- Record Label: DeSoto
- Release Date: Oct 7, 2003
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The most amazing thing about A People's History is the diverse styles represented throughout.
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The sound differs, but the feel of The Dismemberment Plan bleeds through.
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By turns thrilling, gratifying, and hideous.
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Alternative PressPerhaps the strangest and most successful finale ever. [Nov 2003, p.116]
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Some of these remixes are truly excellent, and some of them are disastrous.
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More a novelty than an essential addition to the Dismemberment Plan legacy.
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Unfortunately, many of these mixes were submitted either by talented fans or lesser known professionals, and often they’ve removed much more than they’ve put in.
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FilterComplete hit-or-miss studio play. [#8, p.104]
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By forsaking professionals for amateurs, the Plan has narrowed the scope of their artistic vision; for every stunning reworking, like Deadverse's "Automatic", there's a stinker like ASCDI's predictably bland mix of "Time Bomb" or Cynyc's blasé beat-slapping "Following Through".
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It's unlikely that you'll want to hear any of these remixes, even the better ones, more than once or twice.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 1 out of 4
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RonVMar 11, 2006This album is amazing. The remixes are varied and stay true to the spirit of the D-Plan. Highly Recommended!
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JoeShmoeOct 22, 2003It's great