Panic! at the Disco "Strung out on Panic! At the Disco: A String Quartet Tribute" Album
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Title: Strung out on Panic! At the Disco: A String Quartet Tribute Format: Album Label: Vitamin Records Released: 2006-05-09 |
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Tracklisting & Lyrics
1. Introduction lyrics »2. The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage lyrics »
3. London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines lyrics »
4. Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks lyrics »
5. Camisado lyrics »
6. Time to Dance lyrics »
7. Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off lyrics »
8. Intermission lyrics »
9. But It's Better If You Do lyrics »
10. I Write Sins Not Tragedies lyrics »
11. I Constantly Thank God for Esteban lyrics »
12. There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of It Yet lyrics »
13. Build God, Then We'll Talk lyrics »
Reviews
The main advantage of this tribute compared to The Mars Volta tribute for instance, is that Panic! At the Disco uses relatively basic and simple instrumental rhythms in their music. This translates well to the stringed versions of the songs because absolutely none of the melody is lost in the song, something that's quite uncommon for String Quartet Tributes. It also helps that singer Brendan Urie composes most of the vocal melodies around relatively basic melodic structuring, which allows for the stringed instruments to translate the vocal melodies quite easily. As opposed to previous efforts, The String Quartet often decided to focus solely on duplicating the instrumentals, but in the case of this tribute, they attempt to transcribe the vocal melodies and it works out quite well.Although the entire album is translated relatively well, the more straightforward pop-rock side of the album tends to fare better when given the string treatments, while the experimental side utilizes too much experimentation on the original recording to the point where the string version of the song is just not different enough to warrant as much of an improvement as the more straight forward tracks. Unfortunately, the constantly shifting vocals of I Constantly Thank God For Esteban and its schizophrenic feel make its translation impossible to enjoy. It really loses some originality with the lack of flamenco guitar throughout, and the ever changing vocal harmony make this one probably one of the harder to translate, and unfortunately it shows, bringing down the end of the album to almost mediocrity.
For what its worth, the String Quartet Tribute to Panic! at the Disco is an interesting listen. Its more than likely the best String Quartet tribute so far and is a nice addition to the collect of a fan who is looking for a new spin on the songs they originally fell in love with. Although the lack of lyrics and some of the odd quirks that the last half of the album contains are missing, its still a fun listen on occasion, and quite a good album to relax or do homework to. Any fan of Panic! at the Disco should really give this a listen to get a new spin on an album that may have lost its appeal to some people. ~ Joe Costa, sputnikmusic.com