Just finished listening to the new Panic! At The Disco album...
And oh Lucy, that was not great.
To be fair it wasn't an absolute shitshow, there were actually a couple songs I enjoyed.
"Don't Turn Off The Light", while not sonically super inventive or anything had me singing along around the third line. It's simple, it's sweet, it doesn't really evolve or go anywhere, but it was definitely the first track on the album I didn't actively dislike.
"Sing It Louder" was cool, I actually went back and listened to it a second time cos it was kind of a bop. Not a banger, but definitely a bop, I had to sing along with this.
Thematically, I liked "Something About Maggie" and "Sad Clown", but I can't really see myself humming or singing them to myself. These were also a couple of the more interesting one sound-wise on first listen but the bar was pretty low to be honest.
"God Killed Rock And Roll" is a song I kind of don't want to like. This song is basically Brendon Urie's take on Bohemian Rhapsody, but unlike My Chem with "Welcome To the Black Parade" for instance, it doesn't really evolve the core idea, and feels less "heavily influenced by Bohemian Rhapsody" and more "this is just Bohemian Rhapsody". Even down to using some note patterns which were definitely on purpose. But even though it's similar to Bohemian Rhapsody, it's still pretty flacid in comparison cos it only really has two parts to it, whereas the original has around four or five.
And that's about it in terms of songs on the album I actually somewhat enjoyed. The rest either didn't do it for me or worse off, did nothing but bad for me. Panic! has been a one man act for a while now, but this is the first album I think where it truly does just sound like a guy in his basement. The mixing is really weird in parts, some transitions are either jarring or non-existent, there are some weird sound choices in terms of amps and filters, and something feels off about his voice. Overall it just isn't a super high quality album in comparison to his previous work, which I think might be where the root of the issue lies for me.
I'm not the kind of fan to get angry when an artist changes their sound, they have the right to do so and fans aren't entitled into forcing their favorite creatives to stay in a bubble. But one thing that *does* bother me is just how low quality this genre switched album feels.
To my understanding, this album sounded like an homage to many famous classic rock and rollers, which is fine, that's cool and all. But it walks the line of "Nostalgic Tribute" too clumsily and at many points just feels *generic*, due to most songs just sounding like the concept of "rock and roll" in your brain. MCR who I mentioned earlier changed their sound with each album, not just their instruments and drummers, but jumping genres and themes pretty drastically, but never really having a substantial quality drop. Even Fall Out Boy who've also switched up their sound every album, managed keep up a pretty consistent amount of production quality in their work. Whether or not you actually enjoy the newer songs as much in comparison to their old work is up to you, but in terms of budget and effort, their discography has a pretty good track record (especially considering how many years they would release albums in succession).
I'm not upset that this doesn't sound like a Panic! At The Disco Album
I'm upset that it doesn't sound like Panic! At The Disco made this album. The key distinction between those two statements is the former is comparing the stylistic sound, while the latter is comparing the artistry. In the same vein of how this is the first album to actually just sound like a guy made it in his basement, this is also the first album to feel like there isn't any ounce of Panic! left in it. It's just Brendon.
If my mom sees a significant amount of blood she gets lightheaded, and has fainted on some occasions. Once it happened when we were kids, I wasn't there to witness it but I heard the story from my dad. Basically my brothers, around 7 or 8 at the time, were playing outside while my mom was making their lunch, and she accidentally cut her finger. It wasn't anything serious, but it drew a fair bit of blood and she passed out. My dad saw this and rushed over, but he didn't really know what to do so he just sort of started slapping her to wake her up (not recommended, but he had no idea and panicked)
At that exact moment my brothers both came in from playing, and all they saw was our mom unconscious on the floor and our dad slapping her. So, like, without even saying a word to each other they both just INSTANTLY start whaling on him, like, full blown attack mode to defend our mom. Which obviously didn't help the situation, but she did wake up and everything was fine.
Now our dad says that he's actually really glad they attacked him over what they thought was going on, because it means he raised good boys. And I still think that's true, they're very good boys.
a little warrior to help brighten your dashboard ⭐⚔
ive never animated something like this before so forgive me if its a bit wonky HAHA but i love drawing lil lae'zel so its okay this was really fun huehue <33 shes hugging her favorite sword!!!
Over 6 years ago, Technoblade and Etoiles played together on United UHC. Although they never got to meet each other on the QSMP, it's nice to see that they already had some nice banter and a fun dynamic developing during the brief time they knew each other. Here are some highlights from the video where they played together!
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Technoblade: Bonjour, mis amis! (Hello, my friends!) Oh god, we already have a zombie on us. No! It's targeting me 'cuz I have subs!
Etoiles: Excellent teammates.
Technoblade: Do trees spawn in these worlds?
Etoiles: [Laughing at a screenshot of Technoblade saying "deforestation has gotten pretty bad"]
Technoblade: It's gotten pretty bad, man. What is this?
Etoiles: B-bonjour.
Technoblade: Stop speakin' Chinese.
Etoiles: You're the best Skywars player, dude. That's why.
Technoblade: That doesn't mean much.
Technoblade: Oh my god, I found diamonds!
Etoiles: Oh, whoa.
Technoblade: Subscribe to Technoblade! I'm suddenly a UHC god.
Etoiles: Oh, I got diamonds too! :D
Technoblade: ...Wow, way to ruin my moment. Wow. Can I just have this one moment?
Etoiles: Yeah.
Technoblade: Does everything- does everything need to be a competition? First diamonds I've ever mined in Minecraft.
Etoiles: Let's redo it, Techno. Let's say I don't have diamonds. I don't have diamonds, you have-
Teammate: I found diamonds!
Technoblade: Oh my god.
Technoblade: I have seven diamonds! And I'm not saying that to one-up you, but- I mean I am, but I mean I'm- I'm also tellin' the truth.
Teammate: Nobody knows which one of you guys is the mole.
Technoblade: Yeah, that's gonna be very awkward.
Etoiles: Maybe Technoblade is already-
Technoblade: I'm right behind you.
Etoiles: Technoblade is already saying to his friend-
Technoblade: I'm already in the Mole chat, plannin' your death.
Etoiles: Like, I'm kind of scared of Technoblade, actually.
Technoblade: I'm not even good, why would you be scared of me?
Etoiles: Because you're the King of Bedwars.
Technoblade: Alright, ok, ok, so here's how it works- I get paid per episode, right? So I'm not gonna betray you on Episode 2.
Etoiles: [Laughs]
Technoblade: Now let me enchant.
Etoiles: I'm so bad at hearing sound because when I'm hearing lava-
Technoblade: Nah, it's 'cuz the sounds are in French, isn't it?
To be honest, I've let my WIP simmer on the back burner lately. I was excited for NaNoWriMo, but I forgot that this is also around the time finals comes around.