Or Give Me Death
by Aqueduct
  • Record Label: Barsuk
  • Release Date: Feb 20, 2007
User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6

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  1. JasonL
    May 6, 2007
    7
    I'm not sure if I can top the last review, but found this to be a great album. He stretched out into new directions and appreciated that he didn't try to remake I Sold Gold. You gotta see them play live. It adds another dimension that they have yet to capture on their albums.
  2. BodegaN
    Apr 10, 2007
    0
    If this band was starving to death, I wouldn't even sh!t in their mouths. Proves just how bad music can get when it hides behind "indie" aesthetics.
  3. BillyK
    Mar 7, 2007
    8
    It's not the mini-pop masterpiece that is "I Sold Gold", but it's not trying to be. It's a broadening of his sound, and as a whole, it goes over splendidly. Not a dissapointment. The first four tracks are among the best he's ever done, and "As You Wish" has been stuck in my head for two months.
  4. JamesV
    Mar 2, 2007
    9
    This album grows better upon repeat listening. Great use of synths, vocal phrasings. This LP along with Midlake and Silversun Pickups are my favorites right now. Already have my tickets to see Aqueduct in Tulsa
  5. NickP
    Mar 1, 2007
    6
    Was neither impressed nor disappointed. Listened through a couple of times and eventually deleted from my library permanently. Nothing Spectacular

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. AllMusic
    80
    Or Give Me Death is fun yet serious, cheerful yet depressing, simple yet intricate.
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  2. Alternative Press
    70
    Being bent out of shape never sounded so good. [Mar 2007, p.142]
  3. Amazon.com
    70
    Imagine the Long Winters if they were far more in love with the synth and guitar textures of the '80s than the precious pop sounds of the '70s and you'd have this, a hard to pigeonhole album which greatly rewards multiple listens.
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