24, 2022
    80
    It absolutely borrows plenty from all of Brendon’s influences – but that’s not a bad thing. Viva Las Vengeance is both consistently catchy and classic-sounding, and another fine addition to Panic!’s remarkably varied discography.
  6. The Telegraph (UK)
    Aug 19, 2022
    60
    A fun, enjoyable vessel that spotlights a magnetic talent. The music might not entirely be Panic! at the Disco’s own – but like fellow Vegas bigwig Elvis, that’s clearly no barrier.
  7. Clash Music
    Aug 19, 2022
    50
    While it does knock out some definite singalongs, sprinkling in some fun hooks and catchy structures, there is something missing beneath the veneer of theatricality. This is an album that hints at complexity, but it is inevitably overshadowed by Urie’s one-man-show.

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  1. Positive: 79 out of 123
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 123
  3. Negative: 35 out of 123
  1. panicvengeance
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    This album is musically amazing, you can hear brendon had a lot of fun with this one. Lyrically it's good but his vocals blow it all out ofThis album is musically amazing, you can hear brendon had a lot of fun with this one. Lyrically it's good but his vocals blow it all out of the park. Especially during sad clown. It's one of his better albums.… Expand
  2. Thams
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    This album its full of fun e beautiful nostalgia. Even though this is kind of a solo album brendon manage to put so much importance on theThis album its full of fun e beautiful nostalgia. Even though this is kind of a solo album brendon manage to put so much importance on the instruments. He has a CRAZY range, but on this album is everything so well done that his voice is just a plus. I loved the classic rock vibe and it’s a cool new era for panic!… Expand
  4. s_e
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    People keep going on about how this isn’t how Panic! used to be… Ryan Ross this and Ryan Ross that… just accept the fact that bands change andPeople keep going on about how this isn’t how Panic! used to be… Ryan Ross this and Ryan Ross that… just accept the fact that bands change and evolve, and members come and go. Brendon is and always has been the voice of Panic! at the Disco, and he always makes sure that every album sounds different than the last. This is definitely his most unique album and I’m all here for it. Not only does he call back to the bands of the 70s and 80s that inspired him, but he does it with a musical theatre flare unlike anything we’ve ever heard before. The instrumentals are some of the most creative and beautiful that we’ve heard from him, and really add to the depth of the album. Overall, this album is a breath of fresh air coming from the mainstream pop sound of Pray for the Wicked, and will surely go down as one of Panic!’s most diverse, creative, and all-around enjoyable albums.… Expand
  5. Squander
    Aug 20, 2022
    9
    I've been listening to Panic! at the Disco for quite awhile now and this album has been a long time waiting. It has been over 4 years sinceI've been listening to Panic! at the Disco for quite awhile now and this album has been a long time waiting. It has been over 4 years since their last album and I am not disappointed. Brendon's voice is very unique in a way that he feels not of this time. 70's rock feels like where he belongs and, oh boy, does this sound suit him. Panic! at the Disco, from my perspective, always changes up their sound. Ever since 2005 as they released their debut album, they have changed it up every single album but kept what makes them Panic! in tact. Its a different type of sound and music but you just know that its Panic! This feels like a passion project that I feel lucky that I'm listening to. I can't wait for any future music that Brendon has got brewing and hopefully it's not a long wait like this one was.… Expand
  6. MrMachinu
    Oct 6, 2022
    7
    I honestly think this album isn't bad, but I wouldn't say it's their best work. There's some good songs and there are some that are meh.
  7. LewisDanny
    Sep 13, 2022
    2
    As a lifelong Panic! fan, the transformation of Brandon Urie into a weak, watered-down Scissor Sisters is incredibly upsetting. Only good songAs a lifelong Panic! fan, the transformation of Brandon Urie into a weak, watered-down Scissor Sisters is incredibly upsetting. Only good song on the album is the title track… Expand
  8. musixhatr
    Aug 21, 2022
    0
    uninspired, generic, and boring to say the very least. as brendon urie has progressed his one man band career he only continues to stoopuninspired, generic, and boring to say the very least. as brendon urie has progressed his one man band career he only continues to stoop further and further down this predictable spiral and pop out one of the worst albums you’ll ever hear every few years. it’s a shame to associate such amazing classics with these new set of ‘songs’ that has been put out… Expand

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