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Loved it | 6 | 50.00% | |
Liked it | 3 | 25.00% | |
Meh | 2 | 16.67% | |
Disliked it | 1 | 8.33% | |
Hated it | 0 | 0% | |
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01-09-2018, 11:52 PM | #51 (permalink) | ||
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Not bad rubbah soul, not bad at all. Anything with especially groovy basslines and some creepy organ is gonna make me smile at least a little. Not a 60's girl band aficionado here, but 'Narcissus' and a few other tracks remind me of groups like The Free Design, sans the Carpenters-influence, and 'I Can See It In Your Eyes' is probably the best song here overall as far as the hooks and harmonies go.
I could see myself hopping in the sack with this. 8 out of 10
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01-10-2018, 06:16 AM | #52 (permalink) | |
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01-10-2018, 06:21 AM | #53 (permalink) | |
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01-12-2018, 12:07 AM | #55 (permalink) | |
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No not really. It's basically psychological conditioning. For instance there was this one time I inquire an opinion of ABACAB from a Genesis fan anticipating a positive response. Thinking it would be an ice breaker that would lead into more in-depth conversation about Genesis. So long story short, I came home from work logged onto MusicBanter album looked to see if there was a reply only to stumble upon and read the most full-tilt disgruntled-employee-gone-postal review of an album that I've read in my entire life. After I read through it all and I had gas reflux and an angina attack all at the same time. So to avoid such painfully awkward situations I tend to be reluctant to speak about my favorite bands or albums. This applies on the music boards not the journal section where no one reads that stuff anyways.
It seems as you were trying to predict this album was going to tank, and the only two people who would like it would be Ori and I. But (as of now) it has six 5/5s!
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01-12-2018, 12:17 AM | #56 (permalink) | ||
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If you hate Abacab (the song) then your just a big dumdum.
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01-12-2018, 01:36 AM | #57 (permalink) | |
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Are you making a Dum Dum Girls reference in The Like thread? Have you no shame?
It is a great song but my favorite track is Like It or Not. It sums up their legacy in that one song. I think that track could fit on any album prior to Abacab and still feel like it belongs there. I think it would fit perfectly on Duke and work well with the concept of the album. A thought just occurred to me: Funny how Trollheart is alright when The Like can totally change their sound for this album, but Genesis can't evolve their sound from album to album and they are supposedly his favorite band.
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01-12-2018, 08:10 AM | #59 (permalink) |
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Actually, the Like didn't change their sound all that drastically. Their first album, which was actually five years earlier, didn't have the mod girl sound elements that Release Me has but Release Me didn't venture away from their basic sound which is basically sunny sixtyish pop. They are kind of like the Beatles or REM who would change their sound without losing the essence of who they were. They weren't like Genesis who basically are two totally different bands (Peter Gabriel vs. Phil Collins)
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01-12-2018, 08:13 AM | #60 (permalink) |
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I'm a fan of various 60's pop/rock/soul girl groups like The Shangri-Las, Ace of Cups, and The Supremes. This wasn't bad but the attempts to capture that sound just didn't quite register with me. Some of it sounded rather good and some of it was just meh to my ears. Most retro groups fall short of the mark to me, though, so I wasn't expecting to be won over by this album. I almost always prefer to listen to the real thing when I'm in the mood for a blast from the past.
Good but not great. 6/10 |
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