A.R.E. Weapons
- A.R.E. Weapons
- Band Name: A.R.E. Weapons
- Record Label: Rough Trade / Sanctuary
- Release Date: Apr 1, 2003
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A.R.E. Weapons comes across as partially put-together and all the way dumb -- not dumb meaning fun but dumb meaning dumb.
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15At best, this record is Suicide resurrected as a novelty act; at worst it could pass for an extreme deodorant commercial with swearing.
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40Even the Sharks and the Jets might find ARE Weapons' street hassle a touch quaint. [May 2003, p.98]
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80The album doesn't just bludgeon. There is an attention to detail, an appreciation of dynamics at work. [May 2003, p.108]
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70These 10 tracks positively bristle with feral, street fighter 'tude. [May 2003, p.97]
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75Over blotto new-wave/industrial beats, they party hard and get lost on the way home. [May 2003, p.116]
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Mostly, this stuff is great for a few cheap laughs. [4 Apr 2003, p.101]
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60The music is sexy in the dirtiest possible way, which makes up for the band's stoopid posing. [May 2003, p.114]
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50More style than substance. [#104, p.95]
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70This debut is pretty good, but don't be surprised if you overhear some twunt proclaiming "A.R.E Weapons are so 2001 daaaaling" anytime in the next couple of months.
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A.R.E. Weapons is one of the most interesting records ever to use disco electrobeats and synth washes for rock'n'roll effect.
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90This is the album of the year.
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seand5pretty bad but some good stuff
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frankiebaby9free in the streets is better.
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Life10was meant to be awesome.