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| 3.5 great | Brighter Than the Noonday | December 7th 12 |
It seems like a last ditch effort for a band that is losing popularity, but it is a genuinely well-crafted release in most ways. The vocals are a bit too over-produced for a band that relied on such raw methods before, and a lot of songs are only average, but the quirkiness and ballads are still there in all their glory.
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| 3.0 good | CynicalComplex | August 29th 11 |
Though the Ladies started dialing down the good-natured tongue-in-cheek on Maroon, this album marks the point where the clown mask really starts to fall off. Much of the album is a sardonic commentary on consumer culture and the Bush Administration; Steven and Ed's political observations are neither subtle nor especially poignant, and it's probably no coincidence that the songs that proselytize the most are also the ones I press skip on the most.
There's still a small handful of great songs to like here, but this album is divided very sharply between the winners, losers, and mediocre.
Try 'em, you'll probably like 'em: Celebrity, For You, Testing 1-2-3, Aluminum.
Avoid like the plague: Shopping, War on Drugs.
Alright in a pinch: Maybe Katie, Unfinished, Second Best, Take it Outside, Have You Seen My Love.
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| 0.0 | dan2309 | November 3rd 10 |
Track picks: For you, War on drugs, Have you seen my love.
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| 2.0 poor | random | August 18th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Splint | August 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | lennon31 | February 10th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Ian W. | July 22nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | Lakes | July 7th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | mvdu | June 8th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | mss71 | December 3rd 08 |
| 3.0 good | HxSxB | January 22nd 08 |
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