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offline happy cycling from berlin on 2005-02-25 03:40 [#01512238]
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okay, i probably missed out on all the threads on this
band, but i just got this record, so play along.. if you
don't know, these guys are the new pitchfork darlings, best
album of 2004 according to them..... it's a solid record,
but i don't think the hype is justified. his voice sounds a
lot like robert smith (of the cure), the music sounds like
earlier U2 updated with grungier new york guitars and a drop
of mbv distortion on some of the vocals. it's good, i love
the track "haiti", but otherwise....best album of the year?
meh.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-02-25 03:47 [#01512242]
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i like it a lot, not the best of the year by all means, but
still real real nice. other people seem to have problems
with its hype as well, personally i don't care, i haven't
even read a review appart from that one on
pitchfork..pitchfork is weird anyway.


 

offline horsefactory from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-25 03:48 [#01512246]
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I thought it was terrible.


 

offline optimus prime on 2005-02-25 03:54 [#01512251]
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haiti is the worst track on the album.

 

offline happy cycling from berlin on 2005-02-25 03:58 [#01512255]
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i dunno, with all the pitchfork backlash, it's true that
they overrate some albums and misunderstand others, but
overall i think no other site on the internet writes so well
about music and i would know a lot less music without it.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-02-25 04:00 [#01512256]
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sure, it's fun to read i suppose, but i normally don't trust
their judgement..i never check out albums based on pitchfork
reviews - i sometimes check out reviews for particular album
that i like though..


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-02-25 04:55 [#01512315]
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it's a good album ; not the best of 2004 imo, but definitely
a very nice one


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-02-25 04:57 [#01512316]
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i spen 3 minutes on pitchforkmedia.com near everyday to know
what are the new albums/releases those days and for the news
but practically never read the reviews, which are biased and
irrelevant 50% of time


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-02-25 04:58 [#01512319]
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i meant 30s in fact... =D

 

offline dariusgriffin from cool on 2005-02-25 05:41 [#01512370]
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I couldn't care less about the hype, this is just a piece of
shit.


 

offline dariusgriffin from cool on 2005-02-25 05:45 [#01512376]
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Except the very last part of Crown of Love. This is
good. The rest can go fuck itself.


 

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