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- Summary: This is the third album for the San Francisco band featuring drummer Lynn Perko and former Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum.
- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Positive: 10 out of 12
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Mixed: 2 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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Pop isn't an ambition for these smart people with other things to do, it's a discipline--the tunes strong, the beats solid, the vocals lightly yearning and pungently sweet.
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MagnetWhat On really proves is that great albums aren't a thing of the past. [#54, p.94]
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Ridiculously catchy melodies, driving synths, sharp, snapping drums, and super lo-fi bass and guitars churn out straight up dirty rock'n'roll, some twisted pop, and the occasional ethereal mid-tempo composition.
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On succeeds not in spite of its simplicity, but because of it.
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On is that increasingly rare rock & roll specimen -- a magnificently hedonistic party album for extremely consenting adults.
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ResonanceImperial Teen keeps it fresh, and the mostly mid-tempo On flavors its bubblegum pop by adding a sticky, erotic center. [#34, p.60]
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UncutEither annoyingly sweet or refereshingly well-adjusted, depending on your mood. [Oct 2002, p.107]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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CliffR.May 25, 2002Solid from start to finish, simply put. I like the production much more than 'What Is Not To Love', particularly the vocals, juicy.
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Apr 7, 2012
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