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The first live album to be released since PATD:Live in Chicago, this is also the first with Brenden Urie, former frontman now sole remaining member of the original band.
*Being a relatively newer serious fan, I know Urie tours with a band made up of excellent musicians who've toured with Panic for years. This shows in that the band really performs like they've been together for decades on and off stage. They are cohesive, inventive, and absolute professionals.
*Touring with a horn section and more than a few back-up vocalists, Brenden Uries' love of performing live, as well as his talent for it, comes through even in an audio recording. He interacts with his audience as if it was a small piano bar and is clearly comfortable playing and telling stories in front of thousands of fans. Many performers can be subdued in concert, awkwardly thanking their fans after songs; Urie's passion for performing is palpable and at one point he exclaims "I'm having so much fun tonight!"
*Opening with "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time", the perfect song to open a live concert with it's fast-paced energy you can almost feel that the audience is on it's feet for the night. The concert album is a perfect mix of songs from the latest album and selections from their many albums. They also pay tribute with two covers: "Movin'Out (Anthony's Song)" from Billy Joel and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." In his storytelling intro Urie calls Joel a "god among men" but proceeds with both songs to prove that his own skills at the keyboard are at the very least equal to the original piano man"s.
*I have never seen PATD live and listening to this Tupelo concert left me wanting nothing more! Every song, some I was familiar with and others only slightly had me wanting to see them live NOW!!! Brendan Urie's enthusiasm was that infectious!
*I also have to say it is a pet peeve of mine and I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I hate it when I go to a concert and it sounds exactly like the album, just live. Great musicians create new arrangements, add or change horn, string, and or vocal sections. They create a show out of their existing songs. Peter Gabriel and Tori Amos come to mind as examples of artists that may perform a song tour after tour for years and it always sounds different while always amazing.
*Panic at the Disco is one of these artists. The second to last song is the now classic, their first chart topper, "I Write Sins not Tragedies" and it was deliciously not what I expected. It is played in faster time than the original with Urie taking advantage of the crowd singing every word along to create a bit of audience participation in the beginning and some humorous comments on his part.
*From the first song to the last this "Death of a Bachelor" tour recording has the listener almost feeling like they were there- and definitely wishing they could see them live ASAP!!!!
**Worth the money in any format, especially for established fans but even the curious won't regret it.**
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