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Mount Eerie - The Microphones
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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20

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  1. poln
    Dec 14, 2004
    10
    this cd is genuine, a very personal work with a lot of deepness.. it takes a while to get into it, but once you do.. you'll be amazed by it's unique beauty
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. ChairmanMeow99
    Mar 29, 2012
    10
    Maybe I'm biased about this album, with The Microphones/Mount Eerie being my favorite band, but this album is great. While not being for everyone and may be difficult at first, after a few listens its magic begins to show. It begins how The Glow pt. 2 ended and and ends with Elverum discovering the face of the universe. The concept makes it cheesy, but that is what keeps it from becoming pretentious garbage. Even if it was serious, it would be some of the best pretentious garbage I can have ever listened to. A+… Expand
  3. YeavenNoopf
    Feb 9, 2003
    10
    Beautiful. That's all I have to say. The Microphones = genius
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. LukeM.
    Feb 25, 2003
    0
    I know Phil Elvrum is a drummer, but this album is pretty much ALL drums. Is that something you'd want to listen to for 40 minutes? When some sort of melody does come in, generally in the form of acoustic guitar and bad singing, it only sounds good in that it's a reprieve from the drumming. I wouldn't give a zero lightly; this is truly awful.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. DomS.
    Aug 8, 2003
    8
    Almost oversteps the line between an artist's indelible experimental outing and a bombastic, beautiful mess. Or maybe it does overstep the line. Regardless, short, tiny moments (like Death's voice or the deep humming beat that begins this record where "the Glow, pt. 2" left off) make this record one of the year's most engaging.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. Evan______
    Feb 21, 2003
    10
    Don't listen to the Flak review, they just make fun on things to seem cool. This album is beautiful. What more needs to be said? It's about life and death. OK that's all I can descibe it as.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. BrandonW
    Jul 29, 2003
    10
    This album is truly beautiful. One of the most heartbreaking albums about life and death ever. The only way to listen to it is very loud, under the influence, and via headphones.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. WhitneyO
    Apr 30, 2004
    10
    I can't believe those bad ratings... There is absolutely no reason for them to say this album is a joke. Phil is one of the most important artists of our time!!! Believe it...
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. Elliot
    Oct 31, 2003
    8
    It is surely a good album, but it's no The Glow, Part 2. Now THAT is an incredible album. Perhaps the greatest "lo-fi" recording ever? Regardless, The Microphones are immensely talented, but Mt. Eerie just hints at the magic they're capable of.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. somethingtoforget
    Mar 13, 2003
    4
    I've really tried to like this cd, probably harder han I should, but it just isn't there
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. PhineasP
    Jul 24, 2003
    10
    If you can't connect emotionally to this cd, that's ok. Not everybody does. But you can't reject the massive artistic album Mt. Eerie is, and the fact that it's nothing like you've heard before. if you like music, give this a chance.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. j30
    Sep 4, 2011
    1
    I tried and tried to listen to this album with no avail. There's better music out there, you just got to dig deeper. A completely forgettable album.
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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    Mount Eerie would be a gorgeous record even if the vision behind it didn't fall somewhere between Biblical allegory and Greek myth, but the drama makes it all the more stunning. [Feb 2003, p.70]
  2. Delusions of Adequacy
    90
    Weaving together themes like mortality, the universality of mankind, and the cyclical eternality of life and not having it all come out as a pretentious mess of self-important prognosticating and vaguely simplistic truisms places Elvrum in the rarified air that few outside of Brian Wilson have ever attempted to reach.
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    78
    Elvrum’s tightest song cycle yet, truly focusing and clarifying the themes and ideas he’s explored on all his albums.
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