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A streamlined slab of silky, soul-soaked rock music, Seeing Sounds succeeds in capturing the best experiments on their first two albums while injecting new-school sequences into the mix.
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In their hyperkinetic hands, even integrating an acoustic standup bass with electronic beats seems perfectly natural. [20 June 2008, p.66]
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Thematically starved, Seeing Sounds is nonetheless a sonic feast.
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N.E.R.D.'s gonzo commitment to crossing genre boundaries in sometimes silly, nonsensical ways remains surprisingly tenable.
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What can be concluded at this point is that, minor lyrical complaints aside, they have crafted their most consistent album and one of the best genre-blurring club records since M.I.A.’s "Kala."
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Production superstars The Neptunes get back to penning their own tunes – with highly impressive results.
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N.E.R.D's third album, an "Anti Matter" suggestion that devotees "tilt your head back and close your eyes" and try Seeing Sounds, bangs frantic enough to entice one serious auditory seizure.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 31 out of 36
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Mixed: 3 out of 36
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Negative: 2 out of 36
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Jan 31, 2023
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Jul 6, 2022Wayyy better than the critics say. Second half is really good. Time proves it. 14 years later alot sounds like it.
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Oct 17, 2010