Liberation - Trans Am
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  • Summary: The Washington, D.C. band's seventh album finds the band in a more political mood, even sampling President Bush (the newer one) on one track.
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  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Trans Am's Liberation is one of those rare albums that combine great musicianship, irony, sonic diversity, and originality. And to top it all off, the album rocks.
  2. 60
    Chopper blades and police sirens pepper the album; indeed, shorn of this angsty hum, the by turns pastoral and metallic instrumental tracks pale. [Apr 2004, p.106]
  3. Friends: believe me when I say that the combination between the two disparate elements–unbearably goofy synth-pop and sub-par commentary on various parties’ political shortcomings–is indeed a deadly one.

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