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A Fever You Can't Sweat Out | 
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| Artist: Panic! At The Disco
Label: Decaydance
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  366 reviews
Sales Rank: 1226
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.8
MPN: 77
UPC: 645131207722
EAN: 6451312077220
ASIN: B000AMJDHY
Release Date: September 27, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Introduction | | • | The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage | | • | London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines | | • | Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks | | • | Camisado | | • | Time to Dance | | • | Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off | | • | Intermission | | • | But It's Better If You Do | | • | I Write Sins Not Tragedies | | • | I Constantly Thank God for Esteban | | • | There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just ... | | • | Build God, Then We'll Talk |
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Product Description
Panic at the Disco: A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Amazon.com
Barely out of high school when signed as the first act for Powered By Ramen's new Decaydance imprint, guitarist Ryan Ross and drummer Spencer Smith of Panic! at the Disco had previously cut their musical teeth in a local Las Vegas Blink 182 cover band. It's that familiar, contempo-punk-pop sensibility, bolstered by the amped-up emo-core ambitions of singer Brendan Urie (typified by the snarky gem "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage") that dominates the opening tracks of the album. It's a shrewd hook, one the band steadily expands -- sonically and lyrically -- thereafter. The nervous energy of "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines" is set off by sonic embroidery that's sounds as intriguing as the vocoder shtick of "Nails For Breakfast..." does dated. Yet "Camisado" quickly shakes up Supertramp's prog-pomp with a double-shot of modern punk-pop smarts, an alchemy the band and producer Mint Squire performs with similarly inventive, genre-blurring ambition (complete with a quasi-Grand Guignol "Intermission" nearly worthy of Queen) on "Lying is the Most Fun..." and such standouts as "But Its Better If You Do" and the arch delight "Build God, Then We'll Talk." Too many young bands are content slaves to fashion; this one has forged a promising debut by shrewdly taking fashion hostage, then standing it firmly on its head. -- Jerry McCulley
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| Customer Reviews: Read 361 more reviews...
 If they fired the singer, they'd be much better off. December 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Brendon Urie's voice is incredibly annoying. Apparently someone told him that his awful, constant, and way-over-the-top vibrato sounded good, and he took it to heart. The album would be half-decent if it weren't for that. It would be more than half-decent if it weren't for his voice AND some of the more juvenile lyrics.
I saw these guys at a festival, and I was very impressed by their energy. I was also very happy to see a fairly popular young band doing a nice job playing real instruments and not screaming about how awful their lives were. Unforunately, I was kinda bummed when I got the actual album.
 Appeals to Seniors September 14, 2008
I caught this group on TV and was surprised that they actually perform to music. Not a fan of the new sounds and had thought that the world had dropped melody from the Top 10 hits. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this group knows how to seduce a listener who isn't ready to give up on radio. Will definetly follow this group's career and hope they keep making music that old folks won't run screaming from. It is obvious that these musicians have what it takes to outlive me and still stay on top of the chart for a while.
awesome. August 6, 2008
I don't think Panic will ever be able to live up to their debut album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. It was great, incorporating classical music and electronic beats, which I'm a big fan of both. The songs had great lyrics, and it was all great for jamming to.
A Refreshing Work Of Art In A Sea Of Commercialized Music July 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of the best albums that I've heard in years - and I'm not your typical Panic!At The Disco fan... I'm in my early 30's and I like bands such as Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, the White Stripes, and older stuff like Nick Cave, Tori Amos, and PJ Harvey.
I appreciate the clever, literate lyrics and the creativity of sound. The blending of styles of music is a very welcome change from bands whose entire albums sound like one big long song.
I appreciate the subtle (and not so subtle) ironies of the vocal presentation, and I respect their musical ability.
I should also mention that I lived in Vegas for seven years and this album is SO VEGAS. I really hate that some critics have made nasty references to My Space,etc. NO! NO! A THOUSAND TIMES NO! THIS ALBUM IS ABOUT LAS VEGAS, NOT THE TRIVIALITIES OF MY SPACE.
Maybe if one has lived in a Vegas or has spent a lot of time there, it's easier to appreciate some of the songs...
My favorites are "Build God. Then We'll Talk," "These Tables Are Numbered For A Reason..", and "Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks." And the "Intermission" - wow, that's such a cool break in the middle of a rock album.
I think "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is a little bit mainstream teen fare, but it's still catchy and fun.
I love the verses of "Lying is the Most Fun A Girl Can Have..." but the chorus was totally lost on me (why this teeny-bop stuff in the middle of an otherwise sexy song?) until I paid closer attention to a few of the lyrics.
This album is a work of art, and it's clearly meant to be listened to in it's entirety from beginning to end.
Gonna make you sweat July 7, 2008
Smart, snarky and just plain biologically young, the debut from Panic! At The Disco was jam-packed with every trick in the pop-songbook. Wedging every trick in the power-pop songbook into one CD, it was a surprisingly successful effort. You'll hear elements of Duran Duran new-wave, Cheap Trick's pop-rocks zap, and arch emo-irony ala friends Fall Out Boy. They even smuggle in some of the progressive elements via Queen or The Beatles that would bloom in full come Pretty. Odd.
That said, this is still a very adolescent effort, with the primary topic being girls and angst over girls. The best songs here, like "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" and the delightful ironic "Build God Then We'll Talk" sound like songwriter Ryan Ross saved up every clever idea he'd ever had for a song and used them up in three and a half minutes. Sometimes that doesn't always work (the voice tweaking on "Nails For Breakfast..." being the worst offender), but more often than not, Panic, along with producer Matt Squire, manage to take multiple genre tricks and blend them into a sweet and snappy whole.
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