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2[[caption-width-right:350:L-R: [[IAmTheBand Brendon Urie, Brendon Urie, and Brendon Urie]].]]
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4->''Friends are happy for me\
5Or they're honey-suckle phonies\
6They celebrate my medals\
7Or they wanna take my trophies\
8Some are loyal soldiers while these other thorns are rosy\
9And if you never know who you can trust, then trust me, you'll be lonely''
10-->-- '''"Hey Look Ma, I Made It"'''
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13%%Do not write in the past tense yet; Panic! will cease after the final tour concludes later this year.
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15Panic! at the Disco was an American pop rock band from UsefulNotes/LasVegas formed by childhood friends Ryan Ross (lyrics, guitar and vocals), Spencer Smith (drums), Brent Wilson (bass) and Brendon Urie (lead vocals, various instruments).
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17The band's name comes from a line in the song "Panic" by Name Taken, but due to the relative obscurity of this reference, the more familiar "Panic" by Music/TheSmiths is usually cited, as the song contains the line "Burn down the disco" in its chorus. The famous exclamation mark in their name was reportedly a spontaneous decision; [[https://www.mtv.com/news/zqd1m0/panic-at-the-disco-explain-excised-exclamation-point-it-got-a-little-bit-annoying according to Brendon Urie in 2008]], the band members "wrote it that way once, when we first started the band, and then ... people kept writing it that way, and it was a freakin' whirlwind." They notably dropped it for their second album ''Pretty. Odd.'', for which they went by ''Panic'' at the Disco -- a choice that [[SeriousBusiness caused outrage among fans]].
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19The project of the band started somewhere around March/April 2004. Initially starting out as a Music/Blink182 cover band and eventually aiming to provide a [[LighterAndSofter lighter and more accessible counterpart]] to the heavier music scene of Las Vegas, they grew popular as an [[GenreRoulette eclectic]] pop rock band and were discovered by Music/FallOutBoy's bassist Pete Wentz and signed to his vanity label Decaydance at the end of 2004.
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21The band was subject to [[RevolvingDoorBand numerous roster changes]]. Jon Walker replaced Wilson on bass in 2006, and Ross and Walker left the band in 2009 to form their own band, The Young Veins, being replaced by touring guitarist Ian Crawford (formerly of Music/TheCab)[[note]]Though he left not long after that, only to be replaced by guitarist Kenny Harris, who was himself fired in September 2018 for numerous sexual misconduct allegations involving underage fans[[/note]] and bassist Dallon Weekes (formerly of Music/TheBrobecks, now in Music/IDontKnowHowButTheyFoundMe). Weekes officially joined the band as a full-time member in 2012 but ceased studio contributions in 2015[[note]]he remained a touring member until December 2017[[/note]], and with Smith quitting earlier that year, that left Brendon as [[IAmTheBand the only official member]] of Panic! at the Disco.
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23As a result, Panic! was widely considered by audiences, the media, and Brendon himself to be Brendon's solo endeavor, as he wrote/co-wrote all the songs and played all the instruments, with some contributions by studio musicians and music producers. In January 2023, Brendon announced that Panic! would be disbanding after the European leg of the Viva Las Vengeance Tour in order for him to focus on his family. The final performance was on March 10, 2023, at Manchester's AO Arena.
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25The live touring band consisted of Dan Pawlovich (the band's former drum tech and Spencer's immediate replacement after Spencer left, also a member of the band Valencia) on drums, Nicole Row (former live bassist for Music/MileyCyrus) on bass, and Mike Naran (former guitarist for Sparks The Rescue) on guitar, along with a horn section and string trio nicknamed the [[PunnyName Horny]] [[DoubleEntendre Boys]] and the Wicked Strings, respectively.
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27Before Brendon assumed full control of Panic!, the band was known for their [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes quirky]] [[RummageSaleReject fashion sense]], rampant [[FauxYay stage gay]] antics, witty lyrics, and longer-than-life song titles (which were initially made as jokes but later abandoned for more traditional-length titles after Brendon began forgetting them onstage). Later on, the band name as helmed by Brendon became more famous for [[LargeHam theatrical performances and aesthetic]] and a general shift in sound towards danceable pop with jazz influences. One trait consistent through both phases of the project is Brendon having a [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwjMw_7u_vbbAhUhxVkKHRLxA3kQwqsBCCgwAA&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov vocal range]] to rival [[Music/{{Queen}} Freddie Mercury]].[[note]]Appropriately, they covered "Bohemian Rhapsody" on the ''Death of a Bachelor'' tour.[[/note]]
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29Despite having moved away from any technical connection to {{emo}} music, they were often grouped by their fans as part of the "Holy Emo Trinity" along with Fall Out Boy and Music/MyChemicalRomance. They were also often included in the "Fueled-By Five" (five bands from their label, Creator/FueledByRamen), which also includes FOB, Music/TheAcademyIs, Music/GymClassHeroes, and Music/CobraStarship.
