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| 3.5 great | Acre | June 2nd 11 |
The most important thing to remember about The Color Spectrum LP is that it is, for all intents and purposes, a sampler plate for a nine EP collection. As such, there's really no cohesion between the material here, leaving instead eleven disconnected tracks to review on their own individual merit. If taken in these terms, The Color Spectrum LP is a success, though likely a divisive one, as its "everything-for-everyone" aims may alienate those hoping for the (slightly) more restrained and focused outputs of Crescenzo's Act series. Thankfully, this variety also leads to a number of unexpected highlights, and what those highlights are will largely depend on what you come to The Dear Hunter for (for my part, I surprisingly fell in love with the indie-pop "She's Always Singing", the theatrical and bombastic "Lillian", and the "Red Hands"-in-a-box flair of "Home). It's no Act IV, but it's certainly an ample diversion.
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| 5.0 classic | olddirtydoggy | December 17th 11 |
Can't really add more than whats been said. This is a snapshot of something much grander and rewarding for music lovers who listen and drown in what they are listening to. 9 colours and 9 moods, simply outstanding.
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| 4.0 excellent | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | November 13th 11 |
Allowing listeners to sample the complete collection of 'The Color Spectrum', this 11 track release cuts the running time down from 144 minutes to just 42. Including at least 1 track from each of the 9 EPs, this compilation flows remarkably well considering the diverse array of musical styles showcased here. It is that cohesion, as well as their representation of the various colors, which these tracks have been chosen for, since they are not necessarily the best each EP has to offer. There's still plenty of quality though & it does make for an intriguing preview of the main event. Recommended Tracks: Deny It All, Home, Lillian & But There's Wolves?.
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| 2.5 average | stabbler | August 17th 11 |
The prog elements are gone so the album lacks any distinction at all.
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| 0.0 | jasonslfl | June 4th 11 |
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that this sampler is the best thing that the Dear Hunter have ever released.
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| 4.5 superb | Scornfyre | October 1st 22 |
An ambitious effort that somehow manages to
greatly succeed in what it set out to
accomplish. Each EP deeply embodies the color
associated with it. Black is dark and gritty,
red is angry and grungy, orange is bluesy,
yellow is bright and poppy, green is down to
earth and folksy, blue is soft and mellow,
indigo is electronic (electricity), violet is
dramatic and orchestraic, and white is close to
standard Dear Hunter.
The thing I find most impressive though, is
that it still flows decently well as an LP. 36
songs from 9 different color EPs, and together
it genuinely sounds like the aural equivalent
of seeing a rainbow rather than feeling like a
music mish mosh mixtape. On top of that, a lot
of the songs actually stand out on their own,
which is already difficult to do with a normal
concept album, let alone in something as
restrictive as this.
My favorites are definitely the Black and
Violet EPs. Those EPs are close to 5/5 each.
Rating: 8.6/10
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| 3.5 great | Monstar1790 | February 13th 19 |
This score is for the 11 songs on the standard release. The full collection averages out to a 4.
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| 4.5 superb | Jaime | April 9th 14 |
Some songs are lackluster for me, but overall this album is great and many great listens for this album.
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| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | November 2nd 11 |
An album that follows its own rules by mixing different genres into seperate progressive sounds.
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| 4.5 superb | gthawkins245 | June 15th 11 |
whether or not you can easily listen to every genre that the dear hunter has laid out here in the color spectrum, you can certainly not deny the talent and creativity that has been poured into this album. its not necessarily an original idea but i believe the dear hunter has really nailed this one. it makes me strongly anticipate act IV
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| 4.5 superb | botb | June 11th 11 |
looks like im gonna be 5ing the full set if all the songs are this amazing
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| 0.0 | Xenophanes EMERITUS | June 5th 11 |
It's got some absolutely incredible tracks and some pretty skippable ones. Doesn't really sound like the rest of the discography which is pretty great while at the same time pretty lame. Either way Casey is a fucking beast and I'm gonna wear this out this summer so yeah.
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| 5.0 classic | Kalypso | October 17th 23 |
| 3.5 great | mackee | February 24th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Jerrad | July 7th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Piglet | July 1st 22 |
| 2.5 average | Jadari | June 6th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | sncold | February 9th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | November 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | October 5th 21 |
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| 3.5 great | A.R.O. STAFF | September 30th 19 |
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| 4.5 superb | Greengo | October 25th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Eken | August 14th 18 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Xhoven | December 21st 17 |
| 3.0 good | Trebor. EMERITUS | December 15th 17 |
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| 4.0 excellent | IMaBEAR | December 11th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Elynna | November 29th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Asthurse | November 27th 17 |
| 3.0 good | JJKeys | November 1st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Leeb890 | October 25th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ben STAFF | September 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wright | June 12th 17 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Thef | December 7th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mordekai | November 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZuZo | November 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | old | October 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | furpa | September 26th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | kbridges | September 17th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Sauce | September 11th 16 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Cygnus | June 25th 16 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Lineman | March 12th 16 |
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| 5.0 classic | LibGyps | January 4th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Keira | December 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Strills | November 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | October 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | yodda111 | September 26th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | MdMoron | September 10th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | NoSons | September 5th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Karluk | March 30th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Feels | March 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | zackseb | February 23rd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | TaMo | February 18th 15 |
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| 4.0 excellent | raggs | August 9th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | ADV123 | June 28th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Elixen | May 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fujay | April 20th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Adam | March 4th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | botreezy | February 15th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | DJNinja | January 21st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cemb | December 30th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | elkerlov | November 13th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Andrew | October 26th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Vayu | October 16th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | GaugeOT | August 15th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | tdmalfo | August 13th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Jamdbz | August 12th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | bens | August 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | CutMan | July 30th 13 |
| 3.5 great | balazs | June 19th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Launch | June 10th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | jfarag | May 6th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Mike08 | April 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | April 3rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | aparth | April 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZmbZ98 | April 2nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | nordin | March 28th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | RORY3 | March 24th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | ishsim | March 24th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zeiu | March 4th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Dnasty | February 28th 13 |
| 3.5 great | toxin. | February 11th 13 |
| 3.5 great | kvasha | February 7th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Sleaper | February 6th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Dev518 | February 1st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | NBA | January 25th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | pbass0 | January 24th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | mcchub | January 22nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Mr16 | January 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Escain | January 6th 13 |
| 3.5 great | benhxc | November 25th 12 |
| 3.5 great | dwejkk | November 20th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Winrar | October 28th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | PurpIe | October 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sytrius | April 16th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Cryio | March 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mttgry | March 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ruezann | March 9th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Sirob | December 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | sora236 | December 9th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | thejared | November 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rev | November 7th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | October 26th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Pugnax | October 21st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spec | October 17th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | beans | October 3rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheLodge | September 17th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | fcmogul | September 4th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Othcar | September 3rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jdok | August 26th 11 |
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| 4.5 superb | dnor | June 11th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rowdy | June 5th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | julezv | May 24th 11 |
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