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If the fifties rocked this hard, we'd be dead now.
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'Surgery' isn't the unlistenable, depression-fest it's lyrical content threatens it to be. Instead, it's heartfelt message combined with the monstrous sound behind it make it one of the most curiously uplifting records of the year.
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Surgery is quite an impressive effort, sporting just the right combination of nods to their influences and carefully balanced instrumental execution.
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A dark carnival for pale shoegazers who burn up when the sun hits their papery skin, Surgery is acid rock cloaked in leather jackets and chains.
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New Musical Express (NME)Even when easing off the throttle, The Warlocks find ways to blow your mind. [10 Sep 2005, p.66]
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UrbIt all adds up to the effect of watching American Graffiti while plugged into a morphine drip. [Jul/Aug 2005, p.105]
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MojoSurgery won't catapult the group into the realm of all-time greats, but it's certainly a move in the right direction. [Sep 2005, p.92]
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BlenderOver the top and steadfastly retro, but in a good way. [Dec 2005, p.155]
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SpinTheir swirl of guitars and organ is even more densely alluring, but the arrangements let in some welcome light. [Oct 2005, p.137]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 13
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Negative: 5 out of 13
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brianNov 2, 2005Pitchfork...as relative these days as...the Animal Collective...overeducated white kids and their fear of primal impulses
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RadCompanyDotNetOct 27, 2005
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builttokillOct 14, 2005