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| 2.5 average | Skyler | April 21st 10 |
I really wanted to love this album, but it is quite difficult when over half of the songs
simply aren't very good.
Also, where the hell did Dave Knudson go? Synthesizers have always had their place in Minus
the Bear songs, especially on Planet of Ice, but here they have taken over almost
completely. Dave's inventive guitar playing and crazy looping techniques (a staple of the
band) are practically absent on this release.
And don't even get me started on the lyrics. While the band has never really had the deepest
of lyrical content, at least the lyrics were, more often than not, intelligently written.
The subject matter still hasn't changed, but the substance sure has.
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| 5.0 classic | quicksand89 | April 19th 10 |
This album, along with Planet of Ice, is pure sex.
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| 4.0 excellent | DoubtGin | April 19th 10 |
Minus the Bear's fourth album "Omni" will be released on May 4th, but it streamed today already (April 19th). It combines everything that has been good about this outstanding band in the previous albums, creating a clearly-focused record consisting of ten tracks that should please their old fans and gain many new ones. The songs are mostly dealing with the same topics that are evident in their earlier albums (sex, parties, etc.), but some great new elements were added in regard to songwriting (+ some different instruments that one might not expect, like the omnichord in the opener "My Time"). "Omni" is an awesome record that should be listened by everyone that even remotely likes relaxing and feel-good music to rock out to.
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| 3.5 great | StrizzMatik | April 21st 10 |
OMNI is really strange record. You really WANT to love it, but know that something's just not there. Whereas Planet Of Ice excelled at melding high-octane guitar work with strong melodies and a central theme, OMNI kinda just plods at times, trying to find its footing. It's clearly trying to please all sides of the MTB camp, going from poppy/dancy tracks to prog-rock workouts, but giving neither side the TLC it needs to really blossom. The added emphasis on Alex Rose's keys comes at expense of Snider and Knudson's guitar tandem taking a backseat, to mixed results.
While it's still a great record and many of the tracks are vintage MTB (Secret Country, Summer Angel, Hold Me Down, Into The Mirror/Animal Backwards), it's missing the catchiness of their past catalogue and the huge riffs and forward-thinking songwriting that made Planet Of Ice such a truly great record, and it simply drags at times where a cool guitar riff or prog section probably could've saved it. Despite all of this, OMNI is still a good record, it's just not Planet Of Ice good.
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| 3.5 great | brutebeard | May 11th 10 |
Omni pleases similar to that of a stick of bubblegum. When i first gave it a taste I was captivated by the flavorful fun. It even stuck with me for a bit. After a while it lost its flavor and there was really nothing left to enjoy; just a poppy, chewy lacking piece of gum. Time to spit it out and hope for a longer-lasting flavorful piece of music.
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| 3.5 great | reeshespeeshes | May 4th 10 |
Stuck between a 3.5 and a 4. Album is different. Really digging the synths but the songs don't grab my attention as the previous albums did. Maybe repeated listens will change my mind
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| 3.5 great | RyanDonahoe | May 3rd 10 |
This was the first album I rated and I clicked the wrong rating for it. I clicked it was poor, but thought it was great
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| 0.0 | sniper | April 21st 10 |
Minus the Bear but minus the awesome.
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| 4.5 superb | patches | May 13th 15 |
Don't understand a lot of the hate for this album. I feel like because Planet of Ice was the gem it was that any album following it, regardless of the quality, would be looked at as a major disappointment (unless, of course, it were a better album). Now, this isn't me saying OMNI is on par with POI. However, there's no way this album merited almost a full point drop from POI's rating. That I will not accept.
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| 5.0 classic | iamSeraph | April 12th 11 |
a perfect summer chill-vibe record featuring only hits. anyone who rated this lower than a 4 is just a moping and offended fanboy of the old days.
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| 3.5 great | ginandjesus | December 11th 10 |
First of all, I love the packaging of this album. That aside, the music is solid too. There's not much to complain about here other than that the lyrics are like listening to someone talk about their last awkward sex experience. There's a little bit of weirdness, and you wonder why you're being told about it, but you get used to it.
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| 2.5 average | pneumoniahawk93 | May 5th 10 |
In all honesty, OMNI just wasn't what I was expecting. It isn't bad, but I just wasn't wowed at all, which is a shame.
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| 0.0 | Bitchfork | May 5th 10 |
For many bands, rumbling funk tunes could mark a sign of progression. Venturing away from the norm of indie rock and into the land of innovation oftentimes produces results like this; however, Omni most definitely does not. Though most of Minus The Bear's components are still intact, the execution is cheesy and tepid without many discernible qualities other than the tawdry decoration of FUNK.
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| 0.0 | chambered89 | April 21st 10 |
While listening to the massively anticipated OMNI, I find myself thinking one thing: my AOTY prediction has gone terribly wrong. Well, it's up to Radiohead now.
