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- Summary: Brendan Canty (Fugazi) produced this third album for the Oregon band, down to the duo of Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster after the departure of original drummer Jordan Hudson.
- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 15 out of 17
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Mixed: 2 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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It's 36 minutes of loose garage rock with massively catchy melodies sugarcoating the biting sarcasm.
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The Body, The Blood, The Machine is the holy grail of anti-political/anti-religion records to come out in the last seven years.
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The Body's story is just vague and gruesome enough to be weirdly terrifying, totally Orwellian, and grander, louder, and more electrifying than anything the Thermals have spit out before.
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An immediate and combative disc that blurries up a litany of angers over surprisingly versatile layers of pop-punk guitar thrusting, The Body, The Blood, The Machine is a focused tantrum, irresolute in its actual stances, but pissed and rambunctious enough to overcome its vagaries.
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With The Body, The Blood, The Machine the Thermals haven't made another thrilling noisy gem like More Parts Per Million, they've made an inspired and inspiring, semi-grown up indie rock record with more thought than thrills.
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Paste MagazineThe urgency and bile are palpable. [Oct 2006, p.84]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 17
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Mixed: 2 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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J.PaulPFeb 18, 2007
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J.Aug 31, 2006
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JohanSDec 18, 2006
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MihaiVSep 1, 2006Pitchfork got it right this time. It's a kind of restrained punk, with the breakes put on, to make it more accessible. It's a unique sound.
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BrandonOct 30, 2006
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JasonASep 8, 2006
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d.d'amoreSep 21, 2006
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