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Originality, nostalgia, sincerity, camp--none of these are stable elements in Datarock’s world, which may explain why Red comes across as well as it does.
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UncutGood fun. [July 2009, p.84]
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The guys seem like they want to prove they are not just a regular dance band, and in that way they succeed, even including a spoken word piece about one’s concern of the great unknown ('Fear of Death').
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FilterIf you're looking to get into overly-produced songs that ponder Molly Ringwald-levels of culture, there's something here for you. But if you're looking to jusr sit back and ge lost in an electro blaze of glory well, that's here, too. [Summer 2009, p.93]
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Red contains no clunkers, only lukewarm forays that further convince me this band can nail any sound they want, cheekiness be damned.
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If it's feel good, throwaway pop music you're after, you'd be well advised to leave your inhibitions at the door and join them.
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Under The RadarDatarock is moving "Back to the Future," leaving the rest of us panting iin their wake. [Summer 2009, p.60]
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Red may only be a fleetingly satisfying confection, but maybe that was the plan all along.
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Q MagazineIt's pastiche, certainly, but of a pleasingly arresting kind. [Jul 2009, p.118]
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Red was probably meant to run rings around listeners while the duo wore the Cheshire’s cat grin beneath their pokerfaces. Unfortunately it doesn’t really make the cut.
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The biggest problem with Red is that as obvious as Datarock's aesthetic is, it's still boring, and it doesn't stick to the tracks at all.
User score distribution:
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drunkenstepdadSep 10, 2009Great f'n bar band,clever devils too - go see 'um.