UPDATES!!!
OK, so it's been 5 months since I last wrote here; doesn't mean i wasn't active in bandom, just not here...
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First off,
THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT TO ANTARCTICA!!!
PETE AND ASHLEE GOT MARRIED!!!
THEY'RE HAVING A KID SOON!!!
PETE GOT A DOG NAMED RIGBY I'M ASSUMING FOR ASHLEE AND/OR THE KID!!!
FOLIE A DEUX ON NOVEMBER 4!!!!
I've been following that wild goosechase that was CitizensFourOurBetterment and I fucking knew it would end in a new album.
I honestly can't wait! Been trying to figure out who's going to the US by that time so they can get me a copy of the album. I hate it when they come up with special "regional editions" just so most people can afford to buy the cd.
BUT I FUCKING HAVE A JOB SO IT MEANS I CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE DELUXE EDITION IF THERE IS EVEN ONE IN EXISTENCE!!!
aka I'm in PatrickPeteJoeAndy withdrawal.
(ok, looks like i've been away from LJ from far too long and have too many pent-up bandom-related agressions. sheesh...)
Who else finds it worrisome that Pete wants to drop an album so near his baby's due date?
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I got to see Panic last August 14 when they played in my hometown!
Yes, I dragged my reluctant boyfriend along, but he mostly kept his comments about my fangirling to himself. He did, however, reluctantly concede that Pretty.Odd. is much better than their Fever. I totally count that as a small victory! :P
Ok , so my seats weren't the best, but I wasn't willing to compete with all the kids half my age who obviously followed the Pete Wentz School of Style and will totally ruin the moment for my by sticking their cameras/cellphones in the air and record INSTEAD OF FUCKING WATCHING THE SHOW! (Whoops, ranting again, sorry.... :P) They didn't turn on the cameras that would have let the people further away from the stage see their faces. I'm pretty sure the people in the upper boxes and the balconies were so disappointed not to be able to see the boys' faces. The stage graphics were awesome, though, and could be perfectly seen from the back.
I've been listening to Pretty.Odd in the weeks leading up to the concert, and I do have to agree with my boyfriend here. Pretty. Odd. is miles away, musically, from Fever. I'm not sure why a lot of people are so afraid of change when there's a 50% chance it's going to be good. I love that it's happier now. No less silly (Behind the Sea, anyone?) but happier. It's nice to hear these boys express how good of a place they're in with their music. Yes, I also get that it's a semi-lecture on the total awesomeness of classic rock, but in my case, they're preaching to the choir here. I'm years ahead of these guys in figuring out that the 60s and 70s are a goldmine of music. I'm not sure if other people want or get the need for Panic to change, but I really hope that they still like the boys after that.
Personal favorites and highlights from the night:
Ryan talking more.
Watching the vids from youtube totally did not prepare me for the happines of seeing Mr. Ross banter around with the other boys and the audience.
Ryan singing.
I love the fact that he finally,FINALLY, gets to sing for his band. Mustv'e been hard for him to relinquish singing duties to Brendon at first, but now he totes has the opportunity (and experience) to have another go at it. I love this song for the let's-all-sing-along treatment of the chorus at the end. The Jazz hands during the concert were a plus.
Brendon on acoustic guitar.
Just. Urrrrrhgh.
Ryan kisses Brendon during Mad as Rabbits.
Turnabout is fair play, don't you think? (Years after that One Perfect Kiss act, Ryan finally concedes that stage gay works for them.)
Spencer's drumming sexface.
(I wasn't able to see it clearly, but other people's pics of the concert confirm it.) Spencer Smith, if I ever see you roaming the streets alone, you better be ready to be pounced. Pounced, I tell you, pounced...rawrrrrr.
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How awesome?scary? is it to find out that someone in my immediate vicinity at work also reads bandslash???!!!!
She's more into MCR than FOB, but these two bands have a lot in common,including ex-girlfriends/current wives to drug addictions and general scrappiness that we had a lot to talk about.
