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| 0.0 | didnt ask to be staff, was made staff anyway, then got demoted for not doing staff stuff | August 21st 21 |
For a while now I've been pondering this bizarre problem I have with Blonde Redhead music, where I never quite fully love it, but I always appreciate it (even at its least noteworthy). In some strange twist I always find their albums to have a strong and vastly distinct musical identity, unmistakable and ever-reinventing album to album. Yet at a whole, no one record managed to really impress me to a degree I think they ought to. Once again I find myself a huge fan of many songs (the title track or "Spring and by Summer Fall" come to mind), but cannot for the life of me return to the album without thinking "Maybe just those couple of songs are enough". But at the very least, now more than ever before, I can acknowledge Blonde Redhead's most consistent and immersive album.
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| 2.5 average | platttt | July 6th 25 |
this album pisses me off because clearly they're talented and they know what they're doing but i don't think a single track on this comes fully together it always feels like they're edging the listener
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| 3.5 great | olisz | December 20th 20 |
In my opinion this album does not live up to its predecessor, but is still great. The especially 'Dr Strangeluv' is fantastic. Generally I noticed that I am enjoying Kazu's vocals also more than Amedo's, and luckily on this album most of the songs are with her singing.
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| 4.5 superb | iGuter | December 26th 11 |
Their sound flows like the dead were dancing, but enough to make you feel alive inside.
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| 4.5 superb | AggravatedYeti | June 15th 08 |
A ridiculously strong album from a very very good band. Blonde Redhead have been running on over a decade of already amazing material and then culminate all their influences into a single, different entity from anything else they've produced. There's not a single weak track here, the opener '23' is the stand out, by far, but nothing else really falls far behind -- it's all pretty amazing. Adopting a prominent shoegaze aspect tacked on to their already rough Sonic Youth like sound, mixed with the atmospheric, deep mood rock of 'Misery Is a Butterfly' (their best until '23') they create something quite beautiful an unique. I guess you could call '23' a shoegaze album, most tracks, even the dance cuts, reek of MBV, Ride & Slowdive, and really, sometimes they're better than all 3. Very small stretches of course, but it's those pristine highs that bring '23' it's lasting effect and efficient hook that keeps you coming back.
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| 4.0 excellent | Merlijn | September 4th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Myri | March 3rd 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | September 18th 24 |
| 3.0 good | doofy | January 9th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trundle | June 30th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timmy | January 12th 23 |
| 3.5 great | qt | September 25th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | kkarron | August 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | jhop | April 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | August 15th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Risodo | August 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Atari EMERITUS | May 21st 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Lucman | January 24th 21 |
| 3.5 great | spur55 | April 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | shazzyy | August 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | November 6th 18 |
| 3.5 great | bmelt | October 17th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | xuewen | October 14th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | iglu | October 5th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | wg98 | September 11th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | elch21 | May 1st 18 |
| 3.0 good | emmny | April 18th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | tyler | April 4th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | skronk | March 28th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Denis | August 12th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | bentl | July 31st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Judith | July 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | miguelo | January 15th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | p4p | August 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yep321 | March 20th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. EMERITUS | March 8th 16 |
| 2.5 average | CARLAS | November 15th 15 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | December 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mikesn EMERITUS | October 5th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | djunior | September 5th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matski | September 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | foxxxy | August 18th 14 |
| 3.5 great | arcane | August 17th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | SmaeTbh | August 16th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | zakalwe | June 28th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | SkaCali | June 23rd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Greem | November 4th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Cropsy | June 16th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | gelud | April 8th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | LC437 | December 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | 64bytes | September 20th 12 |
| 3.5 great | mttgry | January 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vuzin2 | January 14th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Troggy | January 4th 12 |
| 3.5 great | niobium | December 15th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | 4Train | November 28th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rev | November 7th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | stfrnz | August 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Smevin | July 4th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | JesusV4 | January 27th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | gnr61 | December 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thane | December 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fluorine | November 25th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kiran EMERITUS | November 10th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Rudy K. EMERITUS | November 9th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | AMGuide | November 4th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | easolet | October 14th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | inca829 | August 16th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | July 30th 10 |
| 3.5 great | nbden | July 22nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | FLRTE | March 11th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Moraff | February 10th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Fenty | February 8th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | lucati | October 11th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Comj | June 30th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | mvdu | June 26th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Asaura | March 18th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | -1up!- | February 16th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | jomyers | December 29th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | ruebke | November 20th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | WoodLawn | November 16th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | natey | February 19th 08 |
| 3.5 great | doqtor | February 2nd 08 |
| 3.0 good | Kodan | January 29th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zmev | November 16th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | samariah | September 15th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Iai EMERITUS | June 13th 07 |
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