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Excerpts From The Diary Of Todd Zilla [EP] Image
Metascore
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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: This seven-track mini-album is intended to hold fans over until the Modesto, California band return with their next LP in early 2006.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Spin
    83
    Grandaddy's Moogy, moody music still sounds like ELO as HAL-9000. [Oct 2005, p.137]
  2. Under The Radar
    80
    A rare EP that feels more like a full-length release with the filler trimmed. [#11, p.117]
  3. Zilla delivers a cleverly orchestrated junket of joyful raucousness and synth whirls.
  4. Filter
    68
    Less produced and certainly less poppy. [#17, p.97]
  5. More difficult to embrace than earlier Grandaddy releases.
  6. Q Magazine
    60
    Tracks such as Florida and Pull The Curtains... add a Pixies-ish aggression to their signature bleepy country rock. [Nov 2005, p.124]
  7. Urb
    50
    A boring reminder of past work. [Dec 2005, p.104]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. dferris
    Oct 25, 2005
    9
    I really enjoyed this little treat from one of my favorite bands. A great teaser for a new album early next year. I will admit that they I really enjoyed this little treat from one of my favorite bands. A great teaser for a new album early next year. I will admit that they really don't uncover any new territory here, they may even step back a little, but that only makes me remember why I fell in love with Grandaddy in the first place. Collapse
  2. SeanT
    Dec 11, 2005
    8
    i like this a lot because it harkens back to their "under the western freeway" days. i am glad they got rid of some of the polish.
  3. GeoM
    May 30, 2006
    6
    Really easy!, Like a friendly ballad with two Rock songs. But it is one of my favorites bands.