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- Summary: This is the debut album for the Portland, Oregon rock band.
- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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| Make me a deal And make it good for me I won't get full of myself 'Cause I cant afford to be This is small town music This is big town music He's... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 5 out of 12
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Mixed: 7 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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It is rare to come across an album encapsulating various musical stylings and still boasts coherence and a pleasurable pop listening experience. The Portland-based quartet Hockey achieves that balance on its debut studio album, Mind Chaos.
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Derivative? Maybe, but at least it’s deftly derived and delivered with purpose and spunk.
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When they stretch out, they get intriguing, if mixed, results.
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The problem is not so much with the contents as with the packaging. ‘Mind Chaos’ is a pop record, and, as a pop record, it kind of works – it’s full of chart-friendly singles and sung by a bunch that are bound to find themselves doted on by 13-year-olds.
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UncutWhile they could use a second tune, this has bags of vitality and personality. [Sep 2009, p.84]
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Hockey are not yet the finished article and are still finding their sound, but judging from Mind Chaos they're having a bloody laugh looking for it.
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Grubin's wordy lyrics will pique the interest of other shy types, but it's the music's freewheeling sparkiness that really hits home.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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DB.Nov 7, 2009
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Feb 13, 2014
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RiotC.Dec 15, 2009It could be much better if they worked more.
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