The Rise of Panic! at the Disco

Panic! at the Disco have been one of the most popular bands in music scene for years. After the success of their debut album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, and it's lead single I Write Sins Not Tragedies the band and it's frontman Brendon Urie, would go on to have a very successful career. This is the story of how they began....
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Early Years
4:22 - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out/Decaydance Signing
9:23 - Brent Wilson/AFYCSO Touring Cycle
15:02 - Cricket and Clover
18:30 - Lead up to Pretty. Odd.
24:57 - The Release of Pretty. Odd.
29:11 - The Split...

[@bandprevail]

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[@trystero1729]

Ryan Ross was a genius, musically and lyrically. The first two Panic! albums (Pretty. Odd. especially) are absolutely brilliant records. I truly believe that Ryan’s retreat from music is the 21st century analog to Brian Wilson getting into bed.

[@sadboihours808]

I very much agree with you on that Brian Wilson analog, every time I think about cricket and clovers it reminds me of the original smile album and that just hurts me in a way

[@theunexpectedua]

Just wondering, if he's such a genius, why did he quit music?

[@QBert904]

@@theunexpectedua idk maybe he didn’t want to do it professionally anymore for a reason?

[@amberwood6423]

@@theunexpectedua he didn’t

[@justkencontrol]

@@theunexpectedua he didn't

[@emma-hv4rv]

ryan ross is for the arts not the charts

[@bandprevail]

this is my favorite comment 😂

[@soapnotsoup]

This is SO REAL

[@bighugelarge182]

TODOS AMAMOS A RYAN ❤❤

[@notsowimpy]

RETWEET

[@KrDrummer15]

AFYCSO is easily one of my favorite albums of all time. The writing was phenomenal and instrumentally it’s impressive for bands in that genre. It’s an album with 0 skips. Also, the tour for the album and the Live in Denver show was great.

[@MimiBlackbird]

I absolutely agree!! I am a Denver native and I was at the first show at the Fillmore and it was surreal, I wish I could go back and relive it. I miss their small venue shows like the other one at ogden. What a time to be alive lol

[@baz7295]

at least once a month i remember AFYSCO exists and thank 17 year old ryan ross for writing this masterpiece of an album

[@terryblysorry]

When you said some fans still regard Pretty Odd as their favorite album because either they have just listened to the band and die-hard for them since day one or they just like Ryan Ross, I laughed so hard because YES.

[@sophieh.4097]

most fans I talk to literally have Pretty Odd as their fav album

[@aj2627]

Very very impressive video. I love this. I don't think anybody has done a "documentary" style video on this band like this at least from what I've seen. This is amazing work my friend. However many hours was put into filming and editing, I respect it heavily. It was worth it. Looking forward to part 2!! Please make one! Keep up the great work. Much love❤️💕🤟🏻🤙🏻

[@bandprevail]

thank you so much brother!! part 2 is gonna come out in mid january so stay tuned :)

[@renanm5504]

The cozy representative did an hour long video about them in 2021

[@Ty-mu7gl]

I started listening to P! in 2017 out of sheer curiosity, and even then, not knowing a thing about the band's history, the internet made it very clear to me that Ryan's departure was very much a sensitive topic still. So crazy to think about this band's trajectory, especially considering the most recent news. The cautionary tales about rockstars and fame and money and addiction really do materialize into an actual tragedy (not a sin) for some musical acts. It's just so bittersweet for the fans, but knowing what I know now, I can tell it's been that way almost from the get-go

[@h077y]

You can hear how some of the melody of “this true love” made it into “nine in the afternoon”

[@pxllbug]

RIGHT I was just thinking about it

[@dannygoblin5579]

Pretty Odd is a masterpiece, I feel like it's their best album by FAR

[@ranchlord77]

SAME lmao and I fkn love Folkin Around LMAO

[@agschwarze]

100% agree

[@demifolk8940]

pretty sure this guy likes their new stuff, he barely complimented any of these albums and was simping for fucking death of a bachelor. which i understand it has more mainstream appeal, and its honestly not a bad album at all. its actually quite good. but damn ryan is a genius and these albums really show it.

[@losh_mi87]

Agree man

[@quentinmonroe]

Its a fantastic album and their last great album. Everything Brendan did was diminishing returns. Just a bunch of cheap at times catchy pop songs.