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| 5.0 classic | rtplol | April 15th 10 |
Best First Impression of a minus the bear album I have ever had. Probably going to write review
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| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | March 9th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | abaeza | December 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | August 25th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Jadari | June 11th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Mojito | December 17th 21 |
| 3.0 good | aroge | November 2nd 21 |
| 2.5 average | xlev | August 7th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | June 1st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | benny06 | January 21st 20 |
| 3.0 good | 2ool | August 8th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Josh | May 12th 19 |
| 3.0 good | crab | February 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | brandaao | November 21st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Recspecs | September 5th 18 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | April 6th 17 |
| 3.5 great | El Olam | November 27th 16 |
| 2.5 average | MOCAM | October 1st 16 |
| 3.5 great | Bag123 | February 12th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Abraxas | November 30th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Crimea | December 8th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | wojodta | September 10th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ezmonee | August 22nd 14 |
| 3.0 good | jfirak | August 16th 14 |
| 3.5 great | tene | July 16th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Jaime | April 9th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | ctorres | December 31st 13 |
| 3.0 good | Skoj | December 15th 13 |
| 3.0 good | tlhk | June 21st 13 |
| 3.5 great | dobs | April 19th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pndi | April 7th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Weedon | March 13th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | March 8th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | foxxxy | March 8th 13 |
| 3.5 great | ILJ | February 18th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Project | February 18th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Eswin17 | February 10th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Zamora | January 26th 13 |
| 2.5 average | urzadek | December 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | pjr428 | December 16th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Minus. | December 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mybeard | December 10th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Surette | November 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | lerem | October 2nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | axc1080 | September 25th 12 |
| 3.5 great | aus1o | August 24th 12 |
| 3.5 great | zoso33 | August 18th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Mythr | June 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | foxxxy | April 20th 12 |
| 3.5 great | brollin | February 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Aberjam | February 11th 12 |
| 3.0 good | mttgry | January 31st 12 |
| 3.0 good | Dev518 | January 4th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Snubbs | December 21st 11 |
| 3.0 good | zillah | November 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Apoc | October 3rd 11 |
| 3.5 great | Beecher | September 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | mrOuija | August 29th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | NateT | June 30th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | kojpl | June 25th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | RyRy | June 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jdok | April 27th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | BL182 | April 23rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | shev | April 13th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | thecwo | April 4th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Xzaeon | March 21st 11 |
| 3.5 great | coleba | March 7th 11 |
| 3.5 great | iGuter | February 26th 11 |
| 3.5 great | eden | February 17th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Rowdy | January 14th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Klichty | December 26th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | FuckedUp | December 22nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | ltsmash | December 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | c0ffee | December 16th 10 |
| 3.5 great | PieRye | December 16th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Comj | December 15th 10 |
| 2.5 average | ACY | December 9th 10 |
| 3.5 great | P2008J | November 19th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | TanMan | November 16th 10 |
| 3.0 good | cvlts | November 9th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Thane | November 4th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Dan H. EMERITUS | November 1st 10 |
| 3.5 great | ZBJE | October 20th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | rws197 | October 6th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Bea | October 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | amussio | October 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | muehlum | September 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flyboy | September 26th 10 |
| 2.5 average | mx STAFF | September 24th 10 |
| 2.5 average | dav4550 | September 23rd 10 |
| 3.5 great | bonette | September 6th 10 |
| 3.5 great | bloodah | September 4th 10 |
| 3.5 great | mvood | September 2nd 10 |
| 3.0 good | DayMan | August 26th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Hoopy | August 25th 10 |
| 3.5 great | 76TVs | August 24th 10 |
| 2.5 average | rsa5387 | August 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mouth | August 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | fcmogul | July 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | perlox | July 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Moraff | June 29th 10 |
| 3.5 great | puni | June 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | John L | June 15th 10 |
| 3.0 good | tom79 | June 12th 10 |
| 2.5 average | sgrevs | June 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | natey | June 2nd 10 |
| 3.0 good | Thef | May 25th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Kleur | May 18th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Aids | May 18th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | ebay | May 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | po0ty | May 15th 10 |
| 2.5 average | roofi | May 15th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Caged | May 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hewitt | May 8th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yordy | May 7th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | focksy | May 6th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Taxt | May 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | L0G05 | April 28th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Jips | April 28th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | PshSam | April 27th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | phpjoey | April 26th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | April 24th 10 |
| 2.5 average | 204409 EMERITUS | April 23rd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fina1e | April 23rd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ramos29 | April 22nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Valle | April 21st 10 |
| 2.5 average | alsid | April 21st 10 |
| 3.5 great | JWT155 | April 21st 10 |
| 4.5 superb | iganja | April 20th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Ire | April 20th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Slum | April 20th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Pizza | April 20th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | dcha | April 19th 10 |
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