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BlenderDespite its epic ambitions, this is a more streamlined, less colorful statement than TSOOL's 2001 Behind The Music, and only occasionally attains earth-moving power. [Apr 2005, p.125]
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But forget about style and charisma: This band has no hooks and no energy.
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Soundtrack sounds astonishingly good one song at a time, and surprisingly dull over the course of a full record.
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SpinOffers modest formal thrills without much depth beneath its glimmering surfaces. [Apr 2005, p.107]
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Most of the tracks here flounder with minimal hooks, hokey lyrics and rote riffs.
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Origin Vol. 1 lives up to its title in the sense that it shows TSOOL fully immersing its music in its classic rock influences. On the other hand, the disc doesn't have the same epic scope of Behind the Music, and as a result it's still something of a letdown.
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Under The RadarThe individual songs themselves aren't altogether horrible; they're just too similar to the next one to make an impression. [#9]
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Solid and diverse if slightly lacking the gorgeous full- bodied melodies of its predecessor.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Mixed: 1 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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MattMJul 13, 2005
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MikeKJun 11, 2005
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PauloDJun 2, 2005