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Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven - godspeed you black emperor!
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84 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critics What's this?

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9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 61 Ratings

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  • Summary: The second proper album from the Canadian instrumentalists consists of four independent works(each 18-22 minutes long).... yes, that's 2 songs per CD.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    A massive instrumental effort, as skilled and musical as it is on-the-fly improvised and messy. Seamlessly blending sonic experiments with live group interactions, godspeed saunter through these four extended pieces with ease. [#150, p.94]
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  2. Almost Cool
    90
    Not only has the group taken their sound and refined it even more, but even the ambient soundscapes and parts between the actual songs are more well constructed.
  3. Neumu.net
    60
    Unwinds slowly, slipping between ghosted noise-and-field-recording passages and the sustained explosions of big, bombastic caterwaul that have become Godspeed's signature sound.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 1 out of 36
  1. LukeC
    10
    This album is unlike any other. It is utterly timeless, an instant masterpiece and clearly will always be a masterpiece. Having this album feels like an honour.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. ii
    5
    I fell asleep while listening
    • 0 of 2 users said yes
  3. naveedSultan
    3
    I can't figure out why everyone thinks this album is mind blowing, I honestly beleive it's waaaaaay behind Sigur Ros and Explosions in the Sky. I don't think i'll be able to grow into it.… Expand
    • 0 of 2 users said yes

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