The Strokes + Panic! At the Disco



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What do these two bands have in common? Really hot lead singers? True, but no. I have been going through a phase where I'm obsessed with a band and I listen to nothing but them for like a week and then go back to listening to a little bit of everything. This week it was Panic! At the Disco and The Strokes. So I've liked The Strokes for quite awhile and I just can't seem to get enough of Julian Casablanca's voice and the short, clipped sounding guitar. Panic! At the Disco on the other hand I had heard before, and was like meh. But then again it was only Nine in the Afternoon, which I an okay good song at best. Panic! At the Disco's other songs are SO MUCH BETTER. I listened to all of Vices and Virtues and one of my favorites has to be "Trade Mistakes". It reminds me of The Killers for some reason, and is such a musical and melodic song. Kind of like being on Ecstasy and having a really good dream that you don't want to wake up from. Also good songs are "Memories" and "Hurricane" (which of course is about sex). I also listened to all of Angles by The Strokes and found that while there were really good songs, there were also songs I could care less about. A few standouts from Angles are "Machu Picchu" and "Life is Simple in the Moonlight". Of course "Under the Cover of Darkness" is pretty catchy. I have to say though, I applaud The Strokes for moving forward in their music and developing it more fully, but I still think that First Impressions of  Earth was better (I don't think there was a single song on that album that I didn't like).



Well, anyways, <3 The Strokes and <3 Panic! At the Disco.