The Pillows   Happy Bivouac
4.2
excellent
Ranking: #82 for 1999

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5.0 classicLucman | November 12th 20

Japan's answer to the Blue album. Coarse, unbelievably fun, and a masterclass of 90s emo and alt-rock from beginning to end.

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4.5 superbdavezillaMP3 | July 14th 20

one of the better and definitive alt-rock releases of the late 90s. This album has what a lot of those albums of the same era lack and that is the staying power to not be a doomed late 90s One-Hit wonder playing in Wallmart

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4.5 superbTRMshadow | November 12th 12

Such an excellent Alt-Rock record that the language gap doesn't even pose a problem. LISTEN TO THIS (or the 3rd FLCL soundtrack, they're equally awesome). 4.4/5

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4.5 superbHep Kat | August 15th 06

You can't get much cooler than the pillows. I mean, aside from the fact that they're Japanese, they've done soundtracks to some of the hippest TV shows ever, and that they're brilliant songwriters, they just have an aura of "awesome" surrounding them. Happy Bivouac is the sum of their massive talent. Quite possibly the pillows' greatest rock-oriented album (most subsequent releases have had more of a progressive tinge), Happy Bivouac features the spectacular one/two punch of "LAST DINOSAUR" and "CARNIVAL." As if aesthetic capitalization to emphasize greatness wasn't enough, just listen to these songs (particularly the former), and prepare to be blown away. After you're hooked, expand to the rest of Happy Bivouac (which doesn't have a bad song on it), and the pillows' discography on the whole. Import-approved status a go-go.

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