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Entertainment WeeklyThese '80s-trash connoisseurs have everything electroclash lacks: full-bodied grooves, self-deprecating idiot grins, and--what's best--sax solos. [20 Feb 2004, p.66]
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Sure, it's nothing that hasn't been done before.... Still, there's no denying that She's In Control is one helluva bad-ass, booty-shakin', funky-fresh party record.
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The best ’80s-revival funk made by white Canadian hip-hop kids since, like, ever.
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New Musical Express (NME)These blow-dried disco numbers are unmistakably well-toned. [18 Sep 2004, p.65]
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PlanetMuch more than the sum of its pastiche. [#6, p.86]
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UncutDraws intelligently on its sources, revealing itself as more than mere pastiche. [Nov 2004, p.108]
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Were its hooks not as strong, She's in Control would probably come across as mechanical and calculated, but its many bright spots elevate it above being just a shrewdly timed exercise in cultural re-appropriation.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Mixed: 2 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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KasonKJan 7, 2005
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JoelJDec 27, 2004
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MounirHFeb 23, 2004Best thing since sliced bread!!!