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Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings
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MonteM.Jan 18, 2009They've done it again. On par with everything they've ever done, including their classical mid-seventies British period. Do not miss this album.
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MaryJ.Jan 17, 2009Fantastic 21st album from the most overlooked, underrated band. Unique and entertaining -- I never tire of listening to it. See Sparks perform it live on Feb. 14 in L.A.
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PaulSJan 8, 2009A Sparks classic. The Mael brothers improve with age. Witty, literate, tuneful and thought-provoking.
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Compared to "Hello Young Lovers," Exotic Creatures does sound a little starker at points, but it's often also subtler and slyer, tempering bombast in favor of sprightly but also uneasy melodies on songs like 'The Director Never Yelled "Cut'"
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Exotic is witty, literate, and charming.
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And that's what makes Exotic Creatures Of The Deep such an interesting and deceptively ambitious record. Not only is Russell Mael still capable of using camp innuendo to mock himself, as on album closer 'Likeable', but he's also not afraid to put those who owe him and his brother a debt of gratitude - however small - in the public spotlight.