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31Popular songs include "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", "This Is Gospel", "Emperor's New Clothes", "Say Amen" and "High Hopes".
32----
33!!Discography:
34!!!Studio albums:
35* ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]'' (2005)
36* ''Pretty. Odd.'' (2008)
37* ''Vices & Virtues'' (2011)
38* ''Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!'' (2013)
39* ''[[Music/DeathOfABachelor Death of a Bachelor]]'' (2016)
40* ''Pray For The Wicked'' (2018)
41* ''Viva Las Vengeance'' (2022)
42!!!Live albums:
43* ''[=iTunes=] Live Session EP Exclusive ''(2006)
44* ''...Live in Chicago'' (2008)
45* ''[=iTunes=] Live'' (2011)
46* ''All My Friends, We're Glorious: Death of a Bachelor Tour Live'' (2017)
47!!!Compilation albums:
48* ''Introducing... Panic at the Disco'' (2008)
49* ''Panic! at the Disco Video Catalog'' (2011)
50----
51!!I Write Tropes, Not Tragedies:
52
53* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Listen to "Build God Then We'll Talk", particularly Brendon's pronunciation of "caricature".[[note]]ca-RIC-a-ture[[/note]]
54* AlbumClosure:
55** ''Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die'' finishes with "The End of All Things," a slow, longing love ballad that contrasts sharply with the rest of the album's heavy, upbeat SynthPop.
56** The last song on ''Death of a Bachelor'' is its slowest and saddest--"Impossible Year."
57--->There's no sunshine\
58This impossible year\
59Only black days and sky grey\
60And clouds full of fear
61** ''Pray for the Wicked'', theretofore an upbeat jazz-pop dance record, concludes with "Dying in LA," a heart-wrenching piano/violin ballad about how CelebrityIsOverrated.
62** ''Viva Las Vengeance'' not only concludes with "Do It to Death" as the album's finale, but as Panic!'s final song from their discography because it fades into the introduction of ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]'' to emphasise on how the singer is going to forever be in a continuous loop they can't break out of.
63* AlbumTitleDrop:
64** From "That Green Gentleman": "Things are shaping up to be '''pretty odd.'''"
65** From "Say Amen (Saturday Night)": "I '''pray for the wicked''' on the weekend."
66* AlliterativeName: ''Vices & Virtues'', as well as its track "Sarah Smiles".
67* AllThereInTheManual: The lyrics that come with ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]'' expand on some of the songs, due to containing the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original]] lyrics for the songs instead of the versions that ended up being used.
68--> They ended up... well, making love isn't exactly what I'm looking for. But. You. Get. The. Picture.
69* AppealToFamilialWisdom: This is present in several songs, including "High Hopes":
70-->Mama said, don't give up\
71It's a little complicated
72* BalladOfX: "The Ballad of Mona Lisa".
73* BetterPartnerAssertion: This argument is in "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off", where Urie compares himself against any other guy, putting himself on top.
74-->I've got more wit\
75A better kiss\
76A hotter touch, a better fuck\
77Than any boy you'll ever meet
78* BodyHorror: "Emperor's New Clothes" has Brendon sprouting . . . [[HornedHumanoid a few]] [[WingedHumanoid appendages]]. And while he's shifting, you can ''hear his bones cracking'' and ''see them moving under his skin''.
79* BodySurf: In the video for "Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time", some sort of {{Cthulhumanoid}} ShapeShifter travels from a young woman's body to the body of Brendon Urie and returns to the bar in his body, presumably to find another host.
80* BookEnds:
81** The music video for "But It's Better If You Do" begins and ends in black-and-white.
82** ''Vices & Virtues''. Both the opening song "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" and the ending song "Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met...)" feature the line "Mona Lisa, pleased to please ya."
83** "Camisado" starts and ends with a minimalist piano accompaniment and the lyrics "The I.V. and your hospital bed / This was no accident / This was a therapeutic chain of events."
