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Post by doctoracula on May 14, 2011 0:54:28 GMT -5
probably record of the year
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Post by john k on May 14, 2011 7:58:40 GMT -5
probably record of the year its one of them |
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Post by doctoracula on May 14, 2011 9:59:55 GMT -5
i wasn't sure how well they'd pull off the concept. but its great. way more complex than i expected. and its so poppy!
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Post by hard corey on May 25, 2011 20:00:02 GMT -5
yep.
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Post by doctoracula on May 25, 2011 22:09:34 GMT -5
i'm taking off that "probably." as of right now, i think its record of the year. and this year has been really great so far
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Post by wackojacko on Jun 4, 2011 12:16:00 GMT -5
Loving this so far. I must be the only person who doesn't find his voice like marmite but it's such a brilliant set of songs that it pushes it towards a masterpiece.
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Post by Admin on Jun 7, 2011 23:52:32 GMT -5
Bought it on wax today. Love it.
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Post by john k on Jun 9, 2011 1:25:53 GMT -5
cant get enough of this. excellent record
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Post by bloodystereos on Jun 9, 2011 13:47:34 GMT -5
Hmmm, intrigued by this post I sought this ought. Never heard of this band. The one little snippet I was able to listen to at work has convinced me to get this album. That and the glowing reviews from you folks. In the event that I don't like the album I assume you all will reimburse ?
upon further review... may be a little heavy on the marmite lol but we shall trudge forward and see
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Post by doctoracula on Jun 9, 2011 18:44:03 GMT -5
you can hear it without spending money! i think its streaming somewhere? NPR?
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Post by doctoracula on Jun 9, 2011 18:44:33 GMT -5
to bring the discussion full circle, pitchfork sorta compared this record to THS haha
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Post by parock on Jun 9, 2011 19:57:35 GMT -5
i do love this album but man it kinda gets fucking tedious about 12 tracks in.
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Post by bigontheinside on Jun 19, 2011 17:12:31 GMT -5
i do love this album but man it kinda gets fucking tedious about 12 tracks in. I agree with this guy. Great guitar sound on this album |
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Post by doctoracula on Jun 20, 2011 21:43:34 GMT -5
its weird...one man's boring/tedious is another's cohesive. i really like how it all sorta sounds like one big piece. it unifies everything, and there are repeating melodic phrases like a real rock opera.
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Post by bigontheinside on Jun 21, 2011 10:09:01 GMT -5
It's certainly cohesive, but I find it would be nice to have a bit of variation in there. I've only listened to it in it's entirety twice but the only track I can really remember is The Other Shoe and the rest blur together.
I do really like it though...
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Post by parock on Jun 21, 2011 18:37:32 GMT -5
tedious does not equal boring!
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Post by brian1766 on Jun 22, 2011 15:30:14 GMT -5
I do like the album as a whole and I know they are telling a story, but I do wish they could have told it in 20 less minutes.
Even at that I have mostly listented to tracks 2-6
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Post by toastie on Jun 22, 2011 16:10:43 GMT -5
I do like the album as a whole and I know they are telling a story, but I do wish they could have told it in 20 less minutes. Even at that I have mostly listented to tracks 2-6 Thats what I said about the Monitor. I like both records but there are way too many unnecessary, huge gaps and adds a bit of a "pretentious" sheen to it. |
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Post by doctoracula on Jun 22, 2011 19:10:50 GMT -5
tedious does not equal boring! i figured you meant it as in monotonous, and it does all sort of blend together and have the same feel. but i like that about it! it ties it all together sonically |
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Post by brian1766 on Jul 15, 2011 14:22:38 GMT -5
Totally enthralled with this album now. It's really the only music I've listened to in the past week.
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Post by doctoracula on Jul 15, 2011 17:43:48 GMT -5
the bonus 7"s and fake comp are incredible too
theyre kinda the best band in the world right now
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Post by bigontheinside on Jul 18, 2011 12:24:37 GMT -5
I've changed my mind about this, it's a bit brilliant.
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Post by heidivandernice, nice on Sept 1, 2011 16:56:50 GMT -5
this is the best album of the year.
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Post by doctoracula on Sept 1, 2011 19:08:07 GMT -5
it really is
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Post by jwd on Sept 6, 2011 15:37:11 GMT -5
I agree on all counts. At first thought it was too lengthy, but it has grown on me. A hardcore "Tommy".
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