[@bladeeshotgf5500]

I hope king Ryan Ross is having a good day today

[@MimiBlackbird]

KING 👑

[@otterlly4981]

Oh man! I remember being in middle school with my friends going through our emo phase, we were obsessed with FOB, MCR, Paramore and Panic! And when Pretty. Odd. came out I LOVED it. Replayed it on my cd player and in the car constantly. My mom loved it too and I still replay it as an adult with her when we go on drives. She loves Infinity on High and Brand New Eyes too. I miss my CDs! Can't believe they're considered old now lol.

[@dereklynch5304]

I saw them in Milwaukee on the Honda civic tour. I still remember they played Folkin Around (already the least popular song on PO) and Ryan made sure before AND AFTER the song to remind everyone that Brendan wrote that one. I didn't know much of what was going on behind the scenes at the time, but even then it was really heavy-handedly passive aggressive

[@cicada.k]

I remember stealing my sisters “a fever” album when I was about 8 years old and listened to it on repeat in my Walkman until it was too scratched to play. I still love it to this day and just gave it a listen for the first time in years last week. It’s timeless especially for those who grew up in that era and kind of “get it” The production of this video is great, keep up the good work!!

[@jessi773]

They broke up on my 15th birthday and I can’t even begin to explain how devastated I was. My poor lil teeny bopper heart. 💔

[@danab5473]

same thing happened to me and mcr! I bet we'll see Brandon solo projects in the future

[@kidwaryodproduction]

Fun Fact : In 80s there's also have a band from English/German named "Picnic at the Whitehouse" and Edwin Hind, Lead singer from this group. Very much lookalike Brendon in some point.

[@jojothegreat7]

Love him or hate him you have to credit Brendon for keeping the band relevant after Spencer departure for almost 15 years salute to panic and retirement

[@bandprevail]

very true

[@yayebalay731]

this is literally the only "story of Panic at the Disco" video out here and I love that but

[@WhiscashGirl]

I think I felt my soul leave my body when you said Pretty Odd came out 14 years ago lol 💀 great video though! so much nostalgia, I vaguely remembered the original bassist suing them but I never heard about him getting arrested, that's wild. very excited to check out part 2 now!

[@dash2048]

dude I'm so impressed with the quality of this video. I actually haven't seen such a good video in a long time. keep up the great work !!

[@placeholderblankspace]

Crazy part about it is that they can actually just cover the whole lifespan of the band now

[@bandprevail]

thank you!!! i have part 2 of this video up now!!! go check it out

[@clarke3193]

God I love the demo versions

[@alfonsheiderich2276]

RIGHT

[@mojahidm]

Perfect time to release part 2.

[@bandprevail]

i just got it back from my editor right now it’ll be up soon

[@xovux]

Im 32 panic has been my fav band since i was a teen. Love it and Brendon is an amazing singer. Sadly it recently disbanded; but all good things come to an end.

[@lucifersam7946]

"Recently" The band broke up in 2015.

[@imasimpforbandsmembers420]

U should do on my chemical romance

[@bandprevail]

definitely on the list

[@irisheyes06102012]

I agree. Definitely My Chem!!

[@MessyNess_]

You are going places, you deserve so much more recognition. Excellent video as always!

[@AwesomeStarGamer]

I’ve been looking for a video like this forever si great plz make a part 2

[@aironnocturnal5365]

Just stopping in to say this is a brilliant video, keep up the great work!

[@romandelatorre]

this is exactly the type of video I was looking for! thank you this is amazing

[@julesc9279]

This was super well-written and you totally deserve more views. Thanks for the hard work!

[@SuperImprovGal]

Dude you deserve way more subs! This is fantastic

[@runi3747]

Amazing video dude! Hats off, very dynamic and informative, such good blend of their clips and narration Really hope it gets more views

[@ashlynneroper8726]

this video is great! so many details. thank you!

[@Jameo32]

awesome video! I need to know part 2 tho!!! there aren't any other vids explaining panic's history this good except this one and it just so happens to have this cliff hanger 😂 please continue, I need to know more 😭🙏

[@theunexpectedua]

Even though I don't listen to this band, the amount of work you put into this video - mad respect 🤘

[@yayebalay731]

I KNEW THAT THIS VIDEO WAS GONNA GET PICKED UP sooner or later, congrats man

[@dollvains]

Pretty Odd is the peak fight me ! RYAN ROSS SUPREMACY!

