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Special Moves/Burning - Mogwai
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  • Summary: Recorded over three performances at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in April 2009 in Brooklyn, New York, it is the Scottish rock group's first live album/DVD release.
  • Record Label: Rock Action / Rock Action Records
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock
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  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Pitchfork
    82
    Special Moves--which pulls at least one track from all six Mogwai albums, but no more than two--strategically positions the band's latter-day material among the old warhorses to build a set list that gradually intensifies and explodes like the band's best instrumental epics.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    80
    A useful entry point for newcomers, then, but there is just enough to make this a worthwhile purchase for long-time fans too.
  3. Uncut
    60
    It's hard to imagine anyone but the previously committed fan will be signing up here. [Sep 2010, p.99]
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