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| 4.0 excellent | Shadester9 | October 12th 15 |
Marianas Trench continue to be one of the best pop rock acts around. This man can write a pop
song.
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| 4.5 superb | JonEthan | October 15th 15 |
Wow. This album essentially ties up Masterpiece Theater, Ever After, and Astoria as a trilogy. And goddamn what a way to end it.
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| 4.5 superb | MeetMeAtBarItalia | July 13th 16 |
Astoria is a superb piece of pop music. Ramsay's melodies have never been more creative and his production, even if it still rlacks the bass organic foundation it seems to really need (especially here in the funkier tracks), is still damn delicious. The rsuites that bookend the record are impressively dynamic in their own right but this wouldn't be such an achievement is the rrest of the record didn't feel that much like an epic journey in which the goal is to grow up and move on. Ramsay's emo-rtinged and wordplay-filled lyrics are great even in the darkest ballads like the nearly-baroque pop gut puncher "Dearly rDeparted" or the piano backed "Forget Me Not", whereas the poppier songs are infectious with an undeniably effective r80's twist. This is the music they want to make as there is no sign of cliches or overused formulas ; it works just because it ris good music, and that saying something when talking of a straightforward pop record today. Shoutouts to the incredible orchestral interludes that build both a sense of tension and wonder, as well as the references to their previous works, which are moving as fuck.
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| 3.5 great | dihstyle69 | December 6th 15 |
you can argue that they are borrowing certain chracteristics from other acts but you can't deny that they've come through with their own style and a bunch of amazing pop rock tracks that fit well with each other. very well put together album imo! 3.5-
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| 4.5 superb | DearAmbellina | November 20th 15 |
Completely and utterly underrated band. Josh Ramsay's voice is remarkable, their music is Queen inspired Pop with integrity. Astoria compliments their other releases nicely and ends with what is potentially the best track they've written (End of an Era).
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| 3.5 great | ATTA | October 21st 15 |
Do not like pop rock music, this album will make you question, that some pop rock is actually good.
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| 3.0 good | Piem | March 12th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | vechy | June 15th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Joelle | February 16th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Crayak | September 7th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Docky | May 26th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | gepicker | September 24th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Mathias EMERITUS | December 21st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | September 23rd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Verix | October 20th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | cm7com | September 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | JNavs | February 9th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Lassie | November 19th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spec | November 9th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Ebola | November 2nd 15 |
| 2.5 average | mew151 | November 1st 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Mhiko4 | October 26th 15 |
| 3.3 great | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | October 22nd 15 |
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