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Call The Minus 5 a greatest hits package full of all new tunes.
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BillboardA good-time, classic rock feel permeates [the album]. [11 Feb 2006]
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The New York TimesMr. McCaughey's songs hark back to that 60's moment when exuberant backbeat rock 'n' roll was showing the initial effects of acid. [6 Feb 2006]
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Under The RadarIt's McCaughey's vision that drives the 5, and the listener couldn't be in more capable hands. [#12, p.92]
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Gun finds songwriter's songwriter McCaughey slightly stuck in his own unique, nuanced niche.
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Wry, rollicking, and irresistible, The Gun Album hits the bulls-eye.
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Rolling StoneAn offhandedly expert record. [23 Feb 2006, p.70]
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The quality of the compositions is consistent and the album has an overall stylistic coherence that makes the Minus Five sound very much like a real band. Now, if he could only figure out how to make it rock, he'd be onto something.
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Ultimately, however, The Minus 5 is the indie-rock equivalent of Ocean's Twelve. Everyone involved is clearly having a blast, and the result for the audience is often infectious. But just as often it is distancing, like watching footage of someone else's birthday party.
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Of the album’s 13 tracks, not one feels like filler.
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Their songs aren’t radio friendly nor are they mind-blowing in scope or execution, but give them time and they’ll creep into the rotating playlist in your head.
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Q MagazineWell crafted, easy-on-the-ear janglepop which chugs along in a jaunty fashion. [Mar 2006, p.108]
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UncutTheir best effort yet. [Mar 2006, p.102]
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MojoWhen the jokes stop... the relentless cantering pace and slightly predictable pedal steel accoutrements that characterise the bulk of the material here can struggle to hold your attention. [Mar 2006, p.92]
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MagnetAs he continues to spin funny, poignant, depressing and eminently melodic tales of woe, it's clear McCaughey is a staggering genius aging as superbly as a fine bottle of hooch. [#71, p.106]
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If this is the relatively bummed-out Minus 5 album, it's still full of great songs played with genuine enthusiasm and imagination.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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calvinhobbesApr 5, 2006Among last albums I bought this is one of my favourite (but also Morrissey, J. Johnson, Coxon, Stereolab...)
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RoyRFeb 19, 2006Enjoyable for the most part, but never spectacular.
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danmFeb 10, 2006