[@sophieh.4097]

AGREED

[@iliveinastateofconstantcon3859]

no.

[@nofunclub3248]

I would love to see a video on Dallon Weekes/I Don't Know ow But They Found Me/The Brobecks

[@iloveurmom9175]

Please never stop making these videos

[@zaccrosby9653]

I actually couldn’t believe there was mixed opinion on Pretty! Odd receiving mixed reviews at the time. I was too young to care about reviews at the time, but it is still to this day one of my all timers. But it is a studio album, great for a front to back listen on a long car ride or work day. Also folk music kicks ass

[@albertomartinez3862]

man keep up these videos they’re so fucken good and we’ll detailed thank you h honestly don’t give up on youtube you going somewhere, somewhere far 🙏

[@bandprevail]

hey! i really appreciate this!! comments like these always make all the work seem worth it so thank you sm for that :)

[@stevenwilson5988]

These videos look incredibly time consuming. Great content! Under appreciated channel! Keep it up! This channel will blow up with the scene Era being brought back!

[@bandprevail]

about 70 hours total with what my editor does and all the stuff i do 😅 thank you so much

[@alonzor557]

And yes I am indeed a die hard Panic fan that has listened since day 1 😊

[@bandprevail]

haha so true, you should check out part 2 of the video as well!!

[@alonzor557]

@@bandprevail yes I did! I enjoyed it well done sir keep up the good work 💯

[@jaredcantu1840]

I can’t wait till this channel blows up

[@bandprevail]

me too hahaha

[@bradleyjameslaw]

97k views for this vid is not enough its so good bro well done

[@danielxsstuf]

You know, with the recent news that Panic! disbanded, this was really needed for me. Thanks for the vid.

[@bandprevail]

of course!! you should check out part 2 as well

[@danielxsstuf]

Already did bro, thanks for that.

[@JOK3RC4RDx]

Panic at the disco will always have a special place in my heart I remember being a kid watching the music video for lying is the most fun you can have with out teming ur clothes of off on MTV hit list the fish bowl concept was always interesting

[@g1rlfriend_34]

Love this vid!

[@calieveritt3576]

i love your videos sm 🥰 please do sleeping with sirens!

[@bandprevail]

thank you so much for the nice words!! they’re definitely on the list :)

[@Ty-mu7gl]

Lmaooo I never realized how big the exclamation mark thing was 😭😭 I picture it as if tøp decided to use a regular O in their abbreviation

[@placeholderblankspace]

Well this aged like milk.

[@bandprevail]

in part 2 of the video which i just uploaded i talk about how they got to where they are now!! go watch

[@toriseiko3126]

milk fic

[@hair.goblinnn]

I remember the first time I heard I Write Sins on the radio. My sister and I debated if it was Fall Out Boy or some weird My Chem song.

[@bowlseedreal]

ur back

[@victordominguez8310]

dude I love your content! this was so well thought out. just a piece of constructive criticism, I think your script could benefit from another set of eyes looking it over for word choice! You are killing it though, keep it up!

[@blameitonyaboi]

yeah, a lot of un needed mistakes, like he's just reading a script he didnt read beforehand :/

[@ThePhantomKingX]

Yo I see you bumping streambeats! Great video.

[@ben7798]

pretty odd has always been my favorite, fever #2 and vices #3

[@SBSMusicChannel]

Damn.. what a spot to end at. I was just wondering if there was a part 2 😂

[@bandprevail]

i just uploaded part 2!! go check it out 💗

[@SBSMusicChannel]

@@bandprevail it’s like you knew they were about to call it quits 😂

[@ribs4lyfe]

pretty odd is number 2 of all their albums for me its amazing

[@trina8255]

As someone who was obsessed with this band in middle and high school, ever since AFYCSO was released in 2005 (after hearing about them on MySpace), this is very well researched and really brought me back. Panic! was my very first concert ever on their Nothing Rhymes with Circus tour. Fun fact: The year they went on the Honda Civic tour, I didn't have enough money for tickets. This would have been my first time missing them coming to my city since 2006, which was DEVASTATING at the time, so I begged my mom for the money. She said, and I quote: "Panic at the disco isn't going anywhere." One year later I have her SO much shit for that comment.