84** "This Is Gospel" begins with a HeartbeatSoundtrack and ends with the heartbeat slowing and stopping.
85** "The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know" begins and ends with the same quiet verse.
86** Both the opening song ([[TitleTrack "Viva Las Vengeance"]]) and the ending song ("Do It to Death") of ''Viva Las Vengeance'' feature the line "Shut up and go to bed."
87* BreakingTheFourthWall: "We're So Starving" kicks off ''Pretty. Odd.'' with Brendon directly addressing the listener, assuring them that the three years since their last album were spent creating songs for their fans and promising that they haven't changed as a band despite a change in the lineup.
88* BreakupSong: "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off":
89-->Then think of what you did\
90And how I hope to God he was worth it
91* CallBack: A reference to the "sky falling" appears twice, both in songs about Brendon's girlfriend/wife Sarah.
92** From "Sarah Smiles":
93--->I was just a guy living on my own, waiting for the sky to fall
94** From "Death of a Bachelor":
95--->I'm walking the long road, watching the sky fall
96* ChewingTheScenery:
97** After the video for "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" Brendon will be puking up scenery for weeks.
98** Brendon's multitasking in "Emperor's New Clothes": chewing the scenery [[spoiler: whilst morphing into a demon before entering what seems to be Hell]].
99* CircusSynths: ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]'', most notably the song "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," the music video for which has the band crashing a wedding of circus performers.
100* ClusterFBomb:
101** "Nicotine" features the word "fuck" at least four times along with the repeated usages of the word "damn", which is a bit jarring compared to a majority of their other songs.
102** As well as “(Fuck A) Silver Lining”, obviously. It's sarcastically bleeped out of the first line of the third chorus.
103* ConceptAlbum:
104** ''AFYCSO'' is unified by hidden references and the theme of rebellion. It is also split into two halves; the first half is more traditional-sounding pop punk, while the second puts a unique baroque spin on the sound. The two halves are connected by the album's intermission, which starts with an energetic techno beat before transitioning to an old-timey piano interlude.
105** ''Pretty. Odd.'' is heavily [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-themed.
106** ''Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!'' is about drugs, sex, and UsefulNotes/LasVegas.
107** ''Death of a Bachelor'' is about your life changing now that you're married.
108** ''Pray for the Wicked'' revolves around fame and wildest-dreams success -- as well as their consequences. It's RockStarSong: The Album.
109* ConceptVideo: Nearly all of them. Notable examples are the videos for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBtH2YlNiNc But It's Better If You Do]]" where the boys are musicians in an illegal strip club, and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc6vs-l5dkc I Write Sins Not Tragedies]]", featuring a circus wedding filled with clowns in lingerie!
110** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgpdp3lP8M The Ballad of Mona Lisa]]" is a steampunk funeral scene.
111** "[[http://youtu.be/LUc_jXBD9DU Miss Jackson]]" is a [[MindScrew rather surreal and confusing narrative and no one is exactly sure what it is really about]].
112** "Nicotine" is about a man bringing flowers to a woman who he is very much in love with [[spoiler: who is revealed to be DeadAllAlong]].
113** "This Is Gospel" shows the process of death, and SequelSong "Emperor's New Clothes" shows [[{{Hell}} what comes after]]. Some fans have theorized that "This Is Gospel" is about Brendon rejecting religion--specifically, the Mormon religion he grew up with--and "Emperor's New Clothes" shows the consequence of being denied access to Heaven.
114* ContinuityNod:
115** The opening of "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" music video makes multiple nods to the video for "I Write Sins Not Tragedies". This includes the view of church pews, the focus on Brendon's hat, and of course, "closing the goddamn door".
116** The clocks in "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" and "Ready To Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)" are all set to nine o'clock, referencing "Nine in the Afternoon".
117** Near the end of the music video for "That Green Gentleman", a group of old men appears dressed in the style of the band circa ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]''.
118** In the video for "Say Amen (Saturday Night)", the "ninjas" just walk into Brendon's house because left his doors (and windows) open. Hasn't he ever heard of closing them? He does, though, faces them elegantly and without panicking, or, as you might call it, "with a sense of poise and rationality".
119* CoverDrop:
120** For ''Death of a Bachelor'' on "Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time."
121--->Saying "if you go on, you might pass out in a drainpipe"
122** The ''suggestion'' of one in "Roaring 20s":
123--->I'm on the rooftop with curious strangers[[note]]The cover of ''Pray For The Wicked'' shows Brendon standing at the edge of a city roof.[[/note]]
124* CreatorProvincialism: ''Too Weird to Live, Too Rare To Die!'' takes heavy inspiration from Brendon Urie's hometown of UsefulNotes/LasVegas.
