<P> Pretty . Odd . (stylized as Pretty Odd) is the second studio album by American rock band Panic at the Disco . Recorded at the Studio at the Palms in Paradise, Nevada with additional production at Abbey Road Studios in London with producer Rob Mathes, the album was released March 25, 2008 on Decaydance and Fueled by Ramen . Inspired by baroque pop and the works of The Beatles and The Beach Boys, the psychedelic - styled rock album differs greatly from the techno - influenced pop punk of A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005). </P> <P> To begin work on the record, Panic at the Disco retreated to a cabin in the rural mountains of Mount Charleston, in the group's native state of Nevada . Upon growing dissatisfied with their final product, the band scrapped the entire album and spent time writing and recording Pretty . Odd . throughout the following winter . Production came together quickly and each song made the cut . Additional recording, such as strings and horns were produced at Abbey Road Studios . It is the first album to feature bassist Jon Walker, and last to feature vocalist and lead guitarist Ryan Ross; both left the band in 2009, a year later after the album's release . </P> <P> The record received a mixed critical response and under - performed commercially in the aftermath of its double - platinum - selling predecessor . The album spent 18 weeks on the Billboard 200 and the album's lead single "Nine in the Afternoon" was certified platinum by the RIAA . The album has since gathered a small cult following and has sold 422,000 copies by 2011 . In 2016, the album was certified gold by the RIAA . </P> <P> The group, fresh off the major success of their debut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, took a break after non-stop touring and began formulating ideas for their next record together during the winter of 2006 . After a short period of development regarding the ideas of the album, the band arrived at a cabin in the rural mountains of Mount Charleston, Nevada in March 2007 to begin the writing process for the new album . At the time, the band set a tentative release date for autumn and had not yet settled on a producer . By April, the band had four songs completed and planned to leave the cabin to head to Los Angeles to continue work on what Ross called "a modern fairy tale with a romantic twist ." Shortly before departing from the area, bassist Jon Walker remarked the album would be similar to a concept album and that the entire band would be involved in writing (all previous material had been composed by guitarist Ryan Ross). "Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met ...)" was also written for this album; however, it was rejected for inclusion for Pretty . Odd., due to not fitting within the concept of the album . Urie and Smith later finished the song for the band's next studio album Vices & Virtues . </P>

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