[@losh_mi87]

Amazing !

[@ditzvbnml5269]

great video essay! I would really love it if you would do one on motion city soundtrack :^)

[@maddieieieieieie]

i love this so much

[@bandprevail]

part 2 is out now!! would love if you checked it out

[@maddieieieieieie]

@@bandprevail i will!! also did you hear about the news? ☹️ bittersweet

[@absurdgal]

this is very good work! loved it. kudos!

[@bandprevail]

thank you so much!! remember to check out part 2 now !!

[@yvngxd3xth]

love how youtube recommended me this a week after panic broke up

[@lucifersam7946]

Panic broke up in 2015.

[@shawngallagher8764]

Pretty Odd and Vices and Virtues are my fav Panic albums. It’s a shame Odd is so overlooked

[@blazehaze233]

This is so interesting

[@marinkerker933]

Camisado is my favorite song to ever exist

[@alexlikesnape]

This is the best video about PATD

[@nanapoohsmom4927]

15:15 FINALLY SOMEONES TALKING ABOUT THE CABIN ALBUM

[@ItsGibsy]

Panic!'s sound for the last 2 albums felt like a slap in the face.

[@jr4560]

honestly, the most poppy feel for Pray for the Wicked and VLV are nice for me, not as good as things beforehand but yk

[@rem672]

The exclamation point part was hilarious

[@Bugplanet8840]

No one ever talks about them having a song (Mercenary) in Arkham city the album. It’s pretty catchy

[@hope.world.mp3845]

But let’s be for real, panic! Wouldn’t be Panic! Without the exclamation mark 😭

[@bolywherm]

welcome back everyone

[@spntageous5249]

Great video! Very interested to see such video on Fall Out Boy or My Chemical Romance!

[@bandprevail]

fall out boy video is actually coming soon 👀

[@spntageous5249]

@@bandprevail definitely subscribing to you

[@itisntevenagoodone]

I'm glad that Ryan and John left because I like A Fever and Vice and Virtues way more than Pretty Odd and I would be so sad if Vices and Virtues didn't happen. I'm not hating on Pretty Odd but Vices and Virtues is just so much better

[@alltimecharlotte]

god i never thought i'd see the pic of ryan eating a burrito again, it's been years

[@KateSmiths-zh1nx]

I love AFYCSO and Pretty Odd I don't care it's amazing

[@truecrimerip7936]

Now 30, I have never listened to an album more than Pretty Odd

[@Jc124]

Brandon Urie made panic at disco and ruined panic at the disco at the same time

[@bandprevail]

i talked all about that in part 2 which i just uploaded!! go check it out

[@eternalbliss330]

ryan ross is the core of panic, brendon didnt do shit besides be the face of the band for the last decade and a half 😭

[@ninarod890]

It’s so frustrating because he’s insanely talented but his own cockiness ruined him. he would be much more liked & respected had he let go of the the name and went solo. He probably wouldn’t have felt the pressure to continue to sing like that anymore. Great voice but he can’t hit the same notes consistently. a good overall performer but it’s extremely obvious Ryan was the core of panic!

[@MimiBlackbird]

Totally

[@ronnieblanchet4072]

Good work! God bless you! SOLI DEO GLORIA (To The Glory Of God Alone) Father, Son & Holy Spirit -Ronnie

[@JValiant123]

Please do Fall Out Boy

[@losh_mi87]

I ADORE PRETTY OFF COME ON..!!!

[@cattmartyr8156]

if you’re getting kicked out of a band, you’re the last one to know it’s coming. plenty of conversations happened leading up to it, you’re just not a part of them.

[@MaosTL]

Fucking love Pretty Odd. My first album of theirs though was DoAB, so blew it off as a beach boys jerk fest at first. Now it’s one of my favorites ever lol

[@koolsanthony623]

Can you do one on Hawthorne Heights please!!!

[@MimiBlackbird]

OMG YES

[@tylerpoirier3699]

Great video, just gonna say not everything after the split was a decline though….

[@bandprevail]

i like post split panic! better than pre split tbh

[@tyrererepos3077]

WELL

[@aranelnemonia6376]

Would you be willing to do Within Temptation or Halestorm at some point? I know you mostly do pop-punk but Within Temptation is symphonic metal, and Halestorm is basically just metal.