125* CreepyMonotone: The verses of "Lying Is the Most Fun"
126* DarkWorld: "Emperor's New Clothes" takes place here [[spoiler: after Brendon gets denied access to Heaven and descends into a dark wasteland, where he turns into a demon and enters Hell]].
127* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: Used at the end of the music video for "Nicotine".]]
128* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The black and white variation is used in the videos for "Northern Downpour", "Nicotine", and "Death of a Bachelor", as well as at the [[BookEnds start and end]] of "But It's Better If You Do".
129* DigitalPiracyIsOkay: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjPRfWG7FEQ Brendon has gone on record]] saying that he's okay with fans ripping his music off of [=YouTube=] if they're unable to pay for it, even giving them a step-by-step tutorial on how to do so with a [=YouTube=]-to-[=MP3=] website.
130* DownerEnding: The video for "Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time" ends with [[spoiler:the protagonist transforming into a tentacle monster, killing Brendon by impaling him with a tentacle and throwing him out the window, devouring his body, assuming his form, and then wooing a girl at a bar before releasing its tentacles]].
131* Music/{{Emo}}: Panic! moved away from their emo-pop roots, with ''Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!'' assuming a more SynthPop sound and lyrical style.
132* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: The bonus track "All the Boys":
133-->All the boys and I\
134Love her madly\
135All the boys and I\
136All the girls and I too
137* FadingIntoTheNextSong:
138** It occurs multiple times on ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]'':
139*** "Introduction" → "The Only Difference...".
140*** "Lying Is The Most Fun..." → "Intermission".
141*** "But It's Better If You Do" → "I Write Sins Not Tragedies".
142** "We're So Starving" → "Nine in the Afternoon" on ''Pretty. Odd.''
143** Almost every song from ''Vices & Virtues'' [[ExaggeratedTrope takes this up to eleven]], especially when "Ready To Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)" transitions into "Always", which then transitions to "The Calendar" and ends its arc with "Sarah Smiles". If you think about it, these four songs connect to make up a 15-minute short story.
144** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] from ''Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!'', up until ''Pray For the Wicked''.
145** ''Viva Las Vengeance'' not only plays it straight with "Something About Maggie" and "Sad Clown", but it even [[InvertedTrope inverts this at the end, too]], as the final song from the band's discography, "Do It to Death" loops itself back to the introduction of "[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]".
146* FauxYay: A favorite tactic during performances in the early years, beginning with Ryan and Brendon and continuing with Brendon and Dallon. Features anything from intentional {{Almost Kiss}}es to simulated blow jobs. Made up one-third of their act, [[YaoiFangirl to the delight of fans.]]
147* FemaleGaze:
148** Most of the music video for "Girls/Girls/Boys" probably qualifies, considering it consists of the camera panning up and around an implied-nude Brendon. {{Subverted|Trope}} ''hard'' by the director's cut, where two [[{{Fanservice}} female models show up]] [[GirlOnGirlIsHot and start making out]].
149** In a very odd sense, "Emperor's New Clothes" [[HotAsHell could qualify as this]].
150* FingerOnLips: In the video for "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", Brendon covers his mouth for the words "whore" and "goddamn", on one instance [[https://i1.wp.com/bsidesbadlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Panic-at-the-Disco-I-Write-Sins-Not-Tragedies-Music-Video-Throwback-Thursday.jpg making a cross with his index fingers]], apparently in reference to the issue of taking God's name in vain.
151* FirstPersonPerspective: The video for "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" is shot in this manner from the perspective of the protagonist, [[spoiler:who turns into a tentacle monster]].
152* GenreShift: Each album has been [[NewSoundAlbum a pretty significant change from the last]].
153** ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]'' - {{Emo}}, Synth Punk, and BaroquePop.
154** ''Pretty. Odd.'' - [[Music/TheBeatles Beatlesque]] rock
155** ''Vices & Virtues'' - ''very'' PopPunk
156** ''Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!'' - electronic dance and SynthPop
157** ''Death of a Bachelor'' - electronic pop rock with jazz and Music/{{Queen}} influences
158** ''Pray for the Wicked'' - pop with strong jazz and broadway influences
159* GirlOnGirlIsHot: This is present in the "director's cut" version of the "Girls/Girls/Boys" video, which features two female models in underwear making out.
