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| 3.1 good | Erwann S. EMERITUS | June 30th 20 |
Well, this does sound like 1984. Gothic inclinations can be found in McCulloch's voice, the guitars mostly jangle, and post-punk's dying mainstream presence can still be heard on some tunes ("Thorn of Crowns"). But these typical early 80s attributes are secondary to the lush orchestration, perhaps the album's most recognizable feature. Sometimes these strings work tremendously well - "The Killing Moon" arguably being a top tier 80s tune - but they often tend to collapse as, in the end, they are lavish strings juxtaposed with ok-ish pop songs (eg "Seven Seas"). At the very least, the baroque pop aesthetic scattered throughout the record does achieve to install a longing, autumnal atmosphere, but apart from "The Killing Moon", that don't impress me much.
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| 4.0 excellent | Xenorazr | July 24th 11 |
A tough album to go wrong with. The music is fun to sing and get into the groove of, thanks to its wonderful
collection and transitions of melodies/rhythm. Simultaneously, Ocean Rain is surprisingly easy to relax
to; perfect for following up a long, tough day. Add some very solid lyrics and you have an album which just
about anyone from the casual to avid music listener should definitely enjoy.
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| 4.0 excellent | Merlijn | July 18th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | trickert | November 17th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | e210013 | September 17th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lassie | March 18th 24 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 9th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | July 7th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | perival | June 25th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | haley | June 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | zackseb | April 2nd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Timmy | January 13th 23 |
| 3.5 great | igi78 | September 10th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Peatbe | June 7th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | CalinD | June 3rd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Spag | April 8th 22 |
| 3.0 good | katkac | March 15th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Corney | November 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Source | June 21st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sunnyvale EMERITUS | March 31st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Juuso | February 7th 21 |
| 3.0 good | fog | January 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | hel9000 | July 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mike01 | June 11th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | scrappy | December 4th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | vil1 | September 8th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Juca89 | July 22nd 19 |
| 3.5 great | Adamn | May 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | qyxxxyq | April 9th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | heck | February 6th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ElioG | December 6th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Midblood | November 20th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | dunnope | September 15th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | 1111ace | August 18th 18 |
| 3.5 great | NateMa | August 14th 18 |
| 3.0 good | skronk | March 28th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | F1Aaron | February 25th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Benman | February 24th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | January 10th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | January 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | wg98 | December 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Marehelm | December 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ledgy | December 12th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | kb3984 | December 2nd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Trundle | October 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | foxblood | September 22nd 17 |
| 3.0 good | tyler | September 2nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | A.R.O. EMERITUS | August 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | TwigTW | July 20th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Tulten | June 23rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | May 19th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Collis | April 19th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | solrage | February 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | July 23rd 16 |
| 4.2 excellent | Ryan P STAFF | June 8th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | p4p | May 14th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Rodin | January 30th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | jsegura | January 20th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Abraxas | December 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | daFigz | November 22nd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. EMERITUS | October 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ToddDC | October 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | tjare | September 3rd 15 |
| 3.5 great | adr | August 17th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | swoen | May 17th 15 |
| 3.0 good | JS19 | May 7th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Copper | December 27th 14 |
| 3.5 great | itchy | November 17th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Denis | November 6th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Let | October 25th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | TurntUp | October 15th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | trap | July 28th 14 |
| 3.0 good | ethos | April 28th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vespiion | February 27th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | RxQueer | February 26th 14 |
| 2.5 average | porch | January 17th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | MaggieG | January 12th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | MikePaco | December 20th 13 |
| 3.0 good | llll | September 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Greem | July 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Snowden | July 15th 13 |
| 3.0 good | JIIKX | June 13th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | APJ90 | April 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | dh198 | March 10th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | dogteal | February 22nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | tarkus | January 29th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Zeg | December 30th 12 |
| 3.5 great | KILL | December 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | dwejkk | November 20th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | kristof | November 18th 12 |
| 3.0 good | bobbi | October 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | foxxxy | August 22nd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | erdi | June 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | HipFish | June 15th 12 |
| 3.5 great | 9MgTar | April 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Monheim | April 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thwart | April 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Host78 | March 20th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | CosmicJ | November 8th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Yay | May 31st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bsloth | May 13th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | siddx4 | January 19th 11 |
| 3.0 good | tuttle | December 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Eskate87 | November 23rd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | bab808 | October 25th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | 567ajt | August 23rd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | djigor | July 31st 10 |
| 3.5 great | FLRTE | March 11th 10 |
| 3.5 great | tom79 | January 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | DonDijk | January 12th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | splurge | December 2nd 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Jips | November 25th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | cody72 | April 28th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Jim | March 12th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Akumac | September 5th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | MrKite | November 30th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pizza | August 22nd 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kaleid | August 9th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zebra | August 8th 07 |
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