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A more straightforward affair than previous works, and as such suffers from predictability.
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If you like Mogwai for the sounds they make, for their instrumental dynamic and ebbing/flowing moodiness, you'll probably like Mr Beast - there's certainly little to object to. But if you love Mogwai... perhaps Mr Beast isn't for you.
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Simplicity doesn't make Mr. Beast unpleasant, just dumb.
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There’s little to differentiate Mr. Beast from Happy Songs, and less to recommend it in the face of Mogwai’s potent catalog.
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While Mr. Beast may not sound as fine Happy Songs... or Rock Action, it no doubt kicks ass live.
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Beast lumbers instead of flows.
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UncutMr Beast, by Mogwai's normally formidable standards, underwhelms. [Apr 2006, p.96]
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Paste MagazineA premature nostalgia trip: a journey back to college radio at the end of the '90s. [Apr/May 2006, p.106]
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SpinThey vacillate between flotational devices and skull-crushers. [Apr 2006, p.91]
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UrbToo often Mr. Beast is dire sounding and dull, and nearing deadweight. [May 2006, p.86]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 37 out of 39
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Mixed: 1 out of 39
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Negative: 1 out of 39
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May 13, 2011
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CarlSMar 30, 2007
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OttoZOct 21, 2006Hypnotic and interesting, artful and always cool.