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MrSchmuck
December 9th 2020


7 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

One of my desert island disks. This, Infected, and the Talk Talk holy trinity are some of the best stuff to come from the 80's

chchelse2
June 23rd 2021


91 Comments


Piano work in Uncertain Smile is superb.

DoofDoof
June 23rd 2021


17284 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

'One of my desert island disks. This, Infected, and the Talk Talk holy trinity are some of the best stuff to come from the 80's'



correct

theBoneyKing
June 23rd 2021


24890 Comments


This has got to be the biggest “Doof band” that I haven't gotten into yet, eh?

DoofDoof
June 23rd 2021


17284 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Not sure they’ll be your favourite, can’t call it

theBoneyKing
June 23rd 2021


24890 Comments


Maybe not but I've always felt I owe 'em a listen for how adjacent our taste generally is.

Source
August 22nd 2021


19917 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

prefer this quite a bit over infected

DoofDoof
August 22nd 2021


17284 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

acceptable opinion but disappointing still

Source
August 22nd 2021


19917 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

clever lyrics on both but the music grabs me more on this one

Dylan620
August 22nd 2021


6006 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"Clever" is underselling it methinks

SomeCallMeTim
October 13th 2023


5350 Comments


listening to this for the first time now but my roommate definitely played This Is The Day all the time. That combined with this being a legit 80s song and filled with hella reverb its giving me hella nostalgia

Ryus
April 24th 2024


37885 Comments


am i wrong in thinking the opener is pretty clearly the worst song

Odal
Emeritus
April 24th 2024


3129 Comments


That's completely valid. This Is The Day should've been the opener. Woulda been an all-timer

Ryus
April 24th 2024


37885 Comments


yeah not even a bad song but it feels kind of weird as the opener. amazing album overall

DoofDoof
April 24th 2024


17284 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

it has to be the opener, thematically, and with the intro...but also it is very very strange



it makes me think of 'Pretty Hate Machine', can imagine young Trent digging it

DoofDoof
January 16th 2025


17284 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I’m just a symptom of the moral decay that’s eating at the heart of the



Country

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
May 21st 2025


38325 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is a top tier record. I love how emotionally nuanced it is—a lot of the musical elements are dancey and fun despite the lyrical themes. I’ve Been Waitin’, This Is the Day, Uncertain Smile, Soul Mining, and Giant are my favourites, but every track hits—even the bonus track. Also love the contrast between this and Infected. This is more about internal struggle and existential musings. It’s very moody and introspective, whereas Infected is more righteous anger and external war. They’re both distinct and equally special albums

DoofDoof
May 22nd 2025


17284 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Great to see you digging The The so much Gyro



'Mind Bomb' and 'Dusk' are a little step down but I'd still say essential if you liked those two.



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