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- Record Label: Vagrant
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Alternative
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Positive: 8 out of 12
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Mixed: 4 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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A classic party record from start to finish.
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MagnetLet's face it: Group Sounds is shit. But it's pure shit, which makes all the difference.... Everything is overdiven and mixed to within a decibel of ear-shattering heaviosity. It isn't just monstrous, it's gleefully, unapologetically monstrous. [#49, p.88]
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Yet for all its adrenaline-rush thrills, the RFTC sound is also surprisingly complex. Like Phil Spector's '60s pop masterpieces for The Ronettes and Righteous Brothers, the sonic density of Group Sounds is actually composed of virtuoso performances and subtle nuances...
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Alternative PressAn admixture of Stax soul, raw-boned punk rock, and California beach-pop that sounds more focused than their previous outing, 1998's R.F.T.C. [#154, p.84]
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The variety of classic Rocket elements are evident, even more finely honed: bits of soul revue energy (Spector-esque backing vocals, tambourines and tight horn arrangements), songwriterly anthemic release, nods to classic punk auteurs, sexy South-of-the-Border flirtations with danger wrapped in a dynamic, snaky musical package and other frenetic new gems.
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Q MagazineGroup Sounds is as good as anything they've put their name to previously. [#180, p.110]
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Yes, it has a certain something that makes you bob your head and/or shake your ass to songs that you'd probably be ticked off by if someone drove past your pad blasting them out his windows. But no, it's not the stuff that great CDs are made of.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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JackGApr 1, 2001One of the best Punk/R&R albums of all time!
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BenJAug 17, 2004
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