160* GratuitousFrench: A children's choir opens "Nearly Witches" by singing its chorus in French.
161* GroinAttack: Just before [[spoiler:Brendon's girlfriend]] knocks Brendon out in "Say Amen", she kicks him in the crotch, [[PaintingTheMedium allowing him to]] [[InstantSoprano hit the high note]] toward the end of the song.
162* {{Guyliner}}: Common in the music videos between ''Fever'' and ''V&V''.
163* HappyEndingOverride: If you count Brendon escaping into the afterlife at the end of "This is Gospel" as a happy ending... too bad. "Emperor's New Clothes" lands him in hell.
164* HeartbeatSoundtrack: A few times in ''Too Weird'', most notably in the [[BookEnds beginning and end]] of "This is Gospel".
165* {{Homage}}: The "Girls/Girls/Boys" music video is a recreation of Music/DAngelo's "Untitled (How Does it Feel)" music video.
166* IAmTheBand: Since 2015, Brendon Urie has been the only official member of the band.
167* ImplausibleDeniability: One [[MemeticMutation very famous]] line from "Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time":
168-->I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
169* IntercourseWithYou: A common theme in many of their songs (quite possibly AuthorAppeal).
170** "Hurricane" most definitely counts.
171--->I led the revolution in my bedroom\
172And I set all the zippers free\
173We said "no more war, no more clothes, give me peace"\
174Oh, kiss me...[[note]]We are a hurricane, [[UnusualEuphemism drop our anchors]] in a storm...[[/note]]
175** Also "New Perspective":
176--->No more need be said\
177When I'm inching through your bed
178*** Brendon even lampshaded another line at the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYuW6S690Ow SDCC performance]]:
179---->'''Brendon''': ''Can we fast-forward till you go down on me?'' That means a blowjob!
180** One of the bonus tracks for ''Vices & Virtues'', "Kaleidoscope Eyes":
181--->I swear to God, I'd never heard a better sound coming out\
182Than when you're whimpering my name from your mouth ...\
183I've got an insatiable desire\
184For your\
185Insides
186** In "The Calendar":
187--->At night your body is a symphony, and I'm conducting
188** [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Casual Affair"]]
189* IronicEcho: Occurs on ''Pray for the Wicked''. The chorus of "Roaring 20s" jokingly remarks, "''I'' don't even know me". At the end of the album, "Dying in LA" repeats the sentiment--stripped of its humorous twist and obfuscating upbeatness:
190-->But nobody knows you now\
191When you're dying in LA
192* LargeHam: Brendon's performance style is [[InvokedTrope deliberately]] hammy.
193* LeadSingerPlaysLeadGuitar: After Ryan left the band, frontman Brendon Urie took up the role of lead guitar in the studio and sometimes in live performances. Even when Ryan was in the band, Brendon usually played co-lead guitar, as seen in songs like [[https://youtu.be/uNEBEKBVkew "The Green Gentleman"]].
194* LocationSong:
195** "Vegas Lights", about [[CreatorProvincialism Urie's hometown of]] UsefulNotes/LasVegas.
196** "LA Devotee", more about a [[AllegoricalCharacter person who represents Los Angeles]] than the city itself.
197--->The black magic on Mulholland Drive\
198Swimming pools under desert skies\
199Drinking white wine in the blushing light\
200Just another LA Devotee
201*** Its SpiritualSuccessor on ''Pray for the Wicked'', "Dying in LA", inverts this: it seems at first to be more concerned with its [[RockStarSong rock star protagonist]], but the post-chorus calls this into question:
202---->Oh, the power, the power the power ...\
203Of LA
204* LoveIsADrug:
205** "Nicotine" from ''Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die''.
206--->'Cause your love's a fucking drag\
207But I need it so bad
208** "Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met)" also has elements of this.
209--->Ever since we met\
210I only shoot up with your perfume\
211It's the only thing\
212That makes me feel as good as you do.
213* LoveIsLikeReligion: Usually averted, oddly. They have many love songs and many songs incorporating BiblicalMotifs, but "This Is Gospel" and certain interpretations of "Hallelujah" are the only places where the two meet.
214* LyricalDissonance:
215** Most of ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]''. "Camisado" is a notable example, being an upbeat dance song about a person who gets regularly hospitalized.
216** "Hey Look Ma, I Made It". The style is a catchy big band-esque song. The lyrics are about a star who makes it big and falls hard.
