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- Summary: This eponymous disc is the debut for the Washington D.C. duo of Dischord Records/Fugazi head Ian MacKaye and drummer Amy Farina (The Warmers).
- Record Label: Dischord
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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You Won't Feel A Thing | |
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They don't want you to understand they don't want you to understand sit back, relax, let go you won't feel a thing formulation with no end a bunch to... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 15 out of 19
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Mixed: 3 out of 19
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Negative: 1 out of 19
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While the Evens' sparse arrangements may lead the guitar-playing world to finally give drummers their due, an album that is too minimal runs the risk of being absorbed in too few listens, never to be returned to again. Of course, The Evens avoid that trap by going straight to the most obvious musical cliché, "excellent songwriting."
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The Evens’ self-titled debut does sound curiously like hardcoreless moments of The Argument polished and lengthened into full-fledged songs.
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This is by far the moodiest, mellowest stuff MacKaye has ever been involved with.
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Pros: Farina is an excellent drummer and singer, and MacKaye hasn’t lost any of his righteous anger. Cons: with only two people you just can’t be viciously loud.
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The two utilitarian voices mesh nicely, resulting in songs that are folk-like in their simplicity and directness, but never in their sound.
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They play slow, but it's slow in the way that Low once did, a sort of punk-rock rebellion against speed and belligerence.
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Alternative Press12 tracks that are so feeble and lifeless, it's actually painful to put effort into reviewing them. [Jun 2005, p.160]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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BettoMJul 18, 2005The Evens stands as an impressive debut and an interesting move forward for Ian Mackaye. Farina is an excellent drummer and singer, and MacKaye hasn
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BradEApr 20, 2005
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DevonPJun 18, 2006
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ChrisCApr 8, 2005
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