Pray For The Wicked
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Pray For The Wicked
Pray for the Wicked is the sixth studio album by American rock band Panic! at the Disco. The album was released on June 22, 2018. on Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. It is the follow-up to the band's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor (2016). The album was produced by Jake Sinclair and preceded by the singles "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" & "High Hopes", with "(Fuck A) Silver Lining", "Dancing's Not a Crime", "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" and "King of the Clouds" following as promotional singles. It received generally positive reviews upon release, with many critics noting Urie's Broadway influences following his performance in Kinky Boots. - Wikipedia
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The Guardian
Closing string ballad Dying in LA provides some respite from this parade of pizzazz, but ultimately it feels as glossy and one-dimensional as the rest.
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New Musical Express (NME)
The sounds here are zanier, basking in the neon glare of the Vegas Strip
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All Music
Throughout it all, Urie paints himself with Michelangelo-esque strokes as a flamboyant cross between James Cagney, Biggie Smalls, and Beyoncé
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Independent
Panic! At The Disco’ frontman Brendon Urie is one of the most irrepressible characters in music, and nothing sums that up better than new album Pray For the Wicked
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Q-Review
The elements of rock are more classical than hard because you can clearly hear both, guitars and bass, along with trumpets and saxophone.
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News Day
It’s not just his singing — which often climbs to new, more theatrical heights across the album’s 12 tracks,
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The Young Folks
The album’s serious, genuine moments are balanced out by a good dose of Urie’s usual theatrics.
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Minnesota Daily
Nonetheless, whether you’re cleaning the house or lounging poolside this summer, you’ll need an upbeat soundtrack. This will probably get the job done.
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The 405
Between horns, strings, synths, guitars and all the rest this record is definitely an attack on the senses
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musicinminnesota.com
This album capitalizes on the success of Death of a Bachelor and raises the bar along the way.
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Spectrum Pulse - YouTube
Brendon Urie doubles down on overproduced musical theater-pop for his weakest record to date.
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The Sunday Times
This irredeemably cheesy grab for music fans’ coin is pop prostitution at its most brazen.
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The Edge
Brendon Urie gives the fans exactly what they want and that's absolutely fine by me.
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Shows I Go To
Pray For The Wicked is an amazing album I plan to enjoy over and over again.
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Sputnik Music
Basically, this is a pretty big step back from the largely enjoyable Death of a Bachelor
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The Prelude Press
Panic! At The Disco have done it again.
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It's All Dead
Brendon Urie has crafted the most thematic album of the band’s career and reinvigorated themselves amongst pop’s elite.
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Daily Trojan
Panic!’s interpretation of the trend renders its songs nearly indecipherable from one another.
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killyourstereo.com
this album could have been so much better.
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Spinnaker
The bombastic brass and simple pop structures return, along with the catchy, sing-along choruses and Urie’s occasional show-off moments on vocals.
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Silver Tiger Media
this is one album that would be amazing to hear live and listen to again and again for new and old fans all round.
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Stars and Scars
In true Panic! At The Disco style, Urie has delivered a selection of hits that range from orchestral dance tracks to more alternative tunes, to slow and heartfelt ballads that will make you feel all the emotions you have and have not lived through.
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DIY Magazine
Granted, his sixth effort is as bonkers and creative as ever, but it could be that less really is more.
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Dead Press
All in all, as with most Panic! At the Disco albums, there’s plenty to like about Pray for the Wicked.
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Fansided
Because you’re Panic! At the Disco – a brilliant ending to a brilliant album.
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Amnplify
I just want to express how much I love the diversity of content that is contained in this one album and how many emotions it makes me feel in one run through.
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The Daily Californian
Generally lackluster, occasionally messy, excessively decorated and filler-heavy, Pray for the Wicked appears to be intended as a better, poppier and louder follow-up to Death of a Bachelor.
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The Zine
It's a raw concoction of stories about dealing with addiction, drifting away from people, gaining new ones and discovering your true self in between all of that.
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Affinity Magazine
All in all, “Pray for the Wicked” did not fail to amaze
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The Soundboard
But even on its own, Pray For The Wicked succeeds by simply continuing with what is potentially Panic! At The Disco’s most successful line to date.
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setlist.fm
The songs that hit are bullseyes.
