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- Summary: The sophomore album for the British quintet was produced by Chris Goss.
- Record Label: Artist First
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 8 out of 13
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Mixed: 5 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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For every tempest like "Lassoo" or "Neptune's Call," there's an unabashedly pretty moment like the almost serene "Wooden Heart" or "Sovereign," either of which would have been completely out of place on Cuts Across the Land — but it's the depth, power, and flair of moves like these that make Neptune the real introduction to the Duke Spirit.
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An album of murky depth, of seductive charms and no end of style.
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This truly is a beautiful collection.
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The Spirit still play hard-to-get, which helps to avoid any ridiculous moments on this polished sophomore effort, but they're often too stand-offish to even challenge the listener, let alone push the envelope that their influences have so neatly prepared for them.
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In a nutshell, Neptune is a bit like Grace Slick fronting the Bad Seeds but not as good as it sounds.
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UncutThe second album from Cheltenham's The Duke Spirit sounds every bit the heads-down attampt at chart-bothering major rock album. Except, well, it's on an indie, and the tunes don't always match the band's stadium-echo ambitions. [Mar 2008, p.86]
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Though their efforts to keep the flame of rock'n'roll burning bright are to be applauded, the feeling that the real standard bearers are tuning up elsewhere is impossible to shrug off.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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CaseyRDJul 4, 2008
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SteveOJul 2, 2008I honestly don't understand these reviews! The band is great and the songs are well written... This is a great indie rock album.
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J.ShepardCJul 15, 2009Talent overload, outstanding performance but their best is yet to come!
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