This is a different band
935257
The band is not the same without Shannon Hoon.  It's great they tried to come back together, but it's just not the same band.  I'm hope I could support them with my donation, but was incredibly disappointed by the songs.

The cd itself was in good condition and with good sound
2029280
O.K., boys, nice try, but for making your fans wait so long only to put  out this??  It's not metal, it's alternative!!  It may be very good,  especially compared to the rest of todays music, but it is just not what  everyone was expecting.
351975
listen, this CD is good, music wise, but it isn't quite the classic old SOAD, that we all know is better, they have all gotten soft, no more screaming or roaring and having heavy headbanging angry riffs, no, just some form of odd, duett, slow, less metal, of wich they first came out as, the only thing that even resembles the old stuff is ATTACK, all the other songs are turn-off's for the headbanging type people, like me, good music (sometimes), but it's one of those CD's you want to get burned from your friend rather then buy, that was my mistake.
2497477
This is a really good album and seems to be a bit different then the rest. In no way is that bad. Like all great bands, these guys don't seem to be interested in repeating themselves. That being said they do have a very unique sound and are able to keep listeners aware that they do have something that defiantly makes them them.
2429974
I have heard about this band, and I was lucky enough to recieve this album for free from someone spreading the word about them. The band members say their biggest influence is Rancid, but this doesent really sound a whole lot like that. I do give the band Odd Man Out some credit though. Their budget isn't the biggest, and they are not even adults yet. Its kind of hard to really take them serious though, but at least they're not just whining about how life is so tough fot them and all that. Most of the lyrics are you're typical pop punk fare, but with more spark, and some of it more thought out. Odd Man Out still has alot more maturing to do, but at least its not as goofy as old Blink-182(a band I dislike) stuff. Non of the songs sound alike on here, which is a good thing, but I don't really enjoy them that much. This cd also needs better recording quality. I'm sure this band will appeal to some people, but it doesent appeal to me. Odd Man out aren't a Rancid.
2653496
There is one reason why I gave Panic! At The Disco 3 stars, but let me tell you first that they are a talented band that give us good tunes and "Nine In The Afternoon" was my draw to this album.  The album is different from the first album in the sense that it's stylistically different. There is no doubt that songs on Pretty. Odd is cleverly written.  I have listened to this album since the first day of it's release, and after a 5 hour train ride listening to this album last week I didn't feel any different than the first day.  I was trying to see if the album would grow on me and it didn't.  Here is my reason.
  The Beatles belong in the 60's.  They got a talented producer that became there George Martin for this project.  The strings and symphony where nicely arranged, but in the end it sounded so much Beatles.  Even the way they recorded.  The hard pan left and right recording, and the effects made it a late 60's beatles memoriam.  I do not mind bands that have Beatles influences, but try to stay away from The Beatles formula.  Bands like Queen, Jellyfish, etc.,have been influenced by the Beatles and you can hear it clearly in their music, but they evolved into something of their own.  Their is no reason for me to go into reviewing the songs of Pretty. Odd , because if you have heard Magical Mystery Tour, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band etc, you pretty much have heard the albums direction.
4754526
These guys combine so many styles into their music and is decidedly heavy. This is a band to watch for. In some ways, they're like the 21st century Primus.
3148556
They have their own sound. They are not like all the others out there. The music is fun and upbeat.
3047215
This cd is a lot different than their older, more edgy cds, but it's a great one. I like how they are going for a more straight up Southern Rock feel instead of Southern Hardcore (not that I dislike Southern Hardcore). If you give it a chance, there are a lot of great songs on it. My favorite is probably "Open Your Eyes." Give it a chance and I think you will like it.
4785270
As a geologist myself I had to appreciate the title and name of this band. This is one of their earlier releases and not their best stuff. The music is very different, all instrumental with guitar, keys and alot of atonal sax. It probably owes more to fusion jazz than straight prog, being very improvisational. Lots of strange sounds that can almost distract from the main themes. The songs tend to be rather short and range from some fairly hard stuff with funky grooves to the theme from the Simpsons. This is an interesting band that would appeal to fans of Djam Karet and to a lesser extent Ozric Tentacles.
988958
This album is a different band than any you have ever heard.  They swing from Hard-Hitting Metal/Acid songs like Cinema, to slow painfully sad (in a good way) songs like The Sad Ballad of Danny Boy and Clean Plastic Baby.  It is awesome CD!!!!  (I will be true, though, a couple of songs are like jungle beats, they are cool and everything, but they could have left those out.)
3774268
I'm not really into this whole metal scene.  i coulnt' tell the difference between death, doom or power metal.  I like old punk but this band caught my attension.  Tho it is different from their last album, the female vocals  is what makes me wanna come back.  no other band has that pure voice of  depression.  tho the lyrics could be better, I still think its worth a  listen.  the synth doesn't really come thru on this album, they have more  emphisis on guitar.  better than any other band out there, I will say that.
4526888
This a great album. People who don't like probably expected the same thing as a fever but this band has evoloved and as a result produced a new orginal sound. Listen to this record with my open mind
986404
If you're a fan of extreme metal, please note, this is not the same Spektr (French extreme/found-noise metal band) that released the Mescalyne EP, or the Near Death Experience LP.  Apparently, according to [...], this is a Finnish group that specializes in electronic found music mixed with neat jingles.  I mean, kinda.  I don't know how to describe it.  It's quite interesting, as I have a pretty diverse musical range, but it wasn't what I was expecting.  At first, I thought it was a hell of a departure, but the more I dug (and really, ebay searches, along with Amazon and [...] listed this band as one and the same with the French one), the more I doubted this was the same band.  Unless they've ppulled an awesome prank, be warned: this is not a black metal band.  Still pretty good.
578582
This is a band everyone should check out.
They are writing some of the best and catchy songs out there...

While I don't think this is their best effort, it is still better than most.
Heck of a band.
2506201
I will say that I do like something new or different from a band and this album is that.  The songs are heavily influenced and have a Pink Floyd feel.  I do like this part, but it takes away from the gritty Black Keys song that I truly adore.  The biggest downside is that Danger Mouse makes the songs sound like Broken Bells.  With that in mind, they should start another project and not kid us into thinking this is a Black Keys album.
366301
When i bought this CD i expected another N'stink or Backstreet  . But i was wrong this is a different type of group with a harder edge sound to them they don't just talk about liking a girl or falling in love they talk  about their heartache and how they feel  which i know sounds really corny  and their voices are so different but when they combine it makes a great  sound like other boybans its just pure harmonizing and choir like singing  but in this group they have rapping to vocalizing like angels  so if you  wanna hear a mixture of different music and a different boy band sound  thats not just bubblegum BUY THIS CD !