 | Oxbow The Narcotic Story
4.0
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| Ranking: #43 for 2007 | |
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| 4.0 excellent | Dissonant | August 5th 17 |
Favorite Oxbow record for sure, incredible material here. This is stripped-down to the bone, raw, and ruthless - certainly not for the faint of heart, but then again most noise rock isn't. In the past, their music has been borderline quirky in some areas, but with this album, everything is serious....very serious. That should come as no surprise though from the album title. I'd wager to say that 'She's A Find' is one of the most gut-wrenching, songs ever composed. The middle break with the delicate piano and subtle guitar strings encapsulates a great deal of emotion and heartbreak, which is somewhat surprising coming from just listening to their 'King of the Jews' record.
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| 5.0 classic | finalshemp | November 26th 08 |
I got my hands on this record the moment it was released and for the last two years (almost) have listened to it more than anything else and have found it's the album I most consistently put on when I can't think of what music to put on.
At first, it seems to be lacking some of the violence or edge or whatever it is about Oxbow that makes them great (I still can't quite put my finger on it, I just know I fucking love it), but gradually it seeps into the brain and before you know it it's your favourite album of all time ever. I saw them live this summer and I've listened to it even more since then. Could this be obsession?
Stand-out tracks? Initially it was Down A Stair Backward, for that line "No man is an island? Like hell, I was thinkin'" and its killer riff-of-simplicity, but actually it's all of them... There is no weak moment here. Seriously.
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| 4.0 excellent | doofy | January 9th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | foxxxy | November 25th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Runeii | November 14th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | FunJan | September 19th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | mrfixit | March 19th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | kkarron | January 10th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | February 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | fog CONTRIBUTOR | January 12th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Santet | June 21st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Bedex | February 8th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Verlix | April 26th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Sine | February 13th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | loulou | April 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hyndez | March 3rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | El Olam | February 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | JS19 | November 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | January 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom Read CONTRIBUTOR | January 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | December 12th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | hsb | February 5th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | unkle | November 6th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Ulshad | July 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | dobs | April 18th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Sunn177 | December 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jruined | August 9th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 669 | August 7th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Japsu | April 27th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | rid | March 12th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Ceziria | February 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kimse | January 14th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | NoiseIP | November 22nd 09 |
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