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- Summary: The Seattle band returns with a fourth album.
- Record Label: Suicide Squeeze
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Midnight on a beach in the Mediterranean And I miss you even here, taking it all in The sand silvered carries the moon on it's shoulders Is it... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 6 out of 10
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Mixed: 3 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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Alternative PressThere's a constant sense of forward motion to Menos El Oso that suits the whole metaphor of growing up and growing out. [Oct 2005, p.156]
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Their trademark wit is still present but less forced; instead it is more intelligent and reflective, and as the band produced this album themselves, the reward is apparent: they sound more self-assured and strong than they ever have.
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Prior to this record, Minus The Bear had a reputation for jokey song titles and bloodless precision, but here, the band reinvents itself as a purveyor of nightmares.
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Menos el Oso ultimately stumbles on its own self-conscious maturity.
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What's really preventing Minus the Bear from making a breakthrough with El Oso is the band's unwillingness to head in new directions.
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While not all of the songs on Menos el Oso are winners, the album as a whole holds up much better than any of their previous efforts.
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Menos el Oso takes the act of melodizing the banal to dizzyingly silly new heights.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 11
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Mixed: 0 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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BrandonCNov 22, 2006One of the greatest CD's I've listened to in a long time. Simply AMAZING!!!
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AlexanderMOct 26, 2005Breath taking... Saw them play this album live and it was remarkable. The guitarist really knows what hes doing as he creates these beats.
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amandaMar 4, 2006melodic mesmerizing harmonic vocals mixed with insanly sporadic rifts=minus the bears-menos el oso
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agAug 25, 2005come on...it's fun, it's rock, it's interesting. lighten up and roll out some menos.
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BrianNov 7, 2006
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ChrisMJul 23, 2006
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DrunkenMasterAug 25, 2005
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