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- Summary: Brothers Ron and Russell Mael's first album in four years is their 20th LP overall.
- Record Label: In The Red / Gut
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 18
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Mixed: 3 out of 18
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Negative: 1 out of 18
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Yes, it's a shamelessly arch and overarching achievement, and, make no mistake, some of you out there will hate this record and want to have at it with badly corroded screwdrivers.
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New Musical Express (NME)There's no possible way of having this much fun without getting the chorus of Handel's 'Messiah' drunk on peach schnapps. [4 Feb 2006, p.29]
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I wouldn't want to call it a "return to form" because Lil' Beethoven was actually pretty good, but it certainly perfects that album's aesthetic and infuses it with some of the giddy energy of the earlier Sparks stuff.
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Under The RadarThe numbers within Hello Young Lovers are rock operatic gems that subvert all notions of what a pop song should be. [#13, p.94]
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Finds them as innovative as ever, mashing up opera, classical and electronics to sound quaint, futuristic, winningly dumb and hugely intelligent at the same time.
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These songs run too long, even to the point of faking fade-outs and then bursting back for another coda.
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It’s frustrating to hear them in this context – sounding jaded and uninspired, a slump they haven’t been in since the late ‘80s.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 8
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Mixed: 0 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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clivehMar 13, 2006A breath of fresh air, original, witty and musically flawless. Amazing, be sure to check out Lil Beethoven as well.
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antonyMar 11, 2006it's so ingenious, sui generis, pleasurable and glamatic impressive that it might get you weed out your whole discography.
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DarkoFApr 21, 2006Very Mindblowing album. Been on heavy rotation for a week- it really cooks. Up there in my top 50 all time greats.
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MonteMMar 25, 2006
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BillHMar 29, 2006
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sallykMar 31, 2006awesome record. every other band out there should look at what they are doing!
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LouieoMay 4, 2006some of the most original work out there today! incredible arrangements and piss funny lyrics too
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