It was like a playground crush where you throw sand in someone else's face because you like them. In my case, I threw a half-full pack of Marlboro menthols at her when we found out ;)
******
First off,
THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT TO ANTARCTICA!!!
PETE AND ASHLEE GOT MARRIED!!!
THEY'RE HAVING A KID SOON!!!
PETE GOT A DOG NAMED RIGBY I'M ASSUMING FOR ASHLEE AND/OR THE KID!!!
FOLIE A DEUX ON NOVEMBER 4!!!!
I've been following that wild goosechase that was CitizensFourOurBetterment and I fucking knew it would end in a new album.
I honestly can't wait! Been trying to figure out who's going to the US by that time so they can get me a copy of the album. I hate it when they come up with special "regional editions" just so most people can afford to buy the cd.
BUT I FUCKING HAVE A JOB SO IT MEANS I CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE DELUXE EDITION IF THERE IS EVEN ONE IN EXISTENCE!!!
aka I'm in PatrickPeteJoeAndy withdrawal.
(ok, looks like i've been away from LJ from far too long and have too many pent-up bandom-related agressions. sheesh...)
Who else finds it worrisome that Pete wants to drop an album so near his baby's due date?
*****
I got to see Panic last August 14 when they played in my hometown!
Yes, I dragged my reluctant boyfriend along, but he mostly kept his comments about my fangirling to himself. He did, however, reluctantly concede that Pretty.Odd. is much better than their Fever. I totally count that as a small victory! :P
Ok , so my seats weren't the best, but I wasn't willing to compete with all the kids half my age who obviously followed the Pete Wentz School of Style and will totally ruin the moment for my by sticking their cameras/cellphones in the air and record INSTEAD OF FUCKING WATCHING THE SHOW! (Whoops, ranting again, sorry.... :P) They didn't turn on the cameras that would have let the people further away from the stage see their faces. I'm pretty sure the people in the upper boxes and the balconies were so disappointed not to be able to see the boys' faces. The stage graphics were awesome, though, and could be perfectly seen from the back.
I've been listening to Pretty.Odd in the weeks leading up to the concert, and I do have to agree with my boyfriend here. Pretty. Odd. is miles away, musically, from Fever. I'm not sure why a lot of people are so afraid of change when there's a 50% chance it's going to be good. I love that it's happier now. No less silly (Behind the Sea, anyone?) but happier. It's nice to hear these boys express how good of a place they're in with their music. Yes, I also get that it's a semi-lecture on the total awesomeness of classic rock, but in my case, they're preaching to the choir here. I'm years ahead of these guys in figuring out that the 60s and 70s are a goldmine of music. I'm not sure if other people want or get the need for Panic to change, but I really hope that they still like the boys after that.
Personal favorites and highlights from the night:
Ryan talking more.
Watching the vids from youtube totally did not prepare me for the happines of seeing Mr. Ross banter around with the other boys and the audience.
Ryan singing.
I love the fact that he finally,FINALLY, gets to sing for his band. Mustv'e been hard for him to relinquish singing duties to Brendon at first, but now he totes has the opportunity (and experience) to have another go at it. I love this song for the let's-all-sing-along treatment of the chorus at the end. The Jazz hands during the concert were a plus.
Brendon on acoustic guitar.
Just. Urrrrrhgh.
Ryan kisses Brendon during Mad as Rabbits.
Turnabout is fair play, don't you think? (Years after that One Perfect Kiss act, Ryan finally concedes that stage gay works for them.)
Spencer's drumming sexface.
(I wasn't able to see it clearly, but other people's pics of the concert confirm it.) Spencer Smith, if I ever see you roaming the streets alone, you better be ready to be pounced. Pounced, I tell you, pounced...rawrrrrr.
*****
How awesome?scary? is it to find out that someone in my immediate vicinity at work also reads bandslash???!!!!
She's more into MCR than FOB, but these two bands have a lot in common,including ex-girlfriends/current wives to drug addictions and general scrappiness that we had a lot to talk about.
It was like a playground crush where you throw sand in someone else's face because you like them. In my case, I threw a half-full pack of Marlboro menthols at her when we found out ;)