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A tremendous return to form.
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Alternative PressThe Church's languid melancholy sedates rather than seduces. [Feb 2004, p.88]
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Longtime fans will find plenty to cherish on this very atmospheric and tuneful sortie.
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MojoThe record's near-constant gloom and woolly arrangements are difficult to digest. [Feb 2004, p.99]
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Forget Yourself is no small resurrection, and though it owes a great deal to The Church's traditionalism, that's nothing to apologize for.
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The rough, live feel of the tracks comes across beautifully in the recording, and after years of winning over fans with truly rocking live shows, the Church have finally managed to capture that sound on disc.
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Q MagazineThere's little new stylistically... but the results are remarkably strong. [Feb 2004, p.98]
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The vocals coo, the guitars are fuzzy and the songs are sleekly tuneful even when they're not so memorable.
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A vibrant album that at times sounds like its a young bands first shot at the cherry.
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Forget Yourself is overlong and largely unoriginal, but it possesses a craft and sophistication largely missing from many of its modern-day guitar-pop peers.
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UncutThe Church are, against the odds, still a dreamily appealing proposition. [Mar 2004, p.100]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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GeoffDFeb 5, 2004