Panic at the disco was formed in 2004. They were origionally called "Panic! at the disco". People were so confused as to what they were actually called, it was the biggest punctuation controversy since '.38 Special' ditched their decimal point.

Anyway, back onto the album. During "We're So Starving," the opening track to Pretty.Odd the band romises they are still the same old band and have been writing songs for their fans:

You don't have to worry
'Cause we're still the same
(We're still the same)
Band.

However, i do not think this is so. Compared to their debut album- "A fever you can't sweat out", this pales in the site. Stories of stripclubs, cheating etc have been replaced with pop tunes that could rivel The Beach Boys. They reminisce. The first song they released off the album, "Nine in the Afternoon," is an upbeat throwback to "Sgt. Pepper" by of course, the Beatles.

The upbeatness could be seem as a good thing to most people, even when it is over the top (which is basically most of the time), the album always seems cheerful. Some of the songs are weak and strays from the album's purpose. They are not as whitty or ironic as the first album, but some songs are actually pretty good. Urie's (the lead singer) vocals are impeccable and more mature in terms of range.

This is am okay album, people who enjoyed their first album will probably like this.