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- Summary: Christian-indie rocker David Bazan follows 2000's 'Winners Never Quit' with this full-length album. This time out, Casey Foubert (Seldom) lends a hand with the instrumentation.
- Record Label: Jade Tree
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Top Track
Rejoice | |
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Wouldn't it be So wonderful If everything were Meaningless? But everything is So meaningful And most everything turns To shit Rejoice... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 2 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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This album includes boasts a brilliant storyteller, amazing music, and, most important, beautifully delivered lyrics.
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It's that rare record that both thinks and rocks.
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UncutMusically, it predictably alternates between relentless, driving guitars and agonisingly slow dirges, but Bazan's gift lies in lyrics. [Oct 2002, p.112]
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Control may be dark and sometimes brutal, but it's ultimately life-affirming and difficult to forget.
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While it may turn off some people who were fans of his earlier, acoustic work, it also shows that he has the chops to do a full-fledged rock album.
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Where [Winners Never Quit] moved with confidence and conviction of purpose, Control wallows in an amoral netherworld of overamped midtempo ballads and incomplete thoughts.
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Q Magazine[Control] finds Bazan wearily retreading themese of religion and relationships. [May 2002, p.119]
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Positive: 7 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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ianvanoDec 8, 2003amazing, a awesome story. deffenently buy the cd
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TyH.Jul 9, 2002An excellent critique of the "Anti-Culture" of the United States. I would argue that the album is pure genius
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robOct 27, 2003shows examples of ugly things occurring, but in such a beautiful way. it's strange how Pedro can make adultery sound so good, but he does...
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DannyZ.Jul 16, 2002
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mattsNov 15, 2002
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TheDudeAbidesMay 29, 2002
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WesC.Jun 4, 2002Solid theme throughout... emotional range explored throughout with style changes
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