[@kevenquinlan]

Aw, this was a really informative video- thanks. Yeah, I couldn't stand the 2nd album. After feeling like the first one was just a Masterpiece (I also didn't know Ryan Wrote all the lyrics= GREAT LYRICS) it was just TOO different. If they had been a different band and put that out- they probably would've had a following but the album was just SO different. I wouldn't get into music like that and people who would= wouldn't have liked their first album, simple as that. It would've been interesting in hindsight if Ryan hadn't gone in the life direction that he did and was still in the same line of thought as he was when he did the first album, I can only imagine the EPIC stuff that could've been created- but that's just hypothesizing, Also- You HAVE TO have the Exclamation mark. If you are a writer or a reader punctuation is a form of traffic sign that helps you figure out where the writer is going- it's Literally why we have punctuation. When you have PANIC w/ the exclamation= it frames it as an attached yet separate word from the sentence- Like PANIC is something major happening- a frenzied commotion. Then at the disco directs you to the location of the Panic. When you remove the exclamation- it's more ambiguous. There's panic at the disco, what kind of panic, what does it mean, and how 'panicky' was it? It melds too much with the rest of the sentence and takes away from the emphasis of the panic's intensity so you can actually read it a few different ways w/o the exclamation= you CAN'T read it any other way then how I described when the exclamation is there. I wasn't tripping about it when they decided to do it- but it wasn't necessary to remove it but it belonged.

[@svetlanasolos]

does anyone know the song playing in the background in the begging of "lead up to pretty. odd."???

[@Alex-di9kr]

To be fair the summer league is a pretty sick name for a band

[@delanieolin]

who else watching this after the ’breakup’

[@shayaan7584]

can you please tell me where you found the song hey matt, the front of my car’s got your name on it. PLEASEE!!

[@phoenixocm]

7:17 I-👹

[@daresh5064]

This dude knew something

[@bandprevail]

👀

[@user-nk6wt9tp2x]

Brendon is an engel man ,and we are never gonna see brendon again, r,i.p🌐 goodbye to an icon

[@Jerrremy]

Don't like this band BUT you make a MEAN video man. Good stuff.

[@mikeymartyr]

Dawg I just cannot agree with you about Pretty Odd. It took me a while to warm up to since I was a silly middle schooler who thought it was lame, but lyrically it's still so true to who early patd was. It would definitely feel jarring to be around when it released, but having the advantage of retrospect it has that same theatrical musical like quality that afycso has. It's got the same drama with a folky, dreamy coat of paint and I think it's genius. its such a good album on its own and stands up so well. i think if ryan ross had written more records with the band after it, it wouldnt feel as out of place in the discography but his departure really fundamentally changed the dna of patd. it feels like vices and virtues was still trying to be that kind of drama-y thing but without ryan ross it skewed in a different direction, and then w too weird to live it took that sharp turn into brendon uries solo project it feels like pretty odd was just the second act of something great but it got cut short and tbh im never going to forgive brendon urie patd really belonged to ryan ross like im not gonna lie to myself and say i dont like vices or death of a bachelor, theyve both got some really good tracks and i feel like doab is the best album lyrically that brendon released solo. theyre both good albums but theyre not panic at the disco, theyre brendon urie. especially ready to go, when i hear it im like thats a brendon urie song thats not a panic at the disco song. the songs that i think sound like brendon have this layered vocal thing that makes it sound like theres an orchestra behind his vocal chords and i wont say its not good, but it does get samey. like when i listen through their discography i keep hearing it and i just get bored of it. i dont wanna kid myself and say i feel nothing about brendons solo albums bc i was a huge fan, but as more shit abt him has come out and as the albums have gotten worse and worse, its really hard to look back on anything past too weird to live in a positive light. it just feels like he didnt care that much and i know that cant be true for all of those albums, he had to have some kind of artistic motivation, but they feel bankrupt in some way

[@MimiBlackbird]

You definitely articulate my feelings with patd for sure. Thanks for your comment ❤

[@makrusnormendez357]

Before it came out, pretty odd style of music is not something id listen too. But once it dropped it was easily my favourite.

[@parziiich]

First album was absolutely the best