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Thunder, Lightning, Strike
by The Go! Team


8.6

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Proof of Youth

Official Artist Site

The fun, energetic collage of danceable, mainly instrumental music (genre names don't really apply here) on this debut disc from England's The Go! Team recalls, if only somewhat, the debut from The Avalanches.

LABEL:	Memphis Industries
RELEASE DATE:	04 October 2005
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Indie, Rock, Dance

NOTES: Shortlisted for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize. Original UK release 13 Sep 2004; the 2005 U.S. release contains some new and revised tracks.

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musicOMH.com

It is, quite simply, one of the essential albums of the year.

Lost At Sea

Thunder, Lightning, Strike is simply amazing. It is filled with boundless, glorious noise, sewing together flamboyance, quirkiness, sturdy sampling, and a well-traveled feel that can take you anywhere you want to go.

Entertainment Weekly

Full of exuberant, childlike pastiche pop. [7 Oct 2005, p.76]

All Music Guide

Cinematic, fantastic, and essential to all who want their music larger than life and rambunctious, Thunder, Lightning, Strike is the kind of record that makes you glad to be alive.

Paste Magazine

Sounds like a mostly live interpretation of... The Avalanches' intricate party collages doubling as three-minute music history lessons. [#13, p.118]

Splendid

This is one of those rare albums where every single track is a keeper and killer hooks abound.

Slant Magazine

It's so overwhelmingly happy and thrilling a musical statement that it would justify even a few more exclamation points.

The Onion (A.V. Club)

A challenge to even the most hardened depressive, Thunder, Lightning, Strike finds one way after another to shake new pleasures out of old material.

New Musical Express

The Go! Team's eclectic soundclash makes us feel deliriously dizzy. [11 Sep 2004, p.53]

cokemachineglow

Think of it as a party invitation: it is as thrilling and original a debut as has come out this year, and one that leaves an ingenious sonic blueprint to build upon.

Pitchfork

Though they certainly do their fair share of sampling, they tend to use fragments as a means of fleshing out the battling, overdriven guitars, triumphant trumpet lines, and drum assaults that seem to break through walls with the barreling force of a thousand Kool-Aid men.

Tiny Mix Tapes

Although by the record's second half the brassy, treble-kicked sound wears a little thin, there are enough gems to keep the release fresh through the end of its 35 minutes.

Dot Music

"Thunder, Lightning, Strike" is an immensely derivative album, but one which cuts and pastes its influences in a strikingly original way. Chiefly, by piling them all on at once.

Playlouder

I defy anyone not to seep happiness through the pores of their skin once in possession of this record.

PopMatters

Ridiculously innovative.

Rolling Stone

Thunder, Lightning, Strike was hailed as a pop masterpiece when it came out in the U.K. late last year, but clearing all the samples held up its U.S. release until now. Wait no longer.

Blender

It sounds so damn joyous. [Nov 2005, p.134]

Prefix Magazine

Thunder, Lightning, Strike is for people who love music that hits them over the head with the sheer enjoyment of the human ability to rock.

No Ripcord

It’s all tons of fun, and is almost guaranteed to cheer you up with its overwhelming chirpiness.

Austin Chronicle

By the time "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone" brings Thunder, Lightning, Strike to cinematic closure, you're all out of breath and wanting to ride again.

ShakingThrough.net

Like a deliriously evanescent pep rally from the Outer Limits.

Neumu.net

What makes Thunder... such an easy-to-love affair is the schoolyard exuberance they ply their tunes with.

Stylus Magazine

I’d imagine Thunder Lightning Strike will not age well nor reward a thousand listens, but for what it attempts to do, and succeeds, it’s worthy of attention.

Dusted Magazine

They cram in so many styles it could easily come across too clever, like a band that claims to be equally inspired by Wu Tang, Cheap Trick and Cher. It doesn't happen. The tracks have a life apart from the name-that-tune layering that drives their sound.

Under The Radar

They're like a five-member Polyphonic Spree wearing Urban Outfitters, jacked up on Jolt cola, and rocking out in their garage with a bunch of instruments bought from a pawn shop. [#7]

The average user rating for this album is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 62 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Bam gave it a10:
Huddle Formation's awesome.

gavin j gave it a9:
This CD is amazing. The mere catchyness that the songs have will bring the listener back and back for more Great music. If you want some great pop melodies look no further than this album. TRUST ME (John D- TV tunes??? i hear music with melody.)

joris gave it a10:
Sorry but this is way better than the Avalanches... Just lisen to Ladyflash or Pantherdash! Recalls the sixties in glorous stereo, a magnificent colelction of songs and one of the better debutes to come out this decennium. Word.

Nick B gave it a10:
This albums full of catchy, less standard tunes where the vocals aren't as apparent as they usually are, and there is a heavy focus on the instrumentation. Also, Joe D is full of crap because I saw them live too and they were amazing and full of energy. It was also cool that they would switch instruments between songs.

mr. hankey gave it an8:
A standout album of 2005 because of it's inventive ideas and catchy riffs. The album is not music but is an overall show in your bedroom. You listen and enjoy but still it has some pros and cons. The pros standout the most but the cons always come in there. For example sometimes the album will sound as if no one is trying at all as if it is a mess that doesn't work and is not beautiful but ugly. A pro would be the unusual cheerleading anthems that are placed in this hell of a good album. I hope their sophomore effort is as interesting as their first.

Jonathan D gave it a10:
Uplifting, crazy, dance-a-thonic... I love every second of it!

Kid A gave it a10:
12" of pure energy

Thunder, Lightning, Strike by The Go! Team

Thunder, Lightning, Strike
by The Go! Team