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- Record Label: Jade Tree
- Release Date: Sep 21, 2004
- Summary: The Seattle band (who apparently suffer from either an unusual genetic problem or severe hallucinations) make their full-length debut with this disc.
- Record Label: Jade Tree
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 7
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Mixed: 3 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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[A] gleaming, polished gem.
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These Arms Are Snakes have clearly created a distinct sound and are doing something only the Blood Brothers can come close to right now in terms being interesting, inventive and still rocking hard.
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A challenging debut that sidesteps inflated expectations by staying close to the group's established sound while still demonstrating a flexibility conducive to future musical development.
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This is an updated version of Drive Like Jehu, often faster, angrier, and, conversely, more sparse and peaceful.
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BlenderFreak[s] out thoughtfully. [Oct 2004, p.129]
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Alternative PressEven if Oxeneers doesn't move you, it'll surely floor you. [Dec 2004, p.157]
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They simply don't know when to say when. The result turns interesting compositions into over-produced tracks that are weighed down by too many competing ideas.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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joeMar 28, 2005Amazing CD, and great in concert. Not much else out there thats close to this.
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bryanNov 1, 2004i'm not so sure about the cd, but the pitchfork review appears to be written by a frosh scribe intent on unnecessary verbosity.
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BenDJul 4, 2005
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