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Universal acclaim- based on 59 Ratings
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Positive: 53 out of 59
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Mixed: 1 out of 59
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Negative: 5 out of 59
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Apr 17, 2022Oh lalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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GuyHDec 6, 2007Anyone who posted a negative comment after less than 10 listens is completely missing the point of this music. This is not a pop record. Strangely I think the album runs almost in reverse quality order - I really rate the last 5 songs! Complex but perseverance pays.
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JimmyFDec 4, 200776?! Are you kidding me? This is not only the greatest release I've heard all year, it's one of the best albums I've ever heard. These critics need to pull their heads out of their arses long enough to let this album sink in. This isnt a record you play at a dance party, you need to sit down and absorb it track by track. Brilliant!
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BrianHNov 20, 2007
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T.SpeakerNov 10, 2007I'll never understand the 76. This is such an ambitious, complex, coherent and fulfilling record -- it sets out to be an epic masterpiece and (mostly) succeeds. How "Shut Up I Am Dreaming" earned more praise is forever beyond me.
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ToddW.Oct 25, 2007What? Another Spencer Krug side project offering? I could have had a V-8! Spence, enough with the Frog Eyes, Sunset Rubdown, et al. Time to get back on the Wolf Parade.
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MikeyB.Oct 25, 2007A true masterpiece. This sements Krug as the most talented songwriter of his generation.
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AllanC.Oct 24, 2007Simple amazing. Innovative, addictive and definitely should be considered best of 2007. I can understand if someone doesn't like it but this album is one of kind.
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bryans.Oct 23, 2007
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SeanJ.Oct 22, 2007
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ChristianP.Oct 21, 2007Huge achievement for indie rock. bold, brave, daring, and dense. Keep listening.
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RobertDOct 21, 2007Every song on this album makes all the other songs that much better. this is an absolutely timeless piece of art. krug is king of the music world in my opinion.
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ChrisD.Oct 21, 2007Incredible. A classic.
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KeaneOct 17, 2007Brilliant stuff.
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NadirtL.Oct 17, 2007
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DavidOct 17, 2007Poor Sunset Rubdown, they will never get the recognition they obviously deserve. Spencer Krug will always divide audiences due to the fact that he records his "dense" melodies in lo fidelity. Sometimes its a bit to take in all at once, but for those of us that have a little patience these songs soon reveal their true beauty.
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DelboyOct 16, 2007Spencer Krug is one talented guy. As a big Wolf Parade fan, this side project for Krug is top quality. Is their no end to his brilliance???
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ChrisBOct 16, 2007They really need to remove Alternative Press from Metacritic. I think that magazine must be run by immature, testosterone-driven, maniacal, intellectually-challenged teenage boys who give 10s to bland, boring, whiny shit and throw out interesting, colorful, and intelligent music.
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RSOct 15, 2007Best album of the year. Haters will hate when they know deep down Krug is a better songwriter than their precious simple-minded favourites. But then again, there is nothing wrong with simplicity when done write either.
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matta.Oct 15, 2007
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BrandonD.Oct 15, 2007A very worthy follow up to a fantastic album. Where Shut Up... was a compilation of fantastic songs, this is a fantastic record.
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JustinB.Oct 15, 2007wow! this is a great album. you have to listen to it 20 times before you can possibly understand all that is going on with this album. better which each listen, like most of krug's work.
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With twelve songs running just about an hour in length, Random Spirit Lover really starts to wear out its welcome during the latter third to quarter. Fans of their past work will definitely find lots to love here, and they will likely gain a few converts, but I still wish they'd focus a bit more.
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It bears all the signs of an artistic statement, stretching for meaning even as it reconstitutes and tears at the corners of its component definitions. It is both complete and incomplete; logical and wayward; good and, yeah, bad.
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As with so many of rock's finer moments, the beauty’s in the overreach, and while newcomers to Krug’s idiosyncratic style may find it easier to warm to the more accessible leanings of the Wolf Parade record, for everyone else, this is essential stuff.