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killyourstereo.com
this album could have been so much better
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Stars and Scars
Urie has delivered a selection of hits that range from orchestral dance tracks to more alternative tunes, to slow and heartfelt ballads
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Melodic Magazine
Overall, I think “Pray For The Wicked” is a very different, experimental record that’s perfect to blast through the summer and dance along to.
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chorus.fm
Pray for the Wicked is the full-blown party album.
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Outright Geekery
Overall, Pray for the Wicked is a musical triumph.
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Shutter 16
This album is done so well that it’s pretty much impossible to find a song that isn’t beyond amazing.
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Wall of Sound
I honestly have a hard time picking out standout songs since I genuinely love all of them
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Liverpool Sound and Vision
in this the band’s sixth studio album, the charisma, the ring master’s voice that brings the crowds in, a voice that devilishly exudes and clarifies the dramatic with positive intent.
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Immortal Reviews
as theatrical as you can get without actually being a Broadway recording
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thomasbleach
this album successfully delivers is a whole lot of energy and good vibes
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Pathfinder
“Pray For The Wicked” is worth checking out if for nothing but the messages that the band sends, but don’t expect a smooth ride.
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Beat
Brendon Urie’s willingness to experiment with and change his style means there is no chance of getting bored of Panic! At the Disco
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Off the Record USA
Overall the album brings a sense of joy, fun and a style of music we hardly ever hear with all the instruments.
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Culturess
Full of songs that sound like callbacks to previous albums, Panic! At The Disco’s Pray For The Wicked has some absolutely killer music.
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obsessxns
Pray For The Wicked is the best Panic! At the Disco album since 2011’s Vices & Virtues.
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The Student Playlist
Pray For The Wicked at least maintains the Panic! At The Disco hype and shows Urie consistently honing his newfound pop identity
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Amino
pray for the wicked is a fantastic addition to all of panic! at the disco's other works, amazing album overall
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Ben's Beat
Pray for the Wicked is one of their best
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Punktastic
the album remains impressive right through to the end
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Overdrive Music Magazine & Website
A rollercoaster of jazz-infused rock and dance from start to finish.
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Babetalk.tv
it proves to be the most diverse, transparent, and devastating of Panic! At The Disco‘s entire discography
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mxdwm.com
One word can simply describe the album’s general vibe: bombastic.
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Earthlings Blog
Pray for the Wicked is deceptive – but just let it sit and it’ll do its tricks with more pizzazz than duty.
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Dork
‘Pray for the Wicked' is the cherry on top
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Lemonade Magazine
Pray For The Wicked is brilliant and I have no qualms saying that it may be one of my favorite albums released this year so far.
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hysteriamag.com
the lack of creative integrity that weighs down on Pray For The Wicked… The shark has been jumped and its corpse beaten to mush
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Alarms Ring Out
First of all as colourful as Pray for the Wicked is, it does sacrifice stylistic coherence for versatility’s sake.
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Highwire Magazine
Panic! At The Disco are showing not a single sign of slowing down anytime soon with this album release
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Hi-Fi Way: The Pop Chronicles
while its vibe is somewhat different to previous albums, it still has that unique Panic! At the Disco feel that we all know and love
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Sound of Pen
It’s more than another record, more of an experience, and an introduction to a new era of something great.
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Album Analysis
This album did enough right for me to not loathe its existence, but did enough wrong for me not to want to listen again.
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Chords & Commas
Pray For The Wicked is yet another job done well by Panic! At The Disco.
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White Noise
Panic! At the Disco proves through Pray for the Wicked that artists can evolve without changing who they are or lessening the quality of their product.
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Love is Pop
it just might end up nudging its way onto my Top 20 Albums of All-Time list
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Hip Generation
we are totally in love with it!
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Dental Records Music News
this album has a favorite song for everyone and a message everyone for certain can relate to
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Crowd Surf
it’s definitely no surprise that this album is yet another banger
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Amped Sound
Overall this album has 100% blown me away.
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medium.com
Prey For The Wicked, is set to be their second number one in a row
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Audiovein Entertainment
it’s already in my running for best album of the year
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muzikspeaks.com
on the whole, this is an outstanding, current and contemporary album that I would just LOVE to see performed live
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Moments Magazine
This album is a step in the right direction for Brendon both musically and cognitively.
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