The Death Of The Disco
Journey to Fame: Panic! at the Disco
Panic is an American group who began their stardom in 2004. However life wasn t
all drinking white wine in the blushing light for the group, they had a fair share of
bad days. From every song, to every tour, Panic has been through a lot. Panic! at the
Disco has sold millions of copies, but why did they become so famous?
Panic! at the Disco began their successful career well over 10 years ago, all the way
back in 2004. 2004 was a great year for P!ATD, their rise to fame, their hay day, their
glory year. The band originally consisted of; Brendon Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer
Smith, and Brent Wilson. P!ATD was formed deep in the suburbs of Summerlin, Las
Vegas by two former childhood friends, Ross and ... Show more content on
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Unfortunately, before the tour they had to let go of the original bassist, Brent Wilson.
When the tour finally ended, Panic was finally able to return to Las Vegas, their
home. To their delight, it was announced that Panic would record from the Palms
Casino Resort, in Las Vegas. In January 2008, a cover for their new album was
released, but to long time fans confusion, the exclamation mark was removed from
the band name. The album entitled Pretty. Odd. was dropped on March 21st,
2008. On the first day of release, the album sold a smashing total of 54,000 times,
the first week sales were over 139,000. The record hit No. 2 on the US Billboard
200 . I think it s the most fun and the happiest we ve since we started , Ross stated.
Over a year after the overwhelming success of Pretty. Odd., the news swept like
wildfire that Jon Walker (the replacement for Brent Wilson) and original band
member Ryan Ross had left the group. Ryan and Jon felt they needed to take some
time to themselves. On February 1st, 2011, Panic released the first track on their
third studio album, The Ballad Of Mona Lisa , and their first song without Ross and
Walker, but introduced Ian Crawford and Dallon Weekes. On March 22nd, 2011, the
album named Vices Virtues was officially released, thus returning the exclamation in
Panic! at the Disco.
2013 was a revolutionary time for P!ATD, it was their escalation from their original
emo roots. Though,