- Record Label: Fueled by Ramen Records
- Release Date: Jan 15, 2016
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Jan 27, 2016On balance Death of a Bachelor is a commendable success.
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Jan 27, 2016Ultimately, Death of a Bachelor marks the final transformation of Panic! At the Disco from egalitarian emo band to collaborative pop band headed with singular charisma by Urie the uncontested chairman.
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Jan 20, 2016Simply put, Death of a Bachelor is exactly the hot mess it wants to be. It’s been a while since I’ve heard an album that’s so divisive in its quality, so manic on one end and so lazy on the other.
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Kerrang!Jan 19, 2016Like the soundtrack to a wedding reception, DOAB is Panic! At The Disco turnt up, both musically and lyrically. [9 Jan 2016, p.50]
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Jan 19, 2016The album proves itself to be as an unusual cocktail of all of the band’s previous guises--Urie might have gone mad with power, his band purged to its brittle skeleton, but when it comes together, it can still occasionally be thrilling.
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Jan 19, 2016Death of a Bachelor is hollow and shapeless.
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Jan 15, 2016Bachelor doesn’t always hit.... But Urie’s charm and willingness to maximize his songs’ pop-spectacle quotient make Bachelor an often-delightful accompaniment to 2016’s earliest, chilliest weeks.
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Jan 15, 2016An unpredictable but spectacular ride through pop, rock and everything in between, it’s hard not to bowled over by Urie’s efforts yet again.
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Jan 15, 2016Unfortunately, he doesn’t ever capture the glittery theatrics of, say, Freddie Mercury or the impossible cool of Old Blue Eyes. Stomping tracks like “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time” and lyrics like “Champagne, cocaine, gasoline, and most things in between” don’t really jive with half-hearted saxophones and staccato jazz flares.... Still, longtime Panic! fans will find shining moments.
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Jan 15, 2016Panic! At The Disco’s audience may perpetually renew itself with fresh teenagers, but Urie is maturing as an artist. He takes a lot of risks on Death Of A Bachelor, all of which pay off.
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Jan 14, 2016The band would do better to substitute some more original melodies for all the wide-eyed, slickly produced gusto.
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Jan 14, 2016Death may be messy, but it’s not necessarily the end, just another explosive event.
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Jan 14, 2016The more conventional pop/rock tracks detract from his eccentric impulses and feel like compromises.
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Jan 14, 2016A little more glitzy polish and loads of gloppy decadence.
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Jan 13, 2016Panic! at the Disco has always favored a style both steroidal and slick, and Mr. Urie isn’t out to reinvent it here.
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Jan 11, 2016Every note here sounds like the logical conclusion to the evolution of each preceding record--a remarkable achievement.
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Jan 7, 2016For all of its precocious, borderline bratty moments, Death Of A Bachelor is a remarkably nuanced affair. [Feb 2016, p.95]
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Jan 7, 2016At the centre of Panic At The Disco’s best album yet is Urie himself. The charisma and eccentricity of the front man, matched by his jaw-dropping vocal acrobatics sees Urie finally become the ringmaster of his own circus.
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Q MagazineJan 7, 2016It's a confusing affair, where [Urie] foolishly tries to croon like Frank Sinatra on the title track and never quite nails down whatever the big idea was supposed to be. Still, there are moments to cherish. [Feb 2016, p.115]
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Positive: 241 out of 300
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Mixed: 32 out of 300
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Negative: 27 out of 300
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Jan 15, 2016One of their best! Brendon Urie only get better and better as musician. Golden Days is a masterpiece. This album has no bad songs, they all amazing!!!