217* MaleGaze: The "director's cut" version of "Girls/Girls/Boys" is a rather jarring example of this, which isn't present in the official release.
218* MrFanservice: It's rare for Brendon to finish a show fully clothed, and the early years saw him at the center of the band's FauxYay antics. And then there's [[FemaleGaze the "Girls/Girls/Boys" music video]].
219** Brendon discusses this in [[https://vine.co/v/huH6gnJKDqn one of his vines]], where he sings about not liking to wear shirts ([=!!=]video contains NSFW language).
220* NewSoundAlbum:
221** ''Pretty. Odd.'''s psychedelic/indie-influenced rock is a far cry from the techno-y baroque pop punk of ''AFYCSO'', which led to it receiving a [[BrokenBase less than unanimous positive reaction]].
222*** Perhaps the best example is the lead single "Nine in the Afternoon", an upbeat track in every sense of the word with no less than nine references to "feeling good"... and this from a band known to be popular with {{Emo Teen}}s.
223** ''Vices & Virtues'' was more in line with ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]'', however.
224** ''Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die'' is roughly 90% dance pop, with techno and dubstep influences, and a complete departure from anything they did before, barring "New Perspective". The closest song to any of their previous sounds is the piano and string ballad "The End Of All Things".
225** ''Death of a Bachelor'' introduces power pop and Sinatra-esque jazz into the mix.
226* NonAppearingTitle: All of the songs on ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]'', but seen less and less with each successive album. Brendon has said this is because he had a hard time remembering the titles of the songs.
227** "Emperor's New Clothes", in which the inspiration is only hinted at.
228--->I'm all dressed up and naked
229* NoodleIncident: Part of the WhatDidIDoLastNight in "Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time":
230-->Memories tend to just pop up\
231Drunk pre-meds and some rubber gloves
232* OfCorpseHesAlive: Friend of the band Shane Valdés did a short called "[[http://www.vimeo.com/6219467 A Weekend at Pete Rose's]]" starring Brendon, Spencer, and Pete Wentz, with this trope as a premise.[[note]]Doubles as the music video for Music/FallOutBoy's "Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet"[[/note]]
233* OffWithHisHead: Featured in the "Miss Jackson" music video.
234* OneManArmy: Brendon in the music video for "Say Amen (Saturday Night)". 30 masked men come to kill him; he kills them all. [[CrossesTheLineTwice In the most ridiculous fashion possible]].
235* OneWomanSong: "Sarah Smiles", "Miss Jackson"
236* OneWordTitle:
237** ''AFYCSO'': "Introduction", "Camisado", "Intermission"
238** ''Vices & Virtues'': "Hurricane", "Memories", "Always"
239** ''TWTDTRTD'': "Nicotine"
240** ''Death of a Bachelor'': "Hallelujah"
241* OppositesAttract: "When the Day Met the Night."
242* PrecisionFStrike:
243** Added one of these into their cover of "[[Music/{{Radiohead}} "Karma Police"]] at a live performance in Denver.
244--->''This is what you get when you [[SuddenlyShouting FUCK WITH US]]''
245** There's also one in "Crazy = Genius":
246--->If crazy equals genius\
247Then I'm a fucking arsonist
248* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Why, the name of the band, of course! as well as ''Pretty. Odd.''
249-->"No, I! Wouldn't! Be! Caught! De-e-ad in this place!" (But It's Better If You Do).
250* RearrangeTheSong: ''...Live in Chicago'' ends with a rearrangement of the SubduedSection of "The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know" which is identical to the original except a new Brendon vocal track gets added every two bars, leading to a layered effect where multiple Brendons are singing atop each other.
251* RetroUniverse: ''Pretty. Odd.'' and ''Take a Vacation'' are very [[TheSixties sixties]] inspired.
252* RevengeBallad: "Let's Kill Tonight", where the singer vows to destroy an ex-lover's reputation to get revenge.
253-->Let's kill tonight!\
254Kill tonight!\
255Show them all you're not the ordinary type
256* RevolvingDoorBand: Until ''Pray for the Wicked'', no two albums had the same lineup, and that's only because Brendon is (by that point) [[IAmTheBand the only member left.]]
257** ''[[Music/AFeverYouCantSweatOut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out]]'' was recorded by Spencer, Ryan and Brendon. [[note]]Brent is credited with bass, but his parts were actually recorded by Brendon because, according to Spencer, the former wasn't a consistently good enough musician.[[/note]]
258** ''Pretty. Odd.'' added Jon Walker. [[note]]Brendon and Jon switched frequently between bass and rhythm guitar in both the studio and live performances.[[/note]]
259** ''Vices & Virtues'' was Brendon and Spencer, with a few session musicians for trumpets, and choir vocals
260** ''Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!'' was Brendon, Spencer and Dallon.
261** ''Death Of A Bachelor'' and ''Pray For The Wicked'' appear to only be Brendon [[note]]For ''Bachelor'', Dallon had some minor contributions to several songs and was relegated to a touring member, while Spencer had quit after 2 years of inactivity. Dallon left the band entirely in December 2017, around 6 months before ''Pray For The Wicked'' was released. [[/note]]
262* RockStarSong: The CentralTheme of ''Pray for the Wicked''. Most of the songs on the album qualify somehow, but "Hey Look Ma, I Made It," "Roaring 20s", and "Dying in LA" are explicitly this.
263* SanitySlippageSong: "Emperor's New Clothes" is an example. Even without taking the album's overall story into account, the song's music video makes the theme pretty clear.
264* {{Satan}}: Demonic Brendon comes face to face with the Prince of Darkness himself in the end of the "Emperor's New Clothes" video.
265* SiameseTwinSongs: "We're So Starving" and "Nine in the Afternoon," but the latter is usually played by itself in live shows.
266* ShoutOut:
267** ''Fever'':
268*** Many of the album's songs are named after lines from Creator/ChuckPalahniuk novels.
269*** "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" comes from Palahniuk's ''Literature/Survivor1999''.
270*** And the lyrics of "Time to Dance" are one big long reference to ''Literature/InvisibleMonsters''.
271*** If you haven't read ''Invisible Monsters'', "Time to Dance" seems like a song about teen pregnancy, and some of the lines that reference the book seem to have little meaning in the scheme of the whole song (namely "hiding in estrogen and wearing aubergine dreams").
272*** "Build God, Then We'll Talk" has a shout out to ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic''.
273*** "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" and "But It's Better If You Do" are lines from the movie ''{{Film/Closer}}''--spoken in the same breath, no less.
274*** "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines" has a bridge which references lines from Palahnuik's ''Diary'' ("just for the record, the weather today..." is a reference to a line the main character often says), and the title references the Creator/DouglasCoupland novel ''Shampoo Planet'' ("Torrid tunage from London beckoned--songs about money written by machines.")
275*** This one may be unintentional, but the title also references Music/PinkFloyd three times; the band is English, and they have songs titled "Money" and "Welcome to the Machine".
276*** "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" also refers to ''Shampoo Planet'' ("I am writing a list of tragic character flaws on my dollar bills with a felt pen. I am thinking of the people in my universe and distilling for each of these people the one flaw in their character that will be their downfall--the flaw that will be their undoing. '''What I write are not sins; I write tragedies'''.")
277** ''Pretty. Odd.'':
278*** Features an opening song that BreaksTheFourthWall by [[Music/TheBeatles talking about performing as a band, which then transitions into the next song]].
279** ''V&V'':
280*** The chorus of "Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met)" was inspired by Patrick Süskind's ''Literature/{{Perfume}}''.
281*** Take one look at the chimney sweep part of the video for "Ready To Go". ''Film/MaryPoppins'', anyone?
282*** "Kaleidoscope Eyes" is part of a line from [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"]]:
283---->Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly\
284A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
285** ''Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die'':
286*** The album title is a quote from ''Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas''.
287*** The music video for "Girls/Girls/Boys" is a direct homage to the music video of D'Angelo's "Untitled".
288*** "Vegas Lights" starts off with a number-counting jingle from ''Series/SesameStreet''.
289** ''Bachelor'':
290*** "Emperor's New Clothes", title and lyrics, is self-explanatory.
291*** "Crazy=Genius" mentions several members of Music/TheBeachBoys.
292*** The music video for "Hallelujah" features perspective tricks from Creator/MCEscher.
293*** "Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time" incorporates the guitar riff from [[Music/TheB52s "Rock Lobster"]].
294** ''Wicked'':
295*** "(Fuck A) Silver Lining" starts with a pitched-down sample from the 1969 version of “Oh What a Night” by Music/TheDells and later name-drops ''Music/{{Beyonce}}'':
296---->Quick charade, Beyoncé, Lemonade
297** And there's the name of the band itself, inspired by the song "Panic" by Music/TheSmiths, which the band ended up covering live in 2011.
298* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
299** Panic! At the Disco vs. Panic at the Disco.[[note]]The band omitted the exclamation point during ''Pretty. Odd.'' but later reinstated it. The punctuated version is considered correct.[[/note]]
300** It's also spelled "'''Brendon'''", not "'''Brandon'''".
301* SpokenWordInMusic:
302** The sample that occurs exactly midway through the ''AFYCSO'' intermission, interpolated from Creator/OrsonWelles' ''Radio/WarOfTheWorlds''.
303** "Nearly Witches" opens with a conductor of a children's choir addressing them before they start singing.
304* StealthPrequel: "Say Amen" appears to be this to "This is Gospel", given [[spoiler:Brendon is knocked out and bruised in much the same way he's introduced in the latter, and the end of the song plays a heartbeat--a motif maintained in "Gospel".]] The presence of the Devil's Key on his person could also explain why he [[spoiler:transforms into a demon]] in "Emperor's New Clothes".
305* SteamPunk: The fashion and the items used in "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" are clearly influenced by the genre.
306* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Ryan sings the chorus on "Northern Downpour" with Brendon harmonising.
307** Ryan also sings on the verses of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iTFnNU3AYg "It's Almost Halloween."]]
308* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: The first minute or so of the video for "This Is Gospel."
309* StudioChatter:
310** In an unusual variant, it shows up in the ''middle'' of "Miss Jackson".
311** Also shows up at the beginning/end of most of the songs on ''Vices & Virtues''.
312* SurrealMusicVideo:
313** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCto3PCn8wo Nine in the Afternoon]]" has the guys waking up in color-coded bedrooms and that's around the time things stop to make any sort of sense. (It actually does make ''some'' sense if you know anything about the Beatles.)
314** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xDf-_8KvGM Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)]]" seems to follow suit.
315* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: "We're So Starving," where they assure the listener that they are ''still the same band''.
316* TakeThat:
317** "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines" is one aimed towards the then-fledgling scene community (back when it was an offshoot of emo). This, of course, [[MisaimedFandom went over the heads of the MySpace crowd]].
318** "There's A Good Reason These Tables are Numbered..." can be interpreted as a Take That to the subject of the song.
319* TakeThatAudience: They made a few efforts during the ''Pretty. Odd.'' era to alienate the fans who liked ''Fever'' better, most noticeably the video for "That Green Gentleman", ending with old men coming out of a Russian doll wearing their old ''Fever''-era circus outfits.
320* TakeThatCritics: Aside from firing shots at the scene community, "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines" also preemptively sticks it to the press and potential critics of the band, outright sarcastically acknowledging how the press has the power to either make the band "hip" or disavow them entirely.
321-->''Just for the record, the weather today\
322Is slightly sarcastic with a good chance of\
323A) Indifference, or\
324B) Disinterest\
325In what the critics say.''
326* TalkingInYourSleep: "All the Boys":
327-->All the secrets that you keep\
328Might get spoken while you sleep
329* TitleOnlyChorus: "Girl That You Love"
330* TheLostLenore: Implied in the music video for "Nicotine".
331* TheShowMustGoOn: In 2006, Brendon was knocked unconscious by a thrown bottle only minutes into a show, thankfully only for a couple of seconds. After recovering he got back on stage and finished out the band's entire set, picking up right where he left off.
332* WhodunnitToMe: How the video for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgpdp3lP8M The Ballad of Mona Lisa]]" plays out. [[spoiler:Mary did it.]]
333* TitleTrack: "Death of a Bachelor" and "Viva Las Vengeance", which are rather notable because none of their other albums have a title track.
334* UncommonTime: "Build God, Then We'll Talk" switches between 4/4 and 3/4 with reckless abandon.
335* {{Undercrank}}: "Emperor's New Clothes" makes liberal use of it for its music video, with the video sped up to match the beat of the song.
336* WeInterruptThisProgram: ''AFYCSO'' transitions from its traditional electronic punk sound to its more individualized baroque pop style within its transmission, which starts with a standard techno song that is suddenly cut off by radio static, at which point a man announces that [[WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties "due to circumstances beyond our control"]], no more dance music will be provided.
337* WhatDidIDoLastNight: "Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time."
338-->Who are these people?\
339I just woke up in my underwear\
340No liquor left on the shelf\
341I should probably introduce myself
342* WouldHurtAChild: The [[HollywoodSatanism cultists]] in "LA Devotee" are fond of giving children psychological and ElectricTorture.
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