Album Rating: 3.5
When Relient K is jealous of your music it's time to call it a career
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Album Rating: 3.5
A good Reliant K chorus
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Album Rating: 3.5
Lol I'm only kidding. I actually like Relient K.
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Album Rating: 3.5
I like some Relient K
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Album Rating: 3.0
Agreed with the wasted potential of this album. It just didn't have the songs to grab you like their previous albums did or that opener to grab you like Skin Graph from NOTW. They're definitely trying something new, but needed to keep a bit more of their progressive nature.
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Album Rating: 3.5
I agree. Straw man comes close to being an incredible song, but it builds to nothing when a well-placed solo could have made the entire thing. Then there's experimental rockers like Chameleons that are awesome structurally/instrumentally, but offer nothing to latch onto melodically. They always seem to be one aspect short of a great song.
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Album Rating: 3.5
Here's how I would rank the tracklist right now:
1. Straw Man 4/5
2. We Are Chameleons 3.5/5
3. Songbirds 3.5/5
4. Widow's Weeds 3/5
5. Don't Know Yet 3/5
6. It Doesn't Matter Why 3/5
7. Simpatico 2.5/5
8. Freakazoid 2.5/5
9. Neon Wound 2/5
10. Bag of Bones 1.5/5
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Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound Off
The Pitchfork review delivered the descriptor I'd been reaching for to describe the vocals here:
'uninspired simpering'
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Album Rating: 3.5
I hate the 'uninspired' descriptor in general.
Like what does that even mean. Were they in the studio with SSPU when they decided to phone this thing in?
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Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound Off
The funny thing is the first two albums got correct ratings in the low fifties but there's such a hoo ha if Pitchfork drop a sub 30 score now (think the Black Kids 'Partie Traumatic' 0 out of 100) so the ratings of the last two albums are about the same level, even though the reviews claim they are weaker.
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Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound Off
It just means it's lacking in the spark of inspiration (if you just pour tomato puree over a jacket potato tonight that is an uninspiring dinner - this album is the musical equivalent), it was more the simpering part - I was saying 'mewling' but that wasn't quite right.
Simpering. He simpers.
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Album Rating: 3.5
I guess in terms of saying it lacks artistic vision? I could get behind that definition but something about it always rubbed me the wrong way.
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Album Rating: 3.5
This is the most unique they've ever sounded
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Album Rating: 3.5
Oh lawd, don't even get me started on Pitchfork.
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Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound Off
I think they're just saying with 'uninspired' that it's a bit 'plain' melodically, the same old moves, and/or the performance/recording is dulled down and by the numbers.
Bands like this...I just don't know. They start as 'B Team' level to the main event (at best) and then just plummet to Z List level - I honestly don't get, with the amount of alt rock albums in existence, how this band command so much attention.
Pickups have about ten passably diverting tunes over a ten or fifteen year career :/
Fair play, they still have a big fanbase. Lucky duckies.
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Album Rating: 3.5
Bands like this...I just don't know. They start as 'B Team' level to the main event (at best) and then just plummet to Z List level - I honestly don't get, with the amount of alt rock albums in existence, how this band command so much attention.
Exactly how I feel about pop punk. The most overrated and wait for it... uninspired subgenre in existence.
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Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound Off
Then again - this is only a shade worse than the latest Smashing Pumpkins album.
They are the same level as their big hitter peers now - it just took those bands sinking to a level where they churn out total dross.
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Album Rating: 3.5
Funnily enough, I've never actually listened to The Smashing Pumpkins.
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Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound Off
'Exactly how I feel about pop punk'
I probably enjoy one or two pop punk albums but none spring to mind right now :D
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Album Rating: 3.5
Shows